2016–17 Reading F.C. season

Reading
2016–17 season
Manager Jaap Stam
Stadium Madejski Stadium
Championship 3rd
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Fourth Round vs Arsenal
Top goalscorer League: Garath McCleary (7)
All: Garath McCleary (7)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2015–16

The 2016–17 season is Reading's 146th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Season review

Pre-season

On 26 May, Reading announced a pre-season friendly against local rivals Swindon Town on 19 July, and against Boreham Wood on 3 July.[2] The following day the club released manager Brian McDermott of his duties,[3] whilst also announcing a pre-season friendly against Premier League side Bournemouth.[4] On 31 May, Reading announced their fourth pre-season friendly, an away trip to Lincoln City on 16 July 2016.[5]

On 13 June, Reading announced Jaap Stam as their new manager, replacing Brian McDermott who was fired at the end of May.[6] Four days later Reading extended their sponsorship deal with Carabao Daeng for another three seasons.[7]

On 21 June, Reading announced that Academy Manager Eamonn Dolan had died following a battle with cancer.[8]

Reading announced on 7 July that they would be travelling to Oosterbeek in The Netherlands for a week-long training camp, with a friendly against Saudi Professional League side Al‑Taawoun on 15 July. This meant Martin Kuhl would manage the fixture against Lincoln City on 16 July 2016 as the rest of the squad would be returning home on that same day.[9]

On 26 July, Reading announced that they had accepted an invitation to enter their Category One Academy in the revamped EFL Trophy,[10] being drawn against Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town the following day.[11] On 28 July, the U23 side wear drawn against Everton, Athletic Bilbao and Hertha BSC in the Premier League International Cup.[12]

Transfers

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Reading announced on 9 May 2016 that they would not be renewing the contracts of Anton Ferdinand, Hal Robson-Kanu, Simon Cox, Nana Owusu, Pierce Sweeney, Lewis Collins, Noor Husin, Hammad Lawal, Samúel Friðjónsson, Conor Shaughnessy and Bogdan Vashchuk.[13] Friðjónsson went on to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Vålerenga on 16 June 2016,[14] with Cox joining Southend United on 16 July 2016[15] and Sweeney joining Exeter City on 28 July 2016.[16]

Also on 9 May 2016, Reading offered new contracts to Dominic Hyam, Robert Dickie, Shane Griffin, Sean Long, Aaron Kuhl, Liam Kelly, Zak Jules and George Legg, as well as Under-18 players Omar Richards, Harrison Bennett, Ryan East, Sam Smith, Luke Southwood, Billy Collings and Joe Tupper.[17]

On 25 May 2016, Reading announced that they had signed Danzell Gravenberch on a three-year contract from FC Dordrecht, with the transfer to be confirmed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2016.[18] During June, Reading were linked with Joey van den Berg,[19] Tyler Blackett,[20] and Tim Matavž.[21] On 28 June, Van den Berg signed a two-year contract, which was completed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July.[22]

As well as the transfers of Gravenberch and van den Berg being completed on 1 July, Reading announced that youngsters Lewis Ward, Zak Jules, George Legg, Sean Long, Shane Griffin, Liam Kelly, Aaron Kuhl, Rob Dickie, Dominic Hyam, Ryan East, Harrison Bennett, Joe Tupper, Billy Collings, Omar Richards, Luke Southward and Thomas McIntyre had all signed deals to stay with the club.[23]

On 4 July, forward Rowan Liburd left the club on a permanent transfer, joining Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.[24] Four days later, 8 July, Reading signed Joseph Mendes from Le Havre on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25]

Aaron Tshibola left the club for Aston Villa on 10 July, for an undisclosed fee.[26] The following day it was announced that Finnish goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola had signed from Ajax Cape Town on a two-year deal.[27] On 14 July, Reading signed John Swift to a three-year contract following his release from Chelsea,[28] with Roy Beerens joining two days later on a three-year contract from Hertha BSC.[29]

On 28 July, youngster Sean Long joined Cambridge United on a six-month loan deal,[30] with Yakou Méïte joining on a three-year deal from Paris Saint-Germain the following day.[31]

August

Reading started the season with a 1–0 home win over Preston North End on 6 August thanks to a goal from John Swift on his debut,[Report 1] before following it up with a 2–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup three days later, with goals from Joey van den Berg and Roy Beerens.[Report 2] Reading's first defeat of the season came on 13 August, where they lost 0–2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.[Report 3] Reading suffered their second defeat of the season on 17 August, a 4–1 away defeat to Newcastle United.[Report 4] Reading came from behind to earn a 2–2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August,[Report 5] and a further 2–2 draw, against Milton Keynes Dons on 23 August, saw Reading advance to the Third Round of the EFL Cup after winning 4–2 on penalties.[Report 6]

Reading's last match of the month was on 27 August, where they saw a 0–1 away win at Cardiff after an 89th-minute goal by Yann Kermorgant.[Report 7]

Transfers

On 3 August, Paolo Hurtado returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan, Lewis Ward joined Margate until 3 January 2017, George Legg joined Hungerford Town on a season-long loan,[32] and Oliver Norwood moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[33] On 5 August, winger Callum Harriott signed a three-year contract, moving from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[34]

Reading loaned Craig Tanner to Plymouth Argyle,[35] and signed Liechtenstein international midfielder Sandro Wieser to a three-year contract the next day.[36] On 19 August, youngster Aaron Kuhl moved to National League side Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2017,[37] whilst defender Liam Moore became the club's tenth summer signing, joining the club from Leicester City the next day on a four-year contract.[38]Tyler Blackett was signed to a three-year deal on 22 August.[39]

On 25 August, Robert Dickie returned to Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.[40] Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond joined Gillingham on loan on 26 August, until 7 January 2017.[41]

Near the end of the August, Reading where linked with a loan-move for Ghanaian Captain Asamoah Gyan from Shanghai SIPG, with the striker undertaking a medical at the club on 29 August.[42] The following day, Reading backed out of the deal due to Gyan failing a medical.[43]

On transfer deadline day, 31 August, Jack Stacey joined Exeter City on loan until 23 January 2017,[44] Tarique Fosu joined Colchester United on loan until 7 January 2017,[45] and Dominic Hyam joined Portsmouth until 8 January 2017.[46]

September

Reading's first match in September was a 2–1 league win against Ipswich at the Madejski Stadium on 9 September, in which all three goals came from penalties. Reading's two were taken by Garath McCleary and Danny Williams, who scored in first- and second-half injury time respectively.[Report 8] A midweek home tie against Birmingham on 13 September gave Reading one point from the 0–0 draw,[Report 9] and a 1–2 away win at Barnsley[Report 10] the following weekend saw Reading move to eighth place in the Championship, drawing on points with sixth-place Brentford.[47] Reading progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup after a 1–2 away win against Brighton and Hove Albion on 20 September.[Report 11] The draw for the round took place on 21 September, with Reading drawn against Arsenal.[48]

Reading saw a third consecutive win—and a continuation of their eight-match unbeaten run—on 24 September with a 1–0 home win against Huddersfield, with Reading rising to fourth in the league.[Report 12]

At the end of September, midfielder Érico Sousa joined the club on trial, featuring in the clubs U23 Development League fixture against Derby County on 26 September.[49]

Reading's last game of the month was away at Brentford, which also saw the eight-game unbeaten run end after a 4–1 defeat.[Report 13]

October

On 1 October Reading hosted Derby County in a match that saw four former Reading players—Matěj Vydra, Alex Pearce, Nick Blackman and Chris Baird—return to the Madejski Stadium.[50] Vydra gave Derby the lead in the second half, although Reading equalised through George Evans in the 90th minute. The draw continued Reading's undefeated run at home.[Report 14] A further draw came after the international break, when on 15 October a 1–1 result at Queen's Park Rangers took Reading to 7th in the league.[Report 15] A home loss on 18 October against Aston Villa brought the end of Reading's unbeaten home run. Despite holding a 1–1 draw since the early stages of the second half, Reading conceded a penalty in the 90th minute, with the resultant goal giving Aston Villa their first away win in over a year.[Report 16][51] Reading's final two league games of the month came on 22 and 29 October, where they beat Rotherham United 0–1 and Nottingham Forest 2–0.[Report 17][Report 18] Reading were knocked out of the EFL Cup on 25 October following a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[Report 19]

On 6 October 2016 Icelandic U19 defender Sindri Scheving joined Cirencester Town on a one-month loan deal.[52]

November

Reading began November with a 0–3 away win at Wigan Athletic,[Report 20] a result which saw them move up to 4th in the Championship.[47] After the November international break, Reading recorded their fourth and fifth consecutive league wins, with 3–0 and 2–1 home victories against Burton Albion and Bristol City respectively,[Report 21][Report 22] which saw them move up to 3rd in the league.[47]

December

Reading's winning run ended on 3 December with a 5–0 away loss to Fulham, during which Danny Williams received a red card.[Report 23]

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2016 and List of English football transfers winter 2016–17

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 May 2016 daggerDFNetherlandsDanzell GravenberchFC DordrechtUndisclosed [18]
28 June 2016 daggerMFNetherlandsJoey van den BergSC HeerenveenFree [22]
8 July 2016FWFranceJoseph MendesLe Havre Undisclosed [25]
11 July 2016GKFinlandAnssi JaakkolaAjax Cape Town Undisclosed [27]
14 July 2016MFEnglandJohn SwiftChelsea Free [28]
16 July 2016MFNetherlandsRoy BeerensHertha BSC Undisclosed [29]
29 July 2016FWIvory CoastYakou MéïteParis Saint-Germain Undisclosed [31]
5 August 2016MFEnglandCallum HarriottCharlton Athletic Undisclosed [34]
18 August 2016MFLiechtensteinSandro WieserThun Free [36]
20 August 2016DFEnglandLiam MooreLeicester City Undisclosed [38]
22 August 2016DFEnglandTyler BlackettManchester United Undisclosed [39]
1 September 2016MFGermanyAnil Capkın1. FC Köln IIFree
dagger Gravenberch and van den Berg's transfers were announced on the above dates, but were not finalised until 1 July.

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
4 July 2016FWEnglandRowan LiburdStevenageUndisclosed[24]
10 July 2016MFEnglandAaron TshibolaAston VillaUndisclosed[26]
3 August 2016MFNorthern IrelandOliver NorwoodBrighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed[33]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
28 July 2016DFRepublic of IrelandSean LongCambridge United6 months[30]
3 August 2016MFPeruPaolo HurtadoVitória de GuimarãesEnd of season[32]
3 August 2016GKEnglandLewis WardMargate3 January 2017[32]
3 August 2016GKEnglandGeorge LeggHungerford TownEnd of season[32]
18 August 2016FWEnglandCraig TannerPlymouth Argyle16 January 2017[35]
19 August 2016MFEnglandAaron KuhlBoreham Wood28 January 2017[37]
25 August 2016DFEnglandRobert DickieCheltenham Town2 January 2017[40]
26 August 2016GKEnglandJonathan BondGillingham7 January 2017[41]
26 August 2016FWEnglandSam SmithBishop's Stortford27 November 2016[53]
31 August 2016MFEnglandJack StaceyExeter City27 January 2017[44]
31 August 2016MFEnglandTarique FosuColchester United7 January 2017[45]
31 August 2016DFScotlandDominic HyamPortsmouth8 January 2017[46]
6 October 2016DFIcelandSindri SchevingCirencester Town6 November 2016[52]

Trial

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club
11 July 2016[54][55] 20 July 2016[56] DF Argentina Gastón Campi Racing Club
26 September 2016[49] MF Portugal Érico Sousa NK Celje

Squad

As of match played 3 December 2016[57]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
26 Ali Al-Habsi Oman GK 30 December 1981 Wigan Athletic 2015 2017[58] 60 0
31 Anssi Jaakkola Finland GK 13 March 1987 Ajax Cape Town 2016[27] 2018[27] 3 0
40 Stuart Moore England GK 8 September 1994 Academy 2013 [59] 0 0
57 Joe Tupper England GK 15 November 1997 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
Luke Southwood England GK 6 December 1997 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
Defenders
2 Chris Gunter Wales RB 21 July 1989 Nottingham Forest 2012 2018[60] 187 3
3 Jake Cooper England CB 3 February 1995 Academy 2013[61] 2018[62] 52 4
5 Paul McShane Republic of Ireland DF 6 January 1986 Hull City 2015 2018[63] 57 3
11 Jordan Obita England LB 8 December 1993 Academy 2010 2018[64] 138 1
16 Liam Moore England DF 31 January 1993 Leicester City 2016 2020[38] 17 0
22 Zak Jules Scotland DF 2 July 1997 Academy 2015 [23] 0 0
24 Tyler Blackett England DF 2 April 1994 Manchester United 2016 2019[39] 12 0
28 Danzell Gravenberch Netherlands DF 13 February 1994 Dordrecht 2016 2019[18] 4 0
30 Tennai Watson England DF 4 March 1997 Academy 2015 2018[65] 6 0
33 Shane Griffin Republic of Ireland LB 8 September 1994 Academy 2013 [23] 0 0
34 Niall Keown Republic of Ireland[N 1] RB 5 April 1995 Academy 2013 2018[66] 2 0
47 Axel Andresson Iceland DF 27 January 1998 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
52 Gabriel Osho England DF 14 August 1997 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
53 Omar Richards England DF Academy 2016[23] 0 0
59 Thomas McIntyre Scotland DF 6 November 1998 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
Sindri Scheving Iceland DF 19 November 1997 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
Midfielders
4 Joey van den Berg Netherlands MF 13 February 1986 SC Heerenveen 2016 2018[22] 17 1
6 George Evans England CM 13 December 1994 Manchester City 2016 2019[67] 29 1
7 Roy Beerens Netherlands MF 22 December 1987 Hertha BSC 2016 2019[29] 20 3
8 John Swift England MF 23 June 1995 Chelsea 2016 2019[28] 17 4
12 Garath McCleary[N 2] Jamaica RW 15 May 1987 Nottingham Forest 2012 2017[68] 166 23
15 Callum Harriott England MF 4 March 1994 Charlton Athletic 2016 2019[34] 15 2
17 Sandro Wieser Liechtenstein MF 3 February 1993 Thun 2016 2019[36] 0 0
21 Stephen Quinn Republic of Ireland MF 1 April 1986 Hull City 2015 2018[69] 43 2
23 Danny Williams[N 3] United States CM 8 March 1989 Hoffenheim 2013 2017[70] 129 13
29 Josh Barrett Republic of Ireland MF 21 June 1998 Academy 2015 [23] 3 0
35 Jake Sheppard Scotland MF 30 May 1997 Academy 2015 2017[71] 0 0
38 Liam Kelly Republic of Ireland MF 22 November 1995 Academy 2014 [23] 7 0
42 Andrew Rinomhota England MF 21 April 1997 Academy 2016 0 0
48 Harrison Bennett England MF 23 September 1997 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
51 Ryan East England MF 7 August 1998 Academy 2016[23] 0 0
58 Terence Vancooten England MF 29 December 1997 Academy 2016 0 0
60 Tyler Frost England MF 7 August 1999 Academy 2016 0 0
Lisandro Semedo Portugal MF 12 March 1996 Sporting CP 2015 2018[72] 0 0
Forwards
9 Joseph Mendes France FW 30 March 1991 Le Havre 2016 2018[25] 9 0
10 Deniss Rakels Latvia FW 20 August 1992 KS Cracovia 2016 2018[73] 17 3
14 Dominic Samuel England FW 1 April 1994 Academy 2012 2018[74] 11 1
18 Yann Kermorgant France FW 8 November 1981 Bournemouth 2016 2017[75] 35 7
19 Yakou Méïte Ivory Coast FW 11 February 1996 Paris Saint-Germain 2016 2019[31] 7 0
36 Andrija Novakovich United States FW 21 September 1996 University School of Milwaukee 2014 2 0
41 Harry Cardwell Scotland FW 23 October 1996 Academy 2014 0 0
55 Sam Smith England FW 8 March 1998 Academy 2016 0 0

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Jonathan Bond (at Gillingham until 7 January 2017)[41]
27 England FW Craig Tanner (at Plymouth Argyle until 16 January 2017)[35]
37 England MF Jack Stacey (at Exeter City until 27 January 2017)[44]
39 England MF Tarique Fosu (at Colchester United until 7 January 2017)[45]
43 England GK George Legg (at Hungerford Town for the 2016/17 season)[32]
45 Scotland DF Dominic Hyam (at Portsmouth until 8 January 2017)[46]
— England GK Billy Collings (at Hendon 22 November 2016)
No. Position Player
— England GK Lewis Ward (at Margate until 3 January 2017)[32]
— England DF Robert Dickie (at Cheltenham Town until 2 January 2017)[40]
— Republic of Ireland DF Sean Long (at Cambridge United until January 2017)[30]
— England MF Aaron Kuhl (at Boreham Wood until 28 January 2017)[37]
— Republic of Ireland MF Conor Davis (at Didcot Town 22 November 2016)
— Peru MF Paolo Hurtado (at Vitória de Guimarães for the 2016/17 season)[32]

Friendlies

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United 19 13 1 5 37 16 +21 40 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 11 6 2 28 11 +17 39
3 Reading 19 10 4 5 25 24 +1 34 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Leeds United 19 10 2 7 23 20 +3 32
5 Birmingham City 19 8 7 4 24 22 +2 31
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 10 4 5 25 24  +1 34 6 3 1 15 7  +8 4 1 4 10 17  −7

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: #Matches

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA                           
Result W L L D W W D W W L D D L W W W W W L                                                      
Position 8 15 20 21 15 11 12 8 4 9 8 8 10 8 5 4 3 3 3                                                      

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: #Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Group Stage

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Reading Academy 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 L2 Portsmouth 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: EFL.com

Knockout Stage

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Squad statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Wales Chris Gunter 21 1 19 1 0 0 1+1 0
3 DF England Jake Cooper 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF Netherlands Joey van den Berg 17 1 14+1 0 0 0 2 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Paul McShane 17 2 16+1 2 0 0 0 0
6 MF England George Evans 23 1 16+3 1 0 0 2+2 0
7 MF Netherlands Roy Beerens 20 3 18 2 0 0 1+1 1
8 MF England John Swift 17 4 13+2 3 0 0 2 1
9 FW France Joseph Mendes 9 0 0+7 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Latvia Deniss Rakels 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
11 DF England Jordan Obita 20 0 12+5 0 0 0 3 0
12 MF Jamaica Garath McCleary 18 7 17 7 0 0 1 0
14 FW England Dominic Samuel 7 1 3+2 1 0 0 2 0
15 MF England Callum Harriott 15 2 3+8 0 0 0 4 2
16 DF England Liam Moore 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
18 FW France Yann Kermorgant 18 4 15+1 4 0 0 1+1 0
19 FW Ivory Coast Yakou Méïte 7 0 0+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Quinn 10 1 1+6 0 0 0 2+1 1
23 MF United States Danny Williams 20 3 18 3 0 0 1+1 0
24 DF England Tyler Blackett 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
26 GK Oman Ali Al-Habsi 20 0 19 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF Netherlands Danzell Gravenberch 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
30 DF England Tennai Watson 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 4 0
31 GK Finland Anssi Jaakkola 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
38 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Kelly 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 3 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played 3 December 2016
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MFJamaica12Garath McCleary7007
2 FWFrance18Yann Kermorgant4004
MFEngland8 John Swift3014
4 MFUnited States23Danny Williams3003
MFNetherlands7 Roy Beerens2013
6 DFRepublic of Ireland5 Paul McShane2002
MFEngland15Callum Harriott0022
8 MFEngland6 George Evans1001
DFWales2 Chris Gunter1001
FWEngland14Dominic Samuel1001
MFNetherlands4 Joey van den Berg0011
MFRepublic of Ireland21Stephen Quinn0011
Own goal1001
Total 250631

Disciplinary record

As of match played 3 December 2016
Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
2 WalesDFChris Gunter50000050
4 NetherlandsMFJoey van den Berg71000071
5 Republic of IrelandDFPaul McShane40000040
6 EnglandMFGeorge Evans40000040
7 NetherlandsMFRoy Beerens10000010
8 EnglandMFJohn Swift30001040
11EnglandDFJordan Obita40000040
12JamaicaMFGarath McCleary31001041
14EnglandFWDominic Samuel10000010
16EnglandDFLiam Moore30002050
18FranceFWYann Kermorgant40000040
21Republic of IrelandMFStephen Quinn00001010
23United StatesMFDanny Williams41001051
24EnglandDFTyler Blackett20000121
31FinlandGKAnssi Jaakkola00001010
Total 4530071524

Awards

Manager of the Month

Month Name Award
September Jaap Stam Nominated[77]

Player of the Month

Month Name Award
October Ali Al-Habsi Nominated[78]

Notes

  1. ↑ Keown was born in Oxford, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through his grandparents. Keown made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21 in 2016.
  2. ↑ McCleary was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
  3. ↑ Williams was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and represented Germany at U-15 level. Williams also qualified to play for the United States through his parents, and made his debut for them in October 2011.

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Match reports

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  2. ↑ "Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wolves 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Reading 2–2 MK Dons". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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