2006–07 Reading F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Reading Football Club's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top flight of English football. Reading also participated in the League Cup, beating Darlington in the second round before losing 4–3 to Liverpool at Anfield. Reading entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, defeating Burnley 3-2 and then Birmingham City by the same score to meet Manchester United in the Fifth Round. After drawing the initial game 1–1 at Old Trafford, Reading lost 2–3 at home in the replay ten days later, conceding the three goals in the first six minutes of the match. They finished the season in eighth place, collecting 55 points from 38 matches.

Reading F.C.

2006–07 season
Chairman	John Madejski
Manager	Steve Coppell
FA Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Doyle (13) All: Leroy Lita (14)
Highest home attendance	24,122 (vs. Aston Villa, 10 February)
Lowest home attendance	10,353 (vs. Darlington, 19 September)
Home colours

Review and events

August

Reading's first ever Premier League game came at home to Middlesbrough. Reading were 2–0 down after 20 minutes after goals from Stewart Downing and Yakubu, but ended up 3−2 winners through goals from Dave Kitson, Steve Sidwell and Leroy Lita. Kitson, however, was injured in a reckless tackle by Chris Riggott, and would not play again until the end of January 2007.

Reading's next game was against Aston Villa. After an early lead through Kevin Doyle, Ibrahima Sonko conceded a penalty and was sent off. Juan Pablo Ángel scored the resulting penalty for Villa, and Gareth Barry scored in the 61st minute to seal a win for Villa. The Royals next played Wigan Athletic, Emile Heskey scoring the only goal in a 1−0 win for Wigan.

September

In September, Reading's first game was against Manchester City, live on Sky Sports at home. Ívar Ingimarsson scored the only goal, despite being knocked unconscious before scoring. The first game against a side promoted with Reading was Sheffield United. Kevin Doyle scored after 16 seconds and in the 25th minute, followed by Seol Ki-hyeon scoring a 25-yard belter. Rob Hulse pulled a goal back in the 61st minute, but it was not enough for Sheffield United, who lost 2−1. Reading's first cup game came against Darlington, but Reading needed penalties after an exciting 3−3 draw. Next up were league runners up Manchester United at the Madejski. Reading ensured it was goalless at half-time and went 1−0 up through a Kevin Doyle penalty after Gary Neville handballed. Cristiano Ronaldo, however, scored a 73rd-minute goal to make it 1−1.

October

In October, Reading played West Ham at Upton Park where a second-minute goal turned out to be the winner, scored by Seol. Reading–Chelsea hit the headlines as both Chelsea goalkeepers were knocked out in a match where the visitors took a fortuitous 1−0 win. Frank Lampard scored Chelsea's goal which took two deflections before going in. The goal was given as an Ívar Ingimarsson own goal. In the same match 2), Robin van Persie and Alexander Hleb scoring. Shane Long made his first Premier League start in this match. Reading also lost 4−3 to Liverpool in the Carling Cup (Reading were 3−0 down).

November

In November, Reading lost 2−0 to Liverpool (which was also the first ever league meeting between the two sides). The goals came from Dirk Kuyt. The Royals then won 3−1 against Tottenham Hotspur. Robbie Keane opened the scoring for Spurs before Nicky Shorey scored a 25-yard goal. Then Steve Sidwell scored a header on the stroke of half-time with Kevin Doyle completing the scoring to make it 3−1. Reading's next match was against Charlton. They won 2−0 with the goals coming from Seol Ki-hyeon and Doyle. They ended the month with a 1−0 win over Fulham with a penalty kick from Doyle, after the striker had been bought down by Ian Pearce.

December

In December, Reading Won 1−0 at Bolton, a Kevin Doyle goal won the match. Next was Reading's longest away trip this season when Reading played Newcastle United. Reading lost 3−2, an 84th-minute winner by Emre. Reading played Watford in the worst game of the season, Watford 0−0). Reading and Blackburn Rovers was the next game at the Madjeski. Reading went 1–0 up on half-time, but Rovers scored two goals to make it Reading 1−2 Rovers. Chelsea played Reading next, two months after the teams played in Reading; the match ended 2−2. Reading then played Manchester United: Reading were losing 1−0, but Sonko scored to level the game. United then scored two goals though Cristiano Ronaldo to make it 3−1, although Lita scored a consolation goal to make the final score United 3−2 Reading.

January

In January, Reading could not have got a better start. On New Year's Day, Reading put six past West Ham United. On 6 January, Reading were due to play Burnley in the FA Cup but it was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, but Reading beat Burnley on the Tuesday night, a 3−2 win. Reading went to Everton unbeaten in the new year, and the game ended 1−1 in a match attended by Sylvester Stallone as an Everton supporter and guest of the chairman. Reading played Sheffield United at 2−0 Reading came a push-up in the dug out. Warnock and Downs sent off. Reading won 3−1. Reading Played Birmingham in the FA Cup (again). Birmingham had just enjoyed a 5−1 win at Newcastle United but they lost 3−2 to the Royals. Reading beat Wigan by the same score.

February

In February, Reading beat Manchester City away and Aston Villa at home. Both ending 2–0. At Old Trafford, Reading drew 1−1 with United in the FA Cup. Boro became the first team to beat Reading in 2007. Boro won 2−1. Reading were 3–0 down in the FA Cup 5th Round Replay against United in 5 minutes 41 seconds, but fought back to lose by only 3−2.

March to May

In March, April and May, Reading lost at Arsenal 2−1. Reading were 2−0 down, but drawing 0−0 at half-time, in the 87th minute when Arsenal scored an own goal courtesy of Cesc Fàbregas. Reading got a point at home to Portsmouth drawing 0−0. Reading lost to Spurs 1−0. Spurs scored a consolation penalty on half-time. Liverpool won at Reading 2−1. Liverpool's winner was in the 85th minute by Kuyt. Reading were held to a 0−0 draw at Charlton. Reading won at home to Fulham. They won at Bolton, 3−1, after being 1−0 down in the 85th minute. A midweek win at home to Newcastle United, 1−0, Kitson scored for the Royals. Reading shockingly lost to Watford at home 2−0. On the final day of the season, Reading played Blackburn Rovers away and needing a win to enter the UEFA Cup, Reading drew 3−3.

Squad

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Marcus Hahnemann 2 DF  SCO Graeme Murty[1] 3 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey 4 MF  ENG Steve Sidwell 5 DF  SEN Ibrahima Sonko 6 MF  ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 7 MF  ENG Glen Little 8 FW  ENG Leroy Lita[2] 9 FW  IRL Kevin Doyle 10 MF  IRL Stephen Hunt 11 MF  WAL John Oster[3] 12 FW  ENG Dave Kitson 14 DF  ENG John Halls 15 MF  ENG James Harper 16 DF  ISL Ívar Ingimarsson

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA Bobby Convey 18 DF  NGA Sam Sodje[4] 19 MF  KOR Seol Ki-hyeon 21 GK  IRL Graham Stack[5] 22 DF  CMR André Bikey 23 DF  ECU Ulises de la Cruz 24 FW  IRL Shane Long 26 DF  KEN Curtis Osano 28 DF  ENG Greg Halford 29 DF  ENG Michael Duberry 31 FW  ENG Simon Cox[6] 32 GK  AUS Adam Federici 33 DF  ENG Scott Golbourne 35 DF  SCO Alex Pearce[7] 47 DF  HUN Péter Máté (on loan from Debrecen)

Reserve/Academy squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  IRL Jonny Hayes 25 DF  IRL Alan Bennett 27 DF  ENG Aaron Brown

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 MF  IRL Scott Davies[8] 34 MF  SCO James Henry[9] 36 GK  DEN Mikkel Andersen

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
12 July 2006[10]	DF		Sam Sodje	Brentford	£350,000
12 July 2006[11]	MF		Seol Ki-hyeon	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1,500,000
11 August 2006[12]	DF		André Bikey	Lokomotiv Moscow	Season-long loan
25 August 2006[13]	DF		Ulises de la Cruz	Aston Villa	Free
30 August 2006[14]	DF		Péter Máté	Debrecen	Season-long loan
26 January 2007[15]	GK		Mikkel Andersen	AB	Undisclosed
30 January 2007	DF		Alan Bennett	Cork City	Undisclosed
30 January 2007[16]	DF		Greg Halford	Colchester United	Undisclosed
31 January 2007[17]	DF		Michael Duberry	Stoke City	Undisclosed
24 April 2007[18]	DF		André Bikey	Lokomotiv Moscow	£1,000,000

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
January 2007	FW		Pierre Joseph-Dubois	Released
January 2007	DF		Curtis Ujah	Tamworth	Free
June 2007	MF		Jonny Hayes	Leicester City	Free[19]
11 June 2007	DF		Greg Halford	Sunderland	£2,500,000[20]
1 July 2007	MF		Steve Sidwell	Chelsea	Free[21]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
November 2006	MF		Conor Sinnott	Wexford Youths	January 2007

Competitions

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	8th		19 August 2006	13 May 2007
Football League Cup	2nd round	—	3rd round	19 September 2006	25 October 2006
FA Cup	3rd round	—	R5	9 January 2007	27 February 2007

Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	7	15	52	47	+5	55	11	2	6	29	20	+9	5	5	9	23	27	−4

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	D
Position	1	10	14	8	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	8	7	6	6	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	8	7	7	7	8

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

19 August 2006 1	Reading	3–2	Middlesbrough	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Kitson  43' Sidwell  44',  45' Lita  56'	Report	Downing  11' Yakubu  21' Riggott  45' Rochemback  61' Boateng  90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,855 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 August 2006 2	Aston Villa	2–1	Reading	Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00)	Ángel  36' (pen.) Barry  61'	Report	Doyle  4' Sonko  33'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,329

26 August 2006 3	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Reading	Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Heskey  38'	Report		Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 14,636

11 September 2006 4	Reading	1–0	Manchester City	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Ingimarsson  23'	Report	Distin  22' Reyna  52' Sinclair  54' Dabo  80' Barton  90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,092

16 September 2006 5	Sheffield United	1–2	Reading	Sheffield
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Hulse  61'	Report	Doyle  1' Seol  25'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,288

23 September 2006 6	Reading	1–1	Manchester United	Reading
17:15 BST (UTC+01:00)	Doyle  48' (pen.)	Report	Ronaldo  73'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,098

1 October 2006 7	West Ham United	0–1	Reading	London
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Seol  2'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,872

14 October 2006 8	Reading	0–1	Chelsea	Reading
17:15 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Ingimarsson  45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,025

22 October 2006 9	Reading	0–4	Arsenal	Reading
16:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Henry  1', 70' (pen.) Hleb  39' Van Persie  50'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,004 Referee: Alan Wiley

28 October 2006 10	Portsmouth	3–1	Reading	Portsmouth
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Gunnarsson  10' (o.g.) Kanu  52' Mendes  66'	Report	Doyle  84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,146

4 November 2006 11	Liverpool	2–0	Reading	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Kuyt  43', 73'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,741

12 November 2006 12	Reading	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading
13:30 GMT	Shorey  38' Sidwell  45' Doyle  79'	Report	Keane  24' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,110

18 November 2006 13	Reading	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Reading
15:00 GMT	Seol  18' Doyle  72'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,093

25 November 2006 14	Fulham	0–1	Reading	London
15:00 GMT	Pearce  16'	Report	Doyle  17' (pen.)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,673

2 December 2006 15	Reading	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 GMT	Doyle  33'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium

6 December 2006 16	Newcastle United	3–2	Reading	Newcastle
19:45 GMT	Sibierski  23' Martins  57' (pen.) Belözoğlu  84'	Report	Harper  37', 42'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,182

9 December 2006 17	Watford	0–0	Reading	London
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,223

16 December 2006 18	Reading	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
15:00 GMT	Harper  41'	Report	McCarthy  64' Bentley  84'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,074

23 December 2006 19	Reading	0–2	Everton	Reading
15:00 GMT		Report	Johnson  14' McFadden  47'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,053

26 December 2006 20	Chelsea	2–2	Reading	London
13:00 GMT	Drogba  38', 72'	Report	Lita  67' Essien  85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,885

30 December 2006 21	Manchester United	3–2	Reading	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Solskjær  33' Ronaldo  59', 77'	Report	Sonko  38' Sodje  60'  69' Lita  90'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,910

1 January 2007 22	Reading	6–0	West Ham United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Gunnarsson  12' Hunt  15' Ferdinand  30' (o.g.) Doyle  36', 78' Lita  53'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,073

14 January 2007 23	Everton	1–1	Reading	Liverpool
13:45 GMT	Johnson  81'	Report	Lescott  28' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,722

20 January 2007 24	Reading	3–1	Sheffield United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Long  44' De la Cruz  50' Hunt  77'	Report	Gillespie  55' Nadé  77'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,956

30 January 2007 25	Reading	3–2	Wigan Athletic	Reading
20:00 GMT	Ingimarsson  31' Long  51' Lita  88'	Report	Heskey  3' Landzaat  90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,954

3 February 2007 26	Manchester City	0–2	Reading	Manchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Lita  79', 89'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 38,676

10 February 2007 27	Reading	2–0	Aston Villa	Reading
12:45 GMT	Sidwell  16', 90'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,122

24 February 2007 28	Middlesbrough	2–1	Reading	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Viduka  7' Yakubu  69'	Report	Oster  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,412

3 March 2007 29	Arsenal	2–1	Reading	London
15:00 GMT	Silva  51' (pen.) Baptista  62' Senderos  90+3'	Report	Kitson  42' Fàbregas  87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,132 Referee: Chris Foy

17 March 2007 30	Reading	0–0	Portsmouth	Reading
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,087

1 April 2007 31	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Reading	London
16:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Keane  41' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,067

7 April 2007 32	Reading	1–2	Liverpool	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Gunnarsson  47'	Report	Arbeloa  15' Kuyt  86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,121

9 April 2007 33	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Reading	London
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,271

14 April 2007 34	Reading	1–0	Fulham	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Hunt  15'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,082

21 April 2007 35	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Reading	Bolton
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Shorey  64' (o.g.)	Report	Doyle  84' (pen.), 89' Hunt  90+2'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,533

30 April 2007 36	Reading	1–0	Newcastle United	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Kitson  51'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,109

5 May 2007 37	Reading	0–2	Watford	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Shittu  60' King  85'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,294

13 May 2007 38	Blackburn Rovers	3–3	Reading	Blackburn
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	McCarthy  21' Bentley  56' Derbyshire  67'	Report	Seol Ki-Hyeon  36' Doyle  58' Gunnarsson  77'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,671

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Everton	38	15	13	10	52	36	+16	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	8	14	47	52	−5	56
8	Reading	38	16	7	15	52	47	+5	55
9	Portsmouth	38	14	12	12	45	42	+3	54
10	Blackburn Rovers	38	15	7	16	52	54	−2	52	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round[lower-alpha 2]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.
2. The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply.[22] A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway.

FA Cup

9 January 2007 Third round	Reading	3–2	Burnley	Reading
20:00 GMT	Lita  27' Long  37' Sodje  55'	Report	Akinbiyi  69' O'Connor  90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,514

27 January 2007 Fourth round	Birmingham City	2–3	Reading	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Taylor  47' Larsson  90+5'	Report	Kitson  3' Lita  41', 79'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,041

17 February 2007 Fifth round	Manchester United	1–1	Reading	Manchester
17:15 GMT	Carrick  45'	Report	Gunnarsson  67'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 70,608

27 February 2007 Fifth round replay	Reading	2–3	Manchester United	Reading
20:05 GMT	Kitson  23' Lita  84'	Report	Heinze  2' Saha  4' Solskjær  6'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,821

Football League Cup

19 September 2006 Second round	Reading	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Darlington	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lita  31', 35' Máté  86'	Report	Johnson  19' (pen.) Joachim  34', 52' Duke  73'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,353
	Penalties
	Hunt Little Doyle Long Bikey		Holloway James Wainwright Johnson

25 October 2006 Third round	Liverpool	4–3	Reading	Liverpool
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Fowler  44' Riise  45+2' Paletta  50' Crouch  77'	Report	Bikey  75' Lita  81' Long  85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,445

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Marcus Hahnemann	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Graeme Murty	24	0	23	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Nicky Shorey	39	1	37	1	2	0	0	0
4	MF		Steve Sidwell	37	4	35	4	2	0	0	0
5	DF		Ibrahima Sonko	23	1	23	1	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Brynjar Gunnarsson	27	4	23	3	2	1	2	0
7	MF		Glen Little	28	0	18+6	0	0+2	0	2	0
8	FW		Leroy Lita	38	14	22+11	7	2+1	4	2	3
9	FW		Kevin Doyle	34	13	28+4	13	1	0	1	0
10	MF		Stephen Hunt	38	4	28+7	4	0+1	0	2	0
11	MF		John Oster	31	1	6+19	1	4	0	2	0
12	FW		Dave Kitson	17	4	9+4	2	3+1	2	0	0
14	DF		John Halls	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF		James Harper	40	3	36+2	3	1	0	1	0
16	DF		Ívar Ingimarsson	42	2	38	2	3	0	1	0
17	MF		Bobby Convey	12	0	8+1	0	3	0	0	0
18	DF		Sam Sodje	7	1	2+1	0	2+1	1	1	0
19	MF		Seol Ki-hyeon	31	4	22+5	4	4	0	0	0
21	GK		Graham Stack	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF		André Bikey	21	1	7+8	0	4	0	2	1
23	DF		Ulises de la Cruz	15	1	9	1	4	0	2	0
24	FW		Shane Long	25	2	9+12	1	1	1	3	0
26	DF		Curtis Osano	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	DF		Greg Halford	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Michael Duberry	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Simon Cox	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	GK		Adam Federici	6	0	0+2	0	4	0	0	0
33	DF		Scott Golbourne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	DF		Alex Pearce	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
47	DF		Péter Máté	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		8	Leroy Lita	7	4	3	14
2	FW		19	Kevin Doyle	13	0	0	13
3	MF		4	Steve Sidwell	4	0	0	4
	MF		10	Stephen Hunt	4	0	0	4
	MF		19	Seol Ki-hyeon	4	0	0	4
				Own goals	4	0	0	4
	DF		6	Brynjar Gunnarsson	3	1	0	4
	FW		12	Dave Kitson	2	2	0	4
	FW		24	Shane Long	2	1	1	4
10	MF		15	James Harper	3	0	0	3
11	DF		16	Ívar Ingimarsson	2	0	0	2
12	DF		23	Ulises de la Cruz	1	0	0	1
	MF		11	John Oster	1	0	0	1
	DF		5	Ibrahima Sonko	1	0	0	1
	DF		3	Nicky Shorey	1	0	0	1
	DF		22	André Bikey	0	1	0	1
	DF		18	Sam Sodje	0	1	0	1
	DF		47	Péter Máté	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	54	9	6	69

Premier League Manager of the Month

MONTH	Name	Award
September	Steve Coppell	Won[23]
November	Steve Coppell	Won[24]

PFA Young Player of the Year

Position	Name	Award
FW	Kevin Doyle	Nominated

Barclays Golden Glove Award

Name	Clean sheets	Award
Marcus Hahnemann	13	Third[25]

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 2006–07 was manufactured by Puma, and the main sponsor was Kyocera.

2006–07 home colours

2006–07 away colours

2006–07 third choice colours

References

1. Murty was born in Nunthorpe, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
2. Lita was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo (then Zaire).
3. Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1997.
4. Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 2004.
5. Stack was born in Camden, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
6. Cox was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally though his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.
7. Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth and U-21 level. He would, however, later be called up and make his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
8. Davies was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth and U-21 level.
9. Henry was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth level. However, he would later represent England at youth level.
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