Reading football club
Club Information | ||||||||||
| League: The Championship (Eng) | ||||||||||
| Nickname: The Royals | ||||||||||
| Year Founded: 1871 | ||||||||||
| Location: Reading, England | ||||||||||
| Stadium: Madejski Stadium | ||||||||||
| Capacity: 24045 | ||||||||||
| Official Website: readingfc.co.uk | ||||||||||
| Record Transfer Fees Paid: £2.5m for Emerse Fae from Nantes in 2007 | ||||||||||
| Record Transfer Fees Received: £6.5m for Kevin Doyle from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2009 | ||||||||||
| Average age of players: 27 years | ||||||||||
| Number of foreigners: 13 | ||||||||||
| Longest serving player: Adam Federici (7 years) | ||||||||||
Squad Information | ||||||||||
| No. | Name | Pos. | Age | Birthplace | Ht | Wt | Contr. | Signed | From | Fee |
Staff | ||||||||||
| - | Eamonn Dolan | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | 2004 | Exeter City (Eng) | Hired |
| - | Nigel Gibbs (Eng) | Coa. | 46 | St Albans | 170 | - | - | 2006 | Un-attached | Hired |
| - | Nicky Hammond (Eng) | DoF | 44 | Wolverhampton | 182 | - | 06/2008 | 2003 | Reading (Eng) | Hired |
| - | Brian McDermott | Mgr | - | - | - | - | Rolling | 2010 | Reading (Eng) | Hired |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| - | Mikkel Andersen (Den) | GK | 23 | Herlev | 195 | 80 | 01/2010 | 2009 | AB (Den) | Undisc. |
| - | Adam Federici (Aus) | GK | 27 | Nowra | - | - | 06/2011 | 2005 | Un-attached | Free |
| - | Alex McCarthy (Eng) | GK | 22 | - | 193 | 79 | - | - | - | - |
Defenders | ||||||||||
| - | Andy Griffin (Eng) | RB | 33 | Billinge | 172 | 64 | 06/2012 | 2010 | Stoke City (Eng) | Nominal |
| - | Ian Harte (Ire) | FB | 34 | Drogheda | 173 | 73 | 06/2012 | 2010 | Carlisle United (Eng) | Undisc. |
| - | Marcus Williams (Eng) | LB | 26 | Doncaster | 172 | 67 | 06/2013 | 2010 | Scunthorpe United (Eng) | Bosman |
| - | Matthew Connolly (Eng) | CD | 24 | Barnet | 185 | 71 | 05/2012 | 2012 | Queens Park Rangers (Eng) | Loan |
| - | Mikele Leigertwood (Eng) | CD | 29 | Enfield | 185 | 88 | 06/2014 | 2011 | Queens Park Rangers (Eng) | Undisc. |
| - | Alex Pearce (Eng) | CD | 23 | Oxford | 183 | 74 | - | - | - | - |
| - | Brynjar Gunnarsson (Ice) | DF | 36 | Reykjavik | 183 | 79 | 06/2010 | 2005 | Watford (Eng) | Undisc. |
Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 20 | Emerse Fae (IvC) | CM | 28 | Nantes | 173 | 70 | 06/2010 | 2007 | Nantes (Fra) | £2.5m |
| 20 | Brian Howard (Eng) | MF | 29 | - | 172 | 70 | - | - | Barnsley (Eng) | Loan |
| - | Oliver Bozanic (Aus) | MF | 23 | Sydney | 175 | 70 | 06/2009 | 2007 | Central Coast Mariners (Aus) | £? |
| - | Jem Karacan (Tur) | MF | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Conor Sinnott (Ire) | MF | 26 | Enniscorthy | - | - | None | 2006 | Bray Wanderers (Ire) | Free |
| - | Michail Antonio (Eng) | RW | 22 | - | 180 | 81 | - | - | - | - |
| - | Jobi McAnuff (Eng) | RW | 30 | Edmonton | 180 | 73 | 06/2012 | 2009 | Watford (Eng) | Undisc. |
| 15 | Bobby Convey (USA) | LW | 28 | Philadelphia | 175 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Jimmy Kebe (Mali) | WG | 28 | Vitry-sur-Seine | 187 | 73 | 06/2010 | 2008 | Lens (Fra) | Undisc. |
Forwards | ||||||||||
| - | Simon Church (Wal) | ST | 23 | - | - | - | 06/2013 | - | - | - |
| - | Adam Le Fondre (Eng) | ST | 25 | Stockport | 180 | 73 | 06/2014 | 2011 | Rotherham United (Eng) | Undisc. |
| - | Shane Long (Ire) | ST | 25 | - | - | - | 06/2009 | 2005 | Cork City (Ire) | Undisc. |
| - | Jason Roberts (Gren) | ST | 34 | Park Royal | 185 | 92 | 06/2013 | 2012 | Blackburn Rovers (Eng) | Undisc. |
Youth Players | ||||||||||
| - | Nathan Bailey | ST | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |