List of Reading F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Reading Football Club, established in 1871, is an association football club based in Reading.

Key

The list is currently updated to include all players who have joined the club since 1997. Those who joined before that date still need to be added.
The list is sorted by the year the player joined the club. If more than one player joins in the same year then they are sorted alphabetically.

Player

Players listed in italics spent their entire career with the club on loan.

Club years

Counted as the years the player signed for, and left the club.

Appearances

League and total appearances are both sourced to Soccerbase.^[1]

International career

Players who made international appearances only have the highest level at which they played listed.
A player's senior international team is sourced to National Football Teams^[2] whilst appearances at age group level are sourced to the Association of Football Statisticians.^[3] Players not covered by the above are sourced as needed in the "Refs" column.

Players with 25 to 99 appearances

As of match played 21 December 2024

Name	Position	Club years	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	International career	Refs
Bill Johnstone	FW	1926–1929	78	34	78+	34+	—	^[4]
John Hunter	MF	1928–1931	86	7	86+	7+	—	^[4]
Ron Fearon	GK	1997–1998	61	0	61+	0+	—
Carl Asaba	FW	1997–1998	33	8	45	13	—
Lee Hodges	MF	1997–2001	79	9	99	10	—
Ray Houghton	MF	1997–1999	43	1	56	1	Republic of Ireland
Steve Mautone	GK	1997–1999	29	0	34	0	Australia under-23
Grant Brebner	MF	1998–1999	41	10	46	11	Scotland under-21	^[5]
Paul Brayson	FW	1998–2000	41	1	47	1	England C	^[6]
Chris Casper	DF	1998–2002	47	0	55	0	England under-21
Jimmy Crawford	MF	1998–2000	21	1	28	1	Republic of Ireland under-21	^[7]
Stuart Gray	DF	1998–2001	52	2	64	2	Scotland under-21
Mass Sarr	FW	1998–2000	31	3	38	3	Liberia
Sean Evers	MF	1999–2001	18	0	27	0	—
Peter Grant	MF	1999–2000	29	1	38	1	Scotland
Andy Gurney	DF	1999–2001	69	3	84	3	—
Darius Henderson	FW	1999–2004	71	11	83	15	—
John Mackie	DF	1999–2004	71	3	85	3	—
Keith Scott	FW	1999–2001	35	5	44	8	—
Neil Smith	MF	1999–2002	66	3	78	4	—
Nathan Tyson	FW	1999–2004	33	1	40	1	England under-20
Keith Jones	MF	2000–2002	40	0	45	1	—
Matt Robinson	DF	2000–2002	68	0	75	0	—
Tony Rougier	MF	2000–2003	85	6	98	6	Trinidad and Tobago
Kevin Watson	MF	2001, 2002–2004	66	2	70	2	—
Adrian Whitbread	DF	2001–2003	33	0	37	0	—
Steve Brown	DF	2002–2004	40	1	47	1	—
Shaun Goater	FW	2003–2005	43	12	49	15	Bermuda
Dean Morgan	FW	2003–2005	31	3	35	3	—
Scott Murray	MF	2003–2004	34	5	40	5	Scotland B
Lloyd Owusu	FW	2003–2005	41	10	46	10	Ghana
Paul Brooker	MF	2004–2005	42	0	45	0	—
Simon Cox	FW	2005–2008, 2014–2016	52	9	69	9	Republic of Ireland
John Oster	MF	2005–2008	76	2	90	3	Wales
André Bikey	DF	2006–2009	62	6	73	6	Cameroon
Ulises de la Cruz	DF	2006–2008	15	1	25	1	Ecuador
Ki-Hyeon Seol	MF	2006–2007	30	4	34	4	South Korea
Kalifa Cissé	MF	2007–2010	75	7	83	7	Mali
Michael Duberry	DF	2007–2009	48	0	54	0	England under-21
Liam Rosenior	DF	2007–2010	64	0	69	0	England under-21
Michail Antonio	MF	2008–2012	28	1	33	1	Jamaica
Chris Armstrong	DF	2008–2011	47	1	48	1	England under-20 Scotland B	^[8]
Marek Matějovský	MF	2008–2010	51	2	56	2	Czech Republic
Alex McCarthy	GK	2008–2014	70	0	75	0	England under-21
Gylfi Sigurðsson	MF	2008–2010	42	18	51	22	Iceland
Ryan Bertrand	DF	2009–2010	44	1	51	1	England
Shaun Cummings	DF	2009–2015	77	1	86	1	Jamaica
Brian Howard	MF	2009–2012	59	2	69	3	England under-20
Matt Mills	DF	2009–2011	61	4	75	8	England under-19
Andy Griffin	DF	2010–2012	63	0	72	0	England under-21
Ian Harte	DF	2010–2013	88	15	99	15	Republic of Ireland
Michael Hector	DF	2010–2015, 2015-2016	80	4	93	4	Jamaica
Zurab Khizanishvili	DF	2010–2011	51	0	56	0	Georgia
Jake Taylor	MF	2010–2016	31	2	36	3	Wales
Mathieu Manset	FW	2011–2012	28	5	31	5	—
Kaspars Gorkšs	DF	2011–2014	81	7	87	8	Latvia
Sean Morrison	DF	2011–2014	38	4	45	5	—
Danny Guthrie	MF	2012–2015	62	5	69	5	England under-16	^[9]
Adrian Mariappa	DF	2012–2013	29	1	33	1	Jamaica
Jason Roberts	FW	2012–2014	28	6	29	7	Grenada
Hope Akpan	MF	2013–2015	58	1	63	1	Nigeria
Jake Cooper	DF	2013–2017	42	4	54	4	England under-19	^[10]
Stephen Kelly	DF	2013–2015	46	1	52	1	Republic of Ireland
Anton Ferdinand	DF	2014–2016	21	0	26	0	England under-21
Liam Kelly	MF	2014–2019	82	7	94	9	Republic of Ireland under-21
Jamie Mackie	FW	2014–2015	32	5	39	6	Scotland
Oliver Norwood	MF	2014–2016	81	4	92	5	Northern Ireland
Ali Al-Habsi	GK	2015–2017	78	0	91	0	Oman
Ola John	FW	2015–2016	28	4	33	4	Netherlands
Lucas Piazon	FW	2015–2016	23	3	27	5	Brazil under-23
Stephen Quinn	MF	2015–2018	34	1	45	2	Republic of Ireland
Matěj Vydra	FW	2015–2016	31	3	36	9	Czech Republic
Roy Beerens	MF	2016–2018	57	8	63	9	Netherlands
George Evans	MF	2016–2018	59	3	67	4	England under-19
Yann Kermorgant	FW	2016–2018	84	23	92	24	—
Joey van den Berg	MF	2016–2019	61	1	68	2	—
Anssi Jaakkola	GK	2016–2019	20	0	30	0	Finland
Callum Harriott	MF	2016–2019	25	2	30	4	Guyana
Vito Mannone	GK	2017–2020	47	0	47	0	Italy under-21
Tiago Ilori	DF	2017–2019	53	1	64	1	Portugal under-23
Leandro Bacuna	MF	2017–2019	60	4	66	5	Curaçao
Pelle Clement	MF	2017–2019	23	0	29	0	Netherlands under-21
David Edwards	MF	2017–2019	32	3	35	3	Wales
Modou Barrow	FW	2017–2020	77	14	83	14	Gambia
Jón Daði Böðvarsson	FW	2017–2019	53	14	55	16	Iceland
Sam Baldock	FW	2018–2021	65	10	74	11	-
Danny Loader	FW	2017–2020	28	1	35	2	-
Matt Miazga	DF	2019, 2019–2020	37	2	41	2	United States
Rafael Cabral	GK	2019–2022	95	0	98	0	Brazil
Pelé	MF	2019–2020	31	1	34	1	Guinea-Bissau
George Pușcaș	FW	2019–2023	84	17	91	20	Romania
Charlie Adam	MF	2019–2020	21	2	27	2	Scotland
Michael Olise	MF	2019–2021	67	7	73	7	France under-18
Josh Laurent	MF	2020–2022	86	5	88	5	—
Alfa Semedo	MF	2020–2021	39	2	40	2	Guinea-Bissau
Tomás Esteves	DF	2020–2021	29	1	30	1	Portugal under-21
Luke Southwood	GK	2016–2023	26	0	30	0	England under-20
Tom Dele-Bashiru	MF	2021–2022	38	4	39	4	Nigeria under-23
Danny Drinkwater	MF	2021–2022	33	1	34	1	England
Baba Rahman	DF	2021–2022, 2022–2023	47	0	49	0	Ghana
Junior Hoilett	FW	2021–2023	61	4	62	4	Canada
Tom Ince	FW	2022, 2022–2023	53	11	54	11	England under-21
Jeff Hendrick	MF	2022–2023	45	4	46	4	Republic of Ireland
Andy Carroll	FW	2021–2022, 2022–2023	40	11	42	11	England
Mamadou Loum	MF	2022–2023	29	1	32	1	Senegal
Joe Lumley	GK	2022–2023	41	0	42	0	—
Tyrese Fornah	MF	2022–2023	35	2	37	2	—
Scott Dann	DF	2021–2023	31	2	32	2	England under-21
Femi Azeez	FW	2019–2024	81	10	89	11	—
Amadou Mbengue	MF	2022–2023, 2023–	81	2	93	3	Senegal under-23
Nesta Guinness-Walker	DF	2022–2024	36	0	41	0	—
Naby Sarr	DF	2022–2023	24	1	25	1	France under-21
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	FW	2021–	60	8	71	15	—
Sam Hutchinson	DF	2022–2024	23	0	26	0	England under-19
Harvey Knibbs	FW	2023–	63	16	73	23	—
Nelson Abbey	DF	2019–2024	25	0	31	0	England under-20
Sam Smith	FW	2016–2021, 2023–	60	23	66	25	—
Charlie Savage	MF	2023–	59	6	69	10	Wales
Lewis Wing	MF	2023–	62	14	72	16	—
Michael Craig	MF	2022–	50	1	66	1	Scotland under-19
David Button	GK	2023–	42	0	48	0	—
Ben Elliott	MF	2023–	56	2	66	3	Cameroon
Tyler Bindon	DF	2023–	60	2	66	3	New Zealand
Paul Mukairu	FW	2023–2024	31	3	38	6	—
Clinton Mola	DF	2023–2024	30	0	35	0	England under-21
Jeriel Dorsett	DF	2019–	34	1	42	1	Montserrat
Kelvin Abrefa	DF	2021–	31	0	37	2	Ghana under-20
Mamadi Camará	MF	2020–	29	1	39	3	Guinea-Bissau
Harlee Dean	DF	2023–	20	0	29	1	—
Jayden Wareham	FW	2023–	20	1	30	3	—
Joel Pereira	GK	2023–	23	0	28	0	Portugal under-21

Players with fewer than 25 appearances or 100 or more appearances

References

^ "Reading squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Player stats from earlier seasons available via the drop-down menu.
^ "Home". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Players can be found using the drop-down menus or search function.
^ "All Reading Football Club players". The Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Players can be found using the menu on the left-hand side or search function.
^ ^a ^b Player Search, English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "Grant Brebner". FitbaStats. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^ "Minstermen join Tynesiders". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^ "1994–96 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Republic of Ireland". UEFA. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^ "Scotland B 1–1 Republic of Ireland B". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
^ Ryder, Lee (20 January 2012). "Danny Guthrie just focused on 40-point mark". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
^ "Jake Cooper". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

[1] "Reading squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Player stats from earlier seasons available via the drop-down menu.

[2] "Home". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Players can be found using the drop-down menus or search function.

[3] "All Reading Football Club players". The Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 31 July 2013. Players can be found using the menu on the left-hand side or search function.

[enfa-4] Player Search, English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[5] "Grant Brebner". FitbaStats. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[6] "Minstermen join Tynesiders". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[7] "1994–96 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Republic of Ireland". UEFA. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[8] "Scotland B 1–1 Republic of Ireland B". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[9] Ryder, Lee (20 January 2012). "Danny Guthrie just focused on 40-point mark". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[10] "Jake Cooper". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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v t e Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leicester City Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley 100+ Internationals Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Derby County 100+ POTY Hull City Leeds United Luton Town 100+ POTY Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Oxford United Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Portsmouth Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Fleetwood Town Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall
Non-League	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Southend United Torquay United Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Defunct	Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Scarborough Wanderers Wigan Borough
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2024–25 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.