# 1992–93 Reading F.C. season

During the 1992–93 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. In 1991, following the breakaway of the 22 First Division clubs to form the Premier League, the Football League divisions were renamed. As a result of the re-branding, the Third Division was renamed the Second Division. Reading went on to finish 8th in the league, missing out on the play-offs by 3 points, reached the Third round of the FA Cup and the Second round of both the League Cup and League Trophy.

## Squad

    As of match played 8 May 1993
| Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| Steve Francis | GK | (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 28) | Chelsea | 1987 | | | |
| Shaka Hislop | GK | (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 24) | Howard Bison | 1992 | | 16 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| Mark Holzman | DF | (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 20) | Trainee | 1991 | | 42 | 1 |
| Darren Jackson | DF | (1971-09-24)24 September 1971 (aged 21) | loan from Oxford United | 1992 | | 6 | 0 |
| Darren McCance | DF | (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1992 | | 1 | 0 |
| Keith McPherson | DF | (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 29) | Northampton Town | 1990 | | | |
| Steve Richardson | DF | (1962-02-11)11 February 1962 (aged 31) | Southampton | 1982 | | | |
| Adi Viveash | DF | (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 (aged 23) | loan from Swindon Town | 1992 | 1993 | 6 | 1 |
| Ady Williams | DF | (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1989 | | | |
| David McDonald | DF | (1971-01-02)2 January 1971 (aged 22) | loan from Tottenham Hotspur | 1993 | 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Hopkins | DF | (1964-04-14)14 April 1964 (aged 29) | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | | 44 | 1 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| David Bass | MF | (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1991 | | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | MF | (1959-12-18)18 December 1959 (aged 33) | Newcastle United | 1991 | | 80 | 4 |
| Michael Gilkes | MF | (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (aged 27) | Leicester City | 1984 | | | |
| Mick Gooding | MF | (1959-04-12)12 April 1959 (aged 34) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | | | |
| Tommy Jones | MF | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 28) | Swindon Town | 1992 | | 26 | 1 |
| Jamie Lambert | MF | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1992 | | 35 | 3 |
| Phil Parkinson | MF | (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 25) | Bury | 1992 | | 47 | 5 |
| Scott Taylor | MF | (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 22) | Trainee | 1989 | | | |
| Forwards |||||||||
| Stuart Lovell | FW | (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1990 | | | |
| Lea Barkus | FW | (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1991 | | 17 | 0 |
| Andy Gray | FW | (1973-10-25)25 October 1973 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1991 | | 13 | 3 |
| Jimmy Quinn | FW | (1959-12-07)7 December 1959 (aged 33) | Bournemouth | 1992 | | 51 | 23 |
| Mark McGhee (Player-Manager) | FW | (1957-05-25)25 May 1957 (aged 35) | IK Brage | 1991 | | 50 | 7 |
| Out on loan |||||||||
| Left during the season |||||||||
| Danny Bailey | MF | (1964-05-21)21 May 1964 (aged 28) | Exeter City | 1990 | | | |
| Paul Moody | FW | (1967-06-13)13 June 1967 (aged 25) | loan from Southampton | 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 1 |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Danny Bailey (to Exeter City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Moody (loan return to Southampton) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 3 July 1992 | MF | Jamie Lambert | Trainee | Promoted |
| 9 July 1992 | MF | Tommy Jones | Swindon Town | £125,000 |
| 10 July 1992 | MF | Phil Parkinson | Bury | £50,000 |
| 13 July 1992 | DF | Jeff Hopkins | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 27 July 1992 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | Bournemouth | £55,000 |
| 9 September 1992 | GK | Shaka Hislop | Howard University | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| Summer 1992 | MF | Linden Jones | Newport County | |
| Summer 1992 | FW | Trevor Senior | Woking | |
| 9 July 1992 | FW | Craig Maskell | Swindon Town | £225,000 |
| 20 July 1992 | FW | David Robinson | Blackpool | Free |
| 7 December 1992 | MF | Danny Bailey | Exeter City | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 9 December 1992 | FW | Paul Moody | Southampton | 31 May 1993 |
| 4 January 1993 | DF | Adi Viveash | Swindon Town | 31 May 1993 |
| 6 March 1993 | DF | David McDonald | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 May 1993 |
| | DF | Darren Jackson | Oxford United | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 29 July 1992 | MF | | Danny Bailey | Fulham | 1 September 1992 | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
| 30 June 1993 | DF | | Steve Richardson | Newbury Town | |
| 30 June 1993 | FW | | Mark McGhee | Retired, appointed Reading Manager | 1 July 1993 |

## Competitions
### Division Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 69 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 69 | |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 68 | |

### Football League Trophy
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 May 1993

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 2 | Division 2 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Steve Francis | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Shaka Hislop | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | 44 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Darren Jackson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Darren McCance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | David McDonald | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 52 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Richardson | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Adi Viveash | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Ady Williams | 40 | 5 | 30+1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Bass | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kevin Dillon | 47 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 45 | 13 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 49 | 3 | 38+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Holzman | 20 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tommy Jones | 26 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 35 | 3 | 9+18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 47 | 5 | 38+1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Scott Taylor | 39 | 6 | 30+2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Lea Barkus | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Gray | 12 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 26 | 8 | 18+4 | 8 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Mark McGhee | 13 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 51 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| | FW | ENG | Paul Moody | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Name | Division 2 | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | MF | Michael Gilkes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | Stuart Lovell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Scott Taylor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Phil Parkinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | Ady Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | Mick Gooding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | Andy Gray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Jamie Lambert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | Mark McGhee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Kevin Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Jeff Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Tommy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Keith McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Paul Moody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Adi Viveash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 66 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 77 |

## Team kit

Reading's kit for the 1992–93 was manufactured by Brooks Sports, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.
| 1992–93 home colours | 1992–93 away colours |