# 1993–94 Reading F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Squad

    As of match played 5 May 1994
| Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| Shaka Hislop | GK | (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 25) | Howard Bison | 1992 | 72 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| Mark Holzman | DF | (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1991 | 43 | 1 |
| Darren McCance | DF | (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 20) | Trainee | 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| Keith McPherson | DF | (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 30) | Northampton Town | 1990 | | |
| Ray Ranson | DF | (1960-06-12)12 June 1960 (aged 33) | Manchester City | 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| Ray Wallace | DF | (1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 24) | loan from Leeds United | 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| Ady Williams | DF | (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 22) | Trainee | 1989 | | |
| Tony Witter | DF | (1965-08-12)12 August 1965 (aged 28) | loan from Queens Park Rangers | 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| Dylan Kerr | DF | (1967-01-14)14 January 1967 (aged 27) | Leeds United | 1993 | 55 | 2 |
| Jeff Hopkins | DF | (1964-04-14)14 April 1964 (aged 30) | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | 94 | 3 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| David Bass | MF | (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin Dillon | MF | (1959-12-18)18 December 1959 (aged 34) | Newcastle United | 1991 | 119 | 5 |
| Michael Gilkes | MF | (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (aged 28) | Leicester City | 1984 | | |
| Mick Gooding | MF | (1959-04-12)12 April 1959 (aged 35) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | | |
| Tommy Jones | MF | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 29) | Swindon Town | 1992 | 45 | 1 |
| Jamie Lambert | MF | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 20) | Trainee | 1992 | 43 | 4 |
| Phil Parkinson | MF | (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 26) | Bury | 1992 | 98 | 9 |
| Scott Taylor | MF | (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 23) | Trainee | 1989 | | |
| Forwards |||||||||
| Stuart Lovell | FW | (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 22) | Trainee | 1990 | | |
| Lea Barkus | FW | (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| Alan Carey | FW | (1975-08-21)21 August 1975 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Gray | FW | (1973-10-25)25 October 1973 (aged 20) | Trainee | 1991 | 20 | 4 |
| Uwe Hartenberger | FW | (1968-02-01)1 February 1968 (aged 26) | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 1993 | 13 | 3 |
| Jimmy Quinn | FW | (1959-12-07)7 December 1959 (aged 34) | Bournemouth | 1992 | 106 | 63 |
| Out on loan |||||||||
| Left during the season |||||||||
| John Humphrey | DF | (1961-01-31)31 January 1961 (aged 33) | loan from Crystal Palace | 1993 | 9 | 0 |

### 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 |
| — | DF | ENG | John Humphrey (loan return to Crystal Palace) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 1993 | DF | Ray Ranson | Manchester City | |
| Summer 1993 | DF | Dylan Kerr | Leeds United | |
| Summer 1993 | FW | Uwe Hartenberger | KFC Uerdingen 05 | £100,000 |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 9 December 1993 | DF | John Humphrey | Crystal Palace | 9 February 1994 |
| 11 February 1994 | DF | Tony Witter | Millwall | End of Season |
| 11 March 1994 | DF | Ray Wallace | Leeds United | End of Season |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 1993 | GK | | Steve Francis | Huddersfield Town | | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 30 June 1994 | DF | Mark Holzman | | |
| 30 June 1994 | DF | Darren McCance | | |
| 30 June 1994 | DF | Ray Ranson | Retired | |
| 30 June 1994 | MF | Kevin Dillon | Stevenage | |
| 30 June 1994 | FW | Andy Gray | Leyton Orient | 20 July 1994 |

## Competitions
### Division two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Reading (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 89 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Port Vale (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 85 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | York City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 75 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |

### Football League Trophy
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 May 1994

### 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 | Shaka Hislop | 56 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Holzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Darren McCance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 27 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Ranson | 30 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Wallace | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ady Williams | 51 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tony Witter | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MLT | Dylan Kerr | 55 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | 50 | 2 | 40+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kevin Dillon | 39 | 1 | 31+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 48 | 2 | 29+10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 49 | 9 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Tommy Jones | 19 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 8 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 51 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Scott Taylor | 47 | 7 | 34+4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 54 | 22 | 43+2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David Bass | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Carey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Gray | 7 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | GER | Uwe Hartenberger | 13 | 3 | 0+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 55 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3+1 | 3 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| | DF | ENG | John Humphrey | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2 | FW | Stuart Lovell | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | MF | Mick Gooding | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | Scott Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Phil Parkinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Michael Gilkes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | Uwe Hartenberger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Jeff Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Dylan Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | Keith McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Kevin Dillon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Andy Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 81 | 1 | 7 | 89 |

## Team kit

Reading's kit for the 1993–94 was manufactured by Pelada, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.
| 1993–94 home colours | 1993–94 away colours |