# Reading F.C. Player of the Season

Reading Football Club are an English football club, from Reading, Berkshire. Established in 1871, the club is one of the oldest teams in England, but did not join The Football League until 1920, and had never played in the top tier of English football league system before the 2006–07 season.

## Winners

| Season | Name | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| 1963–64 | Colin Meldrum | England | Defender | |
| 1964–65 | Colin Meldrum | England | Defender | First player to win the award in consecutive years |
| 1965–66 | Jimmy Wheeler | England | Forward | |
| 1966–67 | George Harris | England | Midfielder | |
| 1967–68 | Mike Dixon | England | Goalkeeper | |
| 1968–69 | Peter Silvester | England | Forward | |
| 1969–70 | Steve Death | England | Goalkeeper | Dennis Allen second; Tony Wagstaff third. |
| 1970–71 | Terry Bell | England | Forward | |
| 1971–72 | Gordon Cumming | England | Midfielder | |
| 1972–73 | Steve Death | England | Goalkeeper | |
| 1973–74 | Steve Death | England | Goalkeeper | |
| 1974–75 | Robin Friday | England | Forward | |
| 1975–76 | Robin Friday | England | Forward | |
| 1976–77 | Steve Death | England | Goalkeeper | |
| 1977–78 | Richie Bowman | England | Midfielder | |
| 1978–79 | Richie Bowman | England | Midfielder | |
| 1979–80 | Mark White | England | Defender | |
| 1980–81 | Steve Hetzke | England | Defender | |
| 1981–82 | Jerry Williams | England | Midfielder | |
| 1982–83 | Steve Richardson | England | Defender | |
| 1983–84 | Steve Richardson | England | Defender | |
| 1984–85 | Steve Wood | England | Defender | |
| 1985–86 | Steve Wood | England | Defender | |
| 1986–87 | Kevin Bremner | Scotland | Forward | |
| 1987–88 | Steve Francis | England | Goalkeeper | |
| 1988–89 | Trevor Senior | England | Forward | |
| 1989–90 | Martin Hicks | England | Defender | |
| 1990–91 | Keith McPherson | England | Defender | |
| 1991–92 | Mick Gooding | England | Midfielder | |
| 1992–93 | Mick Gooding | England | Midfielder | |
| 1993–94 | Dylan Kerr | Malta | Defender | |
| 1994–95 | Shaka Hislop | Trinidad and Tobago | Goalkeeper | First winner from outside Europe |
| 1995–96 | Mick Gooding | England | Midfielder | |
| 1996–97 | Trevor Morley | England | Forward | |
| 1997–98 | Phil Parkinson | England | Midfielder | |
| 1998–99 | Phil Parkinson | England | Midfielder | |
| 1999–2000 | Darren Caskey | England | Midfielder | |
| 2000–01 | Martin Butler | England | Forward | |
| 2001–02 | Graeme Murty | Scotland | Defender | |
| 2002–03 | James Harper | England | Midfielder | |
| 2003–04 | Graeme Murty | Scotland | Defender | |
| 2004–05 | Dave Kitson | England | Forward | Ivar Ingimarsson and Marcus Hahnemann shortlisted. |
| 2005–06 | Kevin Doyle | Republic of Ireland | Forward | Bobby Convey and Glen Little shortlisted. |
| 2006–07 | Ivar Ingimarsson | Iceland | Defender | Stephen Hunt and Nicky Shorey shortlisted. |
| 2007–08 | Stephen Hunt | Republic of Ireland | Midfielder | Marcus Hahnemann and James Harper shortlisted. |
| 2008–09 | Chris Armstrong | England | Defender | Kevin Doyle and Noel Hunt shortlisted. |
| 2009–10 | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Iceland | Midfielder | Ryan Bertrand and Jimmy Kébé shortlisted. |
| 2010–11 | Shane Long | Republic of Ireland | Forward | Jimmy Kébé second; Jem Karacan third. |
| 2011–12 | Alex Pearce | Republic of Ireland | Defender | Jem Karacan second; Adam Federici third. |
| 2012–13 | Adam Le Fondre | England | Forward | Alex McCarthy second; Hal Robson-Kanu third. |
| 2013–14 | Jordan Obita | England | Midfielder | Chris Gunter second; Danny Williams third. |
| 2014–15 | Adam Federici | Australia | Goalkeeper | Jamie Mackie and Michael Hector shortlisted. |
| 2015–16 | Ali Al-Habsi | Oman | Goalkeeper | Paul McShane and Oliver Norwood shortlisted. |
| 2016–17 | Ali Al-Habsi | Oman | Goalkeeper | Yann Kermorgant and Liam Moore shortlisted. |
| 2017–18 | Liam Moore | England | Defender | Modou Barrow second; Liam Kelly third. |
| 2018–19 | Andy Rinomhota | England | Midfielder | Andy Yiadom second; Yakou Méïté third. |
| 2019–20 | Rafael Cabral | Brazil | Goalkeeper | |
| 2020–21 | Josh Laurent | England | Midfielder | |
| 2021–22 | Andy Yiadom | Ghana | Defender | |
| 2022–23 | Tom Ince | England | Forward | Joe Lumley second; Andy Carroll third. |
| 2023–24 | Lewis Wing | England | Midfielder | Tyler Bindon second; Harvey Knibbs third. |

### Wins by player

| Winner | Total wins | Season(s) |
| Steve Death | 4 | 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77 |
| Mick Gooding | 3 | 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96 |
| Colin Meldrum | 2 | 1963–64, 1964–65 |
| Robin Friday | 2 | 1974–75, 1975–76 |
| Richie Bowman | 2 | 1977–78, 1978–79 |
| Steve Richardson | 2 | 1982–83, 1983–84 |
| Steve Wood | 2 | 1984–85, 1985–86 |
| Phil Parkinson | 2 | 1997–98, 1998–99 |
| Graeme Murty | 2 | 2001–02, 2003–04 |
| Ali Al-Habsi | 2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Jimmy Wheeler | 1 | 1965–66 |
| George Harris | 1 | 1966–67 |
| Mike Dixon | 1 | 1967–68 |
| Peter Silvester | 1 | 1968–69 |
| Terry Bell | 1 | 1970–71 |
| Gordon Cumming | 1 | 1971–72 |
| Mark White | 1 | 1979–80 |
| Steve Hetzke | 1 | 1980–81 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 1981–82 |
| Kevin Bremner | 1 | 1986–87 |
| Steve Francis | 1 | 1987–88 |
| Trevor Senior | 1 | 1988–89 |
| Martin Hicks | 1 | 1989–90 |
| Keith McPherson | 1 | 1990–91 |
| Dylan Kerr | 1 | 1993–94 |
| Shaka Hislop | 1 | 1994–95 |
| Trevor Morley | 1 | 1996–97 |
| Darren Caskey | 1 | 1999–00 |
| Martin Butler | 1 | 2000–01 |
| James Harper | 1 | 2002–03 |
| Dave Kitson | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Kevin Doyle | 1 | 2005–06 |
| Ivar Ingimarsson | 1 | 2006–07 |
| Stephen Hunt | 1 | 2007–08 |
| Chris Armstrong | 1 | 2008–09 |
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | 1 | 2009–10 |
| Shane Long | 1 | 2010–11 |
| Alex Pearce | 1 | 2011–12 |
| Adam Le Fondre | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Jordan Obita | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Adam Federici | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Liam Moore | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Andy Rinomhota | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Rafael Cabral | 1 | 2019–20 |
| Josh Laurent | 1 | 2020–21 |
| Andy Yiadom | 1 | 2021–22 |
| Tom Ince | 1 | 2022–23 |
| Lewis Wing | 1 | 2023–24 |

### Wins by playing position

| Position | Number of wins |
| Defender | 18 |
| Midfielder | 16 |
| Forward | 14 |
| Goalkeeper | 11 |

### Wins by nationality

| Nationality | Total winners | Unique winners |
| England | 43 | 34 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4 | 4 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 |
| Iceland | 2 | 2 |
| Oman | 2 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 |
| Malta | 1 | 1 |