# List of Reading F.C. players

This is a list footballers who have played 100 times or more for Reading Football Club.

## Key

* The list is sorted by the year the player joined the club. If more than one player joined in the same year then they are sorted alphabetically.
Club years
* Counted as the years the player signed for, and left the club.
Appearances and goals
* League and total appearances prior to the Second World War are sourced to Joyce (2004), from 1946–47 to 1989–90 to the Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database, from 1990–91 to 1995–96 to Royals Record, and for the 1996–97 season onwards to Soccerbase. Reading's top 10 all time appearances makers and goalscorers are listed on the club's official website, while statistics of selected players from all era's are also available at the Reading F.C. Former Players' Association.
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 whilst appearances at age group level are sourced to the Association of Football Statisticians. Players not covered by the above are sourced as needed in the "Refs" column.

## Players with 100 or more appearances

    As of match played 15 March 2025
   * Graeme Murty spent eleven years at the club and captained the side to the Championship title in 2006.
   * A graduate of Reading's Academy, Jem Karacan made more than 160 appearances for the club, making his debut in 2008 before leaving for Galatasaray in 2015.
   * Signed in 2005 for £30,000, Shane Long scored 54 goals in six seasons before joining West Bromwich Albion for £6m.
   * Ívar Ingimarsson was a regular during Reading's most successful period, starting every league game of the Championship winning campaign and first Premier League season.
   * Phil Parkinson made over 400 appearances in an eleven year career with Reading and twice won the club's Player of the Season award.
   * Kevin Doyle made 26 appearances for the Republic of Ireland during his time at Reading, making him the club's most capped player.
| Name | Position | Club career | League apps | League goals | Total apps | Total goals | International career |
| Joe Bailey | FW | ????–1921 | 186 | 75 | 186+ | 75+ | |
| Joe Duckworth | GK | 1924?–1930? | 202 | 0 | 202+ | 0 | — |
| Albert Hayhurst | DF | 1933–1938 | 237 | 12 | 237+ | 12+ | — |
| Billy Wright | MF | 1933–1938 | ? | ? | 193 | 5 | — |
| Tommy Tait | FW | 1934–1939 | 144 | 79 | 144+ | 103 | — |
| Jimmy Wheeler | FW | 1948–1964 | 406 | 147 | 453 | 168 | — |
| Eddie McLaren | DF | 1952–1959 | 184 | 2 | 207 | 3 | — |
| Ray Reeves | DF | 1952–1961 | 284 | 28 | 317 | 32 | — |
| Maurice Evans | MF | 1955–1967 | 407 | 13 | 459 | 16 | — |
| Dennis Allen | FW | 1961–1970 | 336 | 85 | 377 | 95 | — |
| Colin Meldrum | DF | 1962–1970 | 266 | 8 | 304 | 9 | — |
| Les Chappell | MF | 1969–1974 | 201 | 78 | 241 | 90 | — |
| Gordon Cumming | MF | 1969–1977 | 295 | 51 | 331 | 61 | — |
| Steve Death | GK | 1969–1982 | 471 | 0 | 537 | 0 | — |
| Robin Friday | FW | 1973–1976 | 121 | 46 | 121+ | 53 | — |
| Ray Hiron | FW | 1975–1978 | 92 | 14 | 106 | 14 | — |
| Gary Peters | DF | 1975–1979, 1985–1988 | 256 | 10 | 294 | 12 | — |
| Paul Bennett | DF | 1976–1979 | 105 | 3 | 124 | 3 | — |
| Richie Bowman | MF | 1976–1980 | 194 | 30 | 194+ | 30+ | — |
| Mark White | DF | 1976–1988 | 278 | 11 | 320 | 13 | — |
| Jerry Williams | MF | 1976–1988 | 309 | 17 | 357 | 17+ | — |
| Pat Earles | FW | 1977–1982 | 247 | 68 | 284 | 85 | — |
| Alan Lewis | DF | 1977–1982 | 149 | 5 | 173 | 7 | — |
| Martin Hicks | DF | 1978–1991 | 500 | 23 | 603 | 26 | — |
| Mike Kearney | FW | 1978–1983 | 145 | 36 | 145+ | 36+ | — |
| Lawrie Sanchez | MF | 1978–1984 | 262 | 28 | 305 | 31 | Northern Ireland |
| Steve Wood | DF | 1979–1987 | 219 | 9 | 251 | 9 | — |
| Stuart Beavon | MF | 1980–1990 | 396 | 44 | 481 | 55 | — |
| Kerry Dixon | FW | 1980–1983 | 116 | 51 | 133 | 57 | England |
| Steve Richardson | DF | 1982–1993 | 380 | 3 | 457 | 3 | — |
| Trevor Senior | FW | 1983–1987, 1988–1992 | 301 | 153 | 362 | 191 | — |
| Michael Gilkes | MF | 1984–1997 | 393 | 43 | 486 | 52 | Barbados |
| Steve Francis | GK | 1987–1993 | 216 | 0 | 259 | 0 | — |
| Linden Jones | DF | 1987–1992 | 152 | 8 | 190 | 14 | Wales |
| Steve Moran | FW | 1987–1991 | 116 | 30 | 143 | 38 | England under-21 |
| Mick Tait | MF | 1987–1990 | 99 | 9 | 133 | 14 | — |
| Mick Gooding | MF | 1989–1997 | 314 | 26 | 368 | 30 | — |
| Scott Taylor | MF | 1989–1995 | 207 | 24 | 248 | 29 | — |
| Ady Williams | DF | 1989–1996, 2000–2004 | 335 | 18 | 396 | 23 | Wales |
| Stuart Lovell | FW | 1990–1998 | 227 | 58 | 266 | 67 | Australia |
| Keith McPherson | DF | 1990–1999 | 271 | 8 | 316 | 9 | — |
| Kevin Dillon | MF | 1991–1994 | 101 | 4 | 119 | 5 | England under-21 |
| Shaka Hislop | GK | 1992–1995 | 104 | 0 | 126 | 0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Jeff Hopkins | DF | 1992–1997 | 131 | 3 | 156 | 4 | Wales |
| Jamie Lambert | MF | 1992–1999 | 124 | 16 | 151 | 20 | — |
| Phil Parkinson | MF | 1992–2003 | 362 | 20 | 425 | 24 | — |
| Jimmy Quinn | FW | 1992–1997 | 182 | 71 | 216 | 94 | Northern Ireland |
| Dylan Kerr | DF | 1993–1996 | 89 | 5 | 104 | 5 | — |
| Andy Bernal | DF | 1994–2000 | 187 | 2 | 224 | 4 | Australia |
| Lee Nogan | FW | 1995–1997 | 91 | 26 | 102 | 29 | Wales |
| Martin Williams | FW | 1995–2000 | 127 | 26 | 156 | 29 | — |
| Darren Caskey | MF | 1996–2001 | 203 | 35 | 232 | 45 | England under-19 |
| Barry Hunter | DF | 1996–2001 | 86 | 4 | 100 | 6 | Northern Ireland |
| Scott Howie | GK | 1997–2001 | 85 | 0 | 102 | 0 | Scotland under-21 |
| Linvoy Primus | DF | 1997–2000 | 94 | 1 | 113 | 1 | — |
| Jim McIntyre | FW | 1998–2001 | 100 | 14 | 113 | 16 | — |
| Graeme Murty | DF | 1998–2009 | 306 | 2 | 339 | 2 | Scotland |
| Nicky Forster | FW | 1999–2005 | 187 | 59 | 215 | 67 | England under-21 |
| Phil Whitehead | GK | 1999–2003 | 97 | 0 | 108 | 0 | — |
| Martin Butler | FW | 2000–2005 | 103 | 32 | 118 | 36 | — |
| Jamie Cureton | FW | 2000–2003 | 113 | 51 | 127 | 55 | England under-18 |
| Sammy Igoe | MF | 2000–2003 | 90 | 7 | 105 | 7 | — |
| Ricky Newman | MF | 2000–2005 | 114 | 0 | 137 | 2 | — |
| Marcus Hahnemann | GK | 2001–2009 | 284 | 0 | 303 | 0 | United States |
| James Harper | MF | 2001–2010 | 316 | 25 | 348 | 26 | — |
| Andrew Hughes | MF | 2001–2005 | 166 | 18 | 183 | 18 | — |
| John Salako | MF | 2001–2004 | 111 | 13 | 121 | 14 | England |
| Nicky Shorey | DF | 2001–2008, 2012–2013 | 284 | 12 | 317 | 13 | England |
| Ivar Ingimarsson | DF | 2003–2011 | 251 | 11 | 281 | 12 | Iceland |
| Dave Kitson | FW | 2003–2008, 2009 | 147 | 56 | 160 | 62 | — |
| Glen Little | MF | 2003–2008, 2009 | 112 | 6 | 123 | 6 | — |
| Steve Sidwell | MF | 2003–2007 | 170 | 29 | 187 | 30 | England under-21 |
| Bobby Convey | MF | 2004–2009 | 98 | 7 | 112 | 8 | United States |
| Ibrahima Sonko | DF | 2004–2008 | 127 | 8 | 136 | 8 | Senegal |
| Kevin Doyle | FW | 2005–2009 | 155 | 55 | 163 | 56 | Republic of Ireland |
| Adam Federici | GK | 2005–2015 | 196 | 1 | 229 | 1 | Australia |
| Brynjar Gunnarsson | MF | 2005–2013 | 142 | 9 | 163 | 10 | Iceland |
| Stephen Hunt | MF | 2005–2009 | 156 | 17 | 173 | 21 | Republic of Ireland |
| Leroy Lita | FW | 2005–2009 | 83 | 20 | 100 | 32 | England under-21 |
| Shane Long | FW | 2005–2011, 2022–2023 | 204 | 45 | 235 | 56 | Republic of Ireland |
| Alex Pearce | DF | 2006–2015 | 201 | 14 | 226 | 15 | Republic of Ireland |
| Simon Church | FW | 2007–2013 | 104 | 22 | 122 | 24 | Wales |
| Jem Karacan | MF | 2007–2015 | 155 | 11 | 175 | 12 | Turkey A2 |
| Hal Robson-Kanu | MF | 2007–2016 | 197 | 24 | 227 | 30 | Wales |
| Noel Hunt | FW | 2008–2013 | 145 | 33 | 162 | 39 | Republic of Ireland |
| Jimmy Kébé | MF | 2008–2013 | 175 | 29 | 190 | 31 | Mali |
| Jobi McAnuff | MF | 2009–2014 | 189 | 14 | 206 | 16 | Jamaica |
| Jay Tabb | MF | 2009–2013 | 89 | 0 | 105 | 0 | Republic of Ireland under-21 |
| Mikele Leigertwood | MF | 2010–2014 | 97 | 7 | 109 | 10 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Jordan Obita | MF | 2010–2020 | 163 | 5 | 191 | 7 | England under-21 |
| Adam Le Fondre | FW | 2011–2014 | 104 | 39 | 110 | 41 | — |
| Chris Gunter | DF | 2012–2020 | 280 | 2 | 314 | 4 | Wales |
| Garath McCleary | MF | 2012–2020 | 242 | 23 | 270 | 27 | Jamaica |
| Pavel Pogrebnyak | FW | 2012–2015 | 94 | 24 | 106 | 28 | Russia |
| Danny Williams | MF | 2013–2017 | 135 | 13 | 156 | 14 | United States |
| Paul McShane | DF | 2015–2019 | 96 | 3 | 103 | 4 | Republic of Ireland |
| Liam Moore | DF | 2016–2023 | 219 | 8 | 233 | 8 | Jamaica |
| John Swift | MF | 2016–2022 | 187 | 32 | 202 | 34 | England under-21 |
| Tyler Blackett | DF | 2016–2020 | 110 | 0 | 122 | 0 | England under-21 |
| Yakou Méïté | FW | 2016–2023 | 156 | 42 | 165 | 47 | Ivory Coast |
| Andy Rinomhota | MF | 2018–2022 | 125 | 3 | 139 | 4 | — |
| Omar Richards | DF | 2017–2021 | 93 | 2 | 104 | 3 | England under-21 |
| Sone Aluko | FW | 2017–2021 | 93 | 6 | 102 | 6 | Nigeria |
| Andy Yiadom | DF | 2018– | 206 | 4 | 213 | 4 | Ghana |
| Ovie Ejaria | MF | 2019, 2019–2020, 2020–2023 | 124 | 9 | 127 | 9 | England under-21 |
| Michael Morrison | DF | 2019–2022 | 108 | 8 | 113 | 8 | — |
| Lucas João | FW | 2019–2023 | 116 | 42 | 119 | 45 | Portugal Angola |
| Tom Holmes | DF | 2016–2024, 2024 | 125 | 1 | 133 | 1 | — |
| Tom McIntyre | DF | 2016–2024 | 105 | 6 | 117 | 7 | Scotland under-21 |
| Amadou Mbengue | MF | 2022–2023, 2023– | 90 | 2 | 102 | 3 | Senegal under-23 |