1985–86 Reading F.C. season

Reading
1985–86 season
Manager Ian Branfoot
Football League Third Division1st
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Associate Members CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Trevor Senior (27)
All: Trevor Senior (31)

During the 1985–86 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 1st position with 94 points. Reading set a new league record during the season for the most consecutive wins from the start of a season (13).

Squad

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
-- GK  ENG Gary Westwood
-- DF  ENG Steve Wood
-- DF  WAL Nigel Stevenson
-- DF  ENG Steve Richardson
-- DF  ENG Brian Roberts
-- DF  ENG Gary Peters
-- DF  ENG Martin Hicks
-- DF  ENG Glenn Burvill
-- MF  NIR Colin Bailie
-- MF  ENG Jerry Williams
-- MF  ENG Mark White
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  ENG Andy Rogers
-- MF  ENG Sean Reck
-- MF  ENG Nick Platnauer
-- MF  ENG Deane Foster
-- MF  ENG Terry Hurlock
-- MF  ENG Michael Gilkes
-- MF  ENG Stuart Beavon
-- FW  SCO Kevin Bremner
-- FW  ENG Dean Horrix
-- FW  ENG Trevor Senior

Results

Reading's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Three

Main article: 1985–86 Football League § Third Division
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
1 17 August 1985 Blackpool H 1–0 Williams
2 24 August 1985 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 Senior
3 26 August 1985 Bristol Rovers H 3–2 Bater (o.g.), Hicks, Horrix
4 31 August 1985 Cardiff City A 3–1 Senior (3)
5 7 September 1985 Walsall H 2–1 Brazier (o.g.), Senior
6 14 September 1985 Rotherham United A 2–1 Rogers, White
7 17 September 1985 Brentford A 2–1 Peters, Senior
8 21 September 1985 Swansea City H 2–0 Horrix, Senior
9 28 September 1985 Doncaster Rovers A 1–0 White
10 2 October 1985 Chesterfield H 4–2 Senior (3), Williams
11 5 October 1985 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Wood
12 12 October 1985 Newport County A 2–0 Beavon, Bremner
13 19 October 1985 Lincoln City A 1–0 Senior
14 23 October 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 Bremner, Senior
15 26 October 1985 Bury A 1–3 Rogers
16 2 November 1985 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 Williams
17 6 November 1985 Notts County H 3–1 Bremner (2), Senior
18 9 November 1985 York City A 1–0 Bremner
19 23 November 1985 Darlington H 0–2
20 30 November 1985 Derby County A 1–1 Gilkes
21 14 December 1985 Bristol City H 1–0 Gilkes
22 21 December 1985 Plymouth Argyle H 4–3 Horrix (pen), Senior (2), Bremner
23 26 December 1985 Bournemouth A 1–0 Horrix
24 28 December 1985 Bristol Rovers A 2–0 Senior, Rogers
25 1 January 1986 Gillingham H 1–2 Horrix
26 11 January 1986 Cardiff City H 1–1 Bremner
27 18 January 1986 Blackpool A 0–0
28 1 February 1986 Walsall A 0–6
29 22 February 1986 Swansea City A 3–2 Senior, Beavon (2)
30 4 March 1986 Chesterfield A 4–3 Senior (2), Peters, Williams
31 8 March 1986 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2
32 12 March 1986 Lincoln City H 0–2
33 15 March 1986 Newport County H 2–0 Wood, Hicks
34 19 March 1986 Rotherham United H 2–1 Wood, Senior
35 22 March 1986 Bury H 2–0 Senior, Horrix
36 29 March 1986 Gillingham A 0–3
37 31 March 1986 Bournemouth H 1–2 Senior
38 5 April 1986 Notts County A 0–0
39 8 April 1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–2 Rogers (2), White
40 12 April 1986 York City H 0–0
41 16 April 1986 Brentford H 3–1 Senior (2), Wood
42 19 April 1986 Darlington A 0–0
43 22 April 1986 Wigan Athletic A 0–1
44 26 April 1986 Derby County H 1–0 Senior
45 3 May 1986 Bristol City A 0–3
46 5 May 1986 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 Senior (2)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Reading (C, P) 46 29 7 10 67 51 +16 94 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 26 9 11 88 53 +35 87
3 Derby County (P) 46 23 15 8 80 41 +39 84
4 Wigan Athletic 46 23 14 9 82 48 +34 83
5 Gillingham 46 22 13 11 81 54 +27 79
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

FA Cup

Main article: 1985–86 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
R1 16 November 1985 Wealdstone H 1–0 Horrix (pen)
R2 7 December 1985 Hereford United H 2–0 Senior, Horrix
R3 4 January 1986 Huddersfield Town A 0–0
R3 Replay 13 January 1986 Huddersfield Town H 2–1 Senior (2)
R4 25 January 1986 Bury H 1–1 Senior
R4 Replay 28 January 1986 Bury A 0–3

League Cup

Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
R1 1st Leg 21 August 1985 Bournemouth H 1–3 Rogers
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1985 Bournemouth A 0–2

Associate Members Cup

Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers
R1 A Bournemouth A 0–5
R1 B Leyton Orient H 0–3

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Three FA Cup League Cup Members Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Gary Westwood 55 0 46+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Steve Wood 55 4 46+0 4 6+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF  WAL Nigel Stevenson 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Brian Roberts 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Steve Richardson 38 0 32+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Gary Peters 47 2 41+0 2 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Martin Hicks 44 2 34+0 2 6+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
DF  ENG Glenn Burvill 24 0 11+5 0 5+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Stuart Beavon 54 3 44+0 3 6+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF  NIR Colin Bailie 34 0 25+1 0 3+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Michael Gilkes 15 2 7+2 2 3+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Terry Hurlock 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Deane Foster 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Nick Platnauer 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Sean Reck 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Andy Rogers 45 6 40+0 5 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+1 0
MF  ENG Jerry Williams 37 4 26+5 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Mark White 27 3 25+0 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Trevor Senior 55 31 46+0 27 6+0 4 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW  SCO Kevin Bremner 28 7 18+4 7 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW  ENG Dean Horrix 51 8 38+3 6 6+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Division Three FA Cup League Cup Members Cup Total
1 FW Trevor Senior 27 4 0 0 31
2 FW Dean Horrix 6 2 0 0 8
3 FW Kevin Bremner 7 0 0 0 7
4 MF Andy Rogers 5 0 1 0 6
5 MF Jerry Williams 4 0 0 0 4
= DF Steve Wood 4 0 0 0 4
7 MF Stuart Beavon 3 0 0 0 3
= MF Mark White 3 0 0 0 3
9 MF Michael Gilkes 2 0 0 0 2
= DF Martin Hicks 2 0 0 0 2
= DF Gary Peters 2 0 0 0 2
= Own Goal 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 67 6 1 0 74

See also

References

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