Reading F.C. Player of the Season

For a list of all Reading players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Reading F.C. players. For the current Reading first-team squad, see Reading F.C. § Current squad.

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 Ref
1963–64 Colin Meldrum  England Defender [1]
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. [2]
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. [3]
2008–09 Chris Armstrong  England Defender Kevin Doyle and Noel Hunt shortlisted.
2009–10 Gylfi Sigurðsson  Iceland Midfielder Ryan Bertrand and Jimmy Kébé shortlisted. [4]
2010–11 Shane Long  Republic of Ireland Forward Jimmy Kébé second; Jem Karacan third. [5]
2011–12 Alex Pearce  Republic of Ireland Defender Jem Karacan second; Adam Federici third. [6][7]
2012–13 Adam Le Fondre  England Forward Alex McCarthy second; Hal Robson-Kanu third. [8]
2013–14 Jordan Obita  England Midfielder Chris Gunter second; Danny Williams third. [9]
2014–15 Adam Federici  Australia Goalkeeper Jamie Mackie and Michael Hector shortlisted. [10]
2015–16 Ali Al-Habsi  Oman Goalkeeper Paul McShane and Oliver Norwood shortlisted. [11]
2016–17 Ali Al-Habsi  Oman Goalkeeper Yann Kermorgant and Liam Moore shortlisted. [12][13]
2017–18 Liam Moore  England Defender Modou Barrow second; Liam Kelly third. [14]
2018–19 Andy Rinomhota  England Midfielder Andy Yiadom second; Yakou Méïté third. [15]
2019–20 Rafael Cabral  Brazil Goalkeeper [16]
2020–21 Josh Laurent  England Midfielder [17]
2021–22 Andy Yiadom  Ghana Defender [18]
2022–23 Tom Ince  England Forward Joe Lumley second; Andy Carroll third. [19]
2023–24 Lewis Wing  England Midfielder Tyler Bindon second; Harvey Knibbs third. [20]
2024–25 Tyler Bindon  New Zealand Defender Joel Pereira second; Harvey Knibbs third. [21]

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
Tyler Bindon 1 2024–25

Wins by playing position

Position Number of wins
Defender 19
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
 New Zealand 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Players of the Season". Reading FC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "QPR Programme Guide – 2005/06". QPR Programme Guide. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Hunt voted the official readingfc.co.uk / Courage player of the month". readingfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Top three contenders revealed". Reading F.C. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Long voted Player of the Season". Reading F.C. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Pearce named Player of the Season". Reading F.C. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Player of the Season Poll". Hob Nob Anyone?. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Le Fondre wins season award". Reading F.C. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Obita wins Player of the Season". Reading F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Federici wins fans' Player of the Year award". Reading F.C. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  11. ^ "McDermott pays tribute to 'a wonderful human being'". Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Ali 'happy and proud' to be named Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Player of the Season 2016/17: Ali Al-Habsi!". Reading F.C. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Liam Moore - Your Be Wiser Fans' Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Home of the Royals!". Reading F.C.
  16. ^ "Rafael crowned as your Player of the Season 2019-20!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Josh Laurent voted your 2020/21 Player of the Season!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  18. ^ "ANDY YIADOM ANNOUNCED AS PLAYER OF THE SEASON FOR 2021-22". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  19. ^ "YOUR PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2022-23 TOM INCE". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  20. ^ "LEWIS WING WINS PLAYER OF THE SEASON!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Tyler Bindon wins Player of the Season". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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