2021–22 Reading F.C. season

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Reading
2021–22 season
Owner Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority)
Manager Veljko Paunović (until 19 February)
Marko Mitrović
(Rounds 16 & 17)
Paul Ince (Interim) &
Michael Gilkes (Interim)
(from 19 February)
Stadium Select Car Leasing Stadium
EFL Championship 21st
FA Cup Third round vs Kidderminster Harriers
EFL Cup First round vs Swansea City
Top goalscorer League: John Swift (11)
All: John Swift (11)
Highest home attendance 22,692 vs Coventry City
(12 February 2022)
Lowest home attendance 4,989 vs Swansea City
(10 August 2021)
Average home league attendance 12,852 (30 April 2022)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2021–22 season was Reading's 151st year in existence and ninth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Season review

Pre-season

On 24 June 2021, the 2021–22 season EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading beginning their campaign away at Stoke City, and finishing the season away to Luton Town.[2] Later on the same day, Reading were drawn at home to Swansea City in the First Round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup.[3]

On 15 July, Readings proposed friendly against Aberdeen scheduled for Friday 16 July, was cancelled after two members of staff and one player returned positive COVID-19 tests.[4]

On 16 July, the Madejski Stadium's naming rights were sold to title sponsors Select Car Leasing in a 10-year deal, with the stadium being renamed the 'Select Car Leasing Stadium'.[5]

Transfers and contracts

On 25 May 2021, Reading announced that they had activated a clause in Thierry Nevers' contract, extending his contract until the summer of 2022 whilst also confirming he would be joining West Ham United for an undisclosed fee once the transfer window opens on 9 June 2021.[6][7]

On 29 June, Reading announced that Tom McIntyre had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2024.[8]

On 2 July, Reading announced that they had signed new one-year contracts with youngsters, Femi Azeez and James Holden, whilst Lynford Sackey, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Harvey Collins, Kian Leavy and Malachi Talent-Aryeetey all signed their first professional contracts with the club.[9]

On 8 July, Reading confirmed that Michael Olise had left the club to sign for Crystal Palace for a record fee received by the club.[10] On the same day, young goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined Bath City to train with and feature in the forthcoming pre-season games.[11] On 13 July, Reading confirmed that Jökull Andrésson was currently training with Morecambe with permission to feature in two of their pre-season friendlies.[12]

On 20 July, Under-23 goalkeeper James Holden, joined Maidenhead United on a season-long loan deal.[13]

On 23 July, Jökull Andrésson signed a new three-year contract with the club, before moving to Morecambe on a season-long loan deal.[14]

On 28 July, Nahum Melvin-Lambert returned to St Patrick's Athletic on loan for the second half of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[15]

August

On 12 August, Tom Dele-Bashiru joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Watford.[16] The following day, 13 August, Reading announced that Marc McNulty had returned to Dundee United on loan for the season.[17]

On 19 August, Reading announced the signing of Junior Hoilett to a one-year contract.[18] The following day, 20 August, Jeriel Dorsett joined Rochdale on a season-long loan deal.[19] On the same day, young academy defender Jack Senga joined Maidenhead United on a work experience loan deal.[20]

On 27 August, Reading announced the signing of Alen Halilović to a one-year contract after he'd left Birmingham City in the summer,[21] and the season-long loan signing of Baba Rahman Chelsea.[22]

On 30 August, Reading announced the signing of Scott Dann to a one-year contract, after he'd left Crystal Palace in the summer, whilst Danny Drinkwater join on a season-long loan from Chelsea later in the same day.[23][24]

October

On 21 October, Reading announced that they had signed former Chelsea youth team player Rashawn Scott to their Under-23 team until the end of the season, whilst Academy Graduate Michael Stickland had committed to signing his first professional contract with the club come the completion of his scholarship in the summer.[25]

November

On 1 November, manager Veljko Paunović tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in him isolating and assistant manager Marko Mitrović taking charger of the first team for their trip to Millwall on 2 November and Birmingham City on 6 November.[26]

On 15 November, Reading announced the signing of Andy Carroll on a short-term contract until mid-January 2022.[27]

On 17 November, Reading accepted a six-point penalty deduction from the EFL, dropping them from 16th to 19th, for breaking the EFL's Profit and Sustainability limits, with a further six-points suspended until the 2022–23 season.[28]

On 19 November, Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined St Albans City on an initial one-month youth loan.[29]

December

On 6 December, Reading were drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Round of the 2021–22 FA Cup.[30]

On 15 December, Reading's match against Luton Town scheduled for 18 December, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the First Team and Under-23 squads.[31] Six days later, 21 December, Reading's away game at Peterborough United scheduled for 26 December, was also postponed due to COVID-19 within the First Team and Under-23 squads.[32] On 27 December, Readings home match against Fulham was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation at the club.[33]

On 29 December, Reading announced that their postponed trip to Peterborough United had been rescheduled for 15 February 2022.[34] The following day, Reading confirmed their postponed match against Fulham would be played on 11 January 2022,[35] and on 31 December, Reading confirmed that their postponed match against Luton Town had been rescheduled for 19 January 2022.[36]

January

On 8 January, Reading suffered a shock 2–1 defeat to National League North side Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup.[37]

On 10 January, Readings home match against Stoke City, scheduled for 15 February, was postponed due to Stoke City progressing to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup,[38] and young goalkeepers Jökull Andrésson and James Holden were recalled from their loan spells with Morecambe and Maidenhead United.[39]

On 15 January, Reading were defeat 2-1 by away at Middlesbrough, with Andy Carroll scoring the goal in what was he last appearance for the club, with his short-term contract ending the same day.[40] Later the same day, Liam Moore was stripped of the Club Captaincy after stating his desire to leave the club.[41]

On 17 January, Rafael Cabral left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent allowing him to return to Brazil.[42]

On 24 January, Reading announced the signing of Karl Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season.[43] On 27 January, Reading announced that their postponed home fixture against Stoke City, originally scheduled for 15 February, had been rearranged for 5 April.[44] On the same day, Reading's away trip to Peterborough United, scheduled for 15 February, had been pushed back 24hours after it was picked to be shown live on Sky Sports.[45]

On 31 January, Transfer Deadline Day, George Pușcaș joined Pisa on loan for the remainder of the season,[46] whilst Tom Ince joined Reading on loan for the remainder of the season from Stoke City, with Liam Moore going the opposite direction on loan for the same length.[47]

February

On 15 February, Reading announced the signing of free agent Brandon Barker on a contract until the end of the season.[48]

On 18 February, Harvey Collins joined Walton Casuals on a one-month youth loan deal.[49]

Following Reading's 3-2 away victory over Preston North End, Veljko Paunović left his role as Manager by mutual consent, with Paul Ince being placed in interim charge of the club alongside Academy Manager Michael Gilkes.[50]

On 22 February, Alex Rae was appointed interim Assistant Manager.[51]

March

On 4 March, Scott Dann extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2023.[52]

On 9 March, Paul Ince confirmed that Karl Hein had returned to Arsenal after a finger injury had ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[53] The following day, Reading confirmed Hein's season ending injury, and announced the signing of free agent Ørjan Nyland on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[54]

On 11 March, Lucas João was announced as the EFL Championship player of the month for February.[55]

On 18 March, Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined Welling United on loan for the remainder of the season.[56]

On 24 March, Reading announced the singing of Terell Thomas on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[57] The following day Reading announced that Jack Senga and Kelvin Abrefa had signed their first professional contracts with the club, until the summer of 2024.[58]

May

On 4 May, Reading hosted an end of season gala dinner, where Andy Yiadom was announced as the clubs Player of the Season.[59]

On the final day of the season, whilst the first-team faced Luton Town at Kenilworth Road, Readings U23 team won the 2021–22 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, defeating Ascot United with goals from Ajani Giscombe, Imari Samuels and a Nahum Melvin-Lambert brace.[60]

On 16 May, Paul Ince was confirmed as Reading's permanent manager,[61] with Mark Bowen also returning to the club as Head of Football Operations.[62]

On 20 May, Reading confirmed that they had offered new contracts to Tom Holmes, Josh Laurent, Andy Rinomhota, Femi Azeez and Andy Yiadom, whilst also confirming the departure of loanees Danny Drinkwater, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Baba Rahman, Tom Ince and Karl Hein. Additionally the club confirmed that Terell Thomas, Brandon Barker, Ørjan Nyland, Felipe Araruna, Alen Halilović and Marc McNulty would leave the club upon the expiry of their contract at the end of June and the contract discussions where on going with Junior Hoilett, Michael Morrison and John Swift. Reading also offered new professional contracts to under-23 players Nelson Abbey, Jeriel Dorsett, Imari Samuels, Claudio Osorio, Kian Leavy, Rashawn Scott, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and Nahum Melvin-Lambert, and to under-18 players Mamadi Camara, Jahmari Clarke, Tyrell Ashcroft and Louie Holzman. Pro terms where also offered to Hamid Abdel Salam, Sam Paul, Matthew Rowley and Benjamin Purcell, with Ajani Giscombe, Harvey Maudner and David Nyarko also having their contracts extended for an additional year. The club also confirmed the departure of Ethan Bristow, James Holden, Lynford Sackey and Malachi Talent-Aryeetey while Jordan Addo-Antoine.[63]

June

On 15 June, the EFL released the Retained List for each club, which confirmed contract renewals for Jahmari Clarke, Tyrell Ashcroft, Louie Holzman, Harvey Collins, Hamid Abdel-Salam, Sam Paul, Matt Rowley, Benjamin Purcell, Jeriel Dorsett and Kian Leavy.[64]

On 17 June, Tom Holmes and Andy Yiadom both signed a new three-year contracts with Reading.[65][66]

On 22 June, Reading confirmed that Michael Stickland, Louie Holzman, Kian Leavy and Jeriel Dorsett had all signed new contracts.[67]

On 24 June, Reading announced that Mamadi Camará, Rashawn Scott, Nelson Abbey, Matt Rowley, Sam Paul, Benjamin Purcell and Claudio Osorio had all signed new contracts with the club for the 2022-23 season.[68]

Transfers

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In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
19 August 2021 FW Canada Junior Hoilett Unattached Free [18]
27 August 2021 MF Croatia Alen Halilović Unattached Free [21]
30 August 2021 DF England Scott Dann Unattached Free [23]
21 October 2021 MF England Rashawn Scott Unattached Free [25]
15 November 2021 FW England Andy Carroll Unattached Free [27]
15 February 2022 MF England Brandon Barker Unattached Free [48]
10 March 2022 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland Unattached Free [54]
24 March 2022 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas Unattached Free [57]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
12 August 2021 MF Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru Watford End of season [16]
27 August 2021 DF Ghana Baba Rahman Chelsea End of season [22]
30 August 2021 MF England Danny Drinkwater Chelsea End of season [24]
24 January 2022 GK Estonia Karl Hein Arsenal 9 March 2022 [43][53]
31 January 2022 FW England Tom Ince Stoke City End of season [47]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 May 2021dagger FW England Thierry Nevers West Ham United Undisclosed [6][7]
8 July 2021 MF France Michael Olise Crystal Palace Undisclosed [10]
dagger Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
20 July 2021 GK England James Holden Maidenhead United 10 January 2022 [13][39]
23 July 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Morecambe 10 January 2022 [14][39]
28 July 2021 FW England Nahum Melvin-Lambert St Patrick's Athletic November 2021 [15]
13 August 2021 FW Scotland Marc McNulty Dundee United End of season [17]
20 August 2021 DF England Jeriel Dorsett Rochdale End of season [19]
20 August 2021 MF Belgium Jack Senga Maidenhead United Work Experience [20]
19 November 2021 GK Jamaica Coniah Boyce-Clarke St Albans City 19 December 2021 [29]
31 January 2022 FW Romania George Pușcaș Pisa End of season [46]
31 January 2022 DF Jamaica Liam Moore Stoke City End of season [47]
18 February 2022 GK England Harvey Collins Walton Casuals 18 March 2022 [49]
18 March 2022 GK Jamaica Coniah Boyce-Clarke Welling United End of season [56]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
15 January 2022 FW England Andy Carroll West Bromwich Albion 28 January 2022 [40][69]
17 January 2022 GK Brazil Rafael Cabral Cruzeiro 18 January 2022 [42][70]
18 May 2022dagger GK England James Holden Cambridge United 1 July 2022 [71][63]
26 May 2022dagger MF England John Swift West Bromwich Albion 1 July 2022 [63][72]
14 June 2022dagger DF England Ethan Bristow Tranmere Rovers 1 July 2022 [63][73]
16 June 2022dagger DF England Lynford Sackey Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2022 [63][74]
21 June 2022dagger MF England Josh Laurent Stoke City 1 July 2022 [63][75]
24 June 2022dagger MF England Andy Rinomhota Cardiff City 1 July 2022 [63][76]
30 June 2022dagger MF England Brandon Barker AC Omonia 1 July 2022 [63][77]
30 June 2022 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland RB Leipzig 9 October 2022 [63][78]
30 June 2022 DF England Jordan Addo-Antoine Aldershot Town [63]
30 June 2022 DF England Tyrell Ashcroft Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2022 [63][79]
30 June 2022 DF England Boyd Beacroft
30 June 2022 DF England Michael Morrison Portsmouth 26 July 2022 [63][80]
30 June 2022 DF England Imari Samuels Brighton & Hove Albion 5 August 2022 [63][81]
30 June 2022 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas Charlton Athletic 7 September 2022 [63][82]
30 June 2022 MF Brazil Felipe Araruna [63]
30 June 2022 MF Croatia Alen Halilović HNK Rijeka 6 July 2022 [63][83]
30 June 2022 MF England Blesk Ekpenyong
30 June 2022 MF England Malachi Talent-Aryeetey Langley 15 October 2022 [63]
30 June 2022 FW England Princewill Ehibhatiomhan Southampton 31 March 2023 [84]
30 June 2022 FW Scotland Marc McNulty Orange County SC 19 January 2023 [63][85]
dagger Transfers were announced on the above date, but didn't come into effect until 1 July 2022 once their contracts expired on 30 June 2022.

Trial

Date from Position Nationality Name Last club Date to Ref.
July 2021 FW England Kyle Edwards West Bromwich Albion 25 July 2021 [86][87]
July 2021 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar Watford [88]
July 2021 MF England Kadeem Harris Sheffield Wednesday [89]
December 2021 DF England Brandon Mason Coventry City [90]
February 2022 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas Crewe Alexandra 24 March 2022 [57]
February 2022 MF England Brandon Barker Rangers 15 February 2022 [48]
April 2022 MF Scotland Michael Craig Tottenham Hotspur 22 June 2022 [91][92]

Squad

As of match played 7 May 2022[93]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Ørjan Nyland Norway GK (1990-09-10)10 September 1990 (aged 31) Unattached 2022[54] 2022[54] 10 0
22 Luke Southwood[lower-alpha 1] Northern Ireland GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 24) Academy 2016[94] 2023[95] 30 0
31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke[lower-alpha 2] Jamaica GK (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2019 [96] 0 0
50 Harvey Collins England GK (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[9] 0 0
Defenders
3 Tom Holmes England DF (2000-03-12)12 March 2000 (aged 22) Academy 2017 2025[65] 75 1
4 Michael Morrison England DF (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 34) Birmingham City 2019[97] 2022[98] 113 8
5 Tom McIntyre[lower-alpha 3] Scotland DF (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2016[94] 2024[8] 64 4
6 Liam Moore[lower-alpha 4] Jamaica DF (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 29) Leicester City 2016[99] 2023[100] 230 8
12 Terell Thomas[lower-alpha 5] Saint Lucia DF (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 26) Unattached 2022[57] 2022[57] 2 0
17 Andy Yiadom[lower-alpha 6] Ghana DF (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 30) Barnsley 2018[101] 2025[66] 132 4
21 Baba Rahman Ghana DF (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 27) loan from Chelsea 2021[22] 2022[22] 29 0
24 Scott Dann England DF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 35) Unattached 2021[23] 2023[52] 18 2
34 Jeriel Dorsett England DF (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2019[102] 2023[67] 2 0
38 Michael Stickland England DF (2002-08-24)24 August 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2023[67] 3 0
41 Ethan Bristow England DF (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2018 2022[63] 11 0
48 Tyrell Ashcroft England DF (2002-03-07)7 March 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2020 2022[63] 4 0
49 Kelvin Abrefa[lower-alpha 7] Ghana DF (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2024[58] 3 0
Midfielders
7 Alen Halilović Croatia MF (1996-06-18)18 June 1996 (aged 25) Unattached 2021[21] 2022[21] 12 1
8 Andy Rinomhota England MF (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 25) Academy 2017[103] 2022[104] 139 4
10 John Swift England MF (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 26) Chelsea 2016[105] 2022[106] 202 33
14 Ovie Ejaria England MF (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 24) Liverpool 2020[107] 2024[107] 119 9
15 Danny Drinkwater England MF (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 32) loan from Chelsea 2021[24] 2022[24] 34 1
16 Dejan Tetek[lower-alpha 8] Serbia MF (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 21 0
19 Tom Dele-Bashiru[lower-alpha 9] Nigeria MF (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 22) loan from Watford 2021[16] 2022[16] 39 4
20 Felipe Araruna Brazil MF (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 26) São Paulo 2020[108] 2022[108] 9 0
28 Josh Laurent England MF (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 27) Shrewsbury Town 2020[109] 2022[109] 88 5
32 Mamadi Camará Guinea-Bissau MF (2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (aged 18) Feirense 2020[110] 2023[68] 10 0
33 Brandon Barker England MF (1996-10-04)4 October 1996 (aged 25) Unattached 2022[48] 2022[48] 4 0
Forwards
9 Tom Ince England FW (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 30) loan from Stoke City 2022[47] 2022[47] 15 2
11 Yakou Méïté[lower-alpha 10] Ivory Coast FW (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 26) Paris Saint-Germain 2016[111] 2023[112] 138 43
18 Lucas João[lower-alpha 11] Angola FW (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 28) Sheffield Wednesday 2019[113] 2023[113] 83 38
23 Junior Hoilett Canada FW (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 31) Unattached 2021[18] 2022[18] 27 3
29 Marc McNulty Scotland FW (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 29) Coventry City 2018[114] 2022[114] 17 1
30 Femi Azeez England FW (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 20) Wealdstone 2019[115] 2022[9] 15 2
39 Jahmari Clarke[lower-alpha 12] Jamaica FW (2003-08-17)17 August 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2022[63] 13 2
47 George Pușcaș Romania FW (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 26) Inter Milan 2019[116] 2024[116] 91 20
U23
35 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan England FW (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2021 2022[9] 1 0
36 Claudio Osorio England MF (2002-09-26)26 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2023[68] 2 0
37 Kian Leavy Republic of Ireland MF (2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2019 2023[67] 1 0
40 James Holden England GK (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 20) Bury 2019[115] 2022[9] 0 0
42 Lynford Sackey England DF (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[9] 2 0
43 Nelson Abbey England DF (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2023[68] 2 0
44 Imari Samuels England DF (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[63] 0 0
45 Benjamin Purcell Wales MF (2004-08-25)25 August 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 2023[68] 0 0
46 Jack Senga Belgium MF (2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2024[58] 0 0
51 Louie Holzman England DF (2003-11-16)16 November 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2023[67] 1 0
52 Rashawn Scott England MF (2004-03-22)22 March 2004 (aged 18) Unattached 2021[25] 2023[68] 1 0
Jökull Andrésson Iceland GK (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2018[117] 2024[14] 0 0
Kacper Kowalczyk Poland GK (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 20) Stal Rzeszów 2022 0 0
Lewis Hutchings England MF (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Malachi Talent-Aryeetey England MF (2002-09-10)10 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[9] 0 0
Nahum Melvin-Lambert England FW (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[118] 3 0
U18
Matt Rowley England GK (2002-08-12)12 August 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2023[68] 0 0
Jordan Addo-Antoine England DF (2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 2022[63] 0 0
Boyd Beacroft England DF Academy 2021 0 0
Kyle Daniel-Spray England DF (2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 0 0
Abraham Kanu England DF (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 16) Academy 2021 0 0
Zion Nditi England DF Academy 2021 0 0
Sam Paul England DF (2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2023[68] 0 0
Hamid Abdel-Salam England MF (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2022[63] 0 0
Jacob Borgnis England MF (2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Ryley Campbell England MF (2003-12-29)29 December 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2021 0 0
Harrison Furlong England MF Academy 2021 0 0
Ajani Giscombe England MF (2004-05-12)12 May 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2021 2023[63] 0 0
Troy Murray England MF (2002-11-06)6 November 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Tom Norcott England MF Academy 2021 0 0
Caylan Vickers England MF Academy 2021 0 0
Ashton Greaver England FW (2004-08-19)19 August 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2021 0 0
Harvey Maudner England FW (2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2023[63] 0 0
David Nyarko England FW (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2023[63] 0 0
Jeremiah Okine-Peters England FW Academy 2021 0 0
Left during the season
9 Andy Carroll England FW (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 33) Unattached 2021[27] 2022[27] 8 2
26 Karl Hein Estonia GK (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 20) loan from Arsenal 2022[43] 2022[43] 5 0
33 Rafael Cabral Brazil GK (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 31) Sampdoria 2019[119] 2022[119] 98 0
  1. Luke Southwood was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2022, having previously played for England at U20 level.
  2. Coniah Boyce-Clarke was born in England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica U20 in June 2022.
  3. Tom McIntyre was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U17, U20 and U21 level.
  4. Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
  5. Terell Thomas was born in Rainham, England, but qualified to represent Saint Lucia, and made his international debut for Saint Lucia in June 2022.
  6. Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, England, but qualified to represent Ghana and made his international debut for Ghana in January 2017. He previously represented England at C level.
  7. Kelvin Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, going on to make his debut for Ghana U20 in June 2022.
  8. Dejan Tetek was born in Oxford, England to Serbian parents, making his debut for England U18 in 2019, before switching to represent Serbia at U19 in 2022 and U21 in 2021.
  9. Tom Dele-Bashiru was born in Manchester, England and represented England at U16 level before switching to represent Nigeria U20 and Nigeria U23 in 2019.
  10. Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast,and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in March 2019.
  11. Lucas João was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and represented Portugal twice in Friendly matches in 2015, before switching international allegiances to Angola in 2022, making his debut for against Guinea-Bissau in March 2022.
  12. Jahmari Clarke was born in England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica U20 in June 2022.

    Left club during season

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Position Player
    9 England FW Andy Carroll
    26 Estonia GK Karl Hein (loan return to Arsenal)
    33 Brazil GK Rafael Cabral

    Friendlies

    In May Reading confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against West Ham United on 21 July, at the Madejski Stadium.[120] Reading's second pre-season friendly was confirmed on 8 June, a behind-closed door meeting with Charlton Athletic at the Madejski Stadium on 24 July.[121] On 21 June, Reading confirmed their first pre-season friendly would be a behind-closed-doors match against Lincoln City on 10 July at their Bearwood Park Training Ground.[122] On 6 July, Reading confirmed that they will travel to Scotland, to face Aberdeen in a behind-closed doors friendly at their Cormack Park training ground on 16 July.[123] On 15 July, Reading confirmed their last pre-season friendly would be a home match against Crystal Palace on 31 July, a week before the new Championship season kicks off.[124]

    At the end of the season, Reading hosted a charity match between their 2005–06 Championship winning team and their 2011–12 Championship winning team as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations.[126]

    Competitions

    Overview

    Competition Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    EFL Championship 46 13 8 25 54 87 −33 28.26
    FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
    EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 00.00
    Total 48 13 8 27 55 92 −37 27.08

    Last updated: 7 May 2022
    Source: Competitions

    Championship

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    On 24 June, the 2021–22 season EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading beginning their campaign away at Stoke City, and finishing the season away to Luton Town.[2]

    League table

    Template:2021–22 EFL Championship table

    Results summary

    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    46 13 8 25 54 87  −33 41 7 5 11 33 44  −11 6 3 14 21 43  −22

    Last updated: 7 May 2022.
    Source: Results

    Results by matchday

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    Results

    EFL Cup

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    On 24 June, Reading were drawn at home to Swansea City in the First Round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup,[3][127]

    FA Cup

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    On 6 December, Reading were drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Round of the 2021–22 FA Cup.[30]

    Squad statistics

    As of match played 7 May 2022

    Appearances and goals

    No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
    3 DF England Tom Holmes 34 1 27+5 1 1 0 1 0
    4 DF England Michael Morrison 29 2 29 2 0 0 0 0
    5 DF Scotland Tom McIntyre 20 2 18+1 2 0 0 1 0
    7 MF Croatia Alen Halilović 12 1 9+2 1 1 0 0 0
    8 MF England Andy Rinomhota 21 0 19+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
    9 FW England Tom Ince 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
    10 MF England John Swift 37 11 35+2 11 0 0 0 0
    11 FW Ivory Coast Yakou Méïté 13 0 3+10 0 0 0 0 0
    12 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    14 MF England Ovie Ejaria 26 2 21+5 2 0 0 0 0
    15 MF England Danny Drinkwater 34 1 31+2 1 1 0 0 0
    16 MF Serbia Dejan Tetek 12 0 5+5 0 1 0 1 0
    17 DF Ghana Andy Yiadom 38 1 38 1 0 0 0 0
    18 FW Angola Lucas João 24 10 21+3 10 0 0 0 0
    19 MF Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru 39 4 27+11 4 1 0 0 0
    20 MF Brazil Felipe Araruna 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
    21 DF Ghana Baba Rahman 29 0 29 0 0 0 0 0
    22 GK Northern Ireland Luke Southwood 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
    23 FW Canada Junior Hoilett 27 3 21+6 3 0 0 0 0
    24 DF England Scott Dann 18 2 14+4 2 0 0 0 0
    28 MF England Josh Laurent 42 2 41 2 0+1 0 0 0
    30 FW England Femi Azeez 14 2 5+8 2 0+1 0 0 0
    32 MF Guinea-Bissau Mamadi Camará 8 0 0+6 0 1 0 1 0
    33 MF England Brandon Barker 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
    35 FW England Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    36 MF England Claudio Osorio 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    37 MF Republic of Ireland Kian Leavy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    38 DF England Michael Stickland 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
    39 FW Jamaica Jahmari Clarke 13 2 0+12 2 0 0 0+1 0
    41 DF England Ethan Bristow 8 0 6 0 1 0 0+1 0
    42 DF England Lynford Sackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    43 DF England Nelson Abbey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    48 DF England Tyrell Ashcroft 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
    49 DF Ghana Kelvin Abrefa 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
    51 DF England Louie Holzman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    52 MF England Rashawn Scott 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
    Players away on loan:
    6 DF Jamaica Liam Moore 17 2 17 2 0 0 0 0
    47 FW Romania George Pușcaș 27 2 16+9 1 1 1 1 0
    Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
    9 FW England Andy Carroll 8 2 6+2 2 0 0 0 0
    26 GK Estonia Karl Hein 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
    33 GK Brazil Rafael Cabral 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0

    Goal scorers

    Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 MF England 10 John Swift 11 0 0 11
    2 FW Angola 18 Lucas João 10 0 0 10
    3 MF Nigeria 19 Tom Dele-Bashiru 4 0 0 4
    4 FW Canada 23 Junior Hoilett 3 0 0 3
    5 FW England 30 Femi Azeez 2 0 0 2
    DF Jamaica 6 Liam Moore 2 0 0 2
    MF England 14 Ovie Ejaria 2 0 0 2
    FW England 39 Jahmari Clarke 2 0 0 2
    DF England 24 Scott Dann 2 0 0 2
    FW England 9 Andy Carroll 2 0 0 2
    MF England 28 Josh Laurent 2 0 0 2
    DF England 4 Michael Morrison 2 0 0 2
    FW England 9 Tom Ince 2 0 0 2
    DF Scotland 5 Tom McIntyre 2 0 0 2
    FW Romania 47 George Pușcaș 1 1 0 2
    16 MF Croatia 7 Alen Halilović 1 0 0 1
    MF England 15 Danny Drinkwater 1 0 0 1
    DF England 3 Tom Holmes 1 0 0 1
    DF Ghana 17 Andy Yiadom 1 0 0 1
    Own goal 1 0 0 1
    Total 53 1 0 54

    Clean sheets

    Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 GK Northern Ireland 22 Luke Southwood 3 0 0 3
    2 GK Estonia 26 Karl Hein 1 0 0 1
    GK Norway 1 Ørjan Nyland 1 0 0 1
    TOTALS 5 0 0 5

    Disciplinary record

    Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
    3 England DF Tom Holmes 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
    4 England DF Michael Morrison 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
    5 Scotland DF Tom McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    7 Croatia MF Alen Halilović 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    8 England MF Andy Rinomhota 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
    9 England FW Tom Ince 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    10 England MF John Swift 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
    14 England MF Ovie Ejaria 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    15 England MF Danny Drinkwater 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
    16 Serbia MF Dejan Tetek 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    17 Ghana DF Andy Yiadom 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
    18 Angola FW Lucas João 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    19 Nigeria MF Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    21 Ghana DF Baba Rahman 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
    22 Northern Ireland GK Luke Southwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    23 Canada FW Junior Hoilett 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
    28 England MF Josh Laurent 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
    32 Guinea-Bissau MF Mamadi Camará 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
    38 England DF Michael Stickland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    39 Jamaica FW Jahmari Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    41 England DF Ethan Bristow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Players away on loan:
    6 Jamaica DF Liam Moore 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    47 Romania FW George Pușcaș 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Players who left Reading during the season:
    33 Brazil GK Rafael Cabral 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    Total 70 1 4 0 2 0 76 1

    Awards

    Player of the Month

    Month Name Award
    February Lucas João Won[55]

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