Vital QPR takes a look at this week’s opponents Reading
Facts & Figures |
Founded: 1871
Nickname: The Royals
Ground: Madejski Stadium (22,224)
Manager : Brian McDermott
Selected Honours |
Football League Championship – Winners: 2006
Football League Division One – Runners Up: 1995
Football League Division Two – Winners: 1994
Football League Division Two – Runners Up: 2002
Football League Third Division – Winners: 1986
Football League Third Division (South) – Winners: 1926
Club Records |
Record Attendance: 33,042 v Brentford (FA Cup, 1927) At Elm Park
Record victory: 10-2 v Crystal Palace (Third Division, 1946)
Record defeat: 0-18 v Preston North End (FA Cup, 1894)
Record Buy £2,500,000 – Emerse Fae from Nantes
Record Sale: £7,000,000 – Gylfi Sigurdsson to 1899 Hoffenheim
Record Appearances: Martin Hicks – 500 – 1978-1991
Record Goals: Ronnie Blackman – 158 – 1947-1954
Squad |
Goalkeepers:
1. Adam Federici
21. Ben Hamer (On loan to Exeter)
31. Mikkel Andersen
41. Alex McCarthy
42. Simon Locke
Defenders:
2. Andy Griffin
3. Marcus Williams
5. Matt Mills
15. Zurab Khizanishvili (On loan from Blackburn)
16. Ivar Ingirmarsson
22. Julian Kelly (On loan to Lincoln)
23. Ian Harte
24. Shaun Cummings
26. Alex Pearce
28. Sean Morrison
33. Chris Armstrong
35. Michael Hector (On loan to Horsham)
36. Jack Mills
44. Danny Joyce
Midfielders:
4. Jem Karacan
6. Brynjar Gunnarsson
7. Jay Tabb
8. Mikele Leigertwood (On loan from QPR)
11. Jobi McAnuff
14. Jimmy Kebe
17. Michail Antonio
19. Hal Robson-Kanu
20. Brian Howard
25. Jake Taylor
32. Jacob Walcott
37. Jordan Obita
38. James Rowe (On loan to Lewes)
40. Lawson D’Ath
Strikers:
9. Shane Long
10. Noel Hunt
12. David Mooney (On loan to Colchester)
18. Simon Church
29. Nicholas Bignall (On loan to Brentford)
30. Abdulai Bell-Baggie
39. Brett Williams
45. Mathieu Manset
Last Five Fixtures |
Draw: 2-2 v Cardiff (a)
Win: 2-1 v Stevenage (a)
Draw: 1-1 v Hull (h)
Win: 3-0 v Doncaster (a)
Win : 1-0 v WBA (h)
Last Five Fixtures v QPR |
QPR 3-1 Reading on 06/11/2010
Reading 1-0 QPR on 16/03/2010
QPR 4-1 Reading on 20/10/2009
QPR 0-0 Reading on 31/01/2009
Reading 0-0 QPR on 25/10/2008