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


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* 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

Graeme Murty.png, alt=Graeme Murty warming up for Reading in 2008.,
Graeme Murty Graeme Stuart Murty (born 13 November 1974) is an English-born Scottish professional football coach and former player. He made 437 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for York City, Reading, Charlton Athletic and Sout ...
spent eleven years at the club and captained the side to the
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title in 2006. Jem Karacan (cropped).png, alt=Jem Karacan playing for Reading in 2013., A graduate of Reading's Academy, Jem Karacan made more than 160 appearances for the club, making his debut in 2008 before leaving for
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in 2015. Shane Long.png, alt=Shane Long in 2008., Signed in 2005 for £30,000,
Shane Long Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Reading and the Republic of Ireland national team. He also played hurling for the Tipperary county team in his early ...
scored 54 goals in six seasons before joining
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for £6m. Ívar Ingimarsson.png, alt=Ívar Ingimarsson playing for Reading in 2008.,
Ívar Ingimarsson Ívar Ingimarsson (born 20 August 1977) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He began his career in Iceland with Valur and ÍBV before moving to England where, after an initial loan spell with Torquay Un ...
was a regular during Reading's most successful period, starting every league game of the
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winning campaign and first
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season. Phil Parkinson 1.png, alt=Phil Parkinson with the League Two play-off trophy in 2013.,
Phil Parkinson Philip John Parkinson (born 1 December 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of National League side Wrexham. Parkinson is the only manager to take an English fo ...
made over 400 appearances in an eleven year career with Reading and twice won the club's Player of the Season award. Kevin Doyle.png, alt=Kevin Doyle on the pitch in 2008.,
Kevin Doyle Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Wexford F.C. (formerly Wexford Youths), St Patrick's Athletic, and Cork City in his homeland before he moved to Eng ...
made 26 appearances for the
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during his time at Reading, making him the club's most capped player.


Players with fewer than 100 appearances


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References

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