The non snowball stat thread

[Hendo]

What was the last season we had a home Boxing Day fixture? Feels like it's been at least 7 or 8 years?

26th December 2020 v Luton was the last time, which actually didn't have any fans. Time before that was 26th December 2019 v QPR.

So a 4 year gap (5 with fans) between home Boxing Day fixtures, as we'll be welcoming Northampton Town to the Stadium of Noise this year.

But that itself has only been 3 (4) seasons, as there were no Boxing Day fixtures 2021/22 season due to the World Cup.

[Mr Angry]

Came across an interesting* site on YouTube, called Retro Football Club, and a video they posted giving the league positions of every one of the 92 current Premier League and EFL teams based on their highest ever position.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thuA_0a_49g

Our Premier League 7th place in 2006/07 gives us a ranking of 46th; exactly half way.

[From Despair To Where?]

Err, we came 8th.

[Snowflake Royal]

Sounds more like one for the snowball stat thread then

[Mr Angry]

Err, we came 8th.

Funnily enough, thats what I thought; but they had us down as 7th and i thought "Oh, I got that wrong...."

[Brogue]

Harvey Knibbs is the first Reading player to score 15+ goals in back-to-back seasons in 19 years (since Dave Kitson, 2004/05 & 2005/06).

[Brogue]

Billy Bowden was the first player this season to come off the bench and score for us. In our history we have never gone a season when a sub has not scored.

in the last 3 seasons lewis wing has scored 26 goals in league 18 have been from outside the box
Nobody in Europe's top 5 divisions or England's top 3 tiers have scored more goals from outside the box (6) this season than Lewis wing

[MartinRdg]

Billy Bowden was the first player this season to come off the bench and score for us. In our history we have never gone a season when a sub has not scored.

in the last 3 seasons lewis wing has scored 26 goals in league 18 have been from outside the box
Nobody in Europe's top 5 divisions or England's top 3 tiers have scored more goals from outside the box (6) this season than Lewis wing

Do we have a new signing?

[Brogue]

Billy Bowden was the first player this season to come off the bench and score for us. In our history we have never gone a season when a sub has not scored.

in the last 3 seasons lewis wing has scored 26 goals in league 18 have been from outside the box
Nobody in Europe's top 5 divisions or England's top 3 tiers have scored more goals from outside the box (6) this season than Lewis wing

Do we have a new signing?

yes it appears so