Sat, 19, Aug, 1961-12:00 am
Football League Third Division 1961-1962 | Matchweek 1
Half Time: 2-0
Reading
4
4 : 0
Coventry City
0
Full Time
Elm Park
(11,668)
Goal
Duggie Webb
29'
Goal
Chris Palethorpe
40'
Goal (own)
George Curtis
49'
Goal
Duggie Webb
71'

Game #1606 | League game #1507
Season game #1 | Division Three game #1
Billy Frith game #
Reading 7th | Coventry City 22nd (24)

City suffer the heaviest defeat in all four divisions. Frith orders them in for Sunday morning training. Austin errors lead to the first two goals and Curtis heads in after being caught in two minds. Only Lightening, Myerscough and Grice emerge with any credit from a woeful display.

Referee: RE Smith
Line Ups
Formations
Commentary
Goals & Cards
Subs & Stats
Video
Reading
1
player photo
Dave Meeson
2
player photo
Bernard Goodall
3
player photo
Len Vallard
4
player photo
Johnny Walker
5
player photo
Dick Spiers
6
player photo
Maurice Evans
7
player photo
Chris Palethorpe
40'
8
player photo
Jimmy Whitehouse
9
player photo
Dennis Allen
10
player photo
Jimmy Wheeler
11
player photo
Duggie Webb
29'71'
Coach
Harry Johnston
Coventry City
1
g
player photo
Arthur Lightening
2
d
player photo
Frank Kletzenbauer
3
d
player photo
Frank Austin
4
m
player photo
Brian Nicholas
5
d
player photo
George Curtis
49'
6
m
player photo
Ron Farmer
7
m
player photo
Mike Grice
8
f
player photo
Peter Hill
9
f
player photo
Bill Myerscough
10
f
player photo
Ron Hewitt
11
m
player photo
Stewart Imlach
Coach
Jimmy Hill
Reading
Coventry City
Goal 1:0 29'
Duggie Webb
Goal 2:0 40'
Chris Palethorpe
George Curtis
Goal (own) 3:0 49'
George Curtis
Goal 4:0 71'
Duggie Webb
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
Goal
Duggie Webb
29'
Goal
Chris Palethorpe
40'
Goal (own)
George Curtis
49'
Goal
Duggie Webb
71'
Reading
Coventry City
4 Goals 0