2006–07 Reading F.C. season
Date Position Name From Fee
12 July 2006 DF Sam Sodje Brentford £350,000
12 July 2006 MF Seol Ki-hyeon Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,500,000
11 August 2006 DF André Bikey Lokomotiv Moscow Season-long loan
25 August 2006 DF Ulises de la Cruz Aston Villa Free
30 August 2006 DF Péter Máté Debrecen Season-long loan
26 January 2007 GK Mikkel Andersen AB Undisclosed
30 January 2007 DF Alan Bennett Cork City Undisclosed
30 January 2007 DF Greg Halford Colchester United Undisclosed
31 January 2007 DF Michael Duberry Stoke City Undisclosed
24 April 2007 DF André Bikey Lokomotiv Moscow £1,000,000
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The 2006-07 season was Reading Football Club's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top flight of English football. Reading also participated in the League Cup, beating Darlington in the second round before losing 4-3 to Liverpool at Anfield. Reading entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, defeating Burnley 3-2 and then Birmingham City by the same score to meet Manchester United in the Fifth Round. After drawing the initial game 1-1 at Old Trafford, Reading lost 2-3 at home in the replay ten days later, conceding the three goals in the first six minutes of the match. They finished the season in eighth place, collecting 55 points from 38 matches.