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Name: James Harper
Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 09/11/1980
Height:5' 10" (178cm)
Weight:12st 11lbs (81.0kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Cardiff City (loan), Arsenal
Position: Midfielder

Extremely gifted central midfielder who is our vice captain and also one of the fittest players at the club

Joined the Royals from Arsenal in early 2001 for an undisclosed fee that was widely reported to be around £400,000, and was named the official player of the season in 2002/3 following some dominant performances in the team's march to the play-off semi-finals.

James chose Arsenal over West Ham at a very early age, and stayed at Highbury for almost 10 years.  He was loaned to Cardiff for a month in December 2000, and then turned down the offer of two further years at Highbury to move to Reading on a permanent basis, and scored on his home debut against Rotherham.

The 2005/6 season saw him go on a brilliant run of form. He played in 44 of the Royals' league fixtures, hitting the target on seven occasions.

Continued to be an integral part of our team in both years in the Premiership, and scored a great goal in arguably our best Premier League result, the 3-1 home win over Livepool. Signed a new contract in summer 2007 that ties him to the Club until 2010.

Season 2008 - 09

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 28  (6) 1 3 0
League Cup 2  (0) 0 0 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Reading 2007 - 08League 38  (0) 6
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
Reading 2006 - 07League 36  (2) 3
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 0  (1) 0
Reading 2005 - 06League 44  (1) 7
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
Reading 2004 - 05League 39  (2) 3
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (1) 0
Reading 2003 - 04League 35  (4) 1
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
  League Cup 2  (0) 1
Reading 2002 - 03League 36  (2) 2
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
Reading 2001 - 02League 19  (7) 1
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 3  (0) 0
Reading 2000 - 01League 10  (4) 1
Cardiff City 2000 - 01League 3  (0) 0
 
James Harper
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