Reading FC Players and Trialists - Surnames Beginning With "B"
| Player | Played for Reading | Latest known location |
| - BABES | 1896/97 | Died in ? |
| Phil BACH | 1895-1897 | Died in 1937 |
| Arthur BACON | 1929-1931 (73 games 45 goals) | Died in 1942 |
| Dave BACUZZI | 1966-1969 (118 games 1 goal) | Dublin-based travel agent (info 6/2000) |
| Joe BACUZZI | Guest during WW2 | Died 2/1995 |
| Espen BAERKLAND | Trialist 2000 | Lyngdal, Norway as at 6/2000 |
| Bill BAGGETT | 1927-1931 (80 games 20 goals) | |
| Danny BAILEY | 1990-1991 (53 games 2 goals) | Weymouth as at 1/2003. Also owns a fitness centre in London (info 5/1999). |
| Darren BAILEY | Reserve team 1985/1986 | |
| Joe BAILEY | 1912-1920 (56 games 2 goals) | Died in 1974 |
| Nathan BAILEY | Academy 1999- | Still at Reading |
| Robert BAILEY | Academy trialist 2003 | |
| Colin BAILIE | 1985-1987 (90 games 1 goal) | Believed to be a policeman in Cumbria? (info 1/2000) or maybe Belfast / Devon (info 6/2000) |
| O BAILLIE | "A" team 1957/58 | |
| Jack BAINBRIDGE | 1904-1906 | Died in ? |
| Ken BAINBRIDGE | 1950-1952 (97 games 35 goals) | |
| Adrian BAKALLI | Trialist 1/2001 | RWD Molenbeek (Belgium) as at 8/2002 (but released in that month?) |
| Harrison BAKER | Academy Under-15s 2001/02 | |
| - BALLANTYNE | 1898-1899 | Died in ? |
| George BALMFORTH | 1930-1931 (9 games 0 goals) | |
| - BAMFORD | 1898-1899 | Died in ? |
| C BANNISTER | 1904-1906 | Died in ? |
| Sekou BARADJI | Loanee 2005- | West Ham United (but on loan at Reading 9/2005) |
| John BARCLAY | 1926 (4 games 0 goals) | Died in ? |
| Alex BAR-HINES | Academy Under-11s 2000/01 | |
| Geoff BARKER | 1974-1976 (53 games 2 goals) | |
| Lea BARKUS | 1991-1992 (16 games 1 goal) | Brunel in the Bracknell Sunday League (info 10/2000). Also works for a bakery in Woodley (info 1/2001). |
| Charlie BARLEY | 1929-1936 (213 games 16 goals) | |
| J BARLOW | 1899-1901 | Died in ? |
| Darren BARNARD | 1994 (4 games 0 goals) | Grimsby Town as at 11/2003. Also plays for Wales. |
| - BARNES | 1900-1902 | Died in ? |
| Michael BARNES | 1980-1983 (36 games 3 goals) | Works for DHL (info 9/2003) |
| Stuart BARNES | Associated Schoolboy 1994/95 | |
| Michael BARNETT | Reserve team 1975/76 | |
| W H BARNETT | 1875-1878 | Died in ? |
| Vic BARNEY | 1946-1948 (47 games 14 goals) | Living in Witney (info 11/2000) |
| - BARR | 1897-1898 | Died in ? |
| Tony BARRAS | 1999 (2 games 1 goal) | Notts county as at 11/2003 |
| Carl BARRIE | 1999-2000 | Wokingham Town as at 10/2001 |
| Paul BARRON | 1986 (4 games 0 goals) | Goalkeeping coaching at Middlesbrough as at 10/2003. Also goalkeeping coach for Australia in 2/2003. |
| Liam BARRY | Academy Under-15s 2000/01 | |
| A C BARTHOLOMEW | 1878-1882 | Died in ? |
| Fred BARTHOLOMEW | 1904-1923 | Died in ? |
| Mark BARTHOLOMEW | Academy Under-14s 1999/2000 | |
| - BARTLETT | 1911-1913 | Died in ? |
| F L BARTLETT | Guest during WW2 | |
| Marvin BARTLEY | Academy Under-14s 1999/2000 | |
| Doug BARTON | 1950-1952 (10 games 0 goals) | |
| Sam BARTRAM | Trialist approx. 1934. | Died in 1981 |
| Naseem BASHIR | 1989 (4 games 1 goal) | Reading's Academy Under-17 manager |
| Brian BASON | 1982 (44 games 0 goals) | Publican / hotel manager in Truro (info 6/2000) |
| David BASS | 1991-1996 (11 games 0 goals) | Player, youth coach and Football in the Community Officer at Hitchin Town as at 6/2003 (but expected to retire as a player). Also, a teacher at North Herts College (info 10/2002) |
| Robert BASSETT | Reserve team 1985/1986 | Was bass-guitarist with "Orange Deluxe" in 1996 |
| Gary BASTABLE | Youth team 1994/95 | Headington Amateurs as at 11/2002 |
| Paul BATEMAN | Youth team 1980/81 | |
| Paul BATES | Amateur forms 1956/57 | |
| W H BATES | Guest during WW2 | |
| Vic BATT | 1961-1962 (16 games 0 goals) | |
| Bert BATTEN | 1927 (18 games 3 goals) | Died in 1956 |
| George BATTS | Academy 2000- | Still at Reading |
| Stuart BAVERSTOCK | Academy trialist 1/2000 | Dorking as at 10/2003. Also, works for Woking's Football in the Community programme (info 3/2003). |
| Ron BAYLISS | 1964-1967 (45 games 1 goal) | Living in Kent (info 12/2002) |
| Phil BEALES | Youth team 1985/86 | |
| Billy BEANEY | 1974 | |
| Albert BEASLEY | Guest during WW2 | |
| Adam BEASLEY | Academy 1999?-2000 | Biddulph Victoria (Midland Football Alliance) (info 8/2003) |
| C BEASLEY | "A" team 1957/60 | |
| Billy BEATS | 1907- | Died in 1939 |
| Stuart BEAVON | 1980-1989 (456 games 49 goals) | Ardley United as at 4/2002. Also coach of Abbey Rangers (Reading Sunday League) as at 9/2002. Works as a painter & decorator in Reading (info 1/2000) . |
| Jason BECKLES | Academy 1999/2000 | Basingstoke Town as at 11/2001. Unity (Reading Football League) as at 3/2002. Also Dee Road Rangers Reserves (Reading Sunday League) as at 5/2002 |
| Jermaine BECKFORD | Academy trialist 2002 | Wealdstone as at 8/2002 |
| Brian BEDFORD | 1954 (3 games 1 goal) | Stadium Manager at Queens Park Rangers until 1992 (info 6/2000) |
| R C BEEBE | Guest during WW2 | |
| Matthew BEECH | Associated schoolboy 1990/91 | |
| P BEECH | Youth team 1987/88 | |
| Mark BEEL | Trainee 1990/91 | |
| Denis BEHAN | Academy trialist 9/2001 | Cork City as at 12/2002 |
| Nicky BELL | Youth team 1995-1997 | |
| Terry BELL | 1969-1972 (97 games 21 goals) | Still living in Reading area (info 4/2000) |
| Sofian BENAMAR | Trialist 8/2000 | |
| Paul BENCE | 1968-1969 (14 games 2 goals) | Managing Director of Wrag Barn Golf Club (info 2/2001) |
| - BENFELL | Youth team 1981/82 | |
| Brian BENHAM | Reserve team 1983/86 | |
| Ross BENHAM | Academy Under-11/13s 1999/2001 | |
| Romayne BENJAMIN | Trialist 3/2003 | Gillingham as at 3/2003 |
| Harvey BENNETT | Reserve team 1913/14 | Died in ? |
| John BENNETT | 1921 (9 games 0 goals) | Died in ? |
| Paul BENNETT | 1976-1978 (124 games 3 goals) | |
| Steve BENNETT | Reserve / Youth team 1981/82 | |
| Andy BERNAL | 1994-2000 | Works for football PR firm SFX (info 9/2000) |
| Narada BERNARD | Trialist 5/2000 | Torquay United as at 11/2003 |
| Rab BERNARD | 1912-1913 | Died in ? |
| Chris BERTSCHIN | 1947-1948 (16 games 2 goals) | Died in 1995 |
| - BESSELL | 1913 | Died in ? |
| George BEST | Friendly 1984 | Died on 25/11/2005 |
| Hayden BEST | Academy 2001-2002 | |
| Fred BEVAN | 1903-1904 | Died in ? |
| Liam BEVAN | Academy 2000- | Still at Reading |
| David BEWLEY | 1949-1950 (11 games 1 goal) | |
| Sal BIBBO | 1996-1998 (9 games 0 goals) | Left Bath City in 5/2001 |
| A BICKARD | "A" team 1958/59 | |
| Matthew BICKNELL | Youth team 1996/97 | Winchester City as at 12/2002 |
| Alexander BIGGS | Academy Under-9s 1999/2000 | |
| Roger BILL | 1962 (4 games 0 goals) | |
| W BIRCH | 1909-1910 | Died in ? |
| Daniel BIRCHMORE | Academy Under-11/13s 1999/2001 | |
| Carl BIRD | Academy trialist 2/2002 | |
| Leon BIRD | Academy 2000- | Still at Reading |
| J BIRD-THOMSON | 1883-1884 | Died in ? |
| R BIRD-THOMSON | 1882-1884 | Died in ? |
| Alistair BIRKBY | Academy 2001-2002 | |
| R J E BIRKETT | Guest during WW2 | Retired, living in Devon as at 11/2000 |
| Matthew BIRNIE | 1999- | Still at Reading |
| Dennis BISHTON | 1968 (2 games 0 goals) | |
| R J BISHOP | Guest during WW2 | |
| K BLACKBURN | "A" team 1957/58 | |
| Ron BLACKMAN | 1946-1953 (240 games 167 goals) | Retired, living in Fareham (info 1/2001) |
| Kelly BLACKWELL | Youth team 1985-88 | |
| - BLACKWOOD | 1901-1902 | Died in ? |
| - BLANCHARD | Reserve team 1971/72 | |
| J R BLANDFORD | Reserve team 1890 | Died in ? |
| Steve BLATHERWICK | 1996 (7 games 0 goals) | Chesterfield as at 11/2003 |
| Alex BLISS | Academy Under-14s 1999/2000 | |
| - BLUFF | 1902-1903 | Died in ? |
| Frank BOAHENE | Reserve team 1983/84 | Head of Corporate Grounds at Fulham as at 8/2003. Has also been seen DJing at The Jazz Club in Caversham Road, Reading. |
| Michael BOAHENE | Reserve team 1985/86 | |
| Jarrett BOBB | Academy 2002- | Still at Reading |
| Mark BODDY | Academy 2000-2003 | |
| Jack BODEN | 1907-1909 | Died in ? |
| Paul BODIN | 1996-1998 (45 games 1 goal) | Coach of Swindon Supermarine as at 9/2002 |
| "Dicky" BOLAND | 1928 (1 game 0 goals) | Died in 1977 |
| Peter BONETTI | Amateur forms 1957 | Goalkeeping coach at Manchester City as at 9/2003 |
| Robert BONETTI | Amateur forms 1957 | |
| Cameron BONFIELD | Academy 1999/2000 | |
| Pat BONNER | Reserve team 1998/99 | Technical director and goalkeeping coach for the Republic of Ireland as at 6/2003. BBC Radio pundit as at 11/2001 |
| Martyn BOOTY | 1995-1998 | Huddersfield Town as at 10/2003 |
| Kelvin BOSMAN | Academy trialist 2002 | |
| Andre BOUCAUD | 2001- | Still at Reading |
| Mark BOUCHER | Youth team 1981/82 | Plays for Theale (Reading Football League) and works for an interior design company in Reading (info 1/2001) |
| Richard BOUTON | Academy 2002- | Still at Reading |
| Jason BOWEN | 1997-1999 | Cardiff City as at 9/2003 |
| Mark BOWEN | Trialist / non-contract 12/1999 | Coach of Birmingham City as at 10/2003 |
| F BOWERS | Guest during WW2 | |
| Richie BOWMAN | 1976 -1980 (223 games 32 goals) | Running a sandwich bar in London (info 1/2001) |
| D BOYD | "A" team 1958/59 | |
| - BOYLE | Academy Under-19 2000/01 (unused sub) | |
| Mike BOYLE | 1933-1934 (15 games 0 goals) | |
| Luke BRADBURY | ??? | |
| Oliver BRADBURY | Associated Schoolboy 1998/99 | |
| D BRADLEY | "A" team 1957/58 | |
| J BRADLEY I | 1911-1913 | Died in ? |
| J BRADLEY II | Guest during WW2 | |
| P BRADLEY | "A" team 1958/59 | |
| - BRADSHAW | 1901-1902 | Died in ? |
| Ted BRAITHWAITE | 1924-1928 (150 games 26 goals) | Died in 1990 |
| Michael BRANCH | Loanee 2002 (2 games 0 goals) | Bradford City as at 11/2003 |
| Grant BRANFOOT | Youth team 1988-89 | Works for advertising company Blade from 2001 |
| Ian BRANFOOT | Friendly 1987 | Was Academy Director at Sunderland but left the post by mutual consent in 5/2002 |
| Paul BRAYSON | 1998-2000 (48 games as a striker, only 1 goal) | Cheltenham Town as at 11/2003 |
| Peter BRAZIER | "A" team 1957/58 | Died in 2001 |
| Grant BREBNER | 1998-1999 | Hibernian as at 11/2003 |
| Kevin BREMNER | 1985-1986 (74 games 22 goals) | Made redundant as youth team manager of Gillingham in 4/2003 and taking the club to an industrial tribunal in 12/2003. Also coach of Millwall Under-12s (info 11/2003). |
| - BRENNAN | Academy trialist 2000/01 | |
| George BREWER | Academy Under-12s 1999/2000 | |
| Gordon BRICE | 1947-1952 (210 games 10 goals) | |
| Dave BRIDGER | 1962-1964 (13 games 0 goals) | |
| Fred BRIGGS | 1935-1937 (27 games 6 goals) | Died in 1999 |
| Kevin BRIGHT | Reserve team 1980/81 | |
| Ray BRILL | Reserve team 1968/69 | "Possibly running a pub in south Wales" (info 2/2000) |
| Jason BRISTOW | Trainee 1996/98 | Basingstoke Town as at 11/2003 |
| K BRITTEN | "A" team 1958/59 | |
| Martyn BRITTEN | 1977-1978 (11 games 0 goals) | |
| Gerry BRITTON | 1991 (4 games 0 goals) | Player and joint caretaker manager at Partick Thistle as at 12/2003 |
| Buster BROADLEY | Academy 2000-2002 | |
| Joe BROADLEY | Academy 2001- | Still at Reading |
| Brian BROMLEY | 1973-1974 (16 games 2 goals) | Publican (info 6/2000) |
| Garry BROOKE | 1990 (4 games 0 goals) | Runs the Alexander Park soccer school (10/1999) |
| Paul BROOKER | Loanee 2004 2004/05 (45 games 0 goals) |
Brentford at 9/2005 |
| Ian BROOKS | Academy Under-14s 1999/2000 | |
| Johnny BROOKS | 1949-1952 (49 games 6 goals) | Retired, living in Bournemouth (info 10/1999) |
| Norman BROOKS | 1946 (1 game 0 goals) | Died in 1973 |
| George BROSKOM | 1920 (18 games 2 goals) | Died in ? |
| Drewe BROUGHTON | Trialist 1/2001 | Southend United as at 11/2003 |
| - BROWN | Academy U-17 friendly 2001/02 | |
| Aaron BROWN | 2005- | Still at Reading |
| Arthur BROWN | 1928 (14 games 0 goals) | Died in 1971 |
| Charles BROWN | 1904-1906 | Died in ? |
| Craig BROWN | 1999?-2001 | Sutton United as at 7/2002 |
| David BROWN | Trialist 1912/13 | Died in ? |
| Henry BROWN | 1938 (26 games 4 goals) | Died in 1963 |
| Iain BROWN | Trainee 1990/91 | Maybole Amateurs (Ayrshire Amateur Premier League) as at 5/2003. Also a postman. |
| Ivor BROWN | 1913-1914 | Died in ? |
| Kenny BROWN | 1995-1996 (20 games 1 goal) | Released as player-manager of Barry Town in 8/2003 |
| Mark BROWN | Academy Under-15s 2000/01 | |
| Philip BROWN | Associated schoolboy & Trainee 1991/95 | |
| Robin BROWN | Academy 1999-2002 | |
| Roy BROWN | 1968-1969 (71 games 0 goals) | Manager of Reading Golf Club (info 11/1999) |
| Steve BROWN | 2002-2004 (45 games 1 goal) | |
| W BROWN | 1904-1906 | Died in ? |
| M BROWNING | "A" team 1957/59 | Living in Horsham |
| Daniel BROWNLIE | Academy Under-12s 1999/2000 | |
| Dean BRUCE | Academy 2002- | Still at Reading |
| Harry BRUCE | 1931 (7 games 0 goals) | |
| Leigh BRUMPTON | Academy Under-13s 1999/2000 | |
| Stuart BRYAN | Academy 2000-2002 | |
| George BUCK | 1958-1960 (32 games 4 goals) | |
| - BUCKINGHAM | 1880 | Died in ? |
| Desmond BUCKINGHAM | Academy Under-15s 2000/01 | Didcot Town as at 5/2003? |
| Aaron BUFTON | Academy Under-10s 2000/01 | |
| - BULL | 1900-1903 | Died in ? |
| - BULLIMER | 1897-1898 | Died in ? |
| Terry BULLIVANT | Loanee 1983/84 | Sacked as first team coach of Crystal Palace in 11/2003 but appoinmted technical director in 12/2003 |
| Ian BULLOCK | Associated schoolboy / Youth team 1990/91 | |
| F BURCH | 1908-1909 | Died in ? |
| G S BURCHELL | Guest during WW2 | |
| B BURCHILL | "A" team 1957/58 | |
| H BURGESS | Guest during WW2 | |
| P M BURGESS | Guest during WW2 | |
| Ron BURGESS | Guest during WW2 | |
| Terry BURGIN | 1960 (2 games 0 goals) | |
| Ricky BURNETT | Academy Under-17 trialist 9/2000 | Aldershot Town as at 10/2003 |
| J H BURNHAM | 1912-1914 | Died in ? |
| James BURNS | 1924 (4 games 0 goals) | Died in ? |
| Phil BURNS | 1989-1990 (14 games 0 goals) | |
| Tommy BURNS | Reserves 1998/99 Friendly in 5/1999 |
Died on 15th May 2008 |
| Matthew BURRIDGE | Academy Under-12s 1999/2000 | |
| P BURROWS | "A" team 1958/59 | |
| A BURTON | 1912-1914 | Died in ? |
| Roy BURTON | Non-contract 1983/84 | |
| Glen BURVILL | 1984-1985 (36 games 0 goals) | Player-assistant manager of Whitehawk from 10/2001 |
| Matt BUSBY | Guest during WW2 | Died in 1994 |
| Michael BUTCHER | Academy Under-14s 2000/01 | |
| Ron BUTCHER | 1936-1937 (18 games 0 goals) | Died in 1996 |
| - BUTLER | Reserve team 1975/76 | |
| Ben BUTLER | 1910-1912 | Died in ? |
| Dennis G BUTLER | 1969-1970 (11 games 1 goal) | |
| Dennis M BUTLER | 1969-1973 (194 games 0 goals) | Painter and decorator in Tilehurst (info 1/2001) |
| W "Billy" BUTLER | 1933-1934 (64 games 16 goals) | Died in 1966 |
| Martin BUTLER | 2000-2003 | Rotherham United as at 11/2003 |
| Stephen BUTLER | Youth team 1987-? | |
| Barry BUTLIN | 1976 (5 games 0 goals) | |
| David BYRNE | 1991 (7 games 2 goals) | |
| P BYRNE | "A" team 1958/59 | |
| Danny BYRNE | Trialist 2/2004 | Manchester United but about to be released and on trial at Reading as at 2/2004 |
| Tamas BYRNE | Trialist 6/1997 | Studying at UMIST in Manchester as at 5/2002. Plays local football. Also a male model (info 11/2001) |
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