Reading FC have had their fair share of players that have struggled to make any sort of impact over the years at the Madejski Stadium. 

The Royals have had brief spells in the Premier League not so long ago, and the club's supporters will be hoping that they can witness their side make a timely return to the top-flight this term.

The Berkshire-based side are currently sat fifth in the Championship table, and just six points adrift of the automatic promotion places heading into their final 11 matches of this year's campaign under the management of Veljko Paunovic.

But do you remember much about these 11 players, who you could be forgiven for forgetting that they ever played for Reading in the past?

Find out which player is first up on the list, on the next page....

Travner certainly endured a forgetful spell whilst with Reading, with the full-back making just one appearance for the club.

He signed for Reading in January 2015 on a short-term contract, after impressing during a trial period with the Royals. But Travner found game time hard to come by at the Madejski Stadium, and his only appearance for Reading came against Watford, in a league match, where the club rested a number of key players due to them preparing for their FA Cup Quarter Final replay against Bradford City.

Unsurprisingly, Travner left the club at the end of the 2014/15 season, and later signed for Slovenian side NK Celje, where he went on to spend five years with them.

But he is now playing his football for NŠ Mura.

D'Ath came through Reading's academy system, and made his first-team debut against Stevenage in the FA Cup in January 2012.

But that proved to be his only appearance for the senior side, as he was sent out on loan to a number of clubs including the likes of Yeovil Town, Cheltenham Town and Exeter City.

After being released when his contract expired with Reading in 2014, D'Ath went on to sign for Northampton Town. Brief spells with both Luton Town and MK Dons followed that, but the midfielder is now playing his football in the fifth-tier.

D'Ath is back with Vanarama National League side Yeovil Town, and has been with the club since 2019.

Zat Knight certainly didn't endure the best of spells whilst with Reading, despite the club's memorable run in the FA Cup in the season that he arrived.

The experienced defender signed for the club on a short-term deal, but only made two appearances for the club, before departing at the end of the season.

Knight had previously been on the books with the likes of Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa in the past, but failed to make a similar impact with the Royals.

That proved to be the defender's last spell as a player, as he hasn't been signed up by another since leaving in the summer of 2015.

Rowan Liburd is next up, with the forward making just three senior appearances in his time with Reading's first-team.

The forward signed for the club in 2015, after a spell with Billericay Town, and made his debut against Cardiff City as a second-half substitute for Ola John.

But that was as good as it got for Liburd, who was sent out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in 2016. However, he went on to sign for Stevenage on a permanent deal later that year.

After spells with the likes of Hereford, Dartford and Welling United, Liburd is back playing his football in the Vanarama National League South with Billericay Town.

Yakubu's stay at the Madejski Stadium might have been a brief one, but he left with one memorable moment to his name.

Having previously been on the books with the likes of Everton and Middlesbrough, the experienced Nigerian forward signed for Reading on a short-term deal.

He made 11 appearances in his time with Reading, but scored against Derby County in the FA Cup at Pride Park, which proved to be the winner for Reading as they progressed to the next round of the competition.

Yakubu finished his career at Coventry City in 2017, after leaving Reading on a permanent basis in the summer of 2015, after failing to make a considerable impact with the club.

Cywka is next up, with the winger making just four appearances whilst with the Berkshire-based side back in 2012.

He had previously been on the books with the likes of Wigan and Derby County earlier in his career, but signed for Reading on a free transfer, in the hope of finding regular game time.

But that didn't prove to be the case, as the Polish winger made just a handful of appearances for Reading, before leaving the club at the end of the season.

After spells with Barnsley, Blackpool and Rochdale, Cywka returned to Poland to play his football. He had previously been on the books with Polish giants Lech Poznan, but is now playing for Chrobry Głogów now.

Wieser might be the most forgetful player to sign for the club in the last few years, with the Liechtenstein international not making a single appearance for the Reading first-team.

He signed for them back in 2016 whilst they were under the management of Jaap Stam, in a deal that cost the club nothing after his contract with Swiss side FC Thun expired at the end of the 2015/16 season.

Wieser struggled with injuries in his time with the club though, and his most notable contribution was when he received a straight red card for the Royals during an Under-23s match.

After being released a year early from his contract with the club in 2018, he went on to sign for Swiss side FC Vaduz, where he is still playing his football to this day.

House only made one senior appearance for Reading, after coming through the club's academy system.

It wasn't the most memorable of spells on the pitch in the first-team either, as the forward came on as a substitute for Danny Loader in the 74th minute against Cardiff City in the FA Cup.

But after Tom McIntyre's dismissal just seven minutes later, House was substituted for Reading defender Andre Burley as the Royals looked to close out the game.

House left the club permanently in the summer of 2020, after his contract reached a conclusion. He's now with Vanarama National League side Eastleigh.

Young came through Reading's academy system, but only went on to make one appearance for the club's first-team.

The goalkeeper struggled with injuries in his time at the Madejski Stadium, he had a loan spell at Rushden & Diamonds for the 2005/06 season.

But unsurprisingly, he left the club on a permanent basis in the summer of 2006, after being released from his contract with the Berkshire-based side.

Young is still playing regularly nowadays at the age of 36 though, and is currently with Australian side Brisbane Roar, which is the team he's been with since 2014.

Ezatolahi signed for Reading on loan during the 2018/19 season, but made just four senior appearances for the club, before returning to his parent club, Rostov.

The Iranian international would have been hoping to make a positive impact with the Royals, but struggled for a consistent run in the starting XI, despite not looking too out of place in their team when he did feature.

After a spell out on loan with Belgian side Eupen the following season, Ezatolahi left Rostov permanently in 2020, as he went on to sign for Danish side Vejle Boldklub.

He has made 20 appearances in total for Vejle, and will be keen to continue to feature in their team on a regular basis in the near future.

Appiah has certainly had an interesting career path since leaving Reading in 2015.

He signed for the club on loan from Crystal Palace for the 2014/15 season, but only made six appearances for the club in total. Appiah scored his only goal for Reading in their final league game of that season, as they won 3-0 at Derby County, which denied the Rams a place in the top-six in the Championship.

Appiah went on to sign for AFC Wimbledon in 2017, and spent three years with the EFL club, before departing in 2020.

The forward is now playing his football with Indian side NorthEast United.