2001–02 Reading F.C. season

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Reading
2001–02 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerAlan Pardew
Second Division2nd
FA CupSecond Round vs York City
League CupThird Round vs Aston Villa
League TrophyQuarterfinal vs Barnet
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Forster (18)
All: Nicky Forster (18)

The 2001–02 season was Reading's fourth season in Division Two, following their relegation from the Division One in 1998. It was Alan Pardew's third season as manager of the club. Reading finished the season in second place, earning promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, Reading where knocked out by York City after the Second Round for the second year running, whilst in the League Cup, Aston Villa defeated Reading over in the Third Round. Reading also reached the Quarterfinals of the League Trophy, before defeat to Barnet.

Season review[]

See also Nationwide League Division Two

Squad[]

As of match played 20 April 2002
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[a]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Phil Whitehead England GK (1969-12-17)17 December 1969 (aged 32) West Bromwich Albion 1999 104 0
21 Jamie Ashdown England GK (1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 21) Trainee 1998 5 0
30 Frank Talia Australia GK (1972-07-20)20 July 1972 (aged 29) Royal Antwerp 2002[1] 2002[1] 0 0
Antony Malessa England GK (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 21) Oxford United 2001[2] 0 0
Defenders
2 Graeme Murty England[b] DF (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 27) York City 1998 107 1
3 Matthew Robinson England DF (1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 27) Portsmouth 2000 75 0
5 Adrian Viveash England DF (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 (aged 32) Walsall 2000[3] 2003[3] 86 4
8 Ady Williams Wales[c] DF (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 30) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000[3] 2003[3]
18 Adrian Whitbread England DF (1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 30) loan from Portsmouth 2001[4] 2003[4] 37 0
23 John Mackie England DF (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 25) Sutton United 1999 47 2
25 Ricky Newman England DF (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (aged 31) Millwall 2000[5] 51 2
26 Alex Smith England DF (1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 26) Port Vale 2001[6] 2003[6] 17 3
27 Ricky Allaway England DF (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 19) Trainee 1999 0 0
28 Nicky Shorey England DF (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 21) Leyton Orient 2001[7] 2004[7] 38 0
32 Leo Roget England DF (1977-08-01)1 August 1977 (aged 24) loan from Stockport County 2002[8] 2002[9] 1 0
Midfielders
4 Keith Jones England MF (1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 36) Charlton Athletic 2000[3] 2002[3] 45 1
6 Kevin Watson England MF (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 28) Rotherham United 2002 12 1
7 Tony Rougier Trinidad and Tobago MF (1971-07-17)17 July 1971 (aged 30) Port Vale 2000[10] 2003[10] 77 3
11 Andrew Hughes England MF (1978-01-02)2 January 1978 (aged 24) Notts County 2001[4] 2004[4] 42 6
14 Sammy Igoe England MF (1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2000 87 7
15 James Harper England MF (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 21) Arsenal 200[11] 2005[11] 46 2
16 Phil Parkinson England MF (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 34) Bury 1992 419 24
17 Neil Smith England MF (1971-09-30)30 September 1971 (aged 30) Fulham 1999 77 4
19 Joe Gamble Republic of Ireland MF (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 20) Cork City 2000 13 0
29 John Salako England[d] MF (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 33) Charlton Athletic 2001[12] 2003[12] 32 6
45 Adam Campion England MF (1982-10-04)4 October 1982 (aged 19) Trainee 2001 0 0
Steve Warren England MF (1983-09-27)27 September 1983 (aged 18) Crystal Palace 2002 0 0
Forwards
9 Martin Butler England FW (1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 27) Cambridge United 2000 91 34
10 Nicky Forster England FW (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 28) Birmingham City 1999 103 30
12 Jamie Cureton England FW (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 26) Bristol Rovers 2000[13] 2003[13] 95 46
20 Bas Savage England FW (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 20) Trainee 2001 1 0
22 Nathan Tyson England FW (1982-05-04)4 May 1982 (aged 19) Trainee 1999 5 0
24 Darius Henderson England FW (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 20) Trainee 1999 57 11
31 Michael Branch England FW (1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 23) loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers 2002[14] 2002[14] 2 0
Out on loan
Left during the season
6 Barry Hunter Northern Ireland DF (1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 33) Wrexham 1996 100 6
20 Chris Casper England DF (1975-04-28)28 April 1975 (aged 26) Manchester United 1998 55 0
29 Adam Lockwood England DF (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 20) Trainee 1999 0 0
31 Marcus Hahnemann United States GK (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 29) loan from Fulham 2001[15] 2002[16] 6 0
31 Ben Roberts England GK (1975-06-22)22 June 1975 (aged 26) loan from Charlton Athletic 2002[17] 2002[17] 6 0

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Barry Hunter (to Rushden & Diamonds)
20 DF England ENG Chris Casper (Retired)
29 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood (to Yeovil Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann (loan return to Fulham)
31 GK England ENG Ben Roberts (loan return to Charlton Athletic)

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
5 July 2001 DF England Adrian Whitbread Portsmouth Free [4]
5 July 2001 MF England Andy Hughes Notts County £250,000 (by a tribunal) [4][18]
18 July 2001 DF England Alex Smith Port Vale Bosman [6][19]
30 November 2001 GK England Antony Malessa Oxford United Free [2]
28 January 2002 MF England John Salako Charlton Athletic £50,000 [12]
13 March 2002 GK Australia Frank Talia Royal Antwerp Free [1][20]
15 March 2002 MF England Kevin Watson Rotherham United £150,000 [20]
10 April 2002 MF England Steve Warren Crystal Palace Undisclosed [21]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
2 November 2001 MF England John Salako Charlton Athletic 27 January 2001 [22]
2 November 2001 MF England Kevin Watson Rotherham United 2 December 2001 [22]
12 December 2001 GK United States Marcus Hahnemann Fulham 14 January 2002 [15][16]
17 January 2002 GK England Ben Roberts Charlton Athletic 14 February 2002 [17]
13 February 2002 DF England Leo Roget Stockport County End of Season [8][9]
21 March 2002 FW England Michael Branch Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season [14][20]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 September 2001 DF Northern Ireland Barry Hunter Rushden & Diamonds Free
16 October 2001 DF England Adam Lockwood Yeovil Town Free

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
20 September 2001 DF England Adam Lockwood Yeovil Town One Month [23]
11 January 2002 GK England Antony Malessa Shrewsbury Town 11 February 2002

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 January 2002 DF England Chris Casper Retired[24]
24 April 2002[25] DF England Matthew Robinson Oxford United
24 April 2002[25] MF England Keith Jones Retired
24 April 2002[25] MF England Neil Smith Stevenage
30 June 2002 GK England Antony Malessa

Trial[]

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name
21 November 2001[26] 28 November 2001[26] GK South Africa Chad Harpur

Competitions[]

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Division Two 2nd 11 August 2001 20 April 2002
FL Cup 1st round 3rd round 10 October 2001 21 August 2001
FA Cup 1st round 2R 17 November 2001 8 December 2001
FL Trophy 2nd round QF 30 October 2001 4 December 2001

Updated to match played 17 November 2011
Source: Competitions

Division Two[]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 23 15 8 70 43  +27 84 12 7 4 36 20  +16 11 8 4 34 23  +11

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWLLWWLDLLWWLWWWWWLDDWWWWWWWDWLDWWDDDWDDDDDD
Position434371065891114119118444445554211111111111111112222
Source: Reading FC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures & results[]

11 August 2001 Blackpool 0–2 Reading Bloomfield Road
15:00 Report Parkinson Goal 31'
Forster Goal 75'
Attendance: 5,613
18 August 2001 Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster Goal 8' Report Attendance: 11,915
25 August 2001 QPR 0–0 Reading Loftus Road
15:00 Report Attendance: 13,829
1 September 2001 Port Vale 0–2 Reading Vale Park
15:00 Report Cureton Goal 45'62' Attendance: 5,196
8 September 2001 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City Madejski Stadium
15:00 Smith Goal 32'
Parkinson Red card 82'
Report Fortune-West Goal 13'36' Attendance: 13,017
15 September 2001 Stoke City 2–0 Reading Britannia Stadium
15:00 GuðjónssonGoal 25'
Cooke Goal 28'
Report Attendance: 11,752
18 September 2001 Reading 1–0 Cambridge United Madejski Stadium
19:45 Harper Goal 63' Report Attendance: 8,348
22 September 2001 Reading 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Madejski Stadium
15:00 Williams Goal 16'
Henderson Goal 18'
Report Holligan Yellow card 1' Yellow-red card 60' Attendance: 13,565
25 September 2001 Bournemouth 1–0 Reading Dean Court
19:45 Hayter Goal 71' Report Attendance: 3,691
29 September 2001 Reading 1–1 Bury Madejski Stadium
15:00 Igoe Goal 45+2' Report Lawson Goal 90' Attendance: 10,035
5 October 2001 Colchester Town 2–0 Reading Layer Road
19:45 Rapley Goal 8'
McGleish Goal 26'
Report Attendance: 3,691
13 October 2001 Reading 1–3 Swindon Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Henderson Goal 80' Report Grazioli Goal 38'
Invincibile Goal 52'
Kuffour Goal 87'
Attendance: 14,389
20 October 2001 Notts County 3–4 Reading Meadow Lane
15:00 Allsopp Goal 7'68' (pen.)
Grayson Goal 84'
Report Hughes Goal 4'
Cureton Goal 13'43'
Smith Goal 49'
Attendance: 5,604
23 October 2001 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Reading Boundary Park
19:45 Report Cureton Goal 19' Attendance: 4,901
27 October 2001 Reading 1–2 Brentford Madejski Stadium
15:00 Butler Goal 53' (pen.) Report Ingimarsson Goal 69'
Price Goal 73'
Attendance: 14,680
3 November 2001 Northampton Town 0–2 Reading Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Report Cureton Goal 52'
Butler Goal 90'
Attendance: 5,162
6 November 2001 Reading 2–0 Wrexham Madejski Stadium
19:45 Forster Goal 69'
Henderson Goal 89'
Report Attendance: 8,081
10 November 2001 Reading 3–2 Bristol City Madejski Stadium
15:00 Mackie Goal 12'
Lever Goal 44' (o.g.)
Salako Goal 51'
Report Murty Goal 34' (o.g.)
Thorpe Goal 59'
Attendance: 14,060
20 November 2001 Reading 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Madejski Stadium
19:45 Smith Goal 25'
Forster Goal 38'61'
Henderson Goal 90+2'
Report N'Diaye Red card 22'
Price Goal 77'
Attendance: 9,007
24 November 2001 Peterborough Town 1–2 Reading London Road Stadium
15:00 Clarke Goal 6'
Edwards Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 71'
Report Henderson Goal 83'90+4' Attendance: 5,695
1 December 2001 Reading 0–1 Chesterfield Madejski Stadium
15:00 Report Howard Goal 10' Attendance: 11,209
22 December 2001 Reading 1–1 Wigan Athletic Madejski Stadium
15:00 Salako Goal 6' Report Haworth Goal 57' Attendance: 15,808
26 December 2001 Cardiff City 2–2 Reading Ninian Park
12:00 Earnshaw Goal 29'67' Report Forster Goal 56'
Salako Goal 78'
Attendance: 16,708
29 December 2001 Wrexham 0–2 Reading Racecourse Ground
15:00 Report Forster Goal 30'
Salako Goal 66'
Attendance: 3,885
1 January 2002 Reading 2–0 Port Vale Madejski Stadium
15:00 Cureton Goal 83' (pen.)89' Report Attendance: 10,743
5 January 2002 Reading 1–0 QPR Madejski Stadium
15:00 Hughes Goal 57' Report Attendance: 19,329
12 January 2002 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Reading McAlpine Stadium
15:00 Report Forster Goal 56' Attendance: 10,775
19 January 2002 Reading 3–0 Blackpool Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster Goal 20'22'50' Report Attendance: 13,732
22 January 2002 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Reading JJB Stadium
19:45 Report Hughes Goal 24'
Forster Goal 42'
Attendance: 5,536
26 January 2002 Reading 3–0 Colchester Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster Goal 38' (pen.)69'
Hughes Goal 48'
Report Attendance: 12,743
2 February 2002 Bury 1–1 Reading Gigg Lane
15:00 Newby Goal 21' Report Salako Goal 78' Attendance: 3,667
9 February 2002 Reading 2–1 Notts County Madejski Stadium
15:00 Garden Goal 23' (o.g.)
Cureton Goal 90+3'
Report Liburd Goal 18' Attendance: 13,564
11 February 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Reading Withdean Stadium
19:45 Zamora Goal 60'
Melton Goal 64'
Lewis Goal 88'
Report Cureton Goal 90+1' Attendance: 6,756
14 February 2002 Swindon Town 0–0 Reading The County Ground
19:45 McAreavey Red card 88'
Reeves Red card 93'
Report Igoe Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 44'
23 February 2002 Reading 1–0 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
15:00 Cureton Goal 51' Report Attendance: 21,032
26 February 2002 Wycombe 0–2 Reading Adams Park
20:001 Report Cureton Goal 67'
Henderson Goal 90+1'
Attendance: 9,250
2 March 2002 Cambridge United 2–2 Reading Abbey Stadium
15:00 Kitson Goal 14'
Youngs Goal 32'
Report Viveash Goal 57'
Forster Goal 70'
5 March 2002 Reading 2–2 Bournemouth Madejski Stadium
19:45 Cureton Goal 5'
Hughes Goal 80'
Report Hayter Goal 48'
Holmes Goal 80'
Attendance: 13,538
9 March 2002 Reading 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Madejski Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 22,009
16 March 2002 Chesterfield 0–2 Reading Recreation Ground
15:00 Report Forster Goal 30'
Cureton Goal 45'
Attendance: 5,145
23 March 2002 Reading 2–2 Oldham Athletic Madejski Stadium
15:00 Duxbury Goal 31'
Smart Goal 75'
Report Mackie Goal 8'
Parkinson Goal 46'
Attendance: 15,191
30 March 2002 Bristol City 3–3 Reading Ashton Gate
15:00 Peacock Goal 6'
Bell Goal 13' (pen.)
Robinson Goal 59'
Report Hughes Goal 2'
Forster Goal 5' (pen.)
Watson Goal 14'
Attendance: 15,609
1 April 2002 Reading 0–0 Northampton Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 16,495
7 April 2002 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Reading Prenton Park
Barlow Goal 41'
Haworth Goal 48'
Report Rougier Goal 49'
Salako Goal 72'
Attendance: 9,282
13 April 2002 Reading 2–2 Peterborough Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster Goal 72'79' Report Matthew Gill Goal 29'
McKenzie Goal 83'
Attendance: 22,151
20 April 2002 Brentford 1–1 Reading Griffin Park
15:00 Rowlands Goal 51' [1] Cureton Goal 77' Attendance: 11,303
Notes
  • Kick-off delayed until 20:00 from 19:45

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) 46 25 15 6 66 42 +24 90 Promoted
2 Reading (P) 46 23 15 8 70 43 +27 84
3 Brentford 46 24 11 11 77 43 +34 83 Participated in play-offs
4 Cardiff City 46 23 14 9 75 50 +25 83
5 Stoke City (O, P) 46 23 11 12 67 40 +27 80
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

FA Cup[]

17 November 2001 First Round Reading 1–0 Welling United Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cureton Goal 61'
N.Smith Yellow card
Report Overton Red card 45'
D.Powell Yellow card
Lindsey Yellow card
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,338
Referee: G.Hegley
8 December 2001 Second Round York City 2–0 Reading York
15:00 GMT (UTC) RichardsonGoal 3'
Potter Goal 42'
Cooper Yellow card
Proctor Yellow card
Report Murty Yellow card Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,161
Referee: B.Curson

League Cup[]

21 August 2001 First Round Reading 4–0 Luton Town Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Henderson Goal 38'90'
Parkinson Goal 45'
A.Smith Goal 51' Yellow card
Report Forbes Yellow card
Hughes Yellow card
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: D.R.Crick
11 September 2001 Second Round Reading 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 p)
West Ham United Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Minto Yellow card
Song Yellow card
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,173
Referee: Bill Jordan
Penalties
A.Smith Penalty scored
Murty Penalty scored
Rougier Penalty scored
Harper Penalty missed
Igoe Penalty scored
Henderson Penalty scored
Viveash Penalty scored
Penalty scored Hutchison
Penalty scored Courtois
Penalty scored Carrick
Penalty scored Sinclair
Penalty missed Defoe
Penalty scored Dailly
Penalty missed Minto
10 October 2001 Third Round Aston Villa 1–0 Reading Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Dublin Goal 45'
Wright Yellow card
Hadji Yellow card
Boateng Yellow card
Report Parkinson Yellow card Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Matt Messias

League Trophy South[]

30 October 2001 Second Round Reading 2–1 Colchester United Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) N.Smith Goal 50' Yellow card
Henderson Goal 72'
Report Stockwell Goal 77' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: A.R.Hall
4 December 2001 Quarterfinal Barnet 4–1 Reading Chipping Barnet
19:45 GMT (UTC) Strevens Goal 14'78'
Arber Goal 29'
Berkley Goal 90'
Gledhill Yellow card
Report Henderson Goal 15' Red card 44' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Bill Jordan

Squad statistics[]

As of match played 20 April 2002[27]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Phil Whitehead 37 0 33 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland Graeme Murty 48 0 43 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England Matthew Robinson 16 0 14 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 MF England Keith Jones 17 0 10+6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Adrian Viveash 24 1 18 1 2 0 1+1 0 2 0
6 MF England Kevin Watson 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier 39 1 20+13 1 1 0 1+2 0 1+1 0
8 DF Wales Ady Williams 40 1 33+2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0
9 FW England Martin Butler 19 2 14+3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
10 FW England Nicky Forster 47 18 36+6 18 1 0 2 0 2 0
11 MF England Andy Hughes 42 6 34+5 6 2 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW England Jamie Cureton 42 16 24+14 15 2 1 1+1 0 0 0
14 MF England Sammy Igoe 41 1 27+8 1 0+2 0 2 0 1+1 0
15 MF England James Harper 32 1 19+7 1 1 0 3 0 1+1 0
16 MF England Phil Parkinson 37 3 32+1 2 0 0 3 1 0+1 0
17 MF England Neil Smith 17 2 3+11 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
18 DF England Adrian Whitbread 18 0 14 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland Joe Gamble 10 0 2+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
20 FW England Bas Savage 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK England Jamie Ashdown 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
22 FW England Nathan Tyson 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
23 DF England John Mackie 31 2 27 2 0+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 FW England Darius Henderson 45 11 2+36 7 1+1 0 1+2 2 2 2
26 DF England Alex Smith 17 3 12+1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0
28 DF England Nicky Shorey 38 0 32 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
29 MF England John Salako 32 6 31 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW England Michael Branch 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England Leo Roget 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading and left during the season:
31 GK United States Marcus Hahnemann 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK England Ben Roberts 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW England 10 Nicky Forster 18 0 0 0 18
2 FW England 12 Jamie Cureton 15 0 1 0 16
3 FW England 24 Darius Henderson 7 0 2 2 11
4 MF England 29 John Salako 6 0 0 0 6
MF England 11 Andrew Hughes 6 0 0 0 6
6 DF England 26 Alex Smith 2 1 0 0 3
MF England 16 Phil Parkinson 2 0 1 0 3
Own goal 3 0 0 0 3
9 FW England 9 Martin Butler 2 0 0 0 2
DF England 23 John Mackie 2 0 0 0 2
MF England 17 Neil Smith 1 0 0 1 2
12 MF England 15 James Harper 1 0 0 0 1
DF Wales 8 Ady Williams 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 14 Sammy Igoe 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 5 Adrian Viveash 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 6 Kevin Watson 1 0 0 0 1
MF Trinidad and Tobago 7 Tony Rougier 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 70 1 4 3 78

Clean sheets[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 GK England 1 Phil Whitehead 15 1 2 0 18
2 GK United States 31 Marcus Hahnemann 4 0 0 0 0
3 GK England 31 Ben Roberts 3 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 22 1 2 0 18

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 England DF Graeme Murty 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
3 England DF Matthew Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 England MF Keith Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 England DF Adrian Viveash 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 England MF Kevin Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 Trinidad and Tobago MF Tony Rougier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
8 Wales DF Ady Williams 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 England FW Martin Butler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 England FW Nicky Forster 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
11 England MF Andrew Hughes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England FW Jamie Cureton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England MF Sammy Igoe 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
15 England MF James Harper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 England MF Phil Parkinson 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 1
17 England MF Neil Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
18 England DF Adrian Whitbread 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Republic of Ireland MF Joe Gamble 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 England DF John Mackie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 England FW Darius Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
26 England DF Alex Smith 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
28 England DF Nicky Shorey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 England MF John Salako 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 67 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 72 3

Notes[]

  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ^ Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, going on to make his debut for Scotland in 2004.
  3. ^ Ady Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and would make his international debut for Wales on 23 May 1994.
  4. ^ John Salako was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally, making his international debut for England in 1991.

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