Reading 2001–02 football season
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
GK
(1969-12-17 ) 17 December 1969 (aged 32)
West Bromwich Albion
1999
104
0
21
Jamie Ashdown
GK
(1980-11-30 ) 30 November 1980 (aged 21)
Trainee
1998
5
0
30
Frank Talia
GK
(1972-07-20 ) 20 July 1972 (aged 29)
Royal Antwerp
2002[1]
2002[1]
0
0
Antony Malessa
GK
(1980-11-13 ) 13 November 1980 (aged 21)
Oxford United
2001[2]
0
0
Defenders
2
Graeme Murty
[b]
DF
(1974-11-13 ) 13 November 1974 (aged 27)
York City
1998
107
1
3
Matthew Robinson
DF
(1974-12-23 ) 23 December 1974 (aged 27)
Portsmouth
2000
75
0
5
Adrian Viveash
DF
(1969-09-30 ) 30 September 1969 (aged 32)
Walsall
2000[3]
2003[3]
86
4
8
Ady Williams
[c]
DF
(1971-09-16 ) 16 September 1971 (aged 30)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2000[3]
2003[3]
18
Adrian Whitbread
DF
(1971-10-22 ) 22 October 1971 (aged 30)
loan from Portsmouth
2001[4]
2003[4]
37
0
23
John Mackie
DF
(1976-07-05 ) 5 July 1976 (aged 25)
Sutton United
1999
47
2
25
Ricky Newman
DF
(1970-08-05 ) 5 August 1970 (aged 31)
Millwall
2000[5]
51
2
26
Alex Smith
DF
(1976-02-15 ) 15 February 1976 (aged 26)
Port Vale
2001[6]
2003[6]
17
3
27
Ricky Allaway
DF
(1983-02-12 ) 12 February 1983 (aged 19)
Trainee
1999
0
0
28
Nicky Shorey
DF
(1981-02-19 ) 19 February 1981 (aged 21)
Leyton Orient
2001[7]
2004[7]
38
0
32
Leo Roget
DF
(1977-08-01 ) 1 August 1977 (aged 24)
loan from Stockport County
2002[8]
2002[9]
1
0
Midfielders
4
Keith Jones
MF
(1965-10-14 ) 14 October 1965 (aged 36)
Charlton Athletic
2000[3]
2002[3]
45
1
6
Kevin Watson
MF
(1974-01-03 ) 3 January 1974 (aged 28)
Rotherham United
2002
12
1
7
Tony Rougier
MF
(1971-07-17 ) 17 July 1971 (aged 30)
Port Vale
2000[10]
2003[10]
77
3
11
Andrew Hughes
MF
(1978-01-02 ) 2 January 1978 (aged 24)
Notts County
2001[4]
2004[4]
42
6
14
Sammy Igoe
MF
(1975-09-30 ) 30 September 1975 (aged 26)
Portsmouth
2000
87
7
15
James Harper
MF
(1980-11-09 ) 9 November 1980 (aged 21)
Arsenal
200[11]
2005[11]
46
2
16
Phil Parkinson
MF
(1967-12-01 ) 1 December 1967 (aged 34)
Bury
1992
419
24
17
Neil Smith
MF
(1971-09-30 ) 30 September 1971 (aged 30)
Fulham
1999
77
4
19
Joe Gamble
MF
(1982-01-14 ) 14 January 1982 (aged 20)
Cork City
2000
13
0
29
John Salako
[d]
MF
(1969-02-11 ) 11 February 1969 (aged 33)
Charlton Athletic
2001[12]
2003[12]
32
6
45
Adam Campion
MF
(1982-10-04 ) 4 October 1982 (aged 19)
Trainee
2001
0
0
Steve Warren
MF
(1983-09-27 ) 27 September 1983 (aged 18)
Crystal Palace
2002
0
0
Forwards
9
Martin Butler
FW
(1974-09-15 ) 15 September 1974 (aged 27)
Cambridge United
2000
91
34
10
Nicky Forster
FW
(1973-09-08 ) 8 September 1973 (aged 28)
Birmingham City
1999
103
30
12
Jamie Cureton
FW
(1975-08-28 ) 28 August 1975 (aged 26)
Bristol Rovers
2000[13]
2003[13]
95
46
20
Bas Savage
FW
(1982-01-07 ) 7 January 1982 (aged 20)
Trainee
2001
1
0
22
Nathan Tyson
FW
(1982-05-04 ) 4 May 1982 (aged 19)
Trainee
1999
5
0
24
Darius Henderson
FW
(1981-09-07 ) 7 September 1981 (aged 20)
Trainee
1999
57
11
31
Michael Branch
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
DF
(1968-11-18 ) 18 November 1968 (aged 33)
Wrexham
1996
100
6
20
Chris Casper
DF
(1975-04-28 ) 28 April 1975 (aged 26)
Manchester United
1998
55
0
29
Adam Lockwood
DF
(1981-10-26 ) 26 October 1981 (aged 20)
Trainee
1999
0
0
31
Marcus Hahnemann
GK
(1972-06-15 ) 15 June 1972 (aged 29)
loan from Fulham
2001[15]
2002[16]
6
0
31
Ben Roberts
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.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
5 July 2001
DF
Adrian Whitbread
Portsmouth
Free
[4]
5 July 2001
MF
Andy Hughes
Notts County
£250,000 (by a tribunal)
[4] [18]
18 July 2001
DF
Alex Smith
Port Vale
Bosman
[6] [19]
30 November 2001
GK
Antony Malessa
Oxford United
Free
[2]
28 January 2002
MF
John Salako
Charlton Athletic
£50,000
[12]
13 March 2002
GK
Frank Talia
Royal Antwerp
Free
[1] [20]
15 March 2002
MF
Kevin Watson
Rotherham United
£150,000
[20]
10 April 2002
MF
Steve Warren
Crystal Palace
Undisclosed
[21]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date to
Ref.
2 November 2001
MF
John Salako
Charlton Athletic
27 January 2001
[22]
2 November 2001
MF
Kevin Watson
Rotherham United
2 December 2001
[22]
12 December 2001
GK
Marcus Hahnemann
Fulham
14 January 2002
[15] [16]
17 January 2002
GK
Ben Roberts
Charlton Athletic
14 February 2002
[17]
13 February 2002
DF
Leo Roget
Stockport County
End of Season
[8] [9]
21 March 2002
FW
Michael Branch
Wolverhampton Wanderers
End of Season
[14] [20]
Out [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date to
Ref.
20 September 2001
DF
Adam Lockwood
Yeovil Town
One Month
[23]
11 January 2002
GK
Antony Malessa
Shrewsbury Town
11 February 2002
Released [ ]
Trial [ ]
Date from
Date to
Position
Nationality
Name
21 November 2001[26]
28 November 2001[26]
GK
Chad Harpur
Competitions [ ]
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 [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A A H A H H A H A H A A H A H H H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A A H A A H H A H A H A H A Result W W D W L L W W L D L L W W L W W W W W L D D W W W W W W W D W L D W W D D D W D D D D D D Position 4 3 4 3 7 10 6 5 8 9 11 14 11 9 11 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Source:
Reading FC A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures & results [ ]
QPR v Reading
25 August 2001 QPR 0–0 Reading show Loftus Road 15:00
Report
Attendance: 13,829
Stoke City v Reading
15 September 2001 Stoke City 2–0 Reading show Britannia Stadium 15:00
Guðjónsson 25' Cooke 28'
Report
Attendance: 11,752
Reading v Wycombe Wanderers
22 September 2001 Reading 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Williams 16' Henderson 18'
Report
Holligan 1' 60'
Attendance: 13,565
Reading v Bury
29 September 2001 Reading 1–1 Bury show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Igoe 45+2'
Report
Lawson 90'
Attendance: 10,035
Oldham Athletic v Reading
Northampton Town v Reading
Reading v Tranmere Rovers
Peterborough Town v Reading
Reading v Chesterfield
1 December 2001 Reading 0–1 Chesterfield show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Report
Howard 10'
Attendance: 11,209
Reading v Wigan Athletic
22 December 2001 Reading 1–1 Wigan Athletic show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Salako 6'
Report
Haworth 57'
Attendance: 15,808
Reading v Port Vale
1 January 2002 Reading 2–0 Port Vale show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Cureton 83' (pen. ) , 89'
Report
Attendance: 10,743
Reading v QPR
5 January 2002 Reading 1–0 QPR show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Hughes 57'
Report
Attendance: 19,329
Reading v Blackpool
19 January 2002 Reading 3–0 Blackpool show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Forster 20' , 22' , 50'
Report
Attendance: 13,732
Wigan Athletic v Reading
22 January 2002 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Reading show JJB Stadium 19:45
Report
Hughes 24' Forster 42'
Attendance: 5,536
Reading v Stoke City
23 February 2002 Reading 1–0 Stoke City show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Cureton 51'
Report
Attendance: 21,032
Reading v Oldham Athletic
Reading v Northampton Town
1 April 2002 Reading 0–0 Northampton Town show Madejski Stadium 15:00
Report
Attendance: 16,495
Tranmere Rovers v Reading
Notes
Kick-off delayed until 20:00 from 19:45
League table [ ]
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 [ ]
League Cup [ ]
Reading v West Ham United
League Trophy South [ ]
Squad statistics [ ]
As of match played 20 April 2002 [27]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Goal scorers [ ]
Clean sheets [ ]
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
Division Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
GK
1
Phil Whitehead
15
1
2
0
18
2
GK
31
Marcus Hahnemann
4
0
0
0
0
3
GK
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
2
DF
Graeme Murty
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
3
DF
Matthew Robinson
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
MF
Keith Jones
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
5
DF
Adrian Viveash
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
MF
Kevin Watson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
MF
Tony Rougier
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
8
DF
Ady Williams
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
9
FW
Martin Butler
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
10
FW
Nicky Forster
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
11
MF
Andrew Hughes
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
12
FW
Jamie Cureton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14
MF
Sammy Igoe
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
15
MF
James Harper
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
16
MF
Phil Parkinson
13
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
14
1
17
MF
Neil Smith
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
18
DF
Adrian Whitbread
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
19
MF
Joe Gamble
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
23
DF
John Mackie
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
24
FW
Darius Henderson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
26
DF
Alex Smith
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
28
DF
Nicky Shorey
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
29
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 [ ]
^ Age as of the end of the season
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ John Salako was born in Ibadan , Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally, making his international debut for England in 1991.
References [ ]
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League competitions
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Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
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FA cups Football League cups
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