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Reading 2003–04 football season
Reading 2003–04 season Chairman John Madejski Manager Alan Pardew until 9 October 2003 Steve Coppell from 9 October 2003 First Division 9th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Shaun Goater (12) All: Shaun Goater (14) Average home league attendance 15,095
The 2003–04 season was Reading's second consecutive season in the First Division, after promotion from the Second Division in 2002.
Squad [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve/Academy squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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 [ ]
Released [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Updated to match played 17 November 2011 Source: Competitions
First Division [ ]
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
20
10
16
55
57
−2
70
11
6
6
29
25
+4
9
4
10
26
32
−6
Results [ ]
Ipswich Town v Reading
9 August 2003 1 Ipswich Town 1–1 Reading Portman Road
Miller 90' (pen. )
Report
Sidwell 59' Shorey 78'
Attendance: 24,830
Reading v Nottingham Forest
16 August 2003 2 Reading 3–0 Nottingham Forest Madejski Stadium
Sidwell 49' Murray 59' Goater 79'
Report
Attendance: 16,833
Reading v Rotherham
25 August 2003 4 Reading 0–0 Rotherham Madejski Stadium
Report
Attendance: 14,047
West Ham v Reading
13 September 2003 6 West Ham 1–0 Reading Upton Park
Dailly 17'
Report
Attendance: 32,634
Sunderland v Reading
27 September 2003 9 Sunderland 2–0 Reading Stadium of Light
Arca 28' Oster 32'
Report
Attendance: 22,420
Norwich City v Reading
30 September 2003 10 Norwich City 2–1 Reading Carrow Road
Huckerby 17' McVeigh 87'
Report
Forster 25'
Attendance: 16,387
Reading v Bradford City
4 October 2003 11 Reading 2–2 Bradford City Madejski Stadium
Sidwell 5' Hughes 78'
Report
Evans 44' Gray 55'
Attendance: 12,594
Reading v Gillingham
14 October 2003 12 Reading 2–1 Gillingham Madejski Stadium
Murray 54' Sidwell 85'
Report
King 73'
Attendance: 13,011
Reading v Preston North End
18 October 2003 13 Reading 3–2 Preston North End Madejski Stadium
Goater 39' (pen. ) Mackie 82' Forster 90'
Report
Fuller 20' Alexander 53' (pen. )
Attendance: 13,130
Sheffield United v Reading
Crewe Alexandra v Reading
1 November 2003 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Reading Alexandra Stadium
Jones 15'
Report
Attendance: 7,091
Reading v Wigan Athletic
8 November 2003 17 Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic Madejski Stadium
Hughes 69'
Report
Filan 90'
Attendance: 13,819
Reading v Millwall
15 November 2003 18 Reading 1–0 Millwall Madejski Stadium
Salako 23'
Report
Attendance: 14,090
West Bromwich Albion v Reading
Burnley v Reading
25 November 2003 20 Burnley 3–0 Reading Turf Moor
Blake 5' , 55' Chaplow 48'
Report
Attendance: 9,473
Wigan Athletic v Reading
6 December 2003 22 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Reading DW Stadium
Report
Forster 55' , 89'
Attendance: 7,512
Stoke City v Reading
13 December 2003 23 Stoke City 3–0 Reading Britannia Stadium
Hoekstra 18' , 26' , 87' (pen. )
Report
Attendance: 11,212
Reading v Crystal Palace
20 December 2003 24 Reading 0–3 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium
Report
Johnson 40' , 90' Routledge 43'
Attendance: 12,743
Reading v Wimbledon (MK Dons )
26 December 2003 25 Reading 0–3 Wimbledon (MK Dons ) Madejski Stadium
Report
Small 8' Lewington 22' McAnuff 80'
Attendance: 14,486
Reading v Ipswich Town
10 January 2004 27 Reading 1–1 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
Owusu 62'
Report
McGreal 72'
Attendance: 17,362
Nottingham Forest v Reading
17 January 2004 28 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Reading City Ground
Report
Murray 41'
Attendance: 23,116
Rotherham United v Reading
7 February 2004 30 Rotherham United 5–1 Reading Millmoor
Proctor 24' (pen. ) , 79' Monkhouse 36' Butler 47' 90'
Report
Goater 20' (pen. )
Attendance: 6,405
Reading v Sheffield United
28 February 2004 33 Reading 2–1 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
Shorey 25' Goater 33' (pen. )
Report
Gray 10'
Preston North End v Reading
2 March 2004 34 Preston North End 2–1 Reading Deepdale
Healy 35' , 89'
Report
Salako 82'
Attendance: 11,745
Crystal Palace v Reading
6 March 2004 35 Crystal Palace 2–2 Reading Selhurst Park
Freedman 33' Johnson 44'
Report
Owusu 15' , 56'
Attendance: 17,853
Reading v Stoke City
13 March 2004 36 Reading 0–0 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
Report
Attendance: 14,132
Reading v Sunderland
20 March 2004 38 Reading 0–2 Sunderland Madejski Stadium
Report
Byfield 73' Smith 74'
Attendance: 18,019
Reading v West Ham United
3 April 2004 40 Reading 2–0 West Ham United Madejski Stadium
Kitson 35' , 52'
Report
Attendance: 23,314
Reading v Norwich City
12 April 2004 42 Reading 0–1 Norwich City Madejski Stadium
Report
Mulryne 86'
Attendance: 18,460
Reading v Crewe Alexandra
17 April 2004 43 Reading 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Madejski Stadium
Kitson 10'
Report
Lunt 39'
Attendance: 14,729
Millwall v Reading
24 April 2004 44 Millwall 0–1 Reading The Den
Report
Goater 16'
Attendance: 12,535
Reading v West Bromwich Albion
1 May 2004 45 Reading 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Madejski Stadium
Sidwell 88'
Report
Attendance: 20,619
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
7
Wigan Athletic
46
18
17
11
60
45
+15
71
8
Sheffield United
46
20
11
15
65
56
+9
71
9
Reading
46
20
10
16
55
57
−2
70
10
Millwall
46
18
15
13
55
48
+7
69
Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
11
Stoke City
46
18
12
16
58
55
+3
66
Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
^ Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
League Cup [ ]
Reading v Huddersfield Town
28 October 2003 Third Round Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Madejski Stadium
Forster 82'
Report
Attendance: 11,892
Reading v Chelsea
3 December 2003 Fourth Round Reading 0–1 Chelsea Madejski Stadium
Report
Hasselbaink 57'
Attendance: 24,107
FA Cup [ ]
Preston North End v Reading
3 January 2004 Third Round Preston North End 3–3 Reading Preston
O'Neil 7' Fuller 32' , 45'
Report
Goater 7' Jackson 13' (o.g. ) Davis 37' (og.)
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,428
Reading v Preston North End
13 January 2004 Third Round Reply Reading 1–2 Preston North End Reading
Goater 84'
Report
Cresswell 28' Koumantarakis 47'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,314
First team statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
First Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
USA
Marcus Hahnemann
42
0
36
0
2
0
4
0
2
DF
SCO
Graeme Murty [16]
42
0
37+1
0
2
0
2
0
3
DF
ENG
Nicky Shorey
41
2
35
2
2
0
4
0
4
DF
ENG
Kevin Watson
25
0
10+12
0
0+1
0
2
0
5
DF
ENG
Steve Brown
22
0
19
0
1
0
2
0
6
DF
ENG
Dean Gordon
3
0
0+3
0
0
0
0
0
8
DF
WAL
Adrian Williams [17]
38
1
33
1
2
0
3
0
9
FW
BER
Shaun Goater
38
14
30+4
12
2
2
1+1
0
10
FW
ENG
Nicky Forster
34
11
28+2
7
0
0
4
4
11
MF
ENG
Andy Hughes
48
3
42+1
3
1
0
4
0
12
FW
ENG
Dave Kitson
17
5
10+7
5
0
0
0
0
14
MF
ENG
Steve Sidwell
48
9
43
8
1+1
0
3
1
15
MF
ENG
James Harper
43
1
35+4
1
2
0
2
0
16
DF
ISL
Ívar Ingimarsson
28
1
24+1
1
1
0
2
0
17
MF
ENG
John Salako
43
4
32+5
3
0+2
0
3+1
1
20
FW
ENG
Bas Savage
17
0
6+9
0
1
0
1
0
21
GK
ENG
Jamie Ashdown
10
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
23
FW
ENG
Dean Morgan
15
1
3+10
1
1+1
0
0
0
24
MF
ENG
Paul Brooker
11
0
5+6
0
0
0
0
0
25
MF
ENG
Ricky Newman
35
0
25+5
0
2
0
3
0
26
GK
ENG
Jamie Young
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
31
FW
ENG
Lloyd Owusu
16
4
11+5
4
0
0
0
0
Players who appeared for Reading and left during the season:
6
DF
ENG
John Mackie
10
1
7+2
1
0
0
1
0
7
MF
SCO
Scott Murray
40
5
25+9
5
2
0
3+1
0
16
FW
ENG
Martin Butler
3
0
0+3
0
0
0
0
0
22
FW
ENG
Nathan Tyson
9
0
0+8
0
0
0
0+1
0
24
FW
ENG
Darius Henderson
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
30
DF
JAM
Omar Daley
7
0
0+6
0
0
0
0+1
0
Top scorers [ ]
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
First Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
FW
9
Shaun Goater
12
2
0
14
2
FW
10
Nicky Forster
7
0
4
11
3
MF
14
Steve Sidwell
8
0
1
9
4
FW
12
Dave Kitson
5
0
0
5
DF
7
Scott Murray
5
0
0
5
6
FW
31
Lloyd Owusu
4
0
0
4
MF
17
John Salako
3
0
1
4
8
MF
11
Andy Hughes
3
0
0
3
9
DF
3
Nicky Shorey
2
0
0
2
MF
15
James Harper
1
0
1
2
11
FW
23
Dean Morgan
1
0
0
1
DF
8
Ady Williams
1
0
0
1
FW
6
John Mackie
1
0
0
1
DF
16
Ivar Ingimarsson
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
55
2
7
64
Disciplinary record [ ]
Number
Nation
Position
Name
First Division
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
14
MF
Steve Sidwell
9
1
0
0
0
0
9
1
25
MF
Ricky Newman
7
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
5
DF
Steve Brown
5
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
8
DF
Ady Williams
5
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
7
MF
Scott Murray
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
11
MF
Andy Hughes
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
20
FW
Bas Savage
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
10
FW
Nicky Forster
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
MF
Kevin Watson
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
DF
John Mackie
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
31
FW
Lloyd Owusu
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
16
DF
Ivar Ingimarsson
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
DF
Graeme Murty
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9
FW
Shaun Goater
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
12
FW
Dave Kitson
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
MF
James Harper
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
DF
Nicky Shorey
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
TOTALS
45
4
0
0
0
0
49
4
Team kit [ ]
Reading's kit for the 2003–04 was manufactured by , and the main sponsor was Westcoast .
References [ ]
^ Murty was born in Nunthorpe , England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
^ Williams was born in Reading , England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1994.
^ Salako was born in Ibadan , Nigeria, but qualified to represent England internationally, making his international debut for England in 1991.
^ Owusu was born in Slough , England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.
^ Boucaud was born in Enfield , England, and but chose to represent Trinidad and Tobago , qualifying through his parents. Boucaud represented Trinidad and Tobago 13 days after being released by Reading.
^ Campbell was born in Cambridge , England, and but chose to represent Scotland, qualifying through his parents. Campbell represented the England U-17 's in 2002 and then the Scotland U-17 team 2003.
^ Soares was born in Reading , England, and but chose to represent Barbados, qualifying through his parents. Soares went on to represent Barbados in 2007.
^ "Career and history to date" . Shaungoater.net . Archived from the original on 8 March 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2005 .
^ "Ingimarsson joins Reading" . BBC Sport . 23 October 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2013 .
^ "Cash Point!" . Cambridge Evening News . 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006 .
^ "Reading swoop for keeper" . BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012 .
^ 부산아이콘스 제이미 큐레튼 선수 영입 . Busan I'Cons official website (in Korean). 14 July 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013 .
^ "Royals swoop for Gordon" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 21 October 2013 .
^ a b Simon Fudge. "Royals release duo" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 3 June 2014 .
^ Simon Fudge. "Posh land Boucaud, re-sign skipper" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 3 June 2014 .
^ Murty was born in Nunthorpe , England.
^ Williams was born in Reading , England.
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Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
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Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
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