2001–02 Reading F.C. season

Reading
2001–02 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerAlan Pardew
Second Division2nd
FA CupSecond round vs York City
League CupThird round vs Aston Villa
League TrophyQuarter-final 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) 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) Academy 1998 5 0
30 Frank Talia GK (1972-07-20)20 July 1972 (aged 29) Royal Antwerp 2002 2002 0 0
Antony Malessa GK (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 21) Oxford United 2001 0 0
Defenders
2 Graeme Murty 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 Adi Viveash DF (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 (aged 32) Walsall 2000 2003 86 4
8 Ady Williams DF (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 30) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000 2003
18 Adrian Whitbread DF (1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 30) loan from Portsmouth 2001 2003 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 51 2
26 Alex Smith DF (1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 26) Port Vale 2001 2003 17 3
27 Ricky Allaway DF (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1999 0 0
28 Nicky Shorey DF (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 21) Leyton Orient 2001 2004 38 0
32 Leo Roget DF (1977-08-01)1 August 1977 (aged 24) loan from Stockport County 2002 2002 1 0
Midfielders
4 Keith Jones MF (1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 36) Charlton Athletic 2000 2002 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 2003 77 3
11 Andrew Hughes MF (1978-01-02)2 January 1978 (aged 24) Notts County 2001 2004 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 2005 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 MF (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 33) Charlton Athletic 2001 2003 32 6
45 Adam Campion MF (1982-10-04)4 October 1982 (aged 19) Academy 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 2003 95 46
20 Bas Savage FW (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 20) Academy 2001 1 0
22 Nathan Tyson FW (1982-05-04)4 May 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1999 5 0
24 Darius Henderson FW (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 20) Academy 1999 57 11
31 Michael Branch FW (1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 23) loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers 2002 2002 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) Academy 1999 0 0
31 Marcus Hahnemann GK (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 29) loan from Fulham 2001 2002 6 0
31 Ben Roberts GK (1975-06-22)22 June 1975 (aged 26) loan from Charlton Athletic 2002 2002 6 0

Left club during season

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

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

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

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

Out

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

Loans out

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

Released

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

Trial

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name
21 November 2001 28 November 2001 GK 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

Main article: 2001–02_in_English_football § Nationwide_League_Division_Two
11 August 2001 Blackpool 0–2 Reading Bloomfield Road
15:00 Report Parkinson 31'
Forster 75'		 Attendance: 5,613
18 August 2001 Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster 8' Report Attendance: 11,915
25 August 2001 Queens Park Rangers 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 45', 62' Attendance: 5,196
8 September 2001 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City Madejski Stadium
15:00 Smith 32'
Parkinson  82'		 Report Fortune-West 13', 36' Attendance: 13,017
15 September 2001 Stoke City 2–0 Reading Britannia Stadium
15:00 Guðjónsson 25'
Cooke 28'		 Report Attendance: 11,752
18 September 2001 Reading 1–0 Cambridge United Madejski Stadium
19:45 Harper 63' Report Attendance: 8,348
22 September 2001 Reading 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Madejski Stadium
15:00 Williams 16'
Henderson 18'		 Report Holligan  1'  60' Attendance: 13,565
25 September 2001 Bournemouth 1–0 Reading Dean Court
19:45 Hayter 71' Report Attendance: 3,691
29 September 2001 Reading 1–1 Bury Madejski Stadium
15:00 Igoe 45+2' Report Lawson 90' Attendance: 10,035
5 October 2001 Colchester United 2–0 Reading Layer Road
19:45 Rapley 8'
McGleish 26'		 Report Attendance: 3,691
13 October 2001 Reading 1–3 Swindon Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Henderson 80' Report Grazioli 38'
Invincibile 52'
Kuffour 87'		 Attendance: 14,389
20 October 2001 Notts County 3–4 Reading Meadow Lane
15:00 Allsopp 7', 68' (pen.)
Grayson 84'		 Report Hughes 4'
Cureton 13', 43'
Smith 49'		 Attendance: 5,604
23 October 2001 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Reading Boundary Park
19:45 Report Cureton 19' Attendance: 4,901
27 October 2001 Reading 1–2 Brentford Madejski Stadium
15:00 Butler 53' (pen.) Report Ingimarsson 69'
Price 73'		 Attendance: 14,680
3 November 2001 Northampton Town 0–2 Reading Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Report Cureton 52'
Butler 90'		 Attendance: 5,162
6 November 2001 Reading 2–0 Wrexham Madejski Stadium
19:45 Forster 69'
Henderson 89'		 Report Attendance: 8,081
10 November 2001 Reading 3–2 Bristol City Madejski Stadium
15:00 Mackie 12'
Lever 44' (o.g.)
Salako 51'		 Report Murty 34' (o.g.)
Thorpe 59'		 Attendance: 14,060
20 November 2001 Reading 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Madejski Stadium
19:45 Smith 25'
Forster 38', 61'
Henderson 90+2'		 Report N'Diaye  22'
Price 77'		 Attendance: 9,007
24 November 2001 Peterborough United 1–2 Reading London Road Stadium
15:00 Clarke 6'
Edwards  57'  71'		 Report Henderson 83', 90+4' Attendance: 5,695
1 December 2001 Reading 0–1 Chesterfield Madejski Stadium
15:00 Report Howard 10' Attendance: 11,209
22 December 2001 Reading 1–1 Wigan Athletic Madejski Stadium
15:00 Salako 6' Report Haworth 57' Attendance: 15,808
26 December 2001 Cardiff City 2–2 Reading Ninian Park
12:00 Earnshaw 29', 67' Report Forster 56'
Salako 78'		 Attendance: 16,708
29 December 2001 Wrexham 0–2 Reading Racecourse Ground
15:00 Report Forster 30'
Salako 66'		 Attendance: 3,885
1 January 2002 Reading 2–0 Port Vale Madejski Stadium
15:00 Cureton 83' (pen.), 89' Report Attendance: 10,743
5 January 2002 Reading 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Madejski Stadium
15:00 Hughes 57' Report Attendance: 19,329
12 January 2002 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Reading McAlpine Stadium
15:00 Report Forster 56' Attendance: 10,775
19 January 2002 Reading 3–0 Blackpool Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster 20', 22', 50' Report Attendance: 13,732
22 January 2002 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Reading JJB Stadium
19:45 Report Hughes 24'
Forster 42'		 Attendance: 5,536
26 January 2002 Reading 3–0 Colchester United Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster 38' (pen.), 69'
Hughes 48'		 Report Attendance: 12,743
2 February 2002 Bury 1–1 Reading Gigg Lane
15:00 Newby 21' Report Salako 78' Attendance: 3,667
9 February 2002 Reading 2–1 Notts County Madejski Stadium
15:00 Garden 23' (o.g.)
Cureton 90+3'		 Report Liburd 18' Attendance: 13,564
11 February 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Reading Withdean Stadium
19:45 Zamora 60'
Melton 64'
Lewis 88'		 Report Cureton 90+1' Attendance: 6,756
14 February 2002 Swindon Town 0–0 Reading The County Ground
19:45 McAreavey  88'
Reeves  93'		 Report Igoe  20'  44' Attendance: 9,264
23 February 2002 Reading 1–0 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
15:00 Cureton 51' Report Attendance: 21,032
26 February 2002 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Reading Adams Park
20:001 Report Cureton 67'
Henderson 90+1'		 Attendance: 9,250
2 March 2002 Cambridge United 2–2 Reading Abbey Stadium
15:00 Kitson 14'
Youngs 32'		 Report Viveash 57'
Forster 70'		 Attendance: 3,841
5 March 2002 Reading 2–2 Bournemouth Madejski Stadium
19:45 Cureton 5'
Hughes 80'		 Report Hayter 48'
Holmes 71'		 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 30'
Cureton 45'		 Attendance: 5,145
23 March 2002 Reading 2–2 Oldham Athletic Madejski Stadium
15:00 Mackie 8'
Parkinson 46'		 Report Duxbury 31'
Smart 75'		 Attendance: 15,191
30 March 2002 Bristol City 3–3 Reading Ashton Gate
15:00 Peacock 6'
Bell 13' (pen.)
Robinson 59'		 Report Hughes 2'
Forster 5' (pen.)
Watson 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 41'
Haworth 48'		 Report Rougier 49'
Salako 72'		 Attendance: 9,282
13 April 2002 Reading 2–2 Peterborough United Madejski Stadium
15:00 Forster 72', 79' Report Matthew Gill 29'
McKenzie 83'		 Attendance: 22,151
20 April 2002 Brentford 1–1 Reading Griffin Park
15:00 Rowlands 51' [1] Cureton 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 Promotion to Football League First Division
2 Reading (P) 46 23 15 8 70 43 +27 84
3 Brentford 46 24 11 11 77 43 +34 83 Qualification for the Second Division 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:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
17 November 2001 First round Reading 1–0 Welling United Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cureton 61'
N.Smith 		Report Overton  45'
D.Powell
Lindsey 		Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,338
Referee: G.Hegley
8 December 2001 Second round York City 2–0 Reading York
15:00 GMT (UTC) Richardson 3'
Potter 42'
Cooper
Proctor 		Report Murty Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,161
Referee: B.Curson

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 First round Reading 4–0 Luton Town Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Henderson 38', 90'
Parkinson 45'
A.Smith 51' 		Report Forbes
Hughes 		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
Song 		Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,173
Referee: Bill Jordan
Penalties
A.Smith
Murty
Rougier
Harper
Igoe
Henderson
Viveash 		Hutchison
Courtois
Carrick
Sinclair
Defoe
Dailly
Minto
10 October 2001 Third round Aston Villa 1–0 Reading Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Dublin 45'
Wright
Hadji
Boateng 		Report Parkinson Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Matt Messias

League Trophy South

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy
30 October 2001 Second round Reading 2–1 Colchester United Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) N.Smith 50'
Henderson 72'		 Report Stockwell 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 14', 78'
Arber 29'
Berkley 90'
Gledhill 		Report Henderson 15'  44' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: Bill Jordan

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 April 2002

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  ENG Phil Whitehead 37 0 33 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF  SCO Graeme Murty 48 0 43 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF  ENG Matthew Robinson 16 0 14 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 MF  ENG Keith Jones 17 0 10+6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  ENG Adi Viveash 24 1 18 1 2 0 1+1 0 2 0
6 MF  ENG Kevin Watson 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF  TRI Tony Rougier 39 1 20+13 1 1 0 1+2 0 1+1 0
8 DF  WAL Ady Williams 40 1 33+2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0
9 FW  ENG Martin Butler 19 2 14+3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
10 FW  ENG Nicky Forster 47 18 36+6 18 1 0 2 0 2 0
11 MF  ENG Andy Hughes 42 6 34+5 6 2 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton 42 16 24+14 15 2 1 1+1 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Sammy Igoe 41 1 27+8 1 0+2 0 2 0 1+1 0
15 MF  ENG James Harper 32 1 19+7 1 1 0 3 0 1+1 0
16 MF  ENG Phil Parkinson 37 3 32+1 2 0 0 3 1 0+1 0
17 MF  ENG Neil Smith 17 2 3+11 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
18 DF  ENG Adrian Whitbread 18 0 14 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
19 MF  IRL Joe Gamble 10 0 2+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
20 FW  ENG Bas Savage 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK  ENG Jamie Ashdown 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
22 FW  ENG Nathan Tyson 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
23 DF  ENG John Mackie 31 2 27 2 0+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 FW  ENG Darius Henderson 45 11 2+36 7 1+1 0 1+2 2 2 2
26 DF  ENG Alex Smith 17 3 12+1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0
28 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey 38 0 32 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
29 MF  ENG John Salako 32 6 31 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW  ENG Michael Branch 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF  ENG Leo Roget 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Reading and left during the season:
31 GK  USA Marcus Hahnemann 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK  ENG Ben Roberts 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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

  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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