2000–01 Reading F.C. season

Reading 2000–01 football season
Reading
2000–01 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerAlan Pardew
Second Division3rd
FA CupSecond Round vs York City
League CupFirst Round vs Leyton Orient
League TrophyQuarter-final vs Swansea City
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Cureton (26)
All: Jamie Cureton (30)
Highest home attendance22,034 vs Wigan Athletic
(16 May 2001)
Lowest home attendance4,337 vs Leyton Orient
(5 September 2000)
Average home league attendance12,218 (16 May 2001)
Home colours

The 2000–01 season was Reading's third season in Division Two, following their relegation from the Division One in 1998. It was Alan Pardew's second season as manager of the club. Reading finished the season in third place, qualifying for the Playoffs, where they were defeated in the final by Walsall 3–2. In the FA Cup, Reading were knocked out by York City after a replay in the Second Round, whilst in the League Cup, Leyton Orient defeated Reading over two legs in the First Round. Reading also reached the Second Round of the League Trophy, before defeat to Swansea City.

Season review

See also Nationwide League Division Two

Squad

As of match played 27 May 2001
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 31) West Bromwich Albion 1999 67 0
21 Scott Howie Scotland GK (1972-01-04)4 January 1972 (aged 29) Motherwell 1998 102 0
31 Jamie Ashdown England GK (1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 20) Academy 1998 1 0
36 Simon Cox Republic of Ireland GK (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 17) Academy 2000 0 0
Defenders
3 Matthew Robinson England DF (1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2000 59 0
5 Adi Viveash England DF (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 (aged 31) Walsall 2000[1] 2003[1] 62 3
6 Barry Hunter Northern Ireland DF (1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 32) Wrexham 1996 100 6
7 Graeme Murty England[b] DF (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 26) York City 1998 59 1
18 Andy Gurney England DF (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 27) Torquay United 1999 84 3
20 Chris Casper England DF (1975-04-28)28 April 1975 (aged 26) Manchester United 1998 55 0
23 John Mackie England DF (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 24) Sutton United 1999 16 0
25 Ricky Newman England DF (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (aged 30) Millwall 2000[2] 51 2
28 Chris Smith England DF (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) Academy 1999 0 0
29 Ady Williams Wales[c] DF (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000[1] 2003[1]
32 Ricky Allaway England DF (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1999 0 0
34 Adrian Whitbread England DF (1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 29) loan from Portsmouth 2001[3] 2001[3] 19 0
35 Nicky Shorey England DF (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 20) Leyton Orient 2001[4] 2004[4] 0 0
Midfielders
4 Keith Jones England MF (1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 35) Charlton Athletic 2000[1] 2002[1] 28 1
8 Darren Caskey England MF (1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 26) Tottenham Hotspur 1996 233 45
11 Lee Hodges England MF (1973-09-04)4 September 1973 (aged 27) Barnet 1997 99 10
14 Sammy Igoe England MF (1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 25) Portsmouth 2000 46 6
16 Phil Parkinson England MF (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 33) Bury 1992 382 21
17 Neil Smith England MF (1971-09-30)30 September 1971 (aged 29) Fulham 1999 60 2
19 Joe Gamble Republic of Ireland MF (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) Cork City 2000 3 0
30 Alex Haddow England MF (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1999 4 0
37 Tony Rougier Trinidad and Tobago MF (1971-07-17)17 July 1971 (aged 29) Port Vale 2000[5] 2003[5] 38 2
40 James Harper England MF (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 20) Arsenal 2001[6] 2005[6] 14 1
Forwards
9 Martin Butler England FW (1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 26) Cambridge United 2000 72 32
10 Nicky Forster England FW (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 27) Birmingham City 1999 56 12
12 Jamie Cureton England FW (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 25) Bristol Rovers 2000[7] 2003[7] 53 30
22 Jim McIntyre Scotland FW (1972-05-24)24 May 1972 (aged 29) Kilmarnock 1998 114 16
24 Darius Henderson England FW (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 19) Academy 1999 12 0
27 Nathan Tyson England FW (1982-05-04)4 May 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1999 1 0
Out on loan
33 Adam Lockwood England DF (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 19) Academy 1999 0 0
Left during the season
2 John Polston England DF (1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 32) Norwich City 1998 24 1
13 Keith Scott England FW (1967-06-09)9 June 1967 (aged 33) Wycombe Wanderers 1999 44 8
15 Sean Evers England MF (1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 23) Luton Town 1999 27 0
26 Stuart Gray Scotland[d] DF (1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 27) Celtic 1998 64 2
32 Phil Hadland England MF (1980-10-20)20 October 1980 (aged 20) Academy 1998 1 0
Neville Stamp England DF (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 19) Academy 1998 1 0

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF England ENG Adam Lockwood (at Forest Green Rovers)

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
2 DF England ENG John Polston (Retired)
13 FW England ENG Keith Scott (to Colchester United)
15 MF England ENG Sean Evers (to Plymouth Argyle)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gray (to Rushden & Diamonds)
32 MF England ENG Phil Hadland (to Rochdale)
— DF England ENG Neville Stamp (to York City)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
3 July 2000 DF England Adi Viveash Walsall Free [1]
3 July 2000 DF Wales Ady Williams Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [1]
3 July 2000 MF England Keith Jones Charlton Athletic Free [1]
25 July 2000 DF England Ricky Newman Millwall Free [2]
8 August 2000 MF Republic of Ireland Joe Gamble Cork City Free [8]
11 August 2000 MF Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier Port Vale £325,000 [5]
21 August 2000 FW England Jamie Cureton Bristol Rovers £250,000 [7]
9 February 2001 DF England Nicky Shorey Leyton Orient £25,000 [4]
28 February 2001 MF England James Harper Arsenal Undisclosed [6]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
9 February 2001 DF England Adrian Whitbread Portsmouth End of Season [3]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
7 August 2000 MF England Phil Hadland Rochdale Free [8]
11 October 2000 MF England Neville Stamp York City
14 March 2001 MF Scotland Stuart Gray Rushden & Diamonds Free
19 March 2001 FW England Keith Scott Colchester United Free

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
27 July 2000 MF England Alex Haddow Barnet One-Month [9]
12 October 2000 FW England Keith Scott Colchester United One-Month [10]
14 October 2000 MF England Sean Evers St Johnstone 15 January 2001 [11]
12 March 2001 FW England Nathan Tyson Maidenhead United 12 April 2001
22 March 2001 DF England Adam Lockwood Forest Green Rovers End of Season

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
8 March 2001 MF England Sean Evers Plymouth Argyle 8 March 2001[12]
April 2001 DF England John Polston Retired[13]
30 June 2001 GK Republic of Ireland Simon Cox Oxford United
30 June 2001 GK Scotland Scott Howie Bristol Rovers 31 July 2001[14]
30 June 2001 DF England Andy Gurney Swindon Town 21 June 2001†
30 June 2001 DF England Chris Smith York City 26 May 2001†[15]
30 June 2001 MF England Darren Caskey Notts County 27 June 2001†
30 June 2001 MF England Alex Haddow Carlisle United
30 June 2001 MF England Lee Hodges Plymouth Argyle
30 June 2001 FW Scotland Jim McIntyre Dundee United
† Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 July 2001.

Competitions

Second 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 25 11 10 86 52  +34 86 15 5 3 58 26  +32 10 6 7 28 26  +2

Results by round

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

Results

Millwall v Reading
12 August 2000 1 Millwall 2–0 Reading Bermondsey
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cahill 5', 50'
Livermore Yellow card
Moody Yellow card		 Report Rougier Yellow card
Parkinson Yellow card		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,043
Referee: G.Stretton
Reading v Swindon Town
19 August 2000 2 Reading 2–0 Swindon Town Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Butler 17'
Caskey 47'
Gurney Yellow card		 Report Davis Yellow card
Reeves Yellow card
Invincibile Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,134
Referee: M.Fletcher
Northampton Town v Reading
26 August 2000 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Reading Northampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Forrester 32', 76'
Hunt Yellow card		 Report Caskey Yellow card
Hodges Yellow card		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Phil Joslin
Reading v Stoke City
29 August 2000 4 Reading 3–3 Stoke City Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Butler 45'
Caskey 84' (pen.)
Cureton 90'
Viveash Yellow card
Parkinson Yellow card
Cureton Yellow card		 Report Hunter 17' (o.g.)
Thordarson 22'
Fenton 75'
Mohan Yellow card
Guðjónsson Yellow card
Lightbourne Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Paul Taylor
Port Vale v Reading
2 September 2000 5 Port Vale 0–1 Reading Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Cureton 5' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,701
Referee: Steve Baines
Reading v Brentford
9 September 2000 6 Reading 4–0 Brentford Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cureton 19', 38', 69'
Caskey 45' (pen.) Yellow card
Gurney Yellow card
Parkinson Yellow card
Smith Yellow card		 Report Javary Yellow card
Rowlands Yellow card
Mahon Yellow card
Pinamonte Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Trevor Parkes
Reading v Oldham Athletic
12 September 2000 7 Reading 5–0 Oldham Athletic Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Butler 3'
Igoe 5', 43'
Hodges 49'
McIntyre 80'		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,768
Referee: D.R.Crick
Peterborough United v Reading
16 September 2000 8 Peterborough United 1–0 Reading Peterborough
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cullen 89' (pen.)
Hooper Yellow card		 Report Hunter Red card 89'
Caskey Yellow card
Cureton Yellow card
Butler Yellow card		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: C.R.Wilkes
Reading v Swansea City
23 September 2000 9 Reading 5–1 Swansea City Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cureton 29' Yellow card
Butler 53', 57', 88' Yellow card
Hodges 70'
Viveash Yellow card		 Report Watkin 62'
Bound Yellow card
Thomas Yellow card
Roberts Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,003
Referee: Ray Olivier
Rotherham United v Reading
30 September 2000 10 Rotherham United 1–3 Reading Sheffield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Robins 28' (pen.)
Wilsterman Yellow card
Scott Yellow card		 Report Butler 3'
Cureton 49'
McIntyre 79'
Gurney Yellow card
Viveash Yellow card		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 4,288
Wigan Athletic v Reading
6 October 2000 11 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Reading Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bradshaw 11'
de Zeeuw Yellow card
Roberts Yellow card		 Report Butler 10'
Newman Yellow card		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Graham Laws
Reading v Wycombe Wanderers
14 October 2000 12 Reading 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Butler 59'
Viveash 73'
Newman Yellow card		 Report Brown Yellow card Yellow-red card 64'
McCarthy Yellow card
Vinnicombe Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,443
Referee: Peter Walton
Reading v Wrexham
17 October 2000 13 Reading 4–1 Wrexham Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Butler 6', 43'
Caskey 21', 45'
Newman Yellow card		 Report Faulconbridge 52'
Chalk Yellow card
Ferguson Yellow card
Sam Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Mike Riley
Bristol City v Reading
21 October 2000 14 Bristol City 4–0 Reading Bristol
15:00 GMT (UTC) Peacock 9', 60' Yellow card
Murray 18'
Bell 30'
Carey Yellow card
Hulbert Yellow card		 Report Hodges Yellow card Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,134
Referee: Paul Danson
Bury v Reading
24 October 2000 15 Bury 0–2 Reading Bury
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reid Yellow card Report Butler 54'
Cureton 60'
Hodges Yellow card		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,808
Referee: David Laws
Reading v Oxford United
28 October 2000 16 Reading 4–3 Oxford United Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Caskey 28' (pen.)
Cureton 60'
Rougier 78', 87'
Mackie Yellow card		 Report Lilley 40'
Viveash 69' (o.g.)
Richardson 73' Yellow card
McGowan Yellow card
Fear Yellow card
Anthrobus Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,022
Referee: Peter Jones
Walsall v Reading
4 November 2000 17 Walsall 2–1 Reading Walsall
15:00 GMT (UTC) Matias 58'
Byfield 86'		 Report McIntyre 90'
Gurney Yellow card
Rougier Yellow card		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,772
Referee: Howard Webb
Reading v Colchester United
11 November 2000 18 Reading 0–1 Colchester United Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Newman Yellow card
Cureton Yellow card		 Report Johnson 38' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,549
Referee: Matt Messias
Reading v Cambridge United
2 December 2000 19 Reading 3–0 Cambridge United Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Viveash 1'
Parkinson 35'
Gurney 70' Yellow card
Robinson Yellow card
Parkinson Yellow card
Butler Yellow card		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,601
Referee: Barry Knight
Notts County v Reading
16 December 2000 20 Notts County 3–2 Reading Nottingham
15:00 GMT (UTC) Allsopp 35', 89'
Stallard 43' (pen.)
Fenton Yellow card
Stallard Yellow card		 Report Richardson 45' (o.g.)
Parkinson 64'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: T.Jones
Reading v Luton Town
23 December 2000 21 Reading 4–1 Luton Town Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hunter 1'
Cureton 35', 80', 89'
Smith Yellow card		 Report Nogan 69'
Whitbread Yellow card
McLaren Yellow card
Fraser Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Steve Tomlin
Bristol Rovers v Reading
26 December 2000 22 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Reading Bristol
19:45 GMT (UTC) Ellington 30'
Thomson 81'
Challis Yellow card Yellow-red card 90'
Hogg Red card 90'
Culkin Yellow card
Mauge Yellow card
Jones Yellow card
Evans Yellow card		 Report Smith 38'
Parkinson 44' Yellow card
Viveash Yellow card
Newman Yellow card
Butler Yellow card
Igoe Yellow card		 Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 8,029
Referee: Rob Styles
Reading v Northampton Town
1 January 2001 23 Reading 1–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Caskey 90'
Hunter Yellow card		 Report Gabbiadini 87'
Sampson Yellow card
Hodge Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,599
Referee: Anthony Leake
Reading v Millwall
6 January 2001 24 Reading 3–4 Millwall Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Igoe 65'
Caskey 76' (pen.)
Cureton 90'		 Report Harris 17', 22', 50' (pen.) Yellow card
Newman 29' (o.g.)
Livermore Yellow card
Cahill Yellow card
Reid Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,743
Referee: Mike Dean
Stoke City v Reading
13 January 2001 25 Stoke City 0–0 Reading Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kavanagh Yellow card Report Viveash Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 14,154
Referee: R.D.Furnandiz
Reading v Bristol Rovers
20 January 2001 26 Reading 1–0 Bristol Rovers Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cureton 42'
Newman Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,767
Referee: Graham Poll
Reading v Port Vale
3 February 2001 27 Reading 1–0 Port Vale Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Butler 78'
Newman Yellow card		 Report Widdrington Yellow card Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,026
Referee: M.North
Brentford v Reading
10 February 2001 28 Brentford 1–2 Reading Brentford
15:00 GMT (UTC) McCammon 85'
Gibbs Yellow card
Owusu Yellow card		 Report Parkinson 30'
Igoe 58'
Newman Yellow card		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,550
Referee: R.D.Furnandiz
Reading v Peterborough United
17 February 2001 29 Reading 1–1 Peterborough United Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cureton 24'
Viveash Yellow card Yellow-red card 56'
Igoe Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Report Lee 54'
Hooper Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,342
Referee: Mike Jones
Oldham Athletic v Reading
20 February 2001 30 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Reading Oldham
19:45 GMT (UTC) Report Butler 3' Yellow card
Cureton 45'
Whitbread Yellow card
Caskey Yellow card
Parkinson Yellow card		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Jeff Winter
Swansea City v Reading
24 February 2001 31 Swansea City 0–1 Reading Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Cureton 42'
Jones Yellow card		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,073
Referee: Steve Dunn
Reading v Rotherham United
3 March 2001 32 Reading 2–0 Rotherham United Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Harper 60'
Butler 80'		 Report Talbot Yellow card Yellow-red card 35'
Lee Yellow card Yellow-red card 90'
Scott Yellow card
Warne Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,103
Referee: G.Stretton
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
6 March 2001 33 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Reading High Wycombe
15:00 GMT (UTC) Lee 39'
Townsend Yellow card
Brown Yellow card		 Report Igoe 87'
Caskey Yellow card
Newman Yellow card
Hodges Yellow card		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,788
Referee: Peter Jones
Reading v Wigan Athletic
9 March 2001 34 Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) McIntyre 69'
Parkinson Yellow card		 Report McCulloch Yellow card
Sheridan Yellow card
Roberts Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,307
Referee: M.Fletcher
Wrexham v Reading
17 March 2001 35 Wrexham 1–2 Reading Wrexham
15:00 GMT (UTC) Trundle 69' Report Butler 12', 83'
Hunter Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,080
Referee: M.J.Brandwood
Reading v Bristol City
23 March 2001 36 Reading 1–3 Bristol City Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Murty 9' Report Thorpe 45'
Peacock 54'
Matthews 71'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,716
Referee: Paul Durkin
Swindon Town v Reading
27 March 2001 37 Swindon Town 0–1 Reading Swindon
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Reeves Yellow card
S.Robinson Yellow card		 Report Cureton 51' Yellow card
Butler Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,674
Referee: David Elleray
Reading v Notts County
31 March 2001 38 Reading 2–1 Notts County Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Butler 55'
Cureton 74'
Viveash Yellow card
Whitbread Yellow card		 Report Owers 81' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,624
Referee: Trevor Parkes
Luton Town v Reading
3 April 2001 39 Luton Town 1–1 Reading Luton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Harper 10' (o.g.)
Taylor Yellow card
Mansell Yellow card		 Report Butler 4'
Harper Yellow card		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,132
Referee: Graham Poll
Cambridge United v Reading
7 April 2001 40 Cambridge United 1–1 Reading Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wanless 83'
Joseph Yellow card		 Report Cureton 33' Yellow card
Robinson Yellow card Yellow-red card 61'
Igoe Yellow card
Newman Yellow card		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Anthony Bates
Bournemouth v Reading
10 April 2001 41 Bournemouth 1–2 Reading Bournemouth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Defoe 3' Report Cureton 4'
Butler 9' Yellow card
Viveash Yellow card
Parkinson Yellow card		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,603
Referee: Bill Jordan
Reading v Bury
14 April 2001 42 Reading 4–1 Bury Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Igoe 11'
Cureton 23'
Butler 55', 62'		 Report Cramb 8'
Cramb Red card 49'
Halford Yellow card
Reid Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Paul Rejer
Oxford United v Reading
17 April 2001 43 Oxford United 0–2 Reading Oxford
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Cureton 20'
Butler 71'
Caskey Yellow card		 Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,886
Referee: S.J.Lodge
Reading v Walsall
21 April 2001 44 Reading 2–2 Walsall Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cureton 15', 27'
Igoe Yellow card		 Report Leitão 28' Yellow card
Barras 53' Yellow card
Bennett Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,710
Referee: Paul Robinson
Colchester United v Reading
28 April 2001 45 Colchester United 2–1 Reading Colchester
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Conlon 34'
Skelton 43' (pen.)
Dunne Yellow card
Johnson Yellow card
Izzet Yellow card		 Report Cureton 24'
Viveash Yellow card
Caskey Yellow card		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,010
Referee: Paul Danson
Reading v Bournemouth
5 May 2001 46 Reading 3–3 Bournemouth Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Butler 26'
Caskey 72'
Forster 88'		 Report Elliott 4', 33'
Defoe 24'
Howe Yellow card
Jørgensen Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,589
Referee: Uriah Rennie

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Millwall 46 28 9 9 89 38 +51 93 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United 46 27 10 9 79 55 +24 91 Promoted
3 Reading 46 25 11 10 86 52 +34 86 Participated in play-offs
4 Walsall 46 23 12 11 79 50 +29 81 Promoted through play-offs
5 Stoke City 46 21 14 11 74 49 +25 77 Participated in play-offs
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Play-offs

Wigan Athletic v Reading
13 May 2001 First Leg Wigan Athletic 0–0 Reading Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McGibbon Yellow card
Martínez Yellow card		 Report Parkinson Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 12,638
Referee: R.Pearson
Reading v Wigan Athletic
16 May 2001 Second Leg Reading 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Butler 86' Yellow card
Forster 90'
Viveash Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Report Nicholls 26' Yellow card
Haworth Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,034
Referee: David Laws
Final
Walsall v Reading
27 May 2001 Walsall 3–2 (a.e.t.) Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Goodman 48'
Rougier 107' (o.g.)
Byfield 109'		 Report Cureton 31'
Butler 91'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 50,496
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
Walsall
Reading
Walsall:
GK 1 England Jimmy Walker
DF 3 England Ian Brightwell
DF 15 Spain Zigor Aranalde
DF 25 England Tony Barras Yellow card
DF 5 England Andy Tillson
MF 10 England Dean Keates
MF 27 Spain Pedro Matias
MF 4 Scotland Tom Bennett downward-facing red arrow 98'
MF 19 Jamaica Paul Hall downward-facing red arrow 98'
FW 9 England Don Goodman
FW 14 Portugal Jorge Leitão downward-facing red arrow 98'
Substitutes:
DF 21 England Matt Gadsby upward-facing green arrow 98'
GK 17 England Carl Emberson
MF 26 Hungary Gábor Bukrán upward-facing green arrow 98'
FW 11 England Brett Angell
FW 8 England Darren Byfield upward-facing green arrow 98'
Manager:
England Ray Graydon
Reading:
GK 1 England Phil Whitehead
DF 7 Scotland Graeme Murty
DF 3 England Matthew Robinson
DF 5 England Adi Viveash Yellow card
DF 29 Wales Ady Williams downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF 40 England James Harper
MF 14 England Sammy Igoe downward-facing red arrow 66'
MF 16 England Phil Parkinson Yellow card
FW 22 Scotland Jim McIntyre downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 9 England Martin Butler
FW 12 England Jamie Cureton
Substitutes:
MF 37 Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 6 England Barry Hunter upward-facing green arrow 105'
GK 21 Scotland Scott Howie
FW 10 England Nicky Forster upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 8 England Darren Caskey
Manager:
England Alan Pardew

FA Cup

Reading v Grays Athletic
18 November 2000 First Round Reading 4–0 Grays Athletic Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hodges 16'
Cureton 60'
Butler 72'
Jones 87'		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Paul Alcock
York City v Reading
9 December 2000 Second Round York City 2–2 Reading York
15:00 GMT (UTC) McNiven 56'
Mathie 73'
Hulme Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card
Bower Yellow card
Edmondson Yellow card		 Report Newman 48'
Butler 52'
Whitehead Yellow card		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,926
Referee: Peter Walton
Reading v York City
19 December 2000 Second Round Reply Reading 1–3 York City Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Caskey 24'
Whitehead Yellow card
Viveash Yellow card
Rougier Yellow card		 Report Agnew 30' Yellow card
Alcide 88'
Iwelumo 90'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,968
Referee: Peter Walton

League Cup

Leyton Orient v Reading
22 August 2000 First Round 1st leg Leyton Orient 1–1 Reading Leyton
BST (UTC+1) Brkovic 47'
Griffiths Yellow card		 Report Cureton 37' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Steve Tomlin
Reading v Leyton Orient
5 September 2000 First Round 2nd leg Reading 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Leyton Orient Reading
BST (UTC+1) Robinson Yellow card
Cureton Yellow card		 Report Brkovic 51'
Christie 63'
Watts Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card
C.Dorrian Yellow card
Griffiths Yellow card		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 4,337
Referee: Mark Warren

League Trophy South

Hereford United v Reading
9 January 2001 Second Round Hereford United 1–2 Reading Hereford
GMT (UTC) Williams 70' Report Cureton 36'
McIntyre 39'
Hunter Yellow card
Gray Yellow card		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,693
Referee: Paul Rejer
Swansea City v Reading
30 January 2001 Quarterfinal Swansea City 1–0 Reading Swansea
GMT (UTC) Savarese 75'
Howard Yellow card		 Report Murty Yellow card
Hunter Yellow card
Newman Yellow card
McIntyre Yellow card		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Ray Olivier

Squad statistics

As of match played 27 May 2001[16]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Playoffs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Phil Whitehead 54 0 46 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Matthew Robinson 39 0 29+3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
4 MF England ENG Keith Jones 28 1 18+5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Adi Viveash 50 2 40 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Barry Hunter 29 1 21+2 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
7 DF England ENG Graeme Murty 26 1 18+5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Darren Caskey 49 10 35+8 9 1+1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
9 FW England ENG Martin Butler 54 28 42+3 24 3 2 3 2 1+1 0 0+1 0
10 FW England ENG Nicky Forster 12 2 0+9 1 0+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Lee Hodges 34 3 23+6 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0+1 0
12 FW England ENG Jamie Cureton 53 30 37+6 26 3 1 2+1 1 2 1 2 1
14 MF England ENG Sammy Igoe 40 6 15+16 6 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
16 MF England ENG Phil Parkinson 52 4 44 4 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF England ENG Neil Smith 17 1 4+11 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Andy Gurney 27 1 15+6 1 2 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Gamble 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 GK Scotland SCO Scott Howie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Jim McIntyre 40 5 25+8 4 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 1
23 DF England ENG John Mackie 16 0 7+3 0 0 0 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
24 FW England ENG Darius Henderson 6 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
25 DF England ENG Ricky Newman 44 1 37+2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0
29 DF Wales WAL Ady Williams 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Alex Haddow 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK England ENG Jamie Ashdown 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Adrian Whitbread 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Rougier 38 2 14+17 2 0+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 2 0
40 MF England ENG James Harper 14 1 9+3 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
13 FW England ENG Keith Scott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG Sean Evers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gray 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Division Two Playoffs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW England 12 Jamie Cureton 26 1 1 1 1 30
2 FW England 9 Martin Butler 24 2 2 0 0 28
3 MF England 8 Darren Caskey 9 0 1 0 0 10
4 MF England 14 Sammy Igoe 6 0 0 0 0 6
5 FW Scotland 22 Jim McIntyre 4 0 0 0 1 5
6 MF England 16 Phil Parkinson 4 0 0 0 0 4
7 MF England 11 Lee Hodges 2 0 1 0 0 3
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago 37 Tony Rougier 2 0 0 0 0 2
DF England 5 Adi Viveash 2 0 0 0 0 2
FW England 10 Nicky Forster 1 1 0 0 0 2
11 DF England 18 Andy Gurney 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF England 40 James Harper 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF Northern Ireland 6 Barry Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF England 7 Graeme Murty 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF England 17 Neil Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF England 4 Keith Jones 0 0 1 0 0 1
DF England 25 Ricky Newman 0 0 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 86 4 7 1 2 100

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Division Two Playoffs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 GK England 1 Phil Whitehead 16 1 1 0 0 18
2 GK England 31 Jamie Ashdown 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 16 1 1 0 0 18

Jamie Ashdown replaced the injured Phil Whitehead during the 5-0 victory over Oldham Athletic on 12 September 2000

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Division Two Playoffs 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 Yellow card Red card
1 England GK Phil Whitehead 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 England DF Matthew Robinson 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
4 England MF Keith Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 England DF Adi Viveash 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
6 Northern Ireland DF Barry Hunter 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1
7 England DF Graeme Murty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 England MF Darren Caskey 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
9 England FW Martin Butler 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
11 England MF Lee Hodges 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
12 England FW Jamie Cureton 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
14 England MF Sammy Igoe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 England MF Phil Parkinson 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
17 England MF Neil Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 England DF Andy Gurney 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
22 Scotland FW Jim McIntyre 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
23 England DF John Mackie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 England DF Ricky Newman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
34 England DF Adrian Whitbread 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
37 Trinidad and Tobago MF Tony Rougier 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
40 England MF James Harper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
26 Scotland DF Stuart Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 80 3 7 0 4 0 2 0 6 0 99 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. ^ Stuart Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, representing Scotland U21 between 1995 and 1996.

References

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  5. ^ a b c "Reading snap up Rougier". BBC. 11 August 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Reading swoop for Harper". BBC. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
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  11. ^ "Evers joins Saints on loan". BBC Sport. 14 October 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Evers and Elliott make Argyle switch". BBC Sport. 8 March 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  13. ^ "John Polston". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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