# 2001–02 Reading F.C. 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 | 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. 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 | Name | From | Fee |
| 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 | Name | From | Date to |
| 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 | Name | Joined | Date |
| 30 January 2002 | DF | Chris Casper | Retired | Retired |
| 24 April 2002 | DF | Matthew Robinson | Oxford United | |
| 24 April 2002 | MF | Keith Jones | Retired | 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 | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### 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 |

#### Fixtures & results
##### Notes

* Kick-off delayed until 20:00 from 19:45

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 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 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stoke City (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |

### League Trophy South
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 20 April 2002

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Two | Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |
| 4 | MF | | 11 | Andrew Hughes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | | 26 | Alex Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | 16 | Phil Parkinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | 9 | Martin Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 23 | John Mackie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 17 | Neil Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | 15 | James Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 8 | Ady Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 14 | Sammy Igoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 5 | Adi Viveash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 6 | Kevin Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 7 | Tony Rougier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 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 | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Division Two | Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 67 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 3 |