# 2000–01 Reading F.C. season

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 | 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 31) | West Bromwich Albion | 1999 | | 67 | 0 |
| 21 | Scott Howie | GK | (1972-01-04)4 January 1972 (aged 29) | Motherwell | 1998 | | 102 | 0 |
| 31 | Jamie Ashdown | GK | (1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 20) | Academy | 1998 | | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Simon Cox | GK | (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 17) | Academy | 2000 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Matthew Robinson | DF | (1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 26) | Portsmouth | 2000 | | 59 | 0 |
| 5 | Adi Viveash | DF | (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 (aged 31) | Walsall | 2000 | 2003 | 62 | 3 |
| 6 | Barry Hunter | DF | (1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 32) | Wrexham | 1996 | | 100 | 6 |
| 7 | Graeme Murty | DF | (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 26) | York City | 1998 | | 59 | 1 |
| 18 | Andy Gurney | DF | (1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 27) | Torquay United | 1999 | | 84 | 3 |
| 20 | Chris Casper | DF | (1975-04-28)28 April 1975 (aged 26) | Manchester United | 1998 | | 55 | 0 |
| 23 | John Mackie | DF | (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 24) | Sutton United | 1999 | | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Ricky Newman | DF | (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (aged 30) | Millwall | 2000 | | 51 | 2 |
| 28 | Chris Smith | DF | (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19) | Academy | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ady Williams | DF | (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 29) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2000 | 2003 | | |
| 32 | Ricky Allaway | DF | (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 18) | Academy | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Adrian Whitbread | DF | (1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 29) | loan from Portsmouth | 2001 | 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 35 | Nicky Shorey | DF | (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 20) | Leyton Orient | 2001 | 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Keith Jones | MF | (1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 35) | Charlton Athletic | 2000 | 2002 | 28 | 1 |
| 8 | Darren Caskey | MF | (1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 26) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1996 | | 233 | 45 |
| 11 | Lee Hodges | MF | (1973-09-04)4 September 1973 (aged 27) | Barnet | 1997 | | 99 | 10 |
| 14 | Sammy Igoe | MF | (1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 25) | Portsmouth | 2000 | | 46 | 6 |
| 16 | Phil Parkinson | MF | (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 33) | Bury | 1992 | | 382 | 21 |
| 17 | Neil Smith | MF | (1971-09-30)30 September 1971 (aged 29) | Fulham | 1999 | | 60 | 2 |
| 19 | Joe Gamble | MF | (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) | Cork City | 2000 | | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Alex Haddow | MF | (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 19) | Academy | 1999 | | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Tony Rougier | MF | (1971-07-17)17 July 1971 (aged 29) | Port Vale | 2000 | 2003 | 38 | 2 |
| 40 | James Harper | MF | (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 20) | Arsenal | 2001 | 2005 | 14 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Martin Butler | FW | (1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 26) | Cambridge United | 2000 | | 72 | 32 |
| 10 | Nicky Forster | FW | (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 27) | Birmingham City | 1999 | | 56 | 12 |
| 12 | Jamie Cureton | FW | (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 25) | Bristol Rovers | 2000 | 2003 | 53 | 30 |
| 22 | Jim McIntyre | FW | (1972-05-24)24 May 1972 (aged 29) | Kilmarnock | 1998 | | 114 | 16 |
| 24 | Darius Henderson | FW | (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 19) | Academy | 1999 | | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Nathan Tyson | FW | (1982-05-04)4 May 1982 (aged 19) | Academy | 1999 | | 1 | 0 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 33 | Adam Lockwood | DF | (1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 19) | Academy | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | John Polston | DF | (1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 32) | Norwich City | 1998 | | 24 | 1 |
| 13 | Keith Scott | FW | (1967-06-09)9 June 1967 (aged 33) | Wycombe Wanderers | 1999 | | 44 | 8 |
| 15 | Sean Evers | MF | (1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 23) | Luton Town | 1999 | | 27 | 0 |
| 26 | Stuart Gray | DF | (1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 27) | Celtic | 1998 | | 64 | 2 |
| 32 | Phil Hadland | MF | (1980-10-20)20 October 1980 (aged 20) | Academy | 1998 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Neville Stamp | 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 | 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 | ENG | John Polston (Retired) |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Keith Scott (to Colchester United) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Sean Evers (to Plymouth Argyle) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Stuart Gray (to Rushden & Diamonds) |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Phil Hadland (to Rochdale) |
| — | DF | ENG | Neville Stamp (to York City) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 3 July 2000 | DF | Adi Viveash | Walsall | Free |
| 3 July 2000 | DF | Ady Williams | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free |
| 3 July 2000 | MF | Keith Jones | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 25 July 2000 | DF | Ricky Newman | Millwall | Free |
| 8 August 2000 | MF | Joe Gamble | Cork City | Free |
| 11 August 2000 | MF | Tony Rougier | Port Vale | £325,000 |
| 21 August 2000 | FW | Jamie Cureton | Bristol Rovers | £250,000 |
| 9 February 2001 | DF | Nicky Shorey | Leyton Orient | £25,000 |
| 28 February 2001 | MF | James Harper | Arsenal | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 9 February 2001 | DF | | Adrian Whitbread | Portsmouth | End of Season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 7 August 2000 | MF | Phil Hadland | Rochdale | Free |
| 11 October 2000 | MF | Neville Stamp | York City | |
| 14 March 2001 | MF | Stuart Gray | Rushden & Diamonds | Free |
| 19 March 2001 | FW | Keith Scott | Colchester United | Free |

### Loans out

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

### Released

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

## Competitions
### Second Division
#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | D |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Millwall (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 93 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 91 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 86 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Walsall (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 81 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 77 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |

#### Play-offs
##### Final

| Walsall | Reading |
Walsall: :
| GK | 1 | Jimmy Walker |
| DF | 3 | Ian Brightwell |
| DF | 15 | Zigor Aranalde |
| DF | 25 | Tony Barras |
| DF | 5 | Andy Tillson |
| MF | 10 | Dean Keates | |
| MF | 27 | Pedro Matias |
| MF | 4 | Tom Bennett | 98' |
| MF | 19 | Paul Hall | 98' |
| FW | 9 | Don Goodman | |
| FW | 14 | Jorge Leitão | 98' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | 21 | Matt Gadsby | 98' |
| GK | 17 | Carl Emberson |
| MF | 26 | Gábor Bukrán | 98' |
| FW | 11 | Brett Angell |
| FW | 8 | Darren Byfield | 98' |
| Manager: ||||
| Ray Graydon ||||
Reading: :
| GK | 1 | Phil Whitehead |
| DF | 7 | Graeme Murty |
| DF | 3 | Matthew Robinson | |
| DF | 5 | Adi Viveash |
| DF | 29 | Ady Williams | 105' |
| MF | 40 | James Harper |
| MF | 14 | Sammy Igoe | 66' |
| MF | 16 | Phil Parkinson |
| FW | 22 | Jim McIntyre | 82' |
| FW | 9 | Martin Butler |
| FW | 12 | Jamie Cureton |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 37 | Tony Rougier | 82' |
| DF | 6 | Barry Hunter | 105' |
| GK | 21 | Scott Howie |
| FW | 10 | Nicky Forster | 66' |
| MF | 8 | Darren Caskey |
| Manager: ||||
| Alan Pardew ||||

### League Trophy South
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 27 May 2001

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Phil Whitehead | 54 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Matthew Robinson | 39 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Keith Jones | 28 | 1 | 18+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Adi Viveash | 50 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Barry Hunter | 29 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Graeme Murty | 26 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 49 | 10 | 35+8 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Martin Butler | 54 | 28 | 42+3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Nicky Forster | 12 | 2 | 0+9 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Hodges | 34 | 3 | 23+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jamie Cureton | 53 | 30 | 37+6 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Sammy Igoe | 40 | 6 | 15+16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 52 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Neil Smith | 17 | 1 | 4+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Andy Gurney | 27 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRL | Joe Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Scott Howie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO | Jim McIntyre | 40 | 5 | 25+8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | John Mackie | 16 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Darius Henderson | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Ricky Newman | 44 | 1 | 37+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Alex Haddow | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Jamie Ashdown | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Adrian Whitbread | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | TRI | Tony Rougier | 38 | 2 | 14+17 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | 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 | ENG | Keith Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Sean Evers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | 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 | | 12 | Jamie Cureton | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Martin Butler | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | MF | | 8 | Darren Caskey | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | | 14 | Sammy Igoe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | | 22 | Jim McIntyre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | | 16 | Phil Parkinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 11 | Lee Hodges | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | 37 | Tony Rougier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | | 5 | Adi Viveash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | | 10 | Nicky Forster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | | 18 | Andy Gurney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 40 | James Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | 6 | Barry Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | 7 | Graeme Murty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 17 | Neil Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 4 | Keith Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | 25 | Ricky Newman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 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 | | 1 | Phil Whitehead | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | GK | | 31 | Jamie Ashdown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 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 | Division Two | Playoffs | Playoffs | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Phil Whitehead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Matthew Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | | MF | Keith Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Adi Viveash | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | | DF | Barry Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | | DF | Graeme Murty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Darren Caskey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Martin Butler | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Lee Hodges | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | | FW | Jamie Cureton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Sammy Igoe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Phil Parkinson | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Neil Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Andy Gurney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Jim McIntyre | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | | DF | John Mackie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | | DF | Ricky Newman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | | DF | Adrian Whitbread | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | | MF | Tony Rougier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | | 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 | | DF | Stuart Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 3 |