2000–01 Reading F.C. season

September 2020 December 2012 Reading 2000–01 Alan Pardew Manager John Madejski Chairman Second Division 3rd FA Cup Second Round vs York City League Cup First Round vs Leyton Orient League Trophy Quarter-final vs Swansea City Jamie Cureton (26) Jamie Cureton (30) 22,034 vs Wigan Athletic (16 May 2001) 4,337 vs Leyton Orient (5 September 2000) _bluehoops3 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1999–2000 2001–02 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 match played 27 May 2001 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Phil Whitehead ENG GK yes 2001 5 27 1969 12 17 West Bromwich Albion 1999 67 0 21 Scott Howie SCO GK yes 2001 5 27 1972 1 4 Motherwell 1998 102 0 31 Jamie Ashdown ENG GK yes 2001 5 27 1980 11 30 Academy 1998 1 0 36 Simon Cox IRL GK yes 2001 5 27 1984 3 24 Academy 2000 0 0 Defenders 3 Matthew Robinson ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1974 12 23 Portsmouth 2000 59 0 5 Adi Viveash ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1969 9 30 Walsall 2000 2003 62 3 6 Barry Hunter NIR DF yes 2001 5 27 1968 11 18 Wrexham 1996 100 6 7 Graeme Murty ENGlower-alpha MurtyNat 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. DF yes 2001 5 27 1974 11 13 York City 1998 59 1 18 Andy Gurney ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1974 1 25 Torquay United 1999 84 3 20 Chris Casper ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1975 4 28 Manchester United 1998 55 0 23 John Mackie ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1976 7 5 Sutton United 1999 16 0 25 Ricky Newman ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1970 8 5 Millwall 2000 51 2 28 Chris Smith ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1981 6 30 Academy 1999 0 0 29 Ady Williams WALlower-alpha WilliamsNat 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. DF yes 2001 5 27 1971 9 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000 2003 32 Ricky Allaway ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1983 2 12 Academy 1999 0 0 34 Adrian Whitbread ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1971 10 22 loan from Portsmouth 2001 2001 19 0 35 Nicky Shorey ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1981 2 19 Leyton Orient 2001 2004 0 0 Midfielders 4 Keith Jones ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1965 10 14 Charlton Athletic 2000 2002 28 1 8 Darren Caskey ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1974 8 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1996 233 45 11 Lee Hodges ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1973 9 4 Barnet 1997 99 10 14 Sammy Igoe ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1975 9 30 Portsmouth 2000 46 6 16 Phil Parkinson ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1967 12 1 Bury 1992 382 21 17 Neil Smith ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1971 9 30 Fulham 1999 60 2 19 Joe Gamble IRL MF yes 2001 5 27 1982 1 14 Cork City 2000 3 0 30 Alex Haddow ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1982 1 8 Academy 1999 4 0 37 Tony Rougier TRI MF yes 2001 5 27 1971 7 17 Port Vale 2000 2003 38 2 40 James Harper ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1980 11 9 Arsenal 2001 2005 14 1 Forwards 9 Martin Butler ENG FW yes 2001 5 27 1974 9 15 Cambridge United 2000 72 32 10 Nicky Forster ENG FW yes 2001 5 27 1973 9 8 Birmingham City 1999 56 12 12 Jamie Cureton ENG FW yes 2001 5 27 1975 8 28 Bristol Rovers 2000 2003 53 30 22 Jim McIntyre SCO FW yes 2001 5 27 1972 5 24 Kilmarnock 1998 114 16 24 Darius Henderson ENG FW yes 2001 5 27 1981 9 7 Academy 1999 12 0 27 Nathan Tyson ENG FW yes 2001 5 27 1982 5 4 Academy 1999 1 0 Out on loan 33 Adam Lockwood ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1981 10 26 Academy 1999 0 0 Left during the season 2 John Polston ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1968 6 10 Norwich City 1998 24 1 13 Keith Scott ENG FW yes 2001 5 27 1967 6 9 Wycombe Wanderers 1999 44 8 15 Sean Evers ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1977 10 10 Luton Town 1999 27 0 26 Stuart Gray SCOlower-alpha GrayNat Stuart Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, representing Scotland U21 between 1995 and 1996. DF yes 2001 5 27 1973 12 18 Celtic 1998 64 2 32 Phil Hadland ENG MF yes 2001 5 27 1980 10 20 Academy 1998 1 0 Neville Stamp ENG DF yes 2001 5 27 1981 7 7 Academy 1998 1 0 Out on loan 33 ENG DF Adam Lockwood at Forest Green Rovers Left club during season 2 ENG DF John Polston Retired 13 ENG FW Keith Scott to Colchester United 15 ENG MF Sean Evers to Plymouth Argyle 26 SCO DF Stuart Gray to Rushden & Diamonds 32 ENG MF Phil Hadland to Rochdale ENG DF Neville Stamp to York City Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.3 July 2000DFENGAdi ViveashWalsallFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/817593.stm Reading reveal new trio BBC 3 July 2000 17 October 2012 3 July 2000DFWALAdy WilliamsWolverhampton WanderersFree3 July 2000MFENGKeith JonesCharlton AthleticFree25 July 2000DFENGRicky NewmanMillwallFreeROYALS SIGN NEWMAN https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11673/2188716/royals-sign-newman skysports.com Sky Sports 8 June 20208 August 2000MFIRLJoe GambleCork CityFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/876185.stm SUMMER SIGNINGS BBC 12 August 2000 8 June 2020 11 August 2000MFTRITony RougierPort Vale£325,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/876467.stm Reading snap up Rougier BBC 11 August 2000 17 October 2012 21 August 2000FWENGJamie CuretonBristol Rovers£250,000CURETON COMPLETES READING SWITCH https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11673/2190358/CURETON-COMPLETES-READING-SWITCH skysports.com Sky Sports 8 June 20209 February 2001DFENGNicky ShoreyLeyton Orient£25,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/1160054.stm Reading complete Shorey deal BBC 10 February 2001 17 October 2012 28 February 2001MFENGJames HarperArsenalUndisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/1194426.stm Reading swoop for Harper BBC 28 February 2001 17 October 2012 Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.9 February 2001DFENGAdrian WhitbreadPortsmouthEnd of SeasonWHITBREAD TAKES ROYALS LOAN https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11673/2203726/whitbread-takes-royals-loan skysports.com Sky Sports 8 June 2020 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.7 August 2000MFENGPhil HadlandRochdaleFree11 October 2000MFENGNeville StampYork City 14 March 2001MFSCOStuart GrayRushden & DiamondsFree19 March 2001FWENGKeith ScottColchester UnitedFree Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.27 July 2000MFENGAlex HaddowBarnetOne-MonthLatest News http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000816151625/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news.html dead 16 August 2000 readingfc.co.uk Reading F.C. 8 June 2020 27 July 200012 October 2000FWENGKeith ScottColchester UnitedOne-MonthSoccer: Scott joins U's https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5503006.soccer-scott-joins-us/ Daily Gazette 8 June 2020 13 October 200014 October 2000MFENGSean EversSt Johnstone15 January 2001Evers joins Saints on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/970936.stm BBC Sport 8 June 2020 14 October 200012 March 2001FWENGNathan TysonMaidenhead United12 April 200122 March 2001DFENGAdam LockwoodForest Green RoversEnd of Season Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.8 March 2001MFENGSean EversPlymouth Argyle8 March 2001Evers and Elliott make Argyle switch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/1209674.stm BBC Sport 8 June 2020 8 March 2001April 2001DFENGJohn PolstonRetiredhttp://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/polston.htm John Polston Flown from the Nest 11 October 2013 30 June 2001GKIRLSimon CoxOxford United 30 June 2001GKSCOScott HowieBristol Rovers31 July 2001Howie seals Rovers deal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/1466915.stm BBC Sport 8 June 2020 31 July 200130 June 2001DFENGAndy GurneySwindon Town21 June 200130 June 2001DFENGChris SmithYork City26 May 2001City's royal welcome https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7942568.citys-royal-welcome/ yorkpress.co.uk York Press 11 June 2020 26 May 200130 June 2001MFENGDarren CaskeyNotts County27 June 200130 June 2001MFENGAlex HaddowCarlisle United 30 June 2001MFENGLee HodgesPlymouth Argyle 30 June 2001FWSCOJim McIntyreDundee United Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 July 2001. Competitions Second Division 2000–01 Football League#Second Division Results summary 15 5 3 58 26 10 6 7 28 26 Results by round table b Round 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 Position 22/13/19/19/10/5/4/5/4/3/4/2/2/2/2/1/2/5/5/5/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/5/5/3/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 blue1 red1 Reading FC; 11v11 June 2020 / May 2026 Results 1 12 August 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Millwall 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Cahill 5 50 Livermore Moody Rougier Parkinson The Den Bermondsey 11,043 G.Stretton L 2 19 August 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Swindon Town Butler 17 Caskey 47 Gurney Davis Reeves Invincibile Madejski Stadium Reading 14,134 M.Fletcher W 3 26 August 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Northampton Town 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Forrester 32 76 Hunt Caskey Hodges Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,728 Phil Joslin L 4 29 August 2000 20:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 3–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Stoke City Butler 45 Caskey 84 pen. Cureton 90 Viveash Parkinson Cureton Hunter 17 o.g. Thordarson 22 Fenton 75 Mohan Guðjónsson Lightbourne Madejski Stadium Reading 10,688 Paul Taylor D 5 2 September 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Port Vale 0–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Cureton 5 Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 4,701 Steve Baines W 6 9 September 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 4–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Brentford Cureton 19 38 69 Caskey 45 pen. Gurney Parkinson Smith Javary Rowlands Mahon Pinamonte Madejski Stadium Reading 10,222 Trevor Parkes W 7 12 September 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 5–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Oldham Athletic Butler 3 Igoe 5 43 Hodges 49 McIntyre 80 Madejski Stadium Reading 7,768 D.R.Crick W 8 16 September 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Peterborough United 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Cullen 89 pen. Hooper Hunter 0 89 Caskey Cureton Butler London Road Peterborough 5,767 C.R.Wilkes L 9 23 September 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 5–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Swansea City Cureton 29 Butler 53 57 88 Hodges 70 Viveash Watkin 62 Bound Thomas Roberts Madejski Stadium Reading 11,003 Ray Olivier W 10 30 September 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Rotherham United 1–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Robins 28 pen. Wilsterman Scott Butler 3 Cureton 49 McIntyre 79 Gurney Viveash Don Valley Stadium Sheffield 4,288 W 11 6 October 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wigan Athletic 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Bradshaw 11 de Zeeuw Roberts Butler 10 Newman JJB Stadium Wigan 7,021 Graham Laws D 12 14 October 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Wycombe Wanderers Butler 59 Viveash 73 Newman Brown 2 64 McCarthy Vinnicombe Madejski Stadium Reading 15,443 Peter Walton W 13 17 October 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 4–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Wrexham Butler 6 43 Caskey 21 45 Newman Faulconbridge 52 Chalk Ferguson Sam Madejski Stadium Reading 10,350 Mike Riley W 14 21 October 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Bristol City 4–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Peacock 9 60 Murray 18 Bell 30 Carey Hulbert Hodges Ashton Gate Bristol 11,134 Paul Danson L 15 24 October 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bury 0–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Reid Butler 54 Cureton 60 Hodges Gigg Lane Bury 2,808 David Laws W 16 28 October 2000 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 4–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Oxford United Caskey 28 pen. Cureton 60 Rougier 78 87 Mackie Lilley 40 Viveash 69 o.g. Richardson 73 McGowan Fear Anthrobus Madejski Stadium Reading 16,022 Peter Jones W 17 4 November 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Walsall 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Matias 58 Byfield 86 McIntyre 90 Gurney Rougier Bescot Stadium Walsall 7,772 Howard Webb L 18 11 November 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 0–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Colchester United Newman Cureton Johnson 38 Madejski Stadium Reading 11,549 Matt Messias L 19 2 December 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 3–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Cambridge United Viveash 1 Parkinson 35 Gurney 70 Robinson Parkinson Butler Madejski Stadium Reading 9,601 Barry Knight W 20 16 December 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Notts County 3–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Allsopp 35 89 Stallard 43 pen. Fenton Stallard Richardson45 o.g. Parkinson 64 Meadow Lane Nottingham 5,106 T.Jones L 21 23 December 2000 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 4–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Luton Town Hunter 1 Cureton 35 80 89 Smith Nogan 69 Whitbread McLaren Fraser Madejski Stadium Reading 10,771 Steve Tomlin W 22 26 December 2000 19:45 GMT (UTC) Bristol Rovers 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Ellington 30 Thomson 81 Challis 2 90 Hogg 0 90 Culkin Mauge Jones Evans Smith 38 Parkinson 44 Viveash Newman Butler Igoe Memorial Ground Bristol 8,029 Rob Styles D 23 1 January 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Northampton Town Caskey 90 Hunter Gabbiadini 87 Sampson Hodge Madejski Stadium Reading 10,599 Anthony Leake D 24 6 January 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 3–4 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Millwall Igoe 65 Caskey 76 pen. Cureton 90 Harris 17 22 50 pen. Newman 29 o.g. Livermore Cahill Reid Madejski Stadium Reading 14,743 Mike Dean L 25 13 January 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Stoke City 0–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Kavanagh Viveash McIntyre Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 14,154 R.D.Furnandiz D 26 20 January 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Bristol Rovers Cureton 42 Newman McIntyre Madejski Stadium Reading 11,767 Graham Poll W 27 3 February 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Port Vale Butler 78 Newman Widdrington Madejski Stadium Reading 9,026 M.North W 28 10 February 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Brentford 1–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading McCammon 85 Gibbs Owusu Parkinson 30 Igoe 58 Newman Griffin Park Brentford 7,550 R.D.Furnandiz W 29 17 February 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Peterborough United Cureton 24 Viveash 2 56 Igoe McIntyre Lee 54 Hooper Madejski Stadium Reading 10,342 Mike Jones D 30 20 February 2001 19:45 GMT (UTC) Oldham Athletic 0–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Butler 3 Cureton45 Whitbread Caskey Parkinson Boundary Park Oldham 4,160 Jeff Winter W 31 24 February 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Swansea City 0–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Cureton 42 Jones Vetch Field Swansea 5,073 Steve Dunn W 32 3 March 2001 20:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Rotherham United Harper 60 Butler 80 Talbot 2 35 Lee 2 90 Scott Warne Madejski Stadium Reading 13,103 G.Stretton W 33 6 March 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Lee 39 Townsend Brown Igoe 87 Caskey Newman Hodges Adams Park High Wycombe 6,788 Peter Jones D 34 9 March 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Wigan Athletic McIntyre 69 Parkinson McCulloch Sheridan Roberts Madejski Stadium Reading 12,307 M.Fletcher W 35 17 March 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Wrexham 1–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Trundle 69 Butler 12 83 Hunter McIntyre Racecourse Ground Wrexham 5,080 M.J.Brandwood W 36 23 March 2001 20:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Bristol City Murty 9 Thorpe 45 Peacock 54 Matthews 71 Madejski Stadium Reading 15,716 Paul Durkin L 37 27 March 2001 19:45 BST (UTC+1) Swindon Town 0–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Reeves S.Robinson Cureton 51 Butler McIntyre County Ground Swindon 9,674 David Elleray W 38 31 March 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Notts County Butler 55 Cureton 74 Viveash Whitbread Owers 81 Madejski Stadium Reading 11,624 Trevor Parkes W 39 3 April 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Luton Town 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Harper 10 o.g. Taylor Mansell Butler 4 Harper Kenilworth Road Luton 6,132 Graham Poll D 40 7 April 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cambridge United 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Wanless 83 Joseph Cureton 33 Robinson 2 61 Igoe Newman Abbey Stadium Cambridge 4,745 Anthony Bates D 41 10 April 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bournemouth 1–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Defoe 3 Cureton 4 Butler 9 Viveash Parkinson Dean Court Bournemouth 6,603 Bill Jordan W 42 14 April 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 4–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Bury Igoe 11 Cureton 23 Butler 55 62 Cramb 8 Cramb 0 49 Halford Reid Madejski Stadium Reading 16,829 Paul Rejer W 43 17 April 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Oxford United 0–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Cureton 20 Butler 71 Caskey Manor Ground Oxford 6,886 S.J.Lodge W 44 21 April 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Walsall Cureton 15 27 Igoe Leitão 28 Barras 53 Bennett Madejski Stadium Reading 16,710 Paul Robinson D 45 28 April 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Colchester United 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Conlon 34 Skelton 43 pen. Dunne Johnson Izzet Cureton 24 Viveash Caskey Layer Road Colchester 5,010 Paul Danson L 46 5 May 2001 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 3–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Bournemouth Butler 26 Caskey 72 Forster 88 Elliott 4 33 Defoe 24 Howe Jørgensen Madejski Stadium Reading 20,589 Uriah Rennie D League table Second Division y REA Play-offs 13 May 2001 First Leg 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wigan Athletic 0–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading McGibbon Martínez Parkinson McIntyre JJB Stadium Wigan 12,638 R.Pearson D 16 May 2001 Second Leg 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Reading 2–1 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Wigan Athletic Butler 86 Forster 90 Viveash McIntyre Nicholls 26 Haworth Madejski Stadium Reading 22,034 David Laws W Final 27 May 2001 15:00 BST (UTC+1) Walsall 3–2 yes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1337222.stm Reading Goodman 48 Rougier 107 o.g. Byfield 109 Cureton 31 Butler 91 Millennium Stadium Cardiff 50,496 Eddie Wolstenholme L _blackborder _black_collar _blackborder 000000 FF0000 000000 000000 FF0000 Walsall _whitehoops _thinwhitestripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 003cc3 Reading Walsall: GK 1ENG Jimmy Walker DF 3ENG Ian Brightwell DF 15ESP Zigor AranaldeDF 25ENG Tony Barras DF 5 ENG Andy Tillson MF10ENG Dean Keates MF27ESP Pedro MatiasMF 4 SCO Tom Bennett 98MF 19 JAM Paul Hall 98FW 9ENG Don Goodman FW14 POR Jorge Leitão 98Substitutes:DF 21 ENG Matt Gadsby 98GK 17 ENG Carl EmbersonMF 26HUN Gábor Bukrán 98FW 11ENG Brett AngellFW 8ENG Darren Byfield 98Manager:ENG Ray Graydon Reading: GK 1 ENG Phil WhiteheadDF7SCO Graeme MurtyDF 3ENG Matthew Robinson DF 5 ENG Adi Viveash DF 29 WAL Ady Williams 105MF 40 ENG James HarperMF 14 ENG Sammy Igoe 66MF 16ENG Phil Parkinson FW 22SCO Jim McIntyre 82FW 9 ENG Martin ButlerFW 12ENG Jamie CuretonSubstitutes:MF 37TRI Tony Rougier 82DF 6 ENG Barry Hunter 105GK 21SCO Scott Howie FW 10ENG Nicky Forster 66MF 8ENG Darren CaskeyManager:ENG Alan Pardew FA Cup 2000–01 FA Cup 18 November 2000 First Round 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 4–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Grays Athletic Hodges 16 Cureton 60 Butler 72 Jones 87 Madejski Stadium Reading 5,643 Paul Alcock W 9 December 2000 Second Round 15:00 GMT (UTC) York City 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading McNiven 56 Mathie 73 Hulme 2 82 Bower Edmondson Newman 48 Butler 52 Whitehead Bootham Crescent York 2,926 Peter Walton D 19 December 2000 Second Round Reply 20:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 1–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html York City Caskey 24 Whitehead Viveash Rougier Agnew 30 Alcide 88 Iwelumo 90 Madejski Stadium Reading 6,968 Peter Walton L League Cup 2000–01 Football League Cup 22 August 2000 First Round 1st leg BST (UTC+1) Leyton Orient 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Brkovic 47 Griffiths Cureton 37 Brisbane Road Leyton 2,316 Steve Tomlin D 5 September 2000 First Round 2nd leg BST (UTC+1) Reading 0–2 1–3 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Leyton Orient Robinson Cureton Brkovic 51 Christie 63 Watts 2 90 C.Dorrian Griffiths Madejski Stadium Reading 4,337 Mark Warren L League Trophy South 2000–01 Football League Trophy 9 January 2001 Second Round GMT (UTC) Hereford United 1–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Williams 70 Cureton 36 McIntyre 39 Hunter Gray Edgar Street Hereford 1,693 Paul Rejer W 30 January 2001 Quarter Final GMT (UTC) Swansea City 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html Reading Savarese 75 Howard Murty Hunter Newman McIntyre Vetch Field Swansea 2,516 Ray Olivier L Squad statistics match played 27 May 2001Season 2000-01 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/2000.html royalsrecord 5 June 2020 Appearances and goals Second Division Playoffs FA Cup League Cup League Trophy 1 Phil Whitehead GK ENG 46 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 Matthew Robinson DF ENG 29+3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 Keith Jones MF ENG 18+5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 Adi Viveash DF ENG 40 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 6 Barry Hunter DF NIR 21+2 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0 7 Graeme Murty DF ENG 18+5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Darren Caskey MF ENG 35+8 9 1+1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 9 Martin Butler FW ENG 42+3 24 3 2 3 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 10 Nicky Forster FW ENG 0+9 1 0+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Lee Hodges MF ENG 23+6 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0+1 0 12 Jamie Cureton FW ENG 37+6 26 3 1 2+1 1 2 1 2 1 14 Sammy Igoe MF ENG 15+16 6 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 16 Phil Parkinson MF ENG 44 4 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 17 Neil Smith MF ENG 4+11 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 18 Andy Gurney DF ENG 15+6 1 2 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0 19 Joe Gamble MF IRL 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 21 Scott Howie GK SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 Jim McIntyre FW SCO 25+8 4 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 1 23 John Mackie DF ENG 7+3 0 0 0 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 24 Darius Henderson FW ENG 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 25 Ricky Newman DF ENG 37+2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 29 Ady Williams DF WAL 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Alex Haddow MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Jamie Ashdown GK ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Adrian Whitbread DF ENG 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Tony Rougier MF TRI 14+17 2 0+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 2 0 40 James Harper MF ENG 9+3 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: 13 Keith Scott FW ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Sean Evers MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 Stuart Gray DF SCO 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 |} Goalscorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameDivision TwoPlayoffsFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal1 FWENG12Jamie Cureton261111302 FWENG9 Martin Butler242200283 MFENG8 Darren Caskey90100104 MFENG14Sammy Igoe6000065 FWSCO22Jim McIntyre4000156 MFENG16Phil Parkinson4000047 MFENG11Lee Hodges2010038 MFTRI37Tony Rougier200002DFENG5 Adi Viveash200002FWENG10Nicky Forster11000211DFENG18Andy Gurney100001MFENG40James Harper100001DFNIR6 Barry Hunter100001DFENG7 Graeme Murty100001MFENG17Neil Smith100001MFENG4 Keith Jones001001DFENG25Ricky Newman001001 Own goal100001TOTALS864712100 Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameDivision TwoPlayoffsFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal1 GKENG1 Phil Whitehead161100182 GKENG31Jamie Ashdown100001TOTALS16110018 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 Total1 ENGGKPhil Whitehead0000200000203 ENGDFMatthew Robinson3100001000414 ENGMFKeith Jones1000000000105 ENGDFAdi Viveash101201000001316 NIRDFBarry Hunter2100000020417 ENGDFGraeme Murty0000000010108 ENGMFDarren Caskey7000000000709 ENGFWMartin Butler70100000008011ENGMFLee Hodges40000000004012ENGFWJamie Cureton60000010007014ENGMFSammy Igoe40000000004016ENGMFPhil Parkinson802000000010017ENGMFNeil Smith20000000002018ENGDFAndy Gurney50000000005022SCOFWJim McIntyre50200000108023ENGDFJohn Mackie10000000001025ENGDFRicky Newman1000000001011034ENGDFAdrian Whitbread20000000002037TRIMFTony Rougier20001000003040ENGMFJames Harper100000000010Players away on loan:Players who left Reading during the season:26SCODFStuart Gray000000001000 Total80370402060993 Notes lower-alpha References Reading 2000-01 at soccerbase.com Category:Reading F.C. seasons Reading