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.

Reading

2000–01 season
Chairman	John Madejski
Manager	Alan Pardew
Second Division	3rd
FA Cup	Second Round vs York City
League Cup	First Round vs Leyton Orient
League Trophy	Quarter-final vs Swansea City
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Cureton (26) All: Jamie Cureton (30)
Highest home attendance	22,034 vs Wigan Athletic (16 May 2001)
Lowest home attendance	4,337 vs Leyton Orient (5 September 2000)
Average home league attendance	12,218 (16 May 2001)
Home colours
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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		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[1]	2003[1]	62	3
6	Barry Hunter		DF	(1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 32)	Wrexham	1996		100	6
7	Graeme Murty	[b]	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[2]		51	2
28	Chris Smith		DF	(1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 19)	Academy	1999		0	0
29	Ady Williams	[c]	DF	(1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 29)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2000[1]	2003[1]
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[3]	2001[3]	19	0
35	Nicky Shorey		DF	(1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 20)	Leyton Orient	2001[4]	2004[4]	0	0
Midfielders
4	Keith Jones		MF	(1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 35)	Charlton Athletic	2000[1]	2002[1]	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[5]	2003[5]	38	2
40	James Harper		MF	(1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 20)	Arsenal	2001[6]	2005[6]	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[7]	2003[7]	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	[d]	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	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 July 2000	DF		Adi Viveash	Walsall	Free	[1]
3 July 2000	DF		Ady Williams	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	[1]
3 July 2000	MF		Keith Jones	Charlton Athletic	Free	[1]
25 July 2000	DF		Ricky Newman	Millwall	Free	[2]
8 August 2000	MF		Joe Gamble	Cork City	Free	[8]
11 August 2000	MF		Tony Rougier	Port Vale	£325,000	[5]
21 August 2000	FW		Jamie Cureton	Bristol Rovers	£250,000	[7]
9 February 2001	DF		Nicky Shorey	Leyton Orient	£25,000	[4]
28 February 2001	MF		James Harper	Arsenal	Undisclosed	[6]

Loans in

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

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 August 2000	MF		Phil Hadland	Rochdale	Free	[8]
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	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
27 July 2000	MF		Alex Haddow	Barnet	One-Month	[9]
12 October 2000	FW		Keith Scott	Colchester United	One-Month	[10]
14 October 2000	MF		Sean Evers	St Johnstone	15 January 2001	[11]
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	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
8 March 2001	MF		Sean Evers	Plymouth Argyle	8 March 2001[12]
April 2001	DF		John Polston	Retired[13]
30 June 2001	GK		Simon Cox	Oxford United
30 June 2001	GK		Scott Howie	Bristol Rovers	31 July 2001[14]
30 June 2001	DF		Andy Gurney	Swindon Town	21 June 2001†
30 June 2001	DF		Chris Smith	York City	26 May 2001†[15]
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

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § 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

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

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 Moody	Report	Rougier Parkinson	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	Report	Davis Reeves Invincibile	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	Report	Caskey Hodges	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 Parkinson Cureton	Report	Hunter 17' (o.g.) Thordarson 22' Fenton 75' Mohan Guðjónsson Lightbourne	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.) Gurney Parkinson Smith	Report	Javary Rowlands Mahon Pinamonte	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	Report	Hunter  89' Caskey Cureton Butler	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' Butler 53', 57', 88' Hodges 70' Viveash	Report	Watkin 62' Bound Thomas Roberts	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 Scott	Report	Butler 3' Cureton 49' McIntyre 79' Gurney Viveash	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 Roberts	Report	Butler 10' Newman	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	Report	Brown   64' McCarthy Vinnicombe	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	Report	Faulconbridge 52' Chalk Ferguson Sam	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' Murray 18' Bell 30' Carey Hulbert	Report	Hodges	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	Report	Butler 54' Cureton 60' Hodges	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	Report	Lilley 40' Viveash 69' (o.g.) Richardson 73' McGowan Fear Anthrobus	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 Rougier	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 Cureton	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' Robinson Parkinson Butler	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 Stallard	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	Report	Nogan 69' Whitbread McLaren Fraser	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   90' Hogg  90' Culkin Mauge Jones Evans	Report	Smith 38' Parkinson 44' Viveash Newman Butler Igoe	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	Report	Gabbiadini 87' Sampson Hodge	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.) Newman 29' (o.g.) Livermore Cahill Reid	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	Report	Viveash McIntyre	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 McIntyre	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	Report	Widdrington	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 Owusu	Report	Parkinson 30' Igoe 58' Newman	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   56' Igoe McIntyre	Report	Lee 54' Hooper	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' Cureton 45' Whitbread Caskey Parkinson	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	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   35' Lee   90' Scott Warne	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 Brown	Report	Igoe 87' Caskey Newman Hodges	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	Report	McCulloch Sheridan Roberts	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 McIntyre	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 S.Robinson	Report	Cureton 51' Butler McIntyre	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 Whitbread	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 Mansell	Report	Butler 4' Harper	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	Report	Cureton 33' Robinson   61' Igoe Newman	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' Viveash Parkinson	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  49' Halford Reid	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	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	Report	Leitão 28' Barras 53' Bennett	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 Johnson Izzet	Report	Cureton 24' Viveash Caskey	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 Jørgensen	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,589 Referee: Uriah Rennie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
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
5	Stoke City	46	21	14	11	74	49	+25	77

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Play-offs

Wigan Athletic v Reading

13 May 2001 First Leg	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Reading	Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McGibbon Martínez	Report	Parkinson McIntyre	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' Forster 90' Viveash McIntyre	Report	Nicholls 26' Haworth	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 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

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 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  82'  Bower Edmondson	Report	Newman 48' Butler 52' Whitehead	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 Viveash Rougier	Report	Agnew 30' Alcide 88' Iwelumo 90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,968 Referee: Peter Walton

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football 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	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 Cureton	Report	Brkovic 51' Christie 63' Watts  90'  C.Dorrian Griffiths	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,337 Referee: Mark Warren

League Trophy South

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Trophy

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 Gray	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	Report	Murty Hunter Newman McIntyre	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	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
	DF		5	Adi Viveash	2	0	0	0	0	2
	FW		10	Nicky Forster	1	1	0	0	0	2
11	DF		18	Andy Gurney	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		40	James Harper	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		6	Barry Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		7	Graeme Murty	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		17	Neil Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		4	Keith Jones	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF		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		1	Phil Whitehead	16	1	1	0	0	18
2	GK		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
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				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.

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