2002–03 Reading F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Reading's first season back in the First Division, since their promotion from the Second Division in 2002.

Reading
2002–03 season
ChairmanSir John Madejski
ManagerAlan Pardew
First Division4th
(play off Semi-Finals)
FA CupThird Round vs Walsall
League CupFirst Round vs Cambridge United
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Forster (15)
All: Nicky Forster (16)

Season review

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See also Football League First Division 2002–03

Squad

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As of match played 14 May 2003
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 33) West Bromwich Albion 1999 108 0
21 Jamie Ashdown   GK (1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 22) Academy 1998 5 0
31 Marcus Hahnemann   GK (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 30) Fulham 2002 50 0
32 Jamie Young  [b] GK (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 17) Academy 2002 0 0
Defenders
2 Graeme Murty  [c] DF (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 28) York City 1998 155 1
3 Nicky Shorey   DF (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 22) Leyton Orient 2001 86 2
5 Adi Viveash   DF (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 (aged 33) Walsall 2000[1] 2003[1] 91 4
6 John Mackie   DF (1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 26) Sutton United 1999 75 2
8 Ady Williams  [d] DF (1971-08-16)16 August 1971 (aged 31) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000[1] 2003[1]
26 Alex Smith   DF (1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 27) Port Vale 2001 18 3
29 Steve Brown   DF (1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 31) Charlton Athletic 2002 25 1
35 Ahmet Rifat   DF (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 17) Academy 2003 0 0
37 Peter Castle   DF (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 16) Academy 2003 1 0
Midfielders
4 Kevin Watson   MF (1974-01-03)3 January 1974 (aged 29) Rotherham United 2003 45 2
11 Andy Hughes   MF (1978-01-02)2 January 1978 (aged 25) Notts County 2001 89 15
14 Sammy Igoe   MF (1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 27) Portsmouth 2000 105 7
15 James Harper   MF (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 22) Arsenal 2001 86 4
16 Glen Little   MF (1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 27) on loan from Burnley 2003 2003 7 1
17 John Salako  [e] MF (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 34) Charlton Athletic 2001 78 10
19 Joe Gamble   MF (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 21) Cork City 2000 13 0
23 Andre Boucaud  [f] MF (1984-10-10)10 October 1984 (aged 18) Academy 2002 0 0
25 Ricky Newman   MF (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (aged 32) Millwall 2000 83 2
27 Steve Sidwell   MF (1982-12-14)14 December 1982 (aged 20) Arsenal 2003 15 2
28 Steve Warren   MF (1983-09-27)27 September 1983 (aged 19) Crystal Palace 2003 0 0
30 Luke Chadwick   MF (1980-11-18)18 November 1980 (aged 22) loan from Manchester United 2003 2003 17 1
34 Darren Campbell  [g] MF (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 17) Academy 2003 1 0
Forwards
7 Tony Rougier   FW (1971-07-17)17 July 1971 (aged 31) Port Vale 2000 99 6
9 Martin Butler   FW (1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 28) Cambridge United 2000 115 36
10 Nicky Forster   FW (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 29) Birmingham City 1999 147 47
12 Jamie Cureton   FW (1975-08-28)28 August 1975 (aged 27) Bristol Rovers 2000 127 55
20 Bas Savage   FW (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 21) Academy 2001 1 0
22 Nathan Tyson   FW (1982-05-04)4 May 1982 (aged 21) Academy 1999 32 1
24 Darius Henderson   FW (1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 21) Academy 1999 82 15
Out on loan
Left during the season
16 Phil Parkinson   DF (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 35) Bury 1992
18 Adrian Whitbread   DF (1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 31) Portsmouth 2001 37 0
27 Ricky Allaway   DF (1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 20) Academy 1999 0 0
29 Matthew Upson   DF (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (aged 24) loan from Arsenal 2002 2002 15 1
  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ^ Jamie Young was born in Brisbane, Australia, and but qualified to represent England, represent England at U18, U19 and U20 level.
  3. ^ Murty was born in Nunthorpe, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
  4. ^ Adrian Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, making his international debut for Wales in 1994.
  5. ^ John Salako was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally, making his international debut for England in 1991.
  6. ^ Andre Boucaud was born in Enfield, England, and but chose to represent Trinidad and Tobago, qualifying through his parents. Boucaud represented Trinidad and Tobago 13 days after being released by Reading in 2004.
  7. ^ Darren Campbell was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents.Campbell represented the England U-17's in 2002 and then the Scotland U-17 team 2003.

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG Phil Parkinson (to Colchester)
18 DF   ENG Adrian Whitbread (Retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF   ENG Ricky Allaway (Released)
29 DF   ENG Matthew Upson (returned to Arsenal after loan)

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
8 August 2002 GK   Marcus Hahnemann Fulham Free
19 December 2002 DF   Steve Brown Charlton Athletic Free
20 January 2003 MF   Steve Sidwell Arsenal Undisclosed Fee[2]
20 March 2003 Mario Noto Tottenham Hotspur Free
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
1 July 2002 DF   Matthew Robinson Oxford United Free
9 August 2002 GK   Frank Talia Wycombe Wanderers Free
16 August 2002 DF   Neil Smith Stevenage Free
1 November 2002 DF   Ricky Allaway Basingstoke Town Free
25 February 2003 MF   Phil Parkinson Colchester United Free

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until
5 September 2002 DF   Matthew Upson Arsenal 8 December 2002[3]
7 February 2003 MF   Luke Chadwick Manchester United 19 March 2003
27 March 2003 MF   Luke Chadwick Manchester United 15 May 2003
1 April 2003 MF   Glen Little Burnley 15 May 2003

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until
12 December 2002 DF   Alex Smith Shrewsbury Town 4 May 2003

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
9 April 2003 DF   Adrian Whitbread Retired
2 June 2003 DF   Adi Viveash Swindon Town
2 June 2003   Steve Warren
1 July 2003 DF   Alex Smith Chester City November 2003

Competitions

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
First Division 4th 10 August 2002 4 May 2003
FL Cup 1st round 1st round 10 September 2002 10 September 2002
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 4 January 2003 14 January 2003

Updated to match played match played 4 May 2003
Source: Competitions

Division One

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Results summary

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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 4 17 61 46  +15 79 13 3 7 33 21  +12 12 1 10 28 25  +3

Fixtures and results

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10 August 2002 Derby County 3–0 Reading Pride Park
Lee   60'
Ravanelli   62'
Christie   71'
Report Attendance: 33,016
13 August 2002 Reading 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Madejski Stadium
Cureton   47', 78' Report Sibon   18'
Quinn   89'   90'
Attendance: 13,638
17 August 2002 Reading 1–2 Coventry City Madejski Stadium
Cureton   12' (pen.) Report Davenport   74'
Bothroyd   81'
Attendance: 14,712
24 August 2002 Leicester City 2–1 Reading Walkers Stadium
Deane   3'
Dickov   4' (pen.)
Report Cureton   20' (pen.) Attendance: 22,978
27 August 2002 Reading 3–0 Burnley Madejski Stadium
Cureton   55', 90'
Butler   87'
Report Attendance: 12,009
31 August 2002 Walsall 0–2 Reading Bescot Stadium
Martínez   84' Report Hughes   78', 90' Attendance: 5,327
7 September 2002 Rotherham United 0–0 Reading Don Valley Stadium
Report Attendance: 6,154
14 September 2002 Reading 0–1 Wimbledon Madejski Stadium
Report McAnuff   90' Attendance: 14,832
18 September 2002 Reading 0–2 Norwich City Madejski Stadium
Report McVeigh   3'
Mulryne   5'
Attendance: 14,335
21 September 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Reading Molineux
Report Hughes   58' Attendance: 25,560
28 September 2002 Reading 1–1 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
Rougier   11' Report Vandeurzen   39' Attendance: 13,646
5 October 2002 Grimsby Town 0–3 Reading Blundell Park
Report Hughes   15'
Forster   33'
Pouton   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,582
19 October 2002 Reading 3–1 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
Forster   28', 40', 69' Report Ambrose   61' Attendance: 19,524
26 October 2002 Preston North End 1–0 Reading Deepdale
Cresswell   22' Report Attendance: 13,021
29 October 2002 Reading 1–0 Bradford City Madejski Stadium
Shorey   70' Report Attendance: 12,110
2 November 2002 Reading 2–0 Millwall Madejski Stadium
Forster   5'
Hughes   90'
Report Attendance: 13,081
9 October 2002 Gillingham 0–1 Reading Priestfield Stadium
Report Rougier   82' Attendance: 8,511
23 November 2002 Reading 1–0 Watford Madejski Stadium
Watson   61' Report Attendance: 17,465
26 November 2002 Crystal Palace 0–1 Reading Selhurst Park
Report Forster   39' Attendance: 15,712
29 November 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Reading Withdean Stadium
Report Salako   22' Attendance: 6,817
7 December 2002 Reading 0–0 Portsmouth Madejski Stadium
Report Attendance: 23,462
14 December 2002 Reading 0–2 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
Report Harley   59'
Windass   76'
Attendance: 18,534
21 December 2002 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Reading City Ground
Johnson   4'
Harewood   67'
Report Attendance: 25,831
26 December 2002 Coventry City 2–0 Reading Highfield Road
Hignett   39'
Partridge   52'
Report Attendance: 19,526
28 December 2002 Reading 2–1 Derby County Madejski Stadium
Tyson   5'
Cureton   89'
Report Burley   7' (pen.) Attendance: 16,299
1 January 2003 Reading Abandoned Leicester City Madejski Stadium
Report
Note: Match abandoned at half-time due to waterlogged pitch with the score 0-0.
11 January 2003 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Reading Hillsborough
Quinn   52'
Sibon   69'
Johnston   71'
Report Forster   9'
Butler   19'
Attendance: 17,715
18 January 2003 Reading 0–0 Walsall Madejski Stadium
Report Attendance: 11,786
28 January 2003 Reading 1–3 Leicester City Madejski Stadium
Hughes   54' Report Dickov   17', 26' (pen.)
Heath   34'
Attendance: 17,156
1 February 2003 Burnley 2–5 Reading Turf Moor
Moore   55'
West   90'
Report Sidwell   37', 79'
Salako   45', 52'
Henderson   90'
Attendance: 14,420
10 February 2003 Reading 2–1 Gillingham Madejski Stadium
Chadwick   13'
Salako   87'
Report Wallace   10' Attendance: 11,030
15 February 2003 Millwall 0–2 Reading The Den
Report Forster   45'
Henderson   83'
Attendance: 7,038
18 February 2003 Sheffield United 1–3 Reading Bramall Lane
Brown   4' Report Forster   36', 80'
Williams   74'
Attendance: 16,884
22 February 2003 Reading 3–0 Rotherham United Madejski Stadium
Harper   15'
Hughes   32'
Forster   40'
Report Attendance: 14,816
1 March 2003 Wimbledon 2–0 Reading Selhurst Park
Francis   31'
Tapp   85'
Report Attendance: 3,869
5 March 2003 Norwich City 0–1 Reading Carrow Road
Report Kenton  75' (o.g.) Attendance: 18,970
12 March 2003 Reading 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Madejski Stadium
Report Miller   44' Attendance: 19,731
15 March 2003 Reading 2–1 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium
Brown   66'
Harper   90'
Report Johnson   76' Attendance: 18,063
18 March 2003 Ipswich Town 3–1 Reading Portman Road
Gaardsoe   1'
Magilton   31'
Holland   70'
Report Forster   16' Attendance: 24,108
22 March 2003 Bradford City 0–1 Reading Bradford & Bingley Stadium
Report Forster   66' Attendance: 11,385
4 April 2003 Reading 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Madejski Stadium
Cureton   83' Report Brooker   17'
Kitson   77'
Attendance: 16,133
15 April 2003 Reading 5–1 Preston North End Madejski Stadium
Forster   29', 41', 57'
Shorey   56' (pen.)
Henderson   90'
Report Jackson   2'   27'
Lucas   55'
Mears   83'
Attendance: 14,012
18 April 2003 Reading 1–0 Nottingham Forest Madejski Stadium
Hughes   74' Report Attendance: 21,612
21 April 2003 Portsmouth 3–0 Reading Fratton Park
Pericard   19', 45'
Todorov   71'
Report Attendance: 19,535
26 April 2003 Reading 2–1 Grimsby Town Madejski Stadium
Little   2'
Hughes   22'
Report Keane   90' Attendance: 20,273
30 April 2003 Watford 0–3 Reading Vicarage Road
Report Rougier   27'
Henderson   70'
Cureton   90'
Attendance: 11,814
4 May 2003 Stoke City 1–0 Reading Britannia Stadium
Akinbiyi   55' Report Attendance: 20,477

Playoffs

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Semi-finals
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10 May 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Reading Molineux
17:30 Newton   74'
Naylor   82'
Report Forster   25'
Tyson   90+2'
Attendance: 27,678
Referee: A Kaye
14 May 2003 Reading 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Madejski Stadium
19:45 Report Rae   82' Attendance: 24,060
Referee: Howard Webb

Reading lost 3–1 on aggregate

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Leicester City (P) 46 26 14 6 73 40 +33 92 Promotion to 2003–04 FA Premier League
3 Sheffield United 46 23 11 12 72 52 +20 80 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
4 Reading 46 25 4 17 61 46 +15 79
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76
6 Nottingham Forest 46 20 14 12 82 50 +32 74
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

League Cup

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10 September 2002 Cambridge United 3–1 Reading Abbey Stadium
Duncan   24'
Kitson   39'
Tudor   71'
Report Upson   89' Attendance: 2,696

FA Cup

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4 January 2003
Third round
Walsall 0–0 Reading Bescot Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,987
14 January 2003
Third round reply
Reading 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Walsall Madejski Stadium
20:00 Aranalde   32' (o.g.) Report Wrack   7' Attendance: 8,767
Penalties
Butler  
Cureton  
Harper  
  Aranalde
  Zdrilic
  Simpson
  Bazeley

First team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 14 May 2003[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Play-offs FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Phil Whitehead 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   SCO Graeme Murty 48 0 43+1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Nicky Shorey 48 2 43 2 2 0 2 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Kevin Watson 33 1 24+8 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Adi Viveash 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG John Mackie 28 0 20+5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
7 FW   TRI Tony Rougier 22 3 13+7 3 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 DF   WAL Ady Williams 41 1 38 1 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW   ENG Martin Butler 24 2 12+9 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
10 FW   ENG Nicky Forster 44 17 35+5 16 1 1 1+1 0 1 0
11 MF   ENG Andy Hughes 47 9 41+2 9 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
12 FW   ENG Jamie Cureton 32 9 13+14 9 1+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
14 FW   ENG Sammy Igoe 18 0 8+7 0 0 0 2 0 0+1 0
15 MF   ENG James Harper 40 2 34+2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Glenn Little 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG John Salako 46 4 33+10 4 0 0 0+2 0 1 0
21 GK   ENG Jamie Ashdown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   ENG Nathan Tyson 27 1 9+14 1 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
24 FW   ENG Darius Henderson 25 4 1+21 4 2 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 MF   ENG Ricky Newman 32 0 21+7 0 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
26 DF   ENG Alex Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   ENG Steve Sidwell 15 2 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   ENG Steve Brown 25 1 21 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Luke Chadwick 17 1 15 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   USA Marcus Hahnemann 46 0 41 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
34 MF   SCO Darren Campbell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Peter Castle 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
16 MF   ENG Phil Parkinson 7 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 DF   ENG Matthew Upson 15 1 13+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Top scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name First Division Play Off FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   10 Nicky Forster 16 1 0 0 17
2 FW   12 Jamie Cureton 9 0 0 0 9
MF   11 Andy Hughes 9 0 0 0 9
4 MF   17 John Salako 4 0 0 0 4
FW   24 Darius Henderson 4 0 0 0 4
6 FW   7 Tony Rougier 3 0 0 0 3
7 MF   15 James Harper 2 0 0 0 2
DF   3 Nicky Shorey 2 0 0 0 2
FW   9 Martin Butler 2 0 0 0 2
MF   27 Steve Sidwell 2 0 0 0 2
11 DF   29 Steve Brown 1 0 0 0 1
MF   4 Kevin Watson 1 0 0 0 1
FW   22 Nathan Tyson 1 0 0 0 1
MF   30 Luke Chadwick 1 0 0 0 1
DF   8 Ady Williams 1 0 0 0 1
MF   16 Glen Little 1 0 0 0 1
DF   29 Matthew Upson 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 58 1 0 1 60

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name First Division Play Off FA Cup League Cup Total
                   
25   MF Ricky Newman 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
6   DF John Mackie 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
29   DF Steve Brown 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
8   DF Ady Williams 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7   FW Tony Rougier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4   MF Kevin Watson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14   MF Sammy Igoe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10   FW Nicky Forster 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11   MF Andy Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
3   DF Nicky Shorey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27   MF Steve Sidwell 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
29   DF Matthew Upson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22   FW Nathan Tyson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
9   FW Martin Butler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2   DF Graeme Murty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17   MF John Salako 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5   DF Adi Viveash 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15   MF James Harper 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24   FW Darius Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 62 2 3 1 4 0 1 0 70 4

Team kit

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Reading's kit for the 2002–03 was manufactured by Kit@, and the main sponsor was Westcoast.

 
 
 
 
 
 
2002–03 home colours
 
 
 
 
 
2002–03 away colours

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Reading reveal new trio". BBC. 3 July 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Sidwell joins Reading". BBC Sport. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Reading secure Upson deal". BBC Sport. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Reading F.C. player appearances: 2002–03". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 April 2013.