1999–2000 Reading F.C. season

Reading 1999–2000 football season

Reading

1999–2000 season

Chairman

John Madejski

Manager

Tommy Burns
(until 17 September)
Alan Pardew (Caretaker)
(16 September-13 October)
Alan Pardew
(from 13 September-)

Second Division

10th

FA Cup

Third Round vs Plymouth Argyle

League Cup

Second Round vs Bradford City

League Trophy

Semi Final vs Bristol City

Top goalscorer

League: Darren Caskey (17)
All: Darren Caskey (23)

Home colours

← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was Reading F.C.'s second consecutive season in Division Two, following their relegation from the Division One in 1998.

Season events

In July, midfielder Byron Glasgow tested positive cocaine and cannabis, and was subsequently sacked by the club.

On 17 September, Manager Tommy Burns and Assistant Manager Packie Bonner where sacked by the club due to poor results, with Alan Pardew being announced as the Caretaker Manager.

In February, Andy McLaren become the second Reading player to test positive for cocaine within the last year, and was sacked by the club.

Squad

As of match played 6 May 2000

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Scott Howie	GK	(1972-01-04)4 January 1972 (aged 28)	Motherwell	1998		100	0
25	Peter van der Kwaak	GK	(1968-10-12)12 October 1968 (aged 31)	Dordrecht	1998		5	0
27	Phil Whitehead	GK	(1969-12-17)17 December 1969 (aged 30)	West Bromwich Albion	1999		13	0
40	Jamie Ashdown	GK	(1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 19)	Academy	1998		0	0
Defenders
2	John Polston	DF	(1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 31)	Norwich City	1998		24	1
3	Stuart Gray	DF	(1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 26)	Celtic	1998		59	2
5	Linvoy Primus	DF	(1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 26)	Barnet	1997		114	1
6	Barry Hunter	DF	(1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 31)	Wrexham	1996		71	5
7	Chris Casper	DF	(1975-04-28)28 April 1975 (aged 25)	Manchester United	1998		55	0
14	Graeme Murty	DF	(1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 25)	York City	1998		33	0
16	Matthew Robinson	DF	(1974-12-23)23 December 1974 (aged 25)	Portsmouth	2000		20	0
18	Andy Gurney	DF	(1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 26)	Torquay United	1999		57	2
20	Andy Bernal	DF	(1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 27)	Sydney Olympic	1994		231	4
23	John Mackie	DF	(1976-07-05)5 July 1976 (aged 23)	Sutton United	1999		0	0
28	Ricky Newman	DF	(1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (aged 29)	loan from Millwall	2000	2000	7	1
29	Ady Williams	DF	(1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 28)	loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers	2000	2000
33	Adam Lockwood	DF	(1981-10-26)26 October 1981 (aged 18)	Academy	1999		0	0
36	Chris Smith	DF	(1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 18)	Academy	1999		0	0
37	Neville Stamp	DF	(1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 18)	Academy	1998		1	0
42	Ricky Allaway	DF	(1983-02-12)12 February 1983 (aged 17)	Academy	1999		0	0
Midfielders
4	Phil Parkinson	MF	(1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 32)	Bury	1992		330	17
8	Darren Caskey	MF	(1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 25)	Tottenham Hotspur	1996		184	35
11	Peter Grant	MF	(1965-08-30)30 August 1965 (aged 34)	Norwich City	1999		38	1
15	Sean Evers	MF	(1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 22)	Luton Town	1999		26	0
19	Jim Crawford	MF	(1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 27)	Newcastle United	1998		28	1
22	Lee Hodges	MF	(1973-09-04)4 September 1973 (aged 26)	Barnet	1997		65	7
26	Neil Smith	MF	(1971-09-30)30 September 1971 (aged 28)	Fulham	1999		43	1
31	Adam Beasley	MF		Academy	1999		0	0
32	Phil Hadland	MF	(1980-10-20)20 October 1980 (aged 19)	Academy	1998		1	0
34	Alex Haddow	MF	(1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 18)	Academy	1999		3	0
35	Steve Osborne	MF		Academy	1999		0	0
41	Sammy Igoe	MF	(1975-09-30)30 September 1975 (aged 24)	Portsmouth	2000		6	0
Forwards
9	Jim McIntyre	FW	(1972-05-24)24 May 1972 (aged 27)	Kilmarnock	1998		74	11
10	Nicky Forster	FW	(1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 26)	Birmingham City	1999		44	10
12	Keith Scott	FW	(1967-06-09)9 June 1967 (aged 32)	Wycombe Wanderers	1999		43	8
17	Martin Williams	FW	(1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 26)	Luton Town	1995		156	29
24	Mass Sarr	FW	(1973-02-06)6 February 1973 (aged 26)	Hajduk Split	1998		38	3
30	Martin Butler	FW	(1974-09-15)15 September 1974 (aged 25)	Cambridge United	2000		18	4
38	Nathan Tyson	FW	(1982-05-04)4 May 1982 (aged 17)	Academy	1999		1	0
39	Darius Henderson	FW	(1981-09-07)7 September 1981 (aged 18)	Academy	1999		6	0
Out on loan
21	Paul Brayson	FW	(1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 22)	Newcastle United	1998		47	1
Left during the season
11	Grant Brebner	MF	(1977-12-06)6 December 1977 (aged 22)	Manchester United	1998		46	11
13	Nick Hammond	GK	(1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 32)	Plymouth Argyle	1996		33	0
16	Andy McLaren	MF	(1973-06-05)5 June 1973 (aged 26)	Dundee United	1999		11	1
23	Elroy Kromheer	DF	(1970-01-15)15 January 1970 (aged 30)	Zwolle	1998		12	0
26	Steve Mautone	GK	(1970-08-10)10 August 1970 (aged 29)	West Ham United	1997		34	0
28	Mark Bowen	DF	(1963-12-07)7 December 1963 (aged 36)	Wigan Athletic	1999		1	0
28	Mark Nicholls	FW	(1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 22)	loan from Chelsea	1999	2000	7	3
29	Graham Potter	DF	(1975-05-20)20 May 1975 (aged 24)	loan from West Bromwich Albion	1999	1999	5	0
30	Kevin Lisbie	FW	(1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 21)	loan from Charlton Athletic	1999	1999	2	0
	Shaun Allaway	GK	(1983-02-16)16 February 1983 (aged 17)	Academy	1999		0	0

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	ENG	Paul Brayson (at Cardiff City)

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	SCO	Grant Brebner (to Hibernian)
13	GK	ENG	Nick Hammond (Retired)
16	MF	SCO	Andy McLaren
23	DF	NED	Elroy Kromheer (to 1. FC Nürnberg)
26	GK	AUS	Steve Mautone (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	DF	WAL	Mark Bowen (Retired)
28	FW	ENG	Mark Nicholls (loan return to Chelsea)
29	DF	ENG	Graham Potter (loan return to West Bromwich Albion)
30	FW	ENG	Kevin Lisbie (loan return to Charlton Athletic)
—	GK	ENG	Shaun Allaway (to Leeds United)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
22 June 1999	FW	Nicky Forster	Birmingham City	£650,000
17 August 1999	MF	Neil Smith	Fulham	£100,000
20 August 1999	MF	Peter Grant	Norwich City	Free
7 October 1999	GK	Phil Whitehead	West Bromwich Albion	£250,000
28 October 1999	DF	John Mackie	Sutton United	Undisclosed
7 December 1999	DF	Mark Bowen	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed
28 January 2000	DF	Matthew Robinson	Portsmouth	£150,000
1 February 2000	FW	Martin Butler	Cambridge United	£750,000
23 March 2000	FW	Sammy Igoe	Portsmouth	£100,000

Loan in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to
26 November 1999	FW	Kevin Lisbie	Charlton Athletic	26 December 1999
3 December 1999	DF	Graham Potter	West Bromwich Albion	31 December 1999
30 December 1999	FW	Mark Nicholls	Chelsea	10 February 2000
1 February 2000	DF	Ady Williams	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season
18 March 2000	DF	Ricky Newman	Millwall	End of Season

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
12 July 1999	DF	Tony Barras	Walsall	Undisclosed
6 August 1999	GK	Steve Mautone	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
19 August 1999	MF	Grant Brebner	Hibernian	Undisclosed
5 March 2000	GK	Shaun Allaway	Leeds United	Undisclosed

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
17 March 2000	FW		Paul Brayson	Cardiff City	End of Season

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
July 1999	MF	Byron Glasgow	Crawley Town
17 August 1999	DF	Elroy Kromheer	1. FC Nürnberg
9 December 1999	DF	Mark Bowen	Retired
February 2000	MF	Andy McLaren	Kilmarnock	2 June 2000
13 April 2000	GK	Nick Hammond	Retired
30 June 2000	GK	Peter van der Kwaak	Go Ahead Eagles
30 June 2000	DF	Andy Bernal	Retired
30 June 2000	DF	Linvoy Primus	Portsmouth
30 June 2000	MF	Adam Beasley
30 June 2000	MF	Steve Osborne
30 June 2000	MF	Jim Crawford	Shelbourne
30 June 2000	MF	Peter Grant	Bournemouth
30 June 2000	FW	Paul Brayson	Cardiff City	14 July 2000
30 June 2000	FW	Martin Williams	Swindon Town	30 August 2000
30 June 2000	FW	Mass Sarr	Sydney Olympic

Competitions

Second Division

Main article: 1999–2000 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	16	14	16	57	63	−6	62	10	9	4	28	18	+10	6	5	12	29	45	−16

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	W

Source: Reading FC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Reading v Bristol City

7 August 1999 1	Reading	2–1	Bristol City	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brebner 15' Crawford 85' Gurney	Report	Lavin 27' Tinnion 77' Akinbiyi	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,348 Referee: G.Cain

Cambridge United v Reading

14 August 1999 2	Cambridge United	3–1	Reading	Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kyd 35' Benjamin 59' Duncan 68' Eustace Chenery Butler	Report	McIntyre 82' Polston Gurney	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,630 Referee: Steve Baines

Reading v Luton Town

21 August 1999 3	Reading	1–2	Luton Town	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	M.Williams 56' Gurney Gray	Report	Fotiadis 54' George 85' Spring McLaren	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,741 Referee: Bennet

Colchester United v Reading

28 August 1999 4	Colchester United	3–2	Reading	Colchester
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Aspinall 45', 88' (pen.) Duguid 78'	Report	Forster 22' M.Williams 64' Bernal	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Paul Rejer

Reading v Preston North End

1 September 1999 5	Reading	2–2	Preston North End	Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Smith 71' Scott 79' Casper	Report	Eyres 32' Basham 39'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Paul Taylor

Bournemouth v Reading

11 September 1999 6	Bournemouth	3–1	Reading	Bournemouth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Grant 22' (o.g.) Hughes 31' Casper 43' (o.g.) Mean	Report	Caskey 9' (pen.) Hunter 76' Casper Gurney Grant Scott	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,007 Referee: Keith Hill

Reading v Chesterfield

18 September 1999 7	Reading	1–0	Chesterfield	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Caskey 58' Grant	Report	Reeves	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,932 Referee: M.Fletcher

Reading v Oldham Athletic

25 September 1999 8	Reading	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Polston 90'	Report	Allott 69'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,274 Referee: Paul Robinson

Wycombe Wanderers v Reading

2 October 1999 9	Wycombe Wanderers	5–3	Reading	High Wycombe
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ryan 8' Carroll 45' Devine 52', 69', 83' Cousins	Report	Forster 58', 71' Crawford 60' Caskey 86' (pen.) Casper Bernal Parkinson	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,042 Referee: C.R.Wilkes

Stoke City v Reading

9 October 1999 10	Stoke City	2–1	Reading	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mohan 68' Lightbourne 77' Jacobsen 89' Keen	Report	Forster 52' M.Williams	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 9,621 Referee: T.Jones

Reading v Wigan Athletic

16 October 1999 11	Reading	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Whitehead Bernal Parkinson	Report	Barlow 41' Bradshaw 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,708 Referee: Peter Walton

Reading v Bury

20 October 1999 12	Reading	2–0	Bury	Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Scott 41' M.Williams 90' Whitehead Hunter Parkinson	Report	Billy	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,393 Referee: M.D.Reed

Oldham Athletic v Reading

23 October 1999 13	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Reading	Oldham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dudley 20' McNiven Hotte Whitehall	Report	Gurney 9' Caskey 45' (pen.) Scott	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Phil Joslin

Brentford v Reading

2 November 1999 14	Brentford	1–1	Reading	Brentford
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Folan 74' Evans	Report	Gurney 17' Caskey McIntyre	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,774 Referee: Mark Warren

Reading v Oxford United

7 November 1999 15	Reading	1–2	Oxford United	Reading
11:00 GMT (UTC)	McIntyre 77' Hunter	Report	Folland 7' Murphy 84' Whelan Lambert Lilley	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,101 Referee: Steve Dunn

Millwall v Reading

16 November 1999 16	Millwall	5–0	Reading	Bermondsey
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Moody 8', 20', 54' Harris 23', 69' Ryan	Report	Polston Hunter McIntyre	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,202 Referee: Matt Messias

Reading v Burnley

24 November 1999 17	Reading	0–0	Burnley	Reading
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Caskey McIntyre	Report	West Mullin	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,149 Referee: K.M.Lynch

Reading v Scunthorpe United

27 November 1999 18	Reading	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hunter 88' Parkinson	Report	Hodges 72' Logan Harsley Ipoua Graves	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Rob Styles

Bristol City v Reading

4 December 1999 19	Bristol City	3–1	Reading	Bristol
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Torpey 45' Taylor 50' Beadle 76' Millen	Report	Caskey 56' Gurney McIntyre	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,936 Referee: Phil Dowd

Reading v Wrexham

18 December 1999 20	Reading	2–2	Wrexham	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Grant 39' Scott 62' Hunter	Report	Owen 45' Roberts 54' Ferguson Russell	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Michael Ryan

Cardiff City v Reading

26 December 1999 21	Cardiff City	1–0	Reading	Cardiff
12:15 GMT (UTC)	Nugent 75' Carpenter	Report	Gurney Caskey M.Williams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,791 Referee: Bill Jordan

Reading v Notts County

28 December 1999 22	Reading	0–0	Notts County	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Fenton Richardson	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,703 Referee: Mike Pike

Gillingham v Reading

3 January 2000 23	Gillingham	2–2	Reading	Gillingham
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Southall 20' Thomson 90'	Report	Nicholls 87' M.Williams 90' (pen.) Polston Gurney	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,453 Referee: M.J.Brandwood

Reading v Blackpool

8 January 2000 24	Reading	1–1	Blackpool	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Caskey 66'	Report	Matthews 49' Shuttleworth 56' Hills Bushell Beesley Murphy Coid	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,297 Referee: Keith Hill

Reading v Cambridge United

15 January 2000 25	Reading	0–0	Cambridge United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Primus	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,953 Referee: P.R.Richards

Luton Town v Reading

22 January 2000 26	Luton Town	3–1	Reading	Luton
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Watts 18' George 69', 90' McGowan Gray	Report	Caskey 60' Primus Scott	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,044 Referee: Richard Beeby

Reading v Colchester United

29 January 2000 27	Reading	2–0	Colchester United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Caskey 22', 78' McIntyre Forster	Report	Wilkins	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Barry Knight

Preston North End v Reading

5 February 2000 28	Preston North End	2–2	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Macken 53' Jackson 56' Gregan	Report	Forster 39' Butler 60' Gurney	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,618 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Blackpool v Reading

8 February 2000 29	Blackpool	0–2	Reading	Blackpool
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Murphy	Report	McIntyre 68' Butler 80'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,291 Referee: Ray Olivier

Reading v Millwall

12 February 2000 30	Reading	2–0	Millwall	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Parkinson 65' Forster 87' Butler Bernal	Report	Nethercott Livermore Cahill Sadlier Moody	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,994 Referee: J.A.Kirkby

Scunthorpe United v Reading

19 February 2000 31	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Reading	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Torpey 28' Quailey 40' Housham	Report	Caskey 43' (pen.) McIntyre 56'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Chris Foy

Chesterfield v Reading

26 February 2000 32	Chesterfield	2–0	Reading	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Payne 41' Breckin 71'	Report	Caskey Parkinson Hodges	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Peter Jones

Reading v Bournemouth

4 March 2000 33	Reading	2–0	Bournemouth	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Caskey 3' Forster 30'	Report	Elliott	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,551 Referee: William Burns

Oxford United v Reading

7 March 2000 34	Oxford United	1–3	Reading	Oxford
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Powell 8' Tait	Report	Arendse 11' (o.g.) Hodges 32' Caskey 61' Butler	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,638 Referee: T.Jones

Reading v Brentford

11 March 2000 35	Reading	1–0	Brentford	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	A. Williams 80' Forster Butler	Report	Ingimarsson Evans	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,427 Referee: A.N.Butler

Burnley v Reading

18 March 2000 36	Burnley	3–0	Reading	Burnley
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Davis 37' Payton 52' Wright 84'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 14,436 Referee: R.D.Furnandiz

Reading v Bristol Rovers

22 March 2000 37	Reading	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Reading
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Forster 24' Caskey 70' Smith	Report	Challis Pethick Thomson Astafjevs Hillier Roberts	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,707 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Reading v Cardiff City

25 March 2000 38	Reading	0–1	Cardiff City	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Caskey Newman Hunter	Report	Bowen 58'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Wrexham v Reading

1 April 2000 39	Wrexham	0–1	Reading	Wrexham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hardy Roberts	Report	Butler 7' Robinson Grant Forster	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,613 Referee: Mike Pike

Bristol Rovers v Reading

4 April 2000 40	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Reading	Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Walters Hunter Robinson Caskey Grant	Report	Caskey 65'	Stadium: Memorial Ground Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Paul Durkin

Reading v Gillingham

7 April 2000 41	Reading	2–2	Gillingham	Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Butler 43' Caskey 75' Grant Williams	Report	Southall 49' Onuora 65'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,064 Referee: Richard Beeby

Notts County v Reading

15 April 2000 42	Notts County	1–2	Reading	Nottingham
15:06 BST (UTC+1)	Darby 58'	Report	Forster 46' Newman 60'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,791 Referee: R.Pearson

Wigan Athletic v Reading

22 April 2000 43	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Reading	Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Redfearn 34' (pen.) Nicholls Péron Haworth	Report	Primus A. Williams Grant	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 5,855 Referee: David Laws

Reading v Wycombe Wanderers

24 April 2000 44	Reading	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Grant 44' Forster 55' M.Williams 71' Henderson Butler	Report	McSporran 64' McCarthy	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,834 Referee: P.R.Richards

Bury v Reading

29 April 2000 45	Bury	1–1	Reading	Bury
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Preece 89'	Report	Caskey 43' Murty Igoe	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Reading v Stoke City

6 May 2000 46	Reading	1–0	Stoke City	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Caskey 81' (pen.)	Report	Clarke Mohan Kavanagh Gunnarsson	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,146 Referee: Paul Robinson

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Notts County	46	18	11	17	61	55	+6	65
9	Bristol City	46	15	19	12	59	57	+2	64
10	Reading	46	16	14	16	57	63	−6	62
11	Wrexham	46	17	11	18	52	61	−9	62
12	Wycombe Wanderers	46	16	13	17	56	53	+3	61

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup Reading v Yeovil Town

30 October 1999 First Round	Reading	4–2	Yeovil Town	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bernal 31' Caskey 63' (pen.) Hunter 80' M.Williams 87' Scott	Report	Foster 36' Eaton 90' C.Sparks	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Bill Jordan

Reading v Halifax Town

20 November 1999 Second round	Reading	1–1	Halifax Town	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Parkinson 39' Caskey 75' (pen.) Bernal Hunter	Report	Mitchell 60' Wilder R.Lucas	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,918 Referee: Richard Beeby

Halifax Town v Reading

30 November 1999 Second round replay	Halifax Town	0–1	Reading	Halifax
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Wilder Paterson	Report	Caskey 64' (pen.) Polston 90' Parkinson	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,156 Referee: Richard Beeby

Reading v Plymouth Argyle

1 December 1999 Third round	Reading	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McIntyre 37' Evers Parkinson	Report	Hargreaves 82'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Alan Wiley

Plymouth Argyle v Reading

21 December 1999 Third round replay	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Reading	Plymouth
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Heathcote 88' Beswetherick Leadbitter	Report	Smith 39'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Alan Wiley

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup Reading v Peterborough United

11 August 1999 First Round 1st leg	Reading	0–0	Peterborough United	Reading
BST (UTC+1)	Hunter	Report	Hooper	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,651 Referee: A.R.Hall

Peterborough United v Reading

24 August 1999 First Round 2nd leg	Peterborough United	1–2 (1–2 agg.)	Reading	Peterborough
BST (UTC+1)	Shields 20'	Report	Caskey 18' Scott 71'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 4,109 Referee: R.D.Furnandiz

Bradford City v Reading

14 September 1999 Second Round 1st leg	Bradford City	1–1	Reading	Bradford
BST (UTC+1)	Blake 43' (pen.)	Report	Caskey 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Reading v Bradford City

22 September 1999 Second Round 2nd leg	Reading	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 (a) agg.)	Bradford City	Reading
BST (UTC+1)	Scott 9' Hunter 98' Gurney Smith Gray	Report	Saunders 73' Wetherall 108' Wright Myers Windass	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,892 Referee: Paul Danson

League Trophy South

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy Reading v Leyton Orient

8 December 1999 First Round	Reading	1–0	Leyton Orient	Reading
GMT (UTC)	Bernal 21'	Report	McGhee	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Steve Tomlin

Barnet v Reading

18 January 2000 Second Round	Barnet	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Reading	Chipping Barnet
GMT (UTC)	Hackett 54'	Report	Caskey 21' Scott 94'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,109 Referee: M.Fletcher

Bristol Rovers v Reading

24 January 2000 Quarterfinal	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Reading	Bristol
GMT (UTC)	Cureton 54' (pen.)	Report	Nicholls 11', 30'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,948 Referee: Mike Jones

Bristol City v Reading

15 February 2000 Semifinal	Bristol City	4–0	Reading	Bristol
GMT (UTC)	Beadle 35' Thorpe 39', 68' Murray 70' Millen	Report	McIntyre	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,733 Referee: K.A.Leach

Squad statistics

As of match played 6 May 2000

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Scott Howie	47	0	35+1	0	3	0	4	0	4	0
2	DF	ENG	John Polston	20	1	12+2	1	4	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	SCO	Stuart Gray	21	0	12+3	0	0+1	0	4	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Phil Parkinson	29	1	22	1	5	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Linvoy Primus	35	0	27+1	0	4	0	0	0	3	0
6	DF	NIR	Barry Hunter	39	3	27+4	1	2	1	3	1	3	0
7	DF	ENG	Chris Casper	20	0	14+1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Darren Caskey	57	23	43+1	17	5	3	4	2	4	1
9	FW	SCO	Jim McIntyre	34	5	15+11	4	2+2	1	1+1	0	1+1	0
10	FW	ENG	Nicky Forster	44	10	31+5	10	2	0	3	0	2+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Peter Grant	38	1	27+2	1	0+4	0	3	0	2	0
12	FW	ENG	Keith Scott	34	6	14+11	3	2+1	0	2+1	2	1+2	1
14	DF	ENG	Graeme Murty	24	0	14+3	0	4+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
15	MF	ENG	Sean Evers	25	0	8+9	0	4	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Matthew Robinson	20	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	ENG	Martin Williams	39	6	22+7	5	4+1	1	2+1	0	2	0
18	DF	ENG	Andy Gurney	49	2	35+3	2	5	0	3	0	3	0
19	MF	IRL	Jim Crawford	8	1	3+1	1	0	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
20	DF	AUS	Andy Bernal	34	2	19+4	0	4	1	3+1	0	3	1
22	MF	ENG	Lee Hodges	29	1	15+10	1	0	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
24	FW	LBR	Mass Sarr	6	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
25	GK	NED	Peter van der Kwaak	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Neil Smith	43	1	26+10	1	1	0	3	0	2+1	0
27	GK	ENG	Phil Whitehead	13	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Ricky Newman	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	WAL	Ady Williams	16	1	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	FW	ENG	Martin Butler	18	4	17	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF	ENG	Alex Haddow	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
38	FW	ENG	Nathan Tyson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	ENG	Darius Henderson	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Sammy Igoe	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away on loan:
21	FW	ENG	Paul Brayson	10	0	0+7	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
11	MF	SCO	Grant Brebner	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	SCO	Andy McLaren	4	0	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
28	DF	WAL	Mark Bowen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW	ENG	Mark Nicholls	7	3	4+1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
29	DF	ENG	Graham Potter	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	FW	JAM	Kevin Lisbie	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Division Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	MF	8	Darren Caskey	17	3	2	1	23
2	FW	10	Nicky Forster	10	0	0	0	10
3	FW	17	Martin Williams	5	1	0	0	6
3	FW	12	Keith Scott	3	0	2	1	6
5	FW	9	Jim McIntyre	4	1	0	0	5
6	FW	30	Martin Butler	4	0	0	0	4
7	DF	6	Barry Hunter	1	1	1	0	3
7	FW	28	Mark Nicholls	1	0	0	2	3
9	DF	18	Andy Gurney	2	0	0	0	2
9	DF	20	Andy Bernal	0	1	0	1	2
11	MF	11	Grant Brebner	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	19	Jim Crawford	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	11	Peter Grant	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	22	Lee Hodges	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	4	Phil Parkinson	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	2	John Polston	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	26	Neil Smith	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	29	Ady Williams	1	0	0	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				57	7	5	5	74

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Division Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	GK	1	Scott Howie	11	1	1	1	14
2	GK	27	Phil Whitehead	3	0	0	0	3
TOTALS				14	1	1	1	17

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Division Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
2		DF	John Polston	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
3		MF	Stuart Gray	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	Phil Parkinson	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
5		DF	Linvoy Primus	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Barry Hunter	9	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	12	1
7		DF	Chris Casper	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Darren Caskey	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
9		FW	Jim McIntyre	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
10		FW	Nicky Forster	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11		MF	Peter Grant	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
12		FW	Keith Scott	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		DF	Graeme Murty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Sean Evers	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Matthew Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		FW	Martin Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		DF	Andy Gurney	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
19		MF	Jim Crawford	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
20		DF	Andy Bernal	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
22		MF	Lee Hodges	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		MF	Neil Smith	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
27		GK	Phil Whitehead	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		DF	Ricky Newman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		DF	Ady Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30		FW	Martin Butler	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
39		FW	Darius Henderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
41		FW	Sammy Igoe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total				86	3	11	3	4	0	1	0	102	6

Notes

Age as of the end of the season
Stuart Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, representing Scotland U21 between 1995 and 1996.
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.
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.
Jim Crawford was born in Chicago, United States, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally, representing Republic of Ireland U21 between 1993 and 1994.
Kevin Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, going on to make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.

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