Reading
2003–04 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerAlan Pardew
(until 9 October)
Steve Coppell
(from 9 October 2003)
First Division9th
FA CupThird Round vs Preston North End
League CupFourth Round vs Chelsea
Top goalscorerLeague:
Shaun Goater (12)
All:
Shaun Goater (14)
Average home league attendance15,095

The 2003–04 season was Reading's second consecutive season in the First Division, after promotion from the Second Division in 2002.

Squad

As of match played 9 May 2004
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Marcus Hahnemann United States GK 15 June 1972 (aged 31) Fulham 2002 92 0
21 Jamie Ashdown England GK 30 November 1980 (aged 23) Academy 1998 15 0
22 Kelvin Jack Trinidad and Tobago GK 29 April 1976 (aged 28) Unattached 2004[1] 2004[1] 0 0
26 Jamie Young England[lower-alpha 2] GK 25 August 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 1 0
Defenders
2 Graeme Murty Scotland[lower-alpha 3] DF 13 November 1974 (aged 29) York City 1998 197 1
3 Nicky Shorey England DF 19 February 1981 (aged 23) Leyton Orient 2001 127 4
5 Steve Brown England DF 13 May 1972 (aged 31) Charlton Athletic 2002 47 1
6 Dean Gordon England DF 10 February 1973 (aged 31) on loan from Coventry City 2004[2] 2004[2] 3 0
8 Ady Williams Wales[lower-alpha 4] DF 16 August 1971 (aged 32) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2000[3]
16 Ívar Ingimarsson Iceland DF 20 August 1977 (aged 26) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2003[4] 2006[4] 28 1
35 Ahmet Rifat England DF 3 January 1986 (aged 18) Academy 2003 0 0
37 Peter Castle England DF 12 March 1987 (aged 17) Academy 2003 1 0
Midfielders
4 Kevin Watson England MF 3 January 1974 (aged 30) Rotherham United 2003 70 2
11 Andy Hughes England MF 2 January 1978 (aged 26) Notts County 2001 137 13
14 Steve Sidwell England MF 14 December 1982 (aged 21) Arsenal 2003 63 11
15 James Harper England MF 9 November 1980 (aged 23) Arsenal 2001 129 5
17 John Salako England[lower-alpha 5] MF 11 February 1969 (aged 35) Charlton Athletic 2001 121 14
18 Andre Boucaud England[lower-alpha 6] MF 10 October 1984 (aged 19) Academy 2002 0 0
19 Joe Gamble Republic of Ireland MF 14 January 1982 (aged 22) Cork City 2000 13 0
25 Ricky Newman England MF 5 August 1970 (aged 33) Millwall 2000 118 2
27 Darren Campbell Scotland[lower-alpha 7] MF 16 April 1986 (aged 18) Academy 2003 1 0
30 Omar Daley Jamaica MF 25 April 1981 (aged 23) on loan from Portmore United 2003[5] 2004[5] 7 0
31 Mark Uliano United States MF 2003 0 0
32 Louie Soares England[lower-alpha 8] MF 8 January 1985 (aged 19) Academy 2003 0 0
Forwards
9 Shaun Goater Bermuda FW 25 February 1970 (aged 34) Manchester City 2003[6] 2006[6] 38 14
10 Nicky Forster England FW 8 September 1973 (aged 30) Birmingham City 1999 181 58
12 Dave Kitson England FW 21 January 1980 (aged 24) Cambridge United 2003 17 5
20 Bas Savage England FW 7 January 1982 (aged 22) Academy 2001 18 0
23 Dean Morgan England FW 3 October 1983 (aged 20) Colchester United 2003 15 1
29 Andre Fashanu England FW 14 May 1984 (aged 19) Academy 2003 0 0
31 Lloyd Owusu England[lower-alpha 9] FW 12 December 1976 (aged 27) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[7] 16 4
Out on loan
Left during the season
6 John Mackie England DF 5 July 1976 (aged 27) Sutton United 1999 85 3
7 Scott Murray Scotland MF 26 May 1974 (aged 29) Bristol City 2004 40 5
16 Martin Butler England FW 15 September 1974 (aged 29) Cambridge United 2000 118 36
22 Nathan Tyson England FW 4 May 1982 (aged 22) Academy 1999 41 1
24 Darius Henderson England FW 7 September 1981 (aged 22) Academy 1999 83 15
24 Paul Brooker England MF 25 November 1976 (aged 27) on loan from Leicester City 2003[8] 2004[8] 11 0
  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. ↑ Graeme 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. ↑ Ady 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.
  8. ↑ Louie Soares was born in Reading, England, and but chose to represent Barbados, qualifying through his parents. Soares went on to represent Barbados in 2007.
  9. ↑ Lloyd Owusu was born in Slough, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.

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
6 DF England ENG John Mackie (to Leyton Orient)
7 MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray (to Bristol City)
16 FW England ENG Martin Butler (to Rotherham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW England ENG Nathan Tyson (to Wycombe Wanderers)
24 FW England ENG Darius Henderson (to Gillingham)
24 MF England ENG Paul Brooker (loan return to Leicester City)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
8 July 2003 MF Scotland Scott Murray Bristol City £650,000
1 August 2003 FW Bermuda Shaun Goater Manchester City £500,000 [6]
23 October 2003 DF Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson Wolverhampton Wanderers £175,000 [4]
27 November 2003 FW England Dean Morgan Colchester United Free
26 December 2003 FW England Dave Kitson Cambridge United £150,000 [9]
24 March 2004 GK Trinidad and Tobago Kelvin Jack Unattached Free [1]
11 March 2004 FW England Lloyd Owusu Sheffield Wednesday Free [7]

Loan in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
21 August 2003 MF Jamaica Omar Daley Portmore United 10 May 2004 [5]
23 December 2003 FW Ghana Lloyd Owusu Sheffield Wednesday 11 March 2004 [10][7]
19 November 2003 FW England Paul Brooker Leicester City 27 March 2004 [8]
23 March 2004 DF England Dean Gordon Coventry City End of season [2]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2003 MF England Sammy Igoe Swindon Town Free
5 July 2003 FW England Jamie Cureton Busan IPark Free [11]
4 August 2003 GK England Phil Whitehead Tamworth Free
15 August 2003 MF Trinidad and Tobago Tony Rougier Brentford Free
29 August 2003 FW England Martin Butler Rotherham United £150,000
2 January 2004 FW England Darius Henderson Gillingham Nominal
2 January 2004 DF England John Mackie Leyton Orient Free
12 March 2004 FW England Nathan Tyson Wycombe Wanderers Nominal
25 March 2004 MF Scotland Scott Murray Bristol City

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
10 May 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Joe Gamble Cork City [12]
10 May 2004 MF England Andre Boucaud Peterborough United 14 May 2004 [12][13]
30 June 2004 GK England Jamie Ashdown Portsmouth
30 June 2004 DF England Steve Brown Retired
30 June 2004 MF England Kevin Watson Colchester United
30 June 2004 MF England John Salako Brentford

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First Division 9 August 2003 9 May 2004 Matchday 1 9th 46 20 10 16 55 57 −2 043.48
FA Cup 3 January 2004 13 January 2004 Third round Third round 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 000.00
League Cup 13 August 2003 3 December 2003 First round Fourth round 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 075.00
Total 52 23 11 18 66 65 +1 044.23

Last updated: 9 May 2004
Source: Competitions

First Division

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 10 16 55 57  −2 70 11 6 6 29 25  +4 9 4 10 26 32  −6

Results

9 August 2003 1 Ipswich Town 1–1 Reading Portman Road
Miller 90' (pen.) Report Sidwell 59'
Shorey Red card 78'		 Attendance: 24,830
16 August 2003 2 Reading 3–0 Nottingham Forest Madejski Stadium
Sidwell 49'
Murray 59'
Goater 79'		 Report Attendance: 16,833
23 August 2003 3 Derby County 2–3 Reading Pride Park
Taylor 7' (pen.)
Svensson 81'		 Report Goater 3'
Murray 30', 36'		 Attendance: 18,970
25 August 2003 4 Reading 0–0 Rotherham United Madejski Stadium
Report Attendance: 14,047
30 August 2003 5 Wimbledon 0–3 Reading Selhurst Park
Report Goater 12', 59'
Hughes 53'		 Attendance: 2,066
13 September 2003 6 West Ham United 1–0 Reading Upton Park
Dailly 17' Report Attendance: 32,634
16 September 2003 7 Reading 2–1 Cardiff City Madejski Stadium
Forster 62'
Sidwell 79'		 Report Thorne 12' Attendance: 15,810
20 September 2003 8 Reading 1–2 Coventry City Madejski Stadium
Forster 21' Report Adebola 35'
Morrell 76'		 Attendance: 15,371
27 September 2003 9 Sunderland 2–0 Reading Stadium of Light
Arca 28'
Oster 32'		 Report Attendance: 22,420
30 September 2003 10 Norwich City 2–1 Reading Carrow Road
Huckerby 17'
McVeigh 87'		 Report Forster 25' Attendance: 16,387
4 October 2003 11 Reading 2–2 Bradford City Madejski Stadium
Sidwell 5'
Hughes 78'		 Report Evans 44'
Gray 55'		 Attendance: 12,594
14 October 2003 12 Reading 2–1 Gillingham Madejski Stadium
Murray 54'
Sidwell 85'		 Report King 73' Attendance: 13,011
18 October 2003 13 Reading 3–2 Preston North End Madejski Stadium
Goater 39' (pen.)
Mackie 82'
Forster 90'		 Report Fuller 20'
Alexander 53' (pen.)		 Attendance: 13,130
21 October 2003 14 Reading 0–1 Walsall Madejski Stadium
Report Samways 4' Attendance: 11,225
24 October 2003 15 Sheffield United 1–2 Reading Bramall Lane
Ward 10' Report Williams 7'
Forster 43'		 Attendance: 20,651
1 November 2003 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Reading Alexandra Stadium
Jones 15' Report Attendance: 7,091
8 November 2003 17 Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic Madejski Stadium
Hughes 69' Report Filan Red card 90' Attendance: 13,819
15 November 2003 18 Reading 1–0 Millwall Madejski Stadium
Salako 23' Report Attendance: 14,090
22 November 2003 19 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Reading The Hawthorns
Report Attendance: 22,839
25 November 2003 20 Burnley 3–0 Reading Turf Moor
Blake 5', 55'
Chaplow 48'		 Report Attendance: 9,473
29 November 2003 21 Reading 2–1 Watford Madejski Stadium
Forster 58'
Sidwell 88'		 Report Cook 60' Attendance: 14,521
6 December 2003 22 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Reading DW Stadium
Report Forster 55', 89' Attendance: 7,512
13 December 2003 23 Stoke City 3–0 Reading Britannia Stadium
Hoekstra 18', 26', 87' (pen.) Report Attendance: 11,212
20 December 2003 24 Reading 0–3 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium
Report Johnson 40', 90'
Routledge 43'		 Attendance: 12,743
26 December 2003 25 Reading 0–3 Wimbledon Madejski Stadium
Report Small 8'
Lewington 22'
McAnuff 80'		 Attendance: 14,486
28 December 2003 26 Walsall 1–1 Reading Bescot Stadium
Leitao 31' Report Shorey 71' Attendance: 8,089
10 January 2004 27 Reading 1–1 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
Owusu 62' Report McGreal 72' Attendance: 17,362
17 January 2004 28 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Reading City Ground
Report Murray 41' Attendance: 23,116
31 January 2004 29 Reading 3–1 Derby County Madejski Stadium
Goater 2'
Sidwell 41'		 Report Johnson 59' Attendance: 14,382
7 February 2004 30 Rotherham United 5–1 Reading Millmoor
Proctor 24' (pen.), 79'
Monkhouse 36'
Butler 47'
Barker 90'		 Report Goater 20' (pen.) Attendance: 6,405
21 February 2004 31 Gillingham 0–1 Reading Priestfield Stadium
Report Goater 9' Attendance: 8,600
24 February 2004 32 Reading 2–2 Burnley Madejski Stadium
Owusu 19'
Harper 90'		 Report Moore 23'
May 67'		 Attendance: 10,543
28 February 2004 33 Reading 2–1 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
Shorey 25'
Goater 33' (pen.)		 Report Gray 10' Attendance: 15,545
2 March 2004 34 Preston North End 2–1 Reading Deepdale
Healy 35', 89' Report Salako 82' Attendance: 11,745
6 March 2004 35 Crystal Palace 2–2 Reading Selhurst Park
Freedman 33'
Johnson 44'		 Report Owusu 15', 56' Attendance: 17,853
13 March 2004 36 Reading 0–0 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
Report Attendance: 14,132
16 March 2004 37 Cardiff City 2–3 Reading Ninian Park
Earnshaw 41'
Bullock 72'		 Report Ingimarsson 39'
Kitson 45'
Morgan 90'		 Attendance: 14,051
20 March 2004 38 Reading 0–2 Sunderland Madejski Stadium
Report Byfield 73'
Smith 74'		 Attendance: 18,019
27 March 2004 39 Coventry City 1–2 Reading Highfield Road
McSheffrey 66' Report Salako 10'
Goater 54'		 Attendance: 15,811
3 April 2004 40 Reading 2–0 West Ham United Madejski Stadium
Kitson 35', 52' Report Attendance: 23,314
10 April 2004 41 Bradford City 2–1 Reading Bradford & Bingley Stadium
Wetherall 12'
Emanuel 53'		 Report Kitson 25' Attendance: 10,287
12 April 2004 42 Reading 0–1 Norwich City Madejski Stadium
Report Mulryne 86' Attendance: 18,460
17 April 2004 43 Reading 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Madejski Stadium
Kitson 10' Report Lunt 39' Attendance: 14,729
24 April 2004 44 Millwall 0–1 Reading The Den
Report Goater 16' Attendance: 12,535
1 May 2004 45 Reading 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Madejski Stadium
Sidwell 88' Report Attendance: 20,619
9 May 2004 46 Watford 1–0 Reading Vicarage Road
Young 44' Report Attendance: 17,979

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8 Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9 Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 −2 70
10 Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
11 Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the FA Cup winners Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup went to Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

League Cup

13 August 2003 First Round Boston United 1–3 Reading Boston
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Redfearn 69' (pen.) Report Forster 16', 87'
Sidwell 83'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: A.Butler
24 September 2003 Second Round Oxford United 1–3 Reading Oxford
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Louis 78' Report Salako 52'
Forster 66'
Harper 89'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,870
Referee: B.Curson
28 October 2003 Third Round Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Forster 82' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,892
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
3 December 2003 Fourth Round Reading 0–1 Chelsea Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Report Hasselbaink 57' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,107
Referee: Steve Bennett

FA Cup

3 January 2004 Third Round Preston North End 3–3 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC) O'Neil 9'
Fuller 32', 45'		 Report Goater 7'
Jackson 13' (o.g.)
Davis 37' (og.)		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,428
Referee: E.Ilderton
13 January 2004 Third Round Reply Reading 1–2 Preston North End Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Goater 84' Report Cresswell 28'
Koumantarakis 47'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,314
Referee: E.Ilderton

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 May 2004

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann 4203602040
2 DF Scotland SCO Graeme Murty 42037+102020
3 DF England ENG Nicky Shorey 4123522040
4 MF England ENG Kevin Watson 25010+1200+1020
5 DF England ENG Steve Brown 2201901020
6 DF England ENG Dean Gordon 300+300000
8 DF Wales WAL Ady Williams 3813312030
9 FW Bermuda BER Shaun Goater 381430+412221+10
10 FW England ENG Nicky Forster 341128+270044
11 MF England ENG Andy Hughes 48342+131040
12 FW England ENG Dave Kitson 17510+750000
14 MF England ENG Steve Sidwell 4894381+1031
15 MF England ENG James Harper 43135+412020
16 DF Iceland ISL Ívar Ingimarsson 28124+111020
17 MF England ENG John Salako 43432+530+203+11
20 FW England ENG Bas Savage 1706+901010
21 GK England ENG Jamie Ashdown 1001000000
23 FW England ENG Dean Morgan 1513+1011+1000
25 MF England ENG Ricky Newman 35025+502030
26 GK England ENG Jamie Young 100+100000
30 MF Jamaica JAM Omar Daley 700+60000+10
31 FW England ENG Lloyd Owusu 16411+540000
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
6 DF England ENG John Mackie 1017+210010
7 MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray 40525+95203+10
16 FW England ENG Martin Butler 300+300000
22 FW England ENG Nathan Tyson 900+80000+10
24 FW England ENG Darius Henderson 100+100000
24 MF England ENG Paul Brooker 1105+600000

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1FWBermuda9Shaun Goater122014
2FWEngland10Nicky Forster70411
3MFEngland14Steve Sidwell8019
4FWEngland12Dave Kitson5005
DFScotland7Scott Murray5005
6FWEngland31Lloyd Owusu4004
MFEngland17John Salako3014
8MFEngland11Andy Hughes3003
9DFEngland3Nicky Shorey2002
MFEngland15James Harper1012
11FWEngland23Dean Morgan1001
DFWales8Ady Williams1001
FWEngland6John Mackie1001
DFIceland16Ivar Ingimarsson1001
TOTALS 552764

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1GKUnited States1Marcus Hahnemann0011
TOTALS 0011

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ScotlandDFGraeme Murty10000010
3EnglandDFNicky Shorey01000001
4EnglandMFKevin Watson00000010
5EnglandDFSteve Brown50000050
7ScotlandMFScott Murray40000040
8WalesDFAdy Williams50000060
9BermudaFWShaun Goater10000010
10EnglandFWNicky Forster20000020
11EnglandMFAndy Hughes40000040
12EnglandFWDave Kitson10000010
14EnglandMFSteve Sidwell91000091
15EnglandMFJames Harper10000010
16IcelandDFIvar Ingimarsson11000011
20EnglandFWBas Savage20000020
25EnglandMFRicky Newman70000080
31EnglandFWLloyd Owusu11000011
Players who left Reading during the season:
6EnglandDFJohn Mackie10000010
TOTALS 45 4 0 0 0 0 49 4

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