2003–04 Reading F.C. season

Reading
2003–04 season
Chairman	John Madejski
Manager	Alan Pardew ; until 9 October 2003; Steve Coppell from 9 October 2003
First Division	9th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Shaun Goater (12); All: ; Shaun Goater (14)
Average home league attendance	15,095
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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

Squad

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Marcus Hahnemann
2	DF	SCO	Graeme Murty^[1]
3	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey
4	MF	ENG	Kevin Watson
5	DF	ENG	Steve Brown
6	DF	ENG	Dean Gordon
8	DF	WAL	Adrian Williams^[2]
9	FW	BER	Shaun Goater
10	FW	ENG	Nicky Forster
11	MF	ENG	Andy Hughes
12	FW	ENG	Dave Kitson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ENG	Steve Sidwell
15	MF	ENG	James Harper
16	DF	ISL	Ívar Ingimarsson
17	MF	ENG	John Salako^[3]
20	FW	ENG	Bas Savage
21	GK	ENG	Jamie Ashdown
23	FW	ENG	Dean Morgan
24	MF	ENG	Paul Brooker
25	MF	ENG	Ricky Newman
26	GK	ENG	Jamie Young
31	FW	ENG	Lloyd Owusu^[4]

Reserve/Academy squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	Andre Boucaud^[5]
19	MF	IRL	Joe Gamble
22	GK	TRI	Kelvin Jack
27	MF	SCO	Darren Campbell^[6]
28	DF	ENG	Ahmet Rifat


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	FW	ENG	Andre Fashanu
31	MF	USA	Mark Uliano
32	MF	ENG	Louie Soares^[7]
37	DF	ENG	Peter Castle

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	ENG	John Mackie (to Leyton Orient)
7	MF	SCO	Scott Murray (to Bristol City)
16	FW	ENG	Martin Butler (to Rotherham United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	ENG	Nathan Tyson (to Wycombe Wanderers)
24	FW	ENG	Darius Henderson (to Gillingham)
30	MF	JAM	Omar Daley (returned to Portmore United after loan)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
8 July 2003	MF	Scott Murray	Bristol City	£650,000
1 August 2003	FW	Shaun Goater	Manchester City	£500,000^[8]
23 October 2003	DF	Ívar Ingimarsson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£175,000^[9]
27 November 2003	FW	Dean Morgan	Colchester United	Free
26 December 2003	FW	Dave Kitson	Cambridge United	£150,000^[10]
24 March 2004	GK	Kelvin Jack	Unattached	Free^[11]
25 March 2004	FW	Lloyd Owusu	Sheffield Wednesday	Free

Out

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

Loan in

Date	Position	Name	From	Until
11 August 2003	FW	Omar Daley	Portmore United	10 May 2004
23 December 2003	FW	Lloyd Owusu	Sheffield Wednesday	24 March 2004
26 February 2004	FW	Paul Brooker	Leicester City	10 May 2004
March 2004	DF	Dean Gordon	Coventry City	10 May 2004^[13]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
10 May 2004^[14]	MF	Joe Gamble	Cork City
10 May 2004^[14]	MF	Andre Boucaud	Peterborough United	14 May 2004^[15]
1 July 2004	GK	Jamie Ashdown	Portsmouth
1 July 2004	DF	Steve Brown	Retired
1 July 2004	MF	Kevin Watson	Colchester United
1 July 2004	MF	John Salako	Brentford

Competitions

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
First Division	—	9th		9 August 2003	9 May 2004
Football League Cup	First round	—	Third round	13 August 2003	3 December 2003
FA Cup	Third round	—	3R	3 January 2004	13 January 2004

Updated to match played 17 November 2011
Source: Competitions

First 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	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 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	Madejski Stadium
		Report		Attendance: 14,047

30 August 2003 5	Wimbledon (MK Dons)	0–3	Reading	Selhurst Park
		Report	Goater 12', 59' Hughes 53'	Attendance: 2,066

13 September 2003 6	West Ham	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 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 (MK Dons)	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'

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 25' Emanuel 25'	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 v t e	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^[a]
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:

^ 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	York Street
	Redfearn 69' (pen.)	Report	Forster 16', 87' Sidwell 83'	Attendance: 2,055

24 September 2003 Second Round	Oxford United	1–3	Reading	Kassam Stadium
	Louis 78'	Report	Salako 52' Forster 66' Harper 89'	Attendance: 9,870

28 October 2003 Third Round	Reading	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Madejski Stadium
	Forster 82'	Report		Attendance: 11,892

3 December 2003 Fourth Round	Reading	0–1	Chelsea	Madejski Stadium
		Report	Hasselbaink 57'	Attendance: 24,107

FA Cup

3 January 2004 Third Round	Preston North End	3–3	Reading	Preston
	O'Neil 7' Fuller 32', 45'	Report	Goater 7' Jackson 13' (o.g.) Davis 37' (og.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,428

13 January 2004 Third Round Reply	Reading	1–2	Preston North End	Reading
	Goater 84'	Report	Cresswell 28' Koumantarakis 47'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,314

First team statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Marcus Hahnemann	42	0	36	0	2	0	4	0
2	DF	SCO	Graeme Murty^[16]	42	0	37+1	0	2	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey	41	2	35	2	2	0	4	0
4	DF	ENG	Kevin Watson	25	0	10+12	0	0+1	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Steve Brown	22	0	19	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Dean Gordon	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
8	DF	WAL	Adrian Williams^[17]	38	1	33	1	2	0	3	0
9	FW	BER	Shaun Goater	38	14	30+4	12	2	2	1+1	0
10	FW	ENG	Nicky Forster	34	11	28+2	7	0	0	4	4
11	MF	ENG	Andy Hughes	48	3	42+1	3	1	0	4	0
12	FW	ENG	Dave Kitson	17	5	10+7	5	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Steve Sidwell	48	9	43	8	1+1	0	3	1
15	MF	ENG	James Harper	43	1	35+4	1	2	0	2	0
16	DF	ISL	Ívar Ingimarsson	28	1	24+1	1	1	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	John Salako	43	4	32+5	3	0+2	0	3+1	1
20	FW	ENG	Bas Savage	17	0	6+9	0	1	0	1	0
21	GK	ENG	Jamie Ashdown	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Dean Morgan	15	1	3+10	1	1+1	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Paul Brooker	11	0	5+6	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Ricky Newman	35	0	25+5	0	2	0	3	0
26	GK	ENG	Jamie Young	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	ENG	Lloyd Owusu	16	4	11+5	4	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Reading and left during the season:
6	DF	ENG	John Mackie	10	1	7+2	1	0	0	1	0
7	MF	SCO	Scott Murray	40	5	25+9	5	2	0	3+1	0
16	FW	ENG	Martin Butler	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ENG	Nathan Tyson	9	0	0+8	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	FW	ENG	Darius Henderson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	JAM	Omar Daley	7	0	0+6	0	0	0	0+1	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	First Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Shaun Goater	12	2	0	14
2	FW	10	Nicky Forster	7	0	4	11
3	MF	14	Steve Sidwell	8	0	1	9
4	FW	12	Dave Kitson	5	0	0	5
4	DF	7	Scott Murray	5	0	0	5
6	FW	31	Lloyd Owusu	4	0	0	4
6	MF	17	John Salako	3	0	1	4
8	MF	11	Andy Hughes	3	0	0	3
9	DF	3	Nicky Shorey	2	0	0	2
9	MF	15	James Harper	1	0	1	2
11	FW	23	Dean Morgan	1	0	0	1
	DF	8	Ady Williams	1	0	0	1
	FW	6	John Mackie	1	0	0	1
	DF	16	Ivar Ingimarsson	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	55	2	7	64

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	First Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
14		MF	Steve Sidwell	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
25		MF	Ricky Newman	7	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
5		DF	Steve Brown	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8		DF	Ady Williams	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7		MF	Scott Murray	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11		MF	Andy Hughes	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20		FW	Bas Savage	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Nicky Forster	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	Kevin Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	John Mackie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		FW	Lloyd Owusu	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
16		DF	Ivar Ingimarsson	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
2		DF	Graeme Murty	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Shaun Goater	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		FW	Dave Kitson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	James Harper	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Nicky Shorey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	45	4	0	0	0	0	49	4

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 2003–04 was manufactured by Kit@, and the main sponsor was Westcoast.

2003–04 home colours

2003–04 away colours

References

^ Murty was born in Nunthorpe, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
^ Williams was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1994.
^ Salako was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but qualified to represent England internationally, making his international debut for England in 1991.
^ Owusu was born in Slough, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.
^ 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.
^ Campbell was born in Cambridge, England, and but chose to represent Scotland, qualifying through his parents. Campbell represented the England U-17's in 2002 and then the Scotland U-17 team 2003.
^ Soares was born in Reading, England, and but chose to represent Barbados, qualifying through his parents. Soares went on to represent Barbados in 2007.
^ "Career and history to date". Shaungoater.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2005.
^ "Ingimarsson joins Reading". BBC Sport. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^ "Cash Point!". Cambridge Evening News. 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
^ "Reading swoop for keeper". BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
^ 부산아이콘스 제이미 큐레튼 선수 영입. Busan I'Cons official website (in Korean). 14 July 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^ "Royals swoop for Gordon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b Simon Fudge. "Royals release duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ Simon Fudge. "Posh land Boucaud, re-sign skipper". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ Murty was born in Nunthorpe, England.
^ Williams was born in Reading, England.

[table_note_res_UC10.99147811764454-16] 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.

[1] Murty was born in Nunthorpe, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Scotland in 2004.

[2] Williams was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in 1994.

[3] Salako was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but qualified to represent England internationally, making his international debut for England in 1991.

[4] Owusu was born in Slough, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.

[5] 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.

[6] Campbell was born in Cambridge, England, and but chose to represent Scotland, qualifying through his parents. Campbell represented the England U-17's in 2002 and then the Scotland U-17 team 2003.

[7] Soares was born in Reading, England, and but chose to represent Barbados, qualifying through his parents. Soares went on to represent Barbados in 2007.

[8] "Career and history to date". Shaungoater.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2005.

[9] "Ingimarsson joins Reading". BBC Sport. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

[10] "Cash Point!". Cambridge Evening News. 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.

[11] "Reading swoop for keeper". BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

[12] 부산아이콘스 제이미 큐레튼 선수 영입. Busan I'Cons official website (in Korean). 14 July 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

[13] "Royals swoop for Gordon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

[Two_Released-14] Simon Fudge. "Royals release duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[15] Simon Fudge. "Posh land Boucaud, re-sign skipper". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[17] Murty was born in Nunthorpe, England.

[18] Williams was born in Reading, England.

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