1999–2000 Reading F.C. season
# 1999–2000 Reading F.C. season

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. 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. 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 | Retired |
| February 2000 | MF | Andy McLaren | Kilmarnock | 2 June 2000 |
| 13 April 2000 | GK | Nick Hammond | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2000 | GK | Peter van der Kwaak | Go Ahead Eagles | |
| 30 June 2000 | DF | Andy Bernal | Retired | 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

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

**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 |

**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 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 6 May 2000

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | 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 | Nation | 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 |
| 11 | MF | | 19 | Jim Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 11 | Peter Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 22 | Lee Hodges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 4 | Phil Parkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | 2 | John Polston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 26 | Neil Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | 29 | Ady Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 57 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 74 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | 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 | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Division Two | Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Total | Total | Total | 86 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 6 |
