2004–05 Reading F.C. season

Reading Football Club played the season 2004–05 in the Football League Championship.

Reading F.C.
2004–05 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerSteve Coppell
Football League Championship7th
FA CupFourth Round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kitson (19)
All: Kitson (19)
Highest home attendance23,203 (vs Ipswich Town, 22 January 2005)
Lowest home attendance8,429 (vs Watford, 21 September 2004)

Review and events

Reading started the season brightly. However, injury to the three strikers, Dave Kitson, Nicky Forster and Shaun Goater, meant that the goals dried up and they slipped down the league. For much of the season Ivar Ingimarsson, a centre back, was the club's main source of goals. However, Kitson's return, coupled with the signings of veterans and former England internationals Les Ferdinand and Martin Keown meant that the club broke a run of 11 league games without a win against West Ham. Reading won 3-1, with a Dave Kitson hat-trick. Reading just missed out on a playoff spot on the last day of the season, losing 3-1 to Wigan. Dave Kitson was the club's top scorer, with 19 goals.

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
3 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey
4 MF  ENG Steve Sidwell
5 DF  ENG Martin Keown
6 DF  SEN Ibrahima Sonko
7 MF  ENG Glen Little
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 FW  GHA Lloyd Owusu
15 MF  ENG James Harper
16 DF  ISL Ívar Ingimarsson
17 MF  USA Bobby Convey
18 MF  ENG Paul Brooker
20 FW  ENG Bas Savage
21 FW  ENG Les Ferdinand
23 FW  ENG Dean Morgan
25 MF  ENG Ricky Newman
26 GK  ENG Jamie Young

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
19 GK  AUS Adam Federici
22 DF  ENG Peter Castle
24 MF  ENG Louis Soares[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  SCO Darren Campbell[2]
29 MF  ENG Simieon Howell
30 MF  IRL Jonathan Hayes

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
8 DF  WAL Ady Williams (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  ENG Ahmet Rifat (released)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 July 2004 MF Glen Little Burnley Free[3]
2 July 2004 MF Paul Brooker Leicester City Free[4]
2 July 2004 DF Ibrahima Sonko Brentford Free[5]
23 July 2004 MF Bobby Convey D.C. United Undisclosed[6]
6 January 2005 FW Les Ferdinand Bolton Wanderers Free[7]
20 January 2005 GK Adam Federici Unattached Free[8]
28 January 2005 DF Martin Keown Leicester City Free[9]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
2 November 2004 DF Ady Williams Coventry City Free[10]
22 June 2005 FW Nicky Forster Ipswich Town Free[11]
24 June 2005 MF Paul Brooker Brentford Free[12]
27 June 2005 FW Lloyd Owusu Brentford Free[13]
21 July 2005 MF Andy Hughes Norwich City Undisclosed[14]
22 July 2005 FW Dean Morgan Luton Town Free[15]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
8 February 2005 DF Ahmet Rifat [16][17]
11 May 2005[18] FW Les Ferdinand Watford
11 May 2005[18] DF Martin Keown Retired[19]
11 May 2005[18] MF Ricky Newman Brentford 10 June 2005
11 May 2005[18] FW Bas Savage Bristol City
11 May 2005[18] MF Louie Soares Bristol Rovers
27 July 2005 FW Shaun Goater Southend United 3 August 2005[20]

Competitions

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League Championship 7th 7 August 20048 May 2005
Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 25 August 200421 September 2004
FA Cup 3rd round R4 8 January 200529 January 2005

Updated to match played 17 November 2011
Source: Competitions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 19 13 14 51 47  +4 70 13 7 3 33 15  +18 6 6 11 18 32  −14

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWLWWLWLWWWDDWDWLDWWLDLWWWLDLDDDLLDDDWLWDWWWLLL
Position21133856521122223433344443444444577766665566777
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures & results

7 August 2004 1 Reading 3 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson  2'
Harper 41'
Forster  60'
Forster
[ Report] Molango  1'
Robinson  63'
Cullip
Jarrett
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,641
Referee: P.Crossley
10 August 2004 2 West Ham United 1 – 0 Reading Upton Park
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Sheringham  82'
Dailly
Reo-Coker
Zamora
[ Report] Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,242
Referee: P.Taylor
14 August 2004 3 Sheffield United 0 – 1 Reading Sheffield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) [ Report] Harper  41'
Williams
Kitson
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,429
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 August 2004 4 Reading 1 – 0 Rotherham United Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson  45' (pen.) [ Report] Barker
Sedgwick
Scott
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,404
Referee: Lee Probert
28 August 2004 5 Millwall 1 – 0 Reading South Bermondsey
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dichio  79'
Serioux
Wise
[ Report] Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,098
Referee: Keith Hill
31 August 2004 6 Reading 1 – 0 Sunderland Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Forster  2' [ Report] Whitley
Thornton
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,792
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 September 2004 7 Derby County 2 – 1 Reading Derby
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Smith  70'
Tudgay  82'
Konjić
Johnson
Idiakez
Júnior
[ Report] Shorey  87'
Sidwell
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 22,096
Referee: Michael Ryan
14 September 2004 8 Reading 3 – 1 Preston North End Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson 11'
Forster  34', 85'
[ Report] Healy  87'
Mawéné
Alexander
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,857
Referee: Richard Beeby
18 September 2004 9 Reading 3 – 1 Gillingham Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson 1', 16' (pen.), 28' (pen.) [ Report] Byfield  55'
Cox
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,867
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 September 2004 10 Watford 0 – 1 Reading Watford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Helguson [ Report] Sidwell 65' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,389
Referee: Mike Thorpe
28 September 2004 11 Ipswich Town 1 – 1 Reading Ipswich
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Kuqi 10' [ Report] Kitson 26'
Sidwell
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,167
Referee: Mike Jones
2 October 2004 12 Reading 0 – 0 Burnley Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell
Kitson
[ Report] Duff
Camara
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Andy Penn
16 October 2004 13 Stoke City 0 – 1 Reading Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Brammer
Asaba
[ Report] Shorey 41'
Sonko
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Andy D'Urso
19 October 2004 14 Reading 1 – 1 Leeds United Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Owusu 45' [ Report] Walton 1' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,230
Referee: R.Olivier
23 October 2004 15 Reading 4 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell 21'
Kitson 25'
Owusu 45'
Ingimarsson 47'
Harper
[ Report] Lunt
Cochrane
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,630
Referee: Paul Robinson
30 October 2004 16 Coventry City 3 – 2 Reading Coventry
15:00 GMT (UTC) John  14' (pen.)
Morrell  51'
Johnson  67'
Carey
[ Report] Owusu  11'
Kitson  70'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 November 2004 17 Plymouth Argyle 2 – 2 Reading Plymouth
19:45 GMT (UTC) Sidwell  18' (o.g.)
Crawford  41'
[ Report] Coughlan  51' (o.g.)
Kitson  90'
Little
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,336
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 November 2004 18 Reading 1 – 0 Stoke City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kitson  23'
Sidwell
[ Report] Russell
Greenacre
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,831
Referee: G.Laws
13 November 2004 19 Reading 2 – 1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Morgan  13'
Kitson  39'
[ Report] Kavanagh  57'
Jerome  87'
Lee
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,107
Referee: Eddie Evans
20 November 2004 20 Nottingham Forest 1 – 0 Reading Nottingham
15:00 GMT (UTC) Taylor  25'
Thompson
Dawson
[ Report] Murty
Sonko
Hughes
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,138
Referee: Uriah Rennie
27 November 2004 21 Reading 1 – 1 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Owusu  42' [ Report] Mahon  26' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,114
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 December 2004 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 1 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cameron  32'
Olofinjana  45'
Clarke  78', 90'
[ Report] Morgan  47'
Shorey
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,572
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 December 2004 23 Leicester City 0 – 2 Reading Leicester
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stearman
Nalis
Blake
[ Report] Sidwell  68'
Ingimarsson  82'
Kitson
Owusu
Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 24,068
Referee: P.Taylor
18 December 2004 24 Reading 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Reading
12:45 GMT (UTC) Shorey  64'
Kitson
Harper
[ Report] Cureton  73'
Bircham
Rowlands
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,272
Referee: Richard Beeby
26 December 2004 25 Reading 3 – 0 Watford Reading
11:00 GMT (UTC) Sonko  3'
Sidwell  76'
Owusu  87'
Little
[ Report] Mahon Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: P.Crossley
28 December 2004 26 Preston North End 3 – 0 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Agyemang  17'
Hughes  26' (o.g.)
Lewis  67'
Cresswell
[ Report] Sidwell Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,795
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 January 2005 27 Gillingham 0 – 0 Reading Gillingham
15:00 GMT (UTC) [ Report] Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,570
Referee: Steve Bennett
3 January 2005 28 Reading 0 – 1 Derby County Reading
17:30 GMT (UTC) Harper [ Report] Smith  45'
Johnson
Idiakez
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,491
Referee: B.Curson
15 January 2005 29 Burnley 0 – 0 Reading Burnley
15:00 GMT (UTC) [ Report] Sidwell Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,392
Referee: Mike Jones
22 January 2005 30 Reading 1 – 1 Ipswich Town Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Ingimarsson  90'
Owusu
[ Report] Bent  89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,203
Referee: Martin Atkinson
5 February 2005 31 Reading 0 – 0 Plymouth Argyle Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) [ Report] Buzsáky Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,783
Referee: R.Olivier
12 February 2005 32 Leeds United 3 – 1 Reading Leeds
15:00 GMT (UTC) Healy  37'
Hulse  57', 62'
Hulse
[ Report] Owusu  88'
Harper
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,034
Referee: Chris Foy
19 February 2005 33 Reading 1 – 2 Coventry City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Ferdinand  8'
Murty
[ Report] McSheffrey  63'
John  72'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,904
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 February 2005 34 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Reading Crewe
19:45 GMT (UTC) Varney  12'
Tonkin
[ Report] Kitson  70' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,703
Referee: G.Laws
26 February 2005 35 Reading 0 – 0 Leicester City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Shorey [ Report] Stearman
Gudjonsson
Connolly
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,651
Referee: Uriah Rennie
5 March 2005 36 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Reading Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT (UTC) [ Report] Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,971
Referee: Anthony Leake
12 March 2005 37 Reading 3 – 1 West Ham United Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kitson  13', 27', 57'
Newman
[ Report] Sheringham  82'
Fletcher
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,268
Referee: Phil Joslin
15 March 2005 38 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Reading Rotherham
19:45 GMT (UTC) Warne  90'
McLaren
[ Report] Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,804
Referee: R.Hall
21 March 2005 39 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 – 1 Reading Brighton
19:45 GMT (UTC) Butters [ Report] Forster  64'
Newman
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 April 2005 40 Reading 0 – 0 Sheffield United Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) [ Report] Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,899
Referee: Mike Jones
5 April 2005 41 Reading 2 – 1 Millwall Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson  73'
Forster  83'
[ Report] Dichio  39' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,379
Referee: Kevin Wright
9 April 2005 42 Sunderland 1 – 2 Reading Sunderland
12:45 BST (UTC+1) Arca  51'
Wright
Robinson
Brown
[ Report] Kitson  75', 81' (pen.)
Sidwell
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,237
Referee: Lee Mason
16 April 2005 43 Reading 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Harper  74'
Sidwell
[ Report] Gerrard  71'
Gardner
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,905
Referee: Steve Tanner
23 April 2005 44 Cardiff City 2 – 0 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Thorne  13'
Jerome  31'
[ Report] Keown
Sidwell
Little
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,821
Referee: Scott Mathieson
30 April 2005 45 Reading 1 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Forster  8'
Ingimarsson
[ Report] Clarke  53'
Ricketts  84'
Olofinjana
Seol
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: R.Styles
8 May 2005 46 Wigan Athletic 3 – 1 Reading Wigan
13:00 BST (UTC+1) McCulloch  18'
Roberts  21'
Ellington  85'
Kavanagh
[ Report] Sidwell  90'
Little
Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 19,662
Referee: Martin Atkinson

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Preston North End 46 21 12 13 67 58 +9 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 West Ham United (O, P) 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 +7 70
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 57 56 +1 67
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 21 10 72 59 +13 66
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

FA Cup

8 January 2005 Third Round Reading 1 – 1 Swansea City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Ingimarsson  88'
Sidwell
Report Connor  32'
Robinson
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,642
Referee: Clive Penton
17 January 2005 Third Round Reply Swansea City 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Reading Swansea
19:45 GMT (UTC) Forbes Report Forster 95' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 7,354
Referee: Clive Penton
29 January 2005 Fourth Round Reading 1 – 2 Leicester City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Forster  10'
Newman   76'
Report Williams  32'
Scowcroft  90'
Guðjónsson
Heath
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,825
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Football League Cup

25 August 2004 First Round Oxford United 0 – 2 Reading Oxford
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Goater  61'
Hughes  76'
Owusu
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,919
Referee: M.Fletcher
21 September 2004 Second Round Reading 0 – 3 Watford Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell Report Cox  14' (pen.)
Bouazza  89'
Ingimarsson  90' (o.g.)
Blizzard
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,429
Referee: Clive Penton

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Marcus Hahnemann 5104603020
2 DF Graeme Murty 4504102020
3 DF Nicky Shorey 4834433010
4 MF Steve Sidwell 4754452010
5 DF Martin Keown 803+203000
6 DF Ibrahima Sonko 42135+413000
7 MF Glen Little 39029+603010
9 FW Shaun Goater 1112+700021
10 FW Nicky Forster 34927+37320+10
11 MF Andy Hughes 46140+103021
12 FW Dave Kitson 381937190010
14 FW Lloyd Owusu 30614+1160+301+10
15 MF James Harper 46339+23301+10
16 DF Ívar Ingimarsson 49443+133120
17 MF Bobby Convey 2204+140201+10
18 MF Paul Brooker 34022+900+1020
19 GK Adam Federici 00000000
20 FW Bas Savage 00000000
21 FW Les Ferdinand 1414+812000
22 DF Peter Castle 00000000
23 FW Dean Morgan 20210+820+100+10
24 DF Louis Soares 00000000
26 GK Jamie Young 00000000
27 MF Darren Campbell 00000000
29 MF Simieon Howell 00000000
30 MF Jonathan Hayes 00000000
33 MF Ricky Newman 19011+601010
Players who left Reading during the season:
8 DF Adrian Williams 1301100020

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1FW12Dave Kitson190019
2FW10Nicky Forster7209
3FW14Lloyd Owusu6006
4MF4Steve Sidwell5005
5DF16Ívar Ingimarsson3104
6MF15James Harper3003
DF3Nicky Shorey3003
8FW23Dean Morgan2002
9DF6Ibrahima Sonko1002
FW21Les Ferdinand1001
Own goal1001
FW9Shaun Goater0011
MF11Andy Hughes0011
TOTALS 513256

Disciplinary record

Source: Soccernet[21]

Number Nation Position Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
2DFGraeme Murty20000020
3DFNicky Shorey20000020
4MFSteve Sidwell1101010130
5DFMartin Keown10000010
6DFIbrahima Sonko20000020
7MFGlen Little40000040
8DFAdy Williams20000020
10FWNicky Forster10001020
11MFAndy Hughes20000020
12FWDave Kitson40000040
14FWLloyd Owusu20001030
15MFJames Harper40000040
16DFIvar Ingimarsson10000010
21FWLes Ferdinand10000010
25MFRicky Newman20110031
TOTALS 41 0 2 1 3 0 46 1

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 2004–05 was manufactured by Puma, and the main sponsor was Westcoast.

2004–05 home colours
2004–05 away colours
2004–05 third choice colours

References

  1. Soares was born in Reading, England, and but chose to represent Barbados, qualifying through his parents. Soares went on to represent Barbados in 2007.
  2. 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.
  3. "Reading close in on Little". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. "Royals sign Brooker". Footy Mad. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  5. "Sonko close to Reading move". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  6. "Transfers July 2004". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  7. "Reading seal deal for Ferdinand". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  8. "Royals sign Federici". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  9. "Keown signs contract at Reading". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  10. "Coventry sign defender Williams". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  11. "Striker Forster signs for Ipswich". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  12. "Brooker makes move to Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  13. "Owusu agrees return to Brentford". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  14. "Norwich complete Hughes signing". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  15. "Hatters seal triple move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  16. "Shakers land Savage". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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  19. "Keown begins coaching education". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  20. "Veteran Goater departs Madejski". BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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