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2004–05 Reading F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Reading |
| season | 2004–05 |
| manager | Steve Coppell |
| chairman | John Madejski |
| league | Championship |
| league result | 7th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Fourth Round vs Leicester City |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Second Round vs Watford |
| league topscorer | Dave Kitson (19) |
| season topscorer | Dave Kitson (19) |
| highest attendance | 23,203 vs Ipswich Town |
| (22 January 2005) | |
| lowest attendance | 8,429 vs Watford |
| (21 September 2004) | |
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| prevseason | 2003–04 |
| nextseason | 2005–06 |
(22 January 2005) (21 September 2004) Reading Football Club played the season 2004–05 in the Football League Championship, in England
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
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Out on loan | Left during the season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hahnemann | USA | GK | Fulham | 2002 | 143 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Adam Federici | ENG | GK | Torres | 2005 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Jamie Young | ENG | GK | Youth team | 2002 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Graeme Murty | SCO | DF | York City | 1998 | 242 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicky Shorey | ENG | DF | Leyton Orient | 2001 | 175 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Martin Keown | ENG | DF | Leicester City | 2005 | 2005 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ibrahima Sonko | SEN | DF | Brentford | 2004 | 42 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Ívar Ingimarsson | ISL | DF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | date=23 October 2003 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3205187.stm | title=Ingimarsson joins Reading | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=21 October 2013}} | 2006 | 77 | 5 | ||||||||
| 22 | Peter Castle | ENG | DF | Academy | 2003 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Steve Sidwell | ENG | MF | Arsenal | 2003 | 110 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Glen Little | ENG | MF | Burnley | 2004 | 46 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Andy Hughes | ENG | MF | Notts County | 2001 | 183 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | James Harper | ENG | MF | Arsenal | 2001 | 175 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Bobby Convey | USA | MF | D.C. United | 2004 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Paul Brooker | ENG | MF | Leicester City | 2004 | 45 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Louie Soares | ENG | MF | Academy | 2003 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Ricky Newman | ENG | MF | Millwall | 2000 | 137 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Darren Campbell | SCO | MF | Academy | 2003 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Simieon Howell | ENG | MF | Academy | 2004 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Jonny Hayes | IRL | MF | Academy | 2004 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Nicky Forster | ENG | FW | Birmingham City | 1999 | 215 | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Dave Kitson | ENG | FW | Cambridge United | 2003 | 55 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Lloyd Owusu | GHA | FW | Sheffield Wednesday | 2004 | 46 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Bas Savage | ENG | FW | Academy | 2001 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Les Ferdinand | ENG | FW | Bolton Wanderers | 2005 | 2005 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Dean Morgan | ENG | FW | Colchester United | 2003 | 35 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Shaun Goater | BER | FW | Manchester City | title = Career and history to date | work=Shaungoater.net | url = http://www.shaungoater.net/about_shaun.htm | access-date =24 November 2005 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050308020937/http://www.shaungoater.net/about_shaun.htm | archive-date=8 March 2005 }} | 2006 | 49 | 15 | |||||||
| 8 | Ady Williams | WAL | DF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/817593.stm | title=Reading reveal new trio | publisher=BBC | date=3 July 2000 | access-date=17 October 2012}} | |||||||||||
| 28 | Ahmet Rifat | ENG | DF | Academy | 2003 | 0 | 0 |
Out on loan
Left club during season
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2004 | MF | ENG | Glen Little | Burnley | Free | |
| 2 July 2004 | MF | ENG | Paul Brooker | Leicester City | Free | |
| 2 July 2004 | DF | SEN | Ibrahima Sonko | Brentford | Free | |
| 23 July 2004 | MF | USA | Bobby Convey | D.C. United | Undisclosed | |
| 6 January 2005 | FW | ENG | Les Ferdinand | Bolton Wanderers | Free | |
| 20 January 2005 | GK | AUS | Adam Federici | Unattached | Free | |
| 28 January 2005 | DF | ENG | Martin Keown | Leicester City | Free |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 2004 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams | Coventry City | Free | |
| 22 June 2005 | FW | ENG | Nicky Forster | Ipswich Town | Free | |
| 24 June 2005 | MF | ENG | Paul Brooker | Brentford | Free | |
| 27 June 2005 | FW | GHA | Lloyd Owusu | Brentford | Free | |
| 21 July 2005 | MF | ENG | Andy Hughes | Norwich City | Undisclosed | |
| 22 July 2005 | FW | ENG | Dean Morgan | Luton Town | Free |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2005 | FW | BER | Shaun Goater | Coventry City | End of season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 2005 | DF | ENG | Ahmet Rifat | ||||||
| url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11673/2334892/ | title=Royals release five | publisher=Sky Sports | access-date=18 October 2012}} | FW | ENG | Les Ferdinand | Watford | ||
| 11 May 2005 | DF | ENG | Martin Keown | Retired | |||||
| 11 May 2005 | MF | ENG | Ricky Newman | Brentford | 10 June 2005 | ||||
| 11 May 2005 | FW | ENG | Bas Savage | Bristol City | |||||
| 11 May 2005 | MF | ENG | Louie Soares | Bristol Rovers | |||||
| 27 July 2005 | FW | BER | Shaun Goater | Southend United | 3 August 2005 |
Competitions
Overview
Championship
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Harper
Forster
Forster
Robinson
Cullip
Jarrett
Dailly
Reo-Coker
Zamora
Williams
Kitson
Sedgwick
Scott
Serioux
Wise
Thornton
Tudgay
Konjić
Johnson
Idiakez
Júnior
Sidwell
Forster
Mawéné
Alexander
Cox
Sidwell
Kitson
Camara
Asaba
Sonko
Kitson
Owusu
Ingimarsson
Harper
Cochrane
Morrell
Johnson
Carey
Kitson
Crawford
Kitson
Little
Sidwell
Greenacre
Kitson
Jerome
Lee
Thompson
Dawson
Sonko
Hughes
Olofinjana
Clarke
Shorey
Nalis
Blake
Ingimarsson
Kitson
Owusu
Kitson
Harper
Bircham
Rowlands
Sidwell
Owusu
Little
Hughes
Lewis
Cresswell
Johnson
Idiakez
Owusu
Hulse
Hulse
Harper
Murty
John
Tonkin
Gudjonsson
Connolly
Newman
Fletcher
McLaren
Newman
Forster
Wright
Robinson
Brown
Sidwell
Sidwell
Gardner
Jerome
Sidwell
Little
Ingimarsson
Ricketts
Olofinjana
Seol
Roberts
Ellington
Kavanagh
Little
League table
FA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Sidwell
Robinson
Newman
Scowcroft
Guðjónsson
Heath
League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Hughes
Owusu
Bouazza
Ingimarsson
Blizzard
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | ENG | 12 | Dave Kitson | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| 2 | FW | ENG | 10 | Nicky Forster | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | FW | GHA | 14 | Lloyd Owusu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | ENG | 4 | Steve Sidwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | DF | ISL | 16 | Ívar Ingimarsson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | ENG | 15 | James Harper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | ENG | 3 | Nicky Shorey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | FW | ENG | 23 | Dean Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | DF | SEN | 6 | Ibrahima Sonko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | 21 | Les Ferdinand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | BER | 9 | Shaun Goater | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | ENG | 11 | Andy Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 51 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | 1 | Marcus Hahnemann | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| TOTALS | 19 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Disciplinary record
Source: Soccernet
| TOTALS | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
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References
References
- (23 October 2003). "Ingimarsson joins Reading". BBC Sport.
- (11 March 2004). "Owusu set to join Reading". BBC Sport.
- "Career and history to date". Shaungoater.net.
- (3 July 2000). "Reading reveal new trio". BBC.
- (13 May 2004). "Reading close in on Little". BBC.
- "Royals sign Brooker". Footy Mad.
- (2 July 2004). "Sonko close to Reading move". BBC.
- (29 July 2004). "Transfers July 2004". BBC.
- (6 January 2005). "Reading seal deal for Ferdinand". BBC.
- "Royals sign Federici". Sky Sports.
- (28 January 2005). "Keown signs contract at Reading". BBC.
- (2 November 2004). "Coventry sign defender Williams". BBC.
- (22 June 2005). "Striker Forster signs for Ipswich". BBC.
- (24 June 2005). "Brooker makes move to Brentford". BBC.
- (27 June 2005). "Owusu agrees return to Brentford". BBC.
- (21 July 2005). "Norwich complete Hughes signing". BBC.
- "Hatters seal triple move". Sky Sports.
- (25 March 2005). "COVENTRY TAKE GOATER ON LOAN". Get Reading.
- "Shakers land Savage". Sky Sports.
- "Rifat leaves Royals". thefootballnetwork.
- "Royals release five". Sky Sports.
- (8 September 2005). "Keown begins coaching education". [[BBC]].
- (27 July 2005). "Veteran Goater departs Madejski". BBC.
- "Reading squad stats – 2004/05". ESPN Soccernet.
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