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2002/03 Reports

Competition Date Opponent Venue Result
Pro Youth U-10 GT Festival Friday, 2nd August (10.15am) Fulham Watford Won 1-0
Pro Youth U-10 GT Festival Friday, 2nd August (11.15am) Arsenal B Watford Won 3-1
Pro Youth U-10 GT Festival Friday, 2nd August (11.45am) Watford Watford Won 1-0
Pro Youth U-10 GT Festival Friday, 2nd August (2pm) Gillingham Watford Won 2-1
Pro Youth U-10 GT Festival Friday, 2nd August (2.30pm) Wimbledon Watford Won 1-0
Pro Youth U-10 GT Festival Friday, 2nd August (4pm) Millwall Watford Won 1-0

These games formed part of the Graham Taylor International Festival of Football, held annually at Parmiter's School in Watford. The Reading Under-10 team for the 2002/03 season took part in the section of the tournament described as "Pro Youth Under-10".

There were sixteen teams, split into four groups of four for games in the morning. Matches were played over ten minutes each way, and were eight-a-side. Reading had a squad of eleven players and were in Group D. The final group table was as follows:

  P W D L F A GD Pts
Reading 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
Fulham 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
Watford 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
Arsenal B 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1

In the afternoon, Reading played in a second group against the three first placed teams from the other three groups.

  P W D L F A GD Pts
Reading 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
Millwall 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
Wimbledon 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
Gillingham 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1

This means that Reading won the tournament.

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