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Squad Database

Last updated: 13 August 2003 15:16

This table shows the management team and the current first team squad by shirt number. Click here to see the depth chart, which shows the squad by position.

See the foot of the page for an explanation of the disciplinary system. A card is shown below under "Disciplinary Status" only if it affects first team suspensions (that is, it occurred in a first team game or it was a red card for violent conduct or serious foul play in a non-first team game).

  Name Date Joined Contract Expiry Disciplinary Status Fitness Status International Honours
  Alan Pardew 16/9/1999 30/6/2006      
  Kevin Dillon 9/1996 30/6/2006     England U-21
  Nicky Hammond 13/2/1996 30/6/2006      
  Brian McDermott 13/9/2000 30/6/2006     England Youth
  Brendan Rodgers   30/6/2006     Northern Ireland Youth
  Naseem Bashir 19/12/2001 30/6/2006      
1 Phil Whitehead 7/10/1999 30/6/2003   Fit  
2 Graeme Murty 10/7/1998 30/6/2005 2 yellow cards Fit  
3 Nicky Shorey 9/2/2001 30/6/2006 4 yellow cards Fit  
4 Kevin Watson 14/3/2002 30/6/2004 5 yellow cards (no suspension) Fit  
5 Adrian Viveash 1/7/2000 30/6/2003 2 yellow cards (both for another club), 1 red card (suspension served) Fit  
6 John Mackie 28/10/1999 30/6/2004 7 yellow cards, 1 red card, 1 FA charge (suspension served) Fit  
7 Anthony Rougier 11/8/2000 30/6/2003 5 yellow cards (suspension served) Fit Trinidad & Tobago
8 Adrian Williams 1/7/2000 30/6/2005 5 yellow cards (suspension served) Fit Wales
9 Martin Butler 1/2/2000 30/6/2004 4 yellow cards Fit  
10 Nicky Forster 22/6/1999 30/6/2005 3 yellow cards Damaged ankle ligaments - may be fit before pre-season training England U-21
11 Andy Hughes 1/7/2001 30/6/2006 4 yellow cards Fit  
12 Jamie Cureton 21/8/2000 30/6/2003   Fit England U-18
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14 Sammy Igoe 23/3/2000 30/6/2003 4 yellow cards Hamstring injury  
15 James Harper 28/2/2001 30/6/2006 1 yellow card Fit  
17 John Salako 2/11/2001 30/6/2004 2 yellow cards Fit England
18 Adrian Whitbread 1/7/2001 30/6/2003 1 yellow card (for another club) Retired through injury  
19 Joe Gamble 4/8/2000 30/6/2004   Dislocated knee cap - expected fit before pre-season training Republic of Ireland U-21
20 Bas Savage 7/2/2002 30/6/2004   Anterior cruciate ligament damage - expected fit before pre-season training  
21 Jamie Ashdown   30/6/2004   Fit  
22 Nathan Tyson 1998 30/6/2005 1 yellow card, 1 overturned red card (no suspension), 1 red card (suspended for three games from 11/5/2003) Fit England U-20
23 Andre Boucaud 11/2001 30/6/2004   Fit  
24 Darius Henderson 11/12/1999 30/6/2004 1 yellow card Fit  
25 Ricky Newman 27/7/2000 30/6/2003 11 yellow cards (suspensions served) Fit  
26 Alex Smith 17/7/2001 30/6/2003 2 yellow cards (both for another club) Fit  
27 Steve Sidwell 20/1/2003 30/6/2006 6 yellow cards (3 for another club) (no suspension) Fit England U-21
28 Steve Warren 8/4/2002 30/6/2003   Fit  
29 Steve Brown 19/12/2002 30/6/2005 6 yellow cards (no suspension) Fit  
31 Marcus Hahnemann 14/8/2002 30/6/2006 4 yellow cards Fit United States of America
32 Jamie Young 7/2001     Fit England U-19
34 Darren Campbell 1997 30/6/2005   Fit Scotland U-17
35 Ahmet Rifat 3/2002 30/6/2005   Fit England U-17
37 Peter Castle 2001     Fit England U-16
38 Simieon Howell 1995     Fit England U-15
  Name Date Joined Contract Expiry Date Disciplinary Status Fitness Status International Honours

Players sorted by year of contract expiry (excluding players in on loan)

Academy Scholarship - Peter Castle, Simieon Howell, Jamie Young (3)

30/6/2003 - Jamie Cureton, Sammy Igoe, Ricky Newman, Anthony Rougier, Alex Smith, Adrian Viveash, Steve Warren, Adrian Whitbread, Phil Whitehead (9)

30/6/2004 - Jamie Ashdown, Andre Boucaud, Martin Butler, Joe Gamble, Darius Henderson, John Mackie, John Salako, Bas Savage, Kevin Watson (9)

30/6/2005 - Steve Brown, Darren Campbell, Nicky Forster, Graeme Murty, Ahmet Rifat, Nathan Tyson, Adrian Williams (7)

30/6/2006 - Marcus Hahnemann, James Harper, Andy Hughes, Nicky Shorey, Steve Sidwell (5)

Disciplinary system

All yellow cards from the previous season are wiped out. However, any outstanding suspensions from the previous season due to red cards must be served at the start of the season (this did not apply to any Reading players in the 2002/03 season).

Any period of suspension will commence on the 14th day after the last offence (for example, if a player gets his fifth booking on a Saturday, any suspension would start from the Saturday two weeks later). In September 2002, FIFA announced a change to this rule for red cards, but the FA have stated they will not make the change until the end of the 2002/03 season.

For disciplinary purposes, first team games and reserve games are treated separately. The only exception is that a player receiving a red card for violent conduct or serious foul play will be banned from all competitions until the relevant number of first team games have been missed.

Periods of suspension are as follows:

5 yellow cards - suspended for one match if accumulated before the last day of February (otherwise a warning)
10 yellow cards - suspended for two matches if accumulated before the second Sunday in April (otherwise a severe warning)
15 yellow cards - suspended for three matches
20 yellow cards (and every multiple of five thereafter) - punishment decided by disciplinary hearing

Red card for two yellow cards - suspended for one match
Red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity - suspended for one match
Red card for offensive language or gestures - suspended for two matches
Red card for violent conduct or serious foul play - suspended for three matches

Suspensions for red cards are increased by one game for each red card received earlier in the season.

Note: During the play-offs suspensions for red cards take immediate effect. Two yellow cards during the semi-finals do NOT mean a suspension for the final.

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