| Competition | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| LDV Vans Trophy, area quarter-final | Tuesday, 4th December (7.45pm) | Barnet | Away | Lost 1-4 |
Match facts:
Reading goal: Darius Henderson (15
minutes)
Assist: Nicky Forster
Opposition goals: After 14, 29, 78 and 95 minutes (the last in
second-half injury-time)
Half-time: Barnet 2 Reading 1
Gamebreaker: The red card for Darius Henderson
Attendance: 1,171
Weather: Cold, dry
Referee: Bill
Jordan (Tring)
Reading line-up: 21 Jamie Ashdown;
7 Anthony Rougier (Nathan Tyson, 81 minutes), 8 Adie Williams, 5
Adi Viveash, 28 Nicky Shorey (23 John Mackie, 71 minutes); 14
Sammy Igoe, 19 Joe Gamble (16 Phil Parkinson, half-time), 15
James Harper, 29 John Salako; 10 Nicky Forster, 24 Darius
Henderson
Subs not used: 30 Tony Malessa, 11 Andy Hughes
Reading yellow cards: None
Reading red cards: Darius Henderson (foul, 43 minutes)
Match report:
Match notes:
This was Reading's seventh defeat by a non-league side since we joined the Football League in 1920, and the first that was not in the FA Cup. Before Barnet, we had lost to Guildford City (1937), Brentwood Town (1969), Hendon (1975), Wealdstone (1977), Bishops Stortford (1982) and Colchester United (1990). All the previous defeats had been by one goal, so this is also our heaviest defeat against a non-league team.
Darius Henderson was sent off for serious foul play. This will mean a three-game ban starting on 18/12/2001. That means he will miss the League games against Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City and Wrexham, unless we have an FA Cup replay against York in which case he will miss that game instead of the trip to Wrexham.
Match preview:
None.
Ticket information:
Barnet have provided 214 seats in the Family Stand and 200 other places. The Family Stand is mixed, and seats are only available to groups containing at least one under-16.
Tickets go on sale to season ticket holders at 9am on Monday, 26th November, Supporters’ Club members on Wednesday 28th November, and on general sale on Thursday 29th November.
Prices
are as follows:
Adults £12
Under-16s / Seniors £6. These tickets are only available in the
Family Stand.
However, Supporters' Club members can get a £1 discount if
purchasing tickets in person by showing their membership card.
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