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2002/03 Reports

Competition Date Opponent Venue Result
Nationwide League Division 1 Sunday, 4th May (1.30pm) Stoke City Away Lost 0-1

Match facts:

Reading goals: None
Assists: None
Opposition goal: After 55 minutes
Half-time: Stoke City 0 Reading 0
Gamebreaker: Stoke's goal
Attendance:
20,477
Weather: Dry and sunny, but with a strong blustery wind
Referee: Colin Webster (Shotley Bridge, Tyne and Wear)

Reading line-up: 31 Marcus Hahnemann; 2 Graeme Murty, 6 John Mackie, 5 Adi Viveash, 3 Nicky Shorey; 30 Luke Chadwick (12 Jamie Cureton, 70 minutes), 27 Steve Sidwell, 15 James Harper (4 Kevin Watson, 77 minutes), 17 John Salako (24 Darius Henderson, 63 minutes); 16 Glen Little, 10 Nicky Forster
Subs not used: 21 Jamie Ashdown, 25 Ricky Newman
Very approximate starting formation (really Glen Little was floating more than this line-up suggests):

Hahnemann

Murty

Mackie

Viveash

Shorey

Chadwick

Sidwell

Harper

Salako

  Little Forster  

Reading yellow cards: None
Reading red cards: None

Match report:

None

Match notes:

The result meant that we finished fourth in Division 1, equalling our best ever finish of 24th in the English pyramid.

Match preview:

None

Ticket information:

We should know the Brittannia Stadium pretty well by now. Away accommodation is in one end stand containing far more seats than we have ever needed.

Tickets go on sale to season ticket holders from Wednesday, 23rd April.

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