Reading 1999/00

Reading finished 10th of 24 in the 1999/00 Second Division with 62 points (won 16, drawn 14, lost 16; scored 57, conceded 63). Highest position 2nd, after match 1; lowest 23rd, after match 6. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 13 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Reading
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 1999	Bristol City (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 14 Aug 1999	Cambridge (away)	1–3 L	Lost	3	16th
3	Sat 21 Aug 1999	Luton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	18th
4	Sat 28 Aug 1999	Colchester (away)	2–3 L	Lost	3	21st
5	Wed 1 Sep 1999	Preston (home)	2–2 D	Drew	4	20th
6	Sat 11 Sep 1999	Bournemouth (away)	1–3 L	Lost	4	23rd
7	Sat 18 Sep 1999	Chesterfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	19th
8	Sat 25 Sep 1999	Oldham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	8	18th
9	Sat 2 Oct 1999	Wycombe (away)	3–5 L	Lost	8	19th
10	Sat 9 Oct 1999	Stoke (away)	1–2 L	Lost	8	19th
11	Sat 16 Oct 1999	Wigan (home)	0–2 L	Lost	8	22nd
12	Wed 20 Oct 1999	Bury (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	20th
13	Sat 23 Oct 1999	Oldham (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	17th
14	Tue 2 Nov 1999	Brentford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	16th
15	Sun 7 Nov 1999	Oxford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	15	19th
16	Tue 16 Nov 1999	Millwall (away)	0–5 L	Lost	15	20th
17	Wed 24 Nov 1999	Burnley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	16	20th
18	Sat 27 Nov 1999	Scunthorpe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	20th
19	Sat 4 Dec 1999	Bristol City (away)	1–3 L	Lost	17	21st
20	Sat 18 Dec 1999	Wrexham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	18	21st
21	Sun 26 Dec 1999	Cardiff (away)	0–1 L	Lost	18	21st
22	Tue 28 Dec 1999	Notts County (home)	0–0 D	Drew	19	21st
23	Mon 3 Jan 2000	Gillingham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	20	21st
24	Sat 8 Jan 2000	Blackpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	21st
25	Sat 15 Jan 2000	Cambridge (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	21st
26	Sat 22 Jan 2000	Luton (away)	1–3 L	Lost	22	22nd
27	Sat 29 Jan 2000	Colchester (home)	2–0 W	Won	25	20th
28	Sat 5 Feb 2000	Preston (away)	2–2 D	Drew	26	20th
29	Tue 8 Feb 2000	Blackpool (away)	2–0 W	Won	29	18th
30	Sat 12 Feb 2000	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	32	17th
31	Sat 19 Feb 2000	Scunthorpe (away)	2–2 D	Drew	33	17th
32	Sat 26 Feb 2000	Chesterfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	33	18th
33	Sat 4 Mar 2000	Bournemouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	36	18th
34	Tue 7 Mar 2000	Oxford (away)	3–1 W	Won	39	18th
35	Sat 11 Mar 2000	Brentford (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	16th
36	Sat 18 Mar 2000	Burnley (away)	0–3 L	Lost	42	17th
37	Wed 22 Mar 2000	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–0 W	Won	45	15th
38	Sat 25 Mar 2000	Cardiff (home)	0–1 L	Lost	45	16th
39	Sat 1 Apr 2000	Wrexham (away)	1–0 W	Won	48	16th
40	Tue 4 Apr 2000	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	51	13th
41	Fri 7 Apr 2000	Gillingham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	52	12th
42	Sat 15 Apr 2000	Notts County (away)	2–1 W	Won	55	13th
43	Sat 22 Apr 2000	Wigan (away)	0–1 L	Lost	55	13th
44	Mon 24 Apr 2000	Wycombe (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	12th
45	Sat 29 Apr 2000	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	59	12th
46	Sat 6 May 2000	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	10th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.