Reading 2000/01

Reading finished 3rd of 24 in the 2000/01 Second Division with 86 points (won 25, drawn 11, lost 10; scored 86, conceded 52). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 22nd, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 11 unbeaten.

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 12 Aug 2000	Millwall (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	22nd
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Swindon (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	13th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Northampton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	19th
4	Tue 29 Aug 2000	Stoke (home)	3–3 D	Drew	4	19th
5	Sat 2 Sep 2000	Port Vale (away)	1–0 W	Won	7	10th
6	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Brentford (home)	4–0 W	Won	10	5th
7	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Oldham (home)	5–0 W	Won	13	4th
8	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Peterborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	13	5th
9	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Swansea (home)	5–1 W	Won	16	4th
10	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Rotherham (away)	3–1 W	Won	19	3rd
11	Fri 6 Oct 2000	Wigan (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	4th
12	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Wycombe (home)	2–0 W	Won	23	2nd
13	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Wrexham (home)	4–1 W	Won	26	2nd
14	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Bristol City (away)	0–4 L	Lost	26	2nd
15	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Bury (away)	2–0 W	Won	29	2nd
16	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Oxford (home)	4–3 W	Won	32	1st
17	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Walsall (away)	1–2 L	Lost	32	2nd
18	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Colchester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	32	5th
19	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Cambridge (home)	3–0 W	Won	35	5th
20	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Notts County (away)	2–3 L	Lost	35	5th
21	Sat 23 Dec 2000	Luton (home)	4–1 W	Won	38	5th
22	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–2 D	Drew	39	5th
23	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Northampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	40	6th
24	Sat 6 Jan 2001	Millwall (home)	3–4 L	Lost	40	6th
25	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	41	6th
26	Sat 20 Jan 2001	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–0 W	Won	44	6th
27	Sat 3 Feb 2001	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	47	6th
28	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Brentford (away)	2–1 W	Won	50	6th
29	Sat 17 Feb 2001	Peterborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	6th
30	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Oldham (away)	2–0 W	Won	54	5th
31	Sat 24 Feb 2001	Swansea (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	5th
32	Sat 3 Mar 2001	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	60	3rd
33	Tue 6 Mar 2001	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	61	4th
34	Fri 9 Mar 2001	Wigan (home)	1–0 W	Won	64	3rd
35	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Wrexham (away)	2–1 W	Won	67	3rd
36	Fri 23 Mar 2001	Bristol City (home)	1–3 L	Lost	67	3rd
37	Tue 27 Mar 2001	Swindon (away)	1–0 W	Won	70	3rd
38	Sat 31 Mar 2001	Notts County (home)	2–1 W	Won	73	3rd
39	Tue 3 Apr 2001	Luton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	74	3rd
40	Sat 7 Apr 2001	Cambridge (away)	1–1 D	Drew	75	3rd
41	Tue 10 Apr 2001	Bournemouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	78	2nd
42	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Bury (home)	4–1 W	Won	81	2nd
43	Tue 17 Apr 2001	Oxford (away)	2–0 W	Won	84	2nd
44	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Walsall (home)	2–2 D	Drew	85	2nd
45	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Colchester (away)	1–2 L	Lost	85	3rd
46	Sat 5 May 2001	Bournemouth (home)	3–3 D	Drew	86	3rd

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.