Reading 2001/02

Reading finished 2nd of 24 in the 2001/02 Second Division with 84 points (won 23, drawn 15, lost 8; scored 70, conceded 43) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 16 matches of 46; lowest 14th, after match 12. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row, 13 unbeaten and 6 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 11 Aug 2001	Blackpool (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Huddersfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	7	4th
4	Sat 1 Sep 2001	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	10	3rd
5	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Cardiff (home)	1–2 L	Lost	10	7th
6	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Stoke (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	10th
7	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Cambridge (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	6th
8	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Wycombe (home)	2–0 W	Won	16	5th
9	Tue 25 Sep 2001	Bournemouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	8th
10	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Bury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	9th
11	Fri 5 Oct 2001	Colchester (away)	0–2 L	Lost	17	11th
12	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Swindon (home)	1–3 L	Lost	17	14th
13	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Notts County (away)	4–3 W	Won	20	11th
14	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Oldham (away)	1–0 W	Won	23	9th
15	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Brentford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	23	11th
16	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Northampton (away)	2–0 W	Won	26	8th
17	Tue 6 Nov 2001	Wrexham (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	4th
18	Sat 10 Nov 2001	Bristol City (home)	3–2 W	Won	32	4th
19	Tue 20 Nov 2001	Tranmere (home)	4–1 W	Won	35	4th
20	Sat 24 Nov 2001	Peterborough (away)	2–1 W	Won	38	4th
21	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Chesterfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	38	4th
22	Sat 22 Dec 2001	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	39	5th
23	Wed 26 Dec 2001	Cardiff (away)	2–2 D	Drew	40	5th
24	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Wrexham (away)	2–0 W	Won	43	5th
25	Tue 1 Jan 2002	Port Vale (home)	2–0 W	Won	46	4th
26	Sat 5 Jan 2002	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	2nd
27	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Huddersfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	52	1st
28	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Blackpool (home)	3–0 W	Won	55	1st
29	Tue 22 Jan 2002	Wigan (away)	2–0 W	Won	58	1st
30	Sat 26 Jan 2002	Colchester (home)	3–0 W	Won	61	1st
31	Sat 2 Feb 2002	Bury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	62	1st
32	Sat 9 Feb 2002	Notts County (home)	2–1 W	Won	65	1st
33	Mon 11 Feb 2002	Brighton (away)	1–3 L	Lost	65	1st
34	Thu 14 Feb 2002	Swindon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	66	1st
35	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	69	1st
36	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Wycombe (away)	2–0 W	Won	72	1st
37	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Cambridge (away)	2–2 D	Drew	73	1st
38	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Bournemouth (home)	2–2 D	Drew	74	1st
39	Sat 9 Mar 2002	Brighton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	75	1st
40	Sat 16 Mar 2002	Chesterfield (away)	2–0 W	Won	78	1st
41	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Oldham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	79	1st
42	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Bristol City (away)	3–3 D	Drew	80	1st
43	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Northampton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	81	2nd
44	Sun 7 Apr 2002	Tranmere (away)	2–2 D	Drew	82	2nd
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Peterborough (home)	2–2 D	Drew	83	2nd
46	Sat 20 Apr 2002	Brentford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	84	2nd

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.