Reading 2004/05

Reading finished 7th of 24 in the 2004/05 Championship with 70 points (won 19, drawn 13, lost 14; scored 51, conceded 44). They were top of the table after 2 matches of 46; lowest 10th, after match 2. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 11 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 Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 2004	Brighton (home)	3–2 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Tue 10 Aug 2004	West Ham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	10th
3	Sat 14 Aug 2004	Sheffield United (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	3rd
4	Sat 21 Aug 2004	Rotherham (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	3rd
5	Sat 28 Aug 2004	Millwall (away)	0–1 L	Lost	9	8th
6	Tue 31 Aug 2004	Sunderland (home)	1–0 W	Won	12	5th
7	Sat 11 Sep 2004	Derby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	12	6th
8	Tue 14 Sep 2004	Preston (home)	3–1 W	Won	15	5th
9	Sat 18 Sep 2004	Gillingham (home)	3–1 W	Won	18	2nd
10	Sat 25 Sep 2004	Watford (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	1st
11	Tue 28 Sep 2004	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	1st
12	Sat 2 Oct 2004	Burnley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	23	2nd
13	Sat 16 Oct 2004	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	26	2nd
14	Tue 19 Oct 2004	Leeds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	27	2nd
15	Sat 23 Oct 2004	Crewe (home)	4–0 W	Won	30	2nd
16	Sat 30 Oct 2004	Coventry (away)	2–3 L	Lost	30	3rd
17	Tue 2 Nov 2004	Plymouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	31	4th
18	Sat 6 Nov 2004	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	3rd
19	Sat 13 Nov 2004	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	37	3rd
20	Sat 20 Nov 2004	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–1 L	Lost	37	3rd
21	Sat 27 Nov 2004	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	38	4th
22	Sat 4 Dec 2004	Wolves (away)	1–4 L	Lost	38	4th
23	Sat 11 Dec 2004	Leicester (away)	2–0 W	Won	41	4th
24	Sat 18 Dec 2004	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	44	4th
25	Sun 26 Dec 2004	Watford (home)	3–0 W	Won	47	3rd
26	Tue 28 Dec 2004	Preston (away)	0–3 L	Lost	47	4th
27	Sat 1 Jan 2005	Gillingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	4th
28	Mon 3 Jan 2005	Derby (home)	0–1 L	Lost	48	4th
29	Sat 15 Jan 2005	Burnley (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	4th
30	Sat 22 Jan 2005	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	4th
31	Sat 5 Feb 2005	Plymouth (home)	0–0 D	Drew	51	4th
32	Sat 12 Feb 2005	Leeds (away)	1–3 L	Lost	51	5th
33	Sat 19 Feb 2005	Coventry (home)	1–2 L	Lost	51	7th
34	Tue 22 Feb 2005	Crewe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	7th
35	Sat 26 Feb 2005	Leicester (home)	0–0 D	Drew	53	7th
36	Sat 5 Mar 2005	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	54	6th
37	Sat 12 Mar 2005	West Ham (home)	3–1 W	Won	57	6th
38	Tue 15 Mar 2005	Rotherham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	57	6th
39	Mon 21 Mar 2005	Brighton (away)	1–0 W	Won	60	6th
40	Sat 2 Apr 2005	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	61	5th
41	Tue 5 Apr 2005	Millwall (home)	2–1 W	Won	64	5th
42	Sat 9 Apr 2005	Sunderland (away)	2–1 W	Won	67	6th
43	Sat 16 Apr 2005	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	6th
44	Sat 23 Apr 2005	Cardiff (away)	0–2 L	Lost	70	7th
45	Sat 30 Apr 2005	Wolves (home)	1–2 L	Lost	70	7th
46	Sun 8 May 2005	Wigan (away)	1–3 L	Lost	70	7th

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.