Chairman Sir John Madejski First Division 4th | Manager Alan Pardew FA Cup Third Round vs Walsall | |
League Cup First Round vs Cambridge United Top goalscorer League: Nicky Forster (15)
All: Nicky Forster (16) | ||
The 2002–03 season was Reading's first season back in the First Division, since their promotion from the Second Division in 2002.
Contents
Season review
See also Football League First Division 2002–03
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Last updated: match played 4 May 2003
Source: Competitions
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Reading lost 3–1 on aggregate
League table
Updated to games played on 2 December 2011.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Appearances and goals
As of match played 14 May 2003Team kit
Reading's kit for the 2002–03 was manufactured by Kit@, and the main sponsor was Westcoast.