Reading F.C. season 2004-05

Infobox Football club season
club = Reading F.C.
season = 2004–05
manager = Steve Coppell
chairman = John Madejski
league = Football League Championship
league result = 7th
cup1 = FA Cup | cup1 result = Fourth Round
cup2 = League Cup | cup2 result = Second Round
league topscorer = Kitson (19)
season topscorer = Kitson (19)
highest attendance = 23,203 (vs Ipswich Town, 22 January 2005)
lowest attendance = 8,429 (vs Watford, 21 September 2004)

Reading Football Club played the season 2004–05 in the Football League Championship.

Review and events

Reading started the season brightly if not amazingly. However, injury to the three strikers, Dave Kitson, Nicky Forster and Shaun Goater, meant that the goals dried up and they slipped down the league. For much of the season Ivar Ingimarsson, a centre back, was the club's main source of goals. However, Kitson's return, coupled with the signings of veterans and former England internationals Les Ferdinand and Martin Keown meant that the club broke a run of 11 league games without a win against West Ham. Reading won 3-1, with a Dave Kitson hat-trick. Reading just missed out on a playoff spot on the last day of the season, losing 3-1 to Wigan. Dave Kitson was the club's top scorer, with 19 goals.

Match results

Legend

Football League Cup

Player details

1. Marcus Hahnemann, Goalkeeper, USA 2. Graeme Murty, Right Back, Scotland (Club Captain after Williams' departure)

3. Nicky Shorey, Left Back, England

4. Steve Sidwell, Central Midfielder, England

5. Martin Keown, Central Defender, England (Signed in January)

6. Ibrahima Sonko, Central Defender, France/Senegal

7. Glen Little, Right Winger, England

8. Adrian Williams, Central Defender, Wales (Club Captain)(left early in the season for Coventry City F.C.)

9. Shaun Goater, Striker, Bermuda

10. Nicky Forster, Striker, England

11. Andy Hughes, Midfielder, England

12. Dave Kitson, Striker, England

13. Reading F.C. Fans Everywhere

14. Lloyd Owusu, Striker, Ghana

15. James Harper, Central Midfielder, England

16. Ivar Ingimarsson, Central Defender, Iceland

17. Bobby Convey, Left Winger, USA

18. Paul Brooker, Winger, England

19. Adam Federici, Goalkeeper, Australia

20. Bas Savage, Striker, England

21. Les Ferdinand, Striker, England

22. Peter Castle, Left Back, England

23. Dean Morgan, Winger/Striker, England

24. Louis Soares, Right Back, England (brother of Tom Soares)

25. Ricky Newman, Defensive Midfielder, England

26. Jamie Young, Goalkeeper, England

27. Darren Campbell, Midfielder, England

29. Simieon Howell, Central Midfielder, England

30. Jonathon Hayes, Left Winger, Republic of Ireland

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 2004–05 was manufactured by Puma, and the main sponsor was [http://www.westcoast.co.uk/ Westcoast] .

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