1998–99 Reading F.C. season

Reading
1998–99 season
Chairman	John Madejski
Manager	Tommy Burns
Stadium	Madejski Stadium
Second Division	11th
FA Cup	First Round vs Stoke City
Football League Cup	Second Round vs Barnsley
Football League Trophy	First Round vs Bournemouth
Top goalscorer	League: Martin Williams (11); All: Martin Williams (11)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 season was Reading's 128th year in existence and first season back in the Second Division,^[1] since the 1993–94 season, and covers the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999. Reading finished the season in 11th position, were knocked out of the FA Cup at the First Round by Stoke City, the Football League Cup by Barnsley in the Second Round and the First Round of the Football League Trophy by Bournemouth. It was the club's first full season with Tommy Burns as manager, and their first at their new Madejski Stadium.

Season events

Squad

As of match played 8 May 1999

Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age^[a])	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
Steve Mautone		GK	(1970-08-10)10 August 1970 (aged 28)	West Ham United	1997		34	0
Jamie Ashdown		GK	(1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 18)	Trainee	1998		0	0
Nick Hammond		GK	(1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 31)	Plymouth Argyle	1996		33	0
Peter van der Kwaak		GK	(1968-10-12)12 October 1968 (aged 30)	Dordrecht	1998		4	0
Scott Howie		GK	(1972-01-04)4 January 1972 (aged 27)	Motherwell	1998		53	0
Defenders
Andy Bernal		DF	(1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 26)	Sydney Olympic	1994		197	2
Tony Barras		DF	(1971-03-29)29 March 1971 (aged 28)	York City	1999		6	1
Jason Bristow		DF	(1980-04-23)23 April 1980 (aged 19)	Trainee	1998		0	0
Chris Casper		DF	(1975-04-28)28 April 1975 (aged 24)	Manchester United	1998		35	0
Andy Gurney		DF	(1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 25)	Torquay United	1999		8	0
Graeme Murty	^[b]	DF	(1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 24)	York City	1998		9	0
John Polston		DF	(1968-06-10)10 June 1968 (aged 30)	Norwich City	1998		4	0
Linvoy Primus		DF	(1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 25)	Barnet	1997		79	1
Neville Stamp		DF	(1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 17)	Trainee	1998		1	0
Elroy Kromheer		DF	(1970-01-15)15 January 1970 (aged 29)	Zwolle	1998		12	0
Barry Hunter		DF	(1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 30)	Wrexham	1996		32	2
Alan Maybury		DF	(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 20)	loan from Leeds United	1999	1999	8	0
Stuart Gray	^[c]	DF	(1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 25)	Celtic	1998		38	2
Midfielders
Darren Caskey		MF	(1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 24)	Tottenham Hotspur	1996		127	12
Sean Evers		MF	(1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 21)	Luton Town	1999		1	0
Byron Glasgow		MF	(1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 20)	Trainee	1996		44	1
Phil Hadland		MF	(1980-10-20)20 October 1980 (aged 18)	Trainee	1998		1	0
Lee Hodges		MF	(1973-09-04)4 September 1973 (aged 25)	Barnet	1997		36	6
Jamie Lambert		MF	(1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 25)	Trainee	1992		152	20
Phil Parkinson		MF	(1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 31)	Bury	1992		301	16
Jim Crawford	^[d]	MF	(1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 26)	Newcastle United	1998		20	0
Ray Houghton		MF	(1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 37)	Crystal Palace	1997		56	1
Grant Brebner		MF	(1977-12-06)6 December 1977 (aged 21)	Manchester United	1998		43	10
Andy McLaren		MF	(1973-06-05)5 June 1973 (aged 25)	Dundee United	1999		7	1
Forwards
Paul Brayson		FW	(1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 21)	Newcastle United	1998		37	1
Keith Scott		FW	(1967-06-09)9 June 1967 (aged 31)	Wycombe Wanderers	1999		9	2
Martin Williams		FW	(1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 25)	Luton Town	1995		117	23
Mass Sarr		FW	(1973-02-06)6 February 1973 (aged 26)	Hajduk Split	1998		32	3
Jim McIntyre		FW	(1972-05-24)24 May 1972 (aged 26)	Kilmarnock	1998		40	6
Out on loan
Left during the season
Martyn Booty		DF	(1971-05-30)30 May 1971 (aged 27)	Crewe Alexandra	1996		82	2
Neil Clement		DF	(1978-10-03)3 October 1978 (aged 20)	loan from Chelsea	1998	1999	12	1
Keith McPherson		DF	(1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 35)	Northampton Town	1990
Chris Westwood		DF	(1977-02-13)13 February 1977 (aged 22)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1998		0	0
Gareth Davies	^[e]	DF	(1973-12-11)11 December 1973 (aged 25)	Crystal Palace	1997		23	0
Andy Legg		DF	(1966-07-28)28 July 1966 (aged 32)	Birmingham City	1998		13	0
Andy Wright		MF	(1978-10-21)21 October 1978 (aged 20)	loan from Leeds United	1998	1988	3	0
Mark McKeever	^[f]	MF	(1978-11-16)16 November 1978 (aged 20)	loan from Sheffield Wednesday	1999	1999	7	2
Mark Reilly		MF	(1969-03-30)30 March 1969 (aged 30)	Kilmarnock	1998		8	0
Carl Asaba		FW	(1973-01-28)28 January 1973 (aged 26)	Brentford	1997		45	13
Neville Roach		FW	(1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 20)	Trainee	1996		23	2
Tony Thorpe		FW	(1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 25)	loan from Bristol City	1998	1998	6	1
Robert Fleck		FW	(1965-08-11)11 August 1965 (aged 33)	Norwich City	1998		10	1
Jason Bowen		FW	(1972-08-24)24 August 1972 (aged 26)	Birmingham City	1997		22	1

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Martyn Booty (to Southend United)
—	DF	ENG	Neil Clement (loan return to Chelsea)
—	DF	ENG	Keith McPherson (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
—	DF	ENG	Chris Westwood (to Hartlepool United)
—	DF	WAL	Gareth Davies (to Swindon Town)
—	DF	WAL	Andy Legg (to Cardiff City)
—	MF	ENG	Andy Wright (loan return to Leeds United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IRL	Mark McKeever (loan return to Sheffield Wednesday)
—	MF	SCO	Mark Reilly (to Kilmarnock)
—	FW	ENG	Carl Asaba (to Gillingham)
—	FW	ENG	Neville Roach (to Southend United)
—	FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe (to Bristol City)
—	FW	SCO	Robert Fleck (Retired)
—	FW	WAL	Jason Bowen (to Cardiff City)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
10 May 1998	MF	Mark Reilly	Kilmarnock	Free
25 May 1998	DF	John Polston	Norwich City	Free
12 June 1998	MF	Grant Brebner	Manchester United	£300,000
6 July 1998	DF	Graeme Murty	York City	£700,000
6 July 1998	FW	Mass Sarr	Hajduk Split	£158,000
1 August 1998	GK	Peter van der Kwaak	Dordrecht	Free
1 August 1998	DF	Chris Westwood	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free
1 August 1998	DF	Elroy Kromheer	Zwolle	£150,000
1 August 1998	MF	Grant Smith	Wycombe Wanderers	Free
2 November 1998	DF	Chris Casper	Manchester United	£300,000
13 January 1999	DF	Andy Gurney	Torquay United	£100,000
25 March 1999	DF	Tony Barras	York City	£20,000
25 March 1999	FW	Keith Scott	Wycombe Wanderers	£250,000
25 March 1999	MF	Sean Evers	Luton Town	£500,000
25 March 1999	MF	Andy McLaren	Dundee United	£100,000

Loan in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to
18 November 1998	DF	Neil Clement	Chelsea	13 February 1999
8 December 1998	MF	Andy Wright	Leeds United	19 December 1998
5 February 1999	FW	Tony Thorpe	Bristol City	24 March 1999
8 March 1999	FW	Mark McKeever	Sheffield Wednesday	12 April 1999
19 March 1999	DF	Tony Barras	York City	24 March 1999
25 March 1999	DF	Alan Maybury	Leeds United	End of Season

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
10 August 1998	FW	Carl Asaba	Gillingham	£590,000
4 November 1998	MF	Mark Reilly	Kilmarnock	Undisclosed
4 March 1999	FW	Neville Roach	Southend United	£30,000
19 March 1999	MF	Ross Harrison	Stevenage	Undisclosed
19 March 1999	DF	Keith McPherson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
4 November 1998	DF	Andy Legg	Cardiff City	4 November 1998
15 January 1999	FW	Jason Bowen	Cardiff City	15 January 1999
18 February 1999	FW	Robert Fleck	Retired
19 February 1999	DF	Martyn Booty	Southend United	19 February 1999
2 March 1999	DF	Gareth Davies	Swindon Town	2 March 1999
19 March 1999	DF	Chris Westwood	Hartlepool United	19 March 1999
19 March 1999	MF	Grant Smith	Heart of Midlothian	19 March 1999
30 June 1999	DF	Jason Bristow	Basingstoke Town
30 June 1999	MF	Jamie Lambert	Oxford United	27 August 1999
30 June 1999	MF	Ray Houghton	Stevenage Borough	24 September 1999

Results

Second Division

Results

8 August 1998 1	Wrexham	3–0	Reading	Wrexham
	Connolly 35' Legg 50' (o.g.) Ward 61' McGregor Chalk Owen	Report	Lambert	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6,671 Referee: R.Pearson

15 August 1998 2	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Reading	Bristol
	Hayles 32' Meaker 36' Cureton 40' (pen.) Roberts 84' Andreasson	Report	Williams 7' Brebner Parkinson	Stadium: Memorial Ground Attendance: 7,529 Referee: Paul Rejer

22 August 1998 3	Reading	3–0	Luton Town	Reading
	Brebner 10' McIntyre 51' Fleck 84' Kromheer	Report	McGowan Evers Gray George	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,108 Referee: Rob Styles

29 August 1998 4	Chesterfield	1–0	Reading	Chesterfield
	Howard 35' Williams	Report	Sarr	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,145 Referee: David Laws

9 September 1998 5	Reading	1–1	Burnley	Reading
	Williams 28' Brebner	Report	Swan 35' Payton 76' Scott	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,080 Referee: Paul Danson

12 September 1998 6	Preston North End	4–0	Reading	Preston
	Jackson 19', 34' Eyres 36', 74'	Report	Sarr 32' Booty Brebner	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,836 Referee: Matt Messias

19 September 1998 7	Reading	1–1	Colchester United	Reading
	Williams 17' Glasgow	Report	Duguid 87' Forbes	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,058 Referee: D.Pugh

26 September 1998 8	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Reading	Macclesfield
	Holt 25' Askey 77' Hitchen	Report	Williams 60' (pen.) Booty	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,920 Referee: Mike Pike

30 September 1998 9	Walsall	0–2	Reading	Walsall
	Viveash Keates	Report	Williams 8' Brebner 66'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,729 Referee: J.A.Kirkby

3 October 1998 10	Reading	2–1	Stoke City	Reading
	Brebner 44' McIntyre 73' Howie	Report	Whittle 69' Robinson Thorne	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Peter Walton

17 October 1998 11	Reading	0–0	Gillingham	Reading
	Glasgow	Report	Williams	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,467 Referee: Anthony Leake

21 October 1998 12	Reading	1–1	Blackpool	Reading
	Williams 86' Casper 90'	Report	Bryan 90' Carlisle Hills	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Ray Olivier

24 October 1998 13	Manchester City	0–1	Reading	Manchester
	Tiatto 20' Whitley Dickov	Report	Williams 56' Glasgow Sarr	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,365 Referee: P.R.Richards

31 October 1998 14	Wycombe Wanderers	2–3	Reading	High Wycombe
	Lawrence 32' Cousins 80' Mohan 85' Beeton Brown	Report	Brebner 3', 9' Williams 71' Caskey Parkinson	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,373 Referee: C.R.Wilkes

4 November 1998 15	Reading	1–0	York City	Reading
	Brebner 31' Bernal Caskey	Report	Jones Tinkler Agnew	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,914 Referee: M.Fletcher

7 November 1998 16	Reading	3–3	Bournemouth	Reading
	Caskey 7' Williams 44' Parkinson 80' Brebner Glasgow	Report	Warren 40' Stein 51' (pen.), 89' Howe Berthé	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,004 Referee: Steve Baines

11 November 1998 17	Reading	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Reading
	Howie Primus	Report	Bradshaw 8' (pen.) Balmer Green Greenall Kilford Haworth	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,317 Referee: Alan Wiley

21 November 1998 18	Northampton Town	0–1	Reading	Northampton
	Hodgson Hunter	Report	Brebner 61' McIntyre	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,970 Referee: Mike Dean

28 November 1998 19	Reading	2–1	Lincoln City	Reading
	Clement 46' Sarr 67' Casper Caskey	Report	Holmes 2' (pen.) Fleming	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,694 Referee: Bill Jordan

12 December 1998 20	Millwall	1–1	Reading	Bermondsey
	Neill 33' Lavin Newman Cahill	Report	Sarr 67' Clement McPherson Parkinson	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,058 Referee: Paul Taylor

19 December 1998 21	Reading	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Reading
	McIntyre 29' Kromheer Crawford	Report	Allott 56' Thom Rickers Sheridan Reid	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Keith Hill

28 December 1998 22	Reading	1–0	Notts County	Reading
	Richardson 24' (o.g.) Brebner Parkinson McIntyre Sarr	Report	Redmile Hughes	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,026 Referee: Rob Styles

2 January 1999 23	Reading	1–2	Chesterfield	Reading
	Sarr 88' Casper	Report	Curtis 33' Breckin 44' Curtis	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,409 Referee: Chris Foy

9 January 1999 24	Reading	4–0	Wrexham	Reading
	Williams 7' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Brebner 44' Parkinson 82' Casper Caskey	Report	Spink Brammer	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,087 Referee: M.E.Pierce

16 January 1999 25	Reading	0–6	Bristol Rovers	Reading
	Clement McPherson McIntyre Sarr	Report	Cureton 49', 57' (pen.), 63', 70' Roberts 88', 90' Lee Challis Léoni	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,258 Referee: Barry Knight

23 January 1999 26	York City	1–1	Reading	York
	Rowe 71'	Report	Bernal 61' Parkinson 80' Caskey Parkinson Williams	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,274 Referee: D.Pugh

30 January 1999 27	Notts County	1–1	Reading	Nottingham
	Owers 77' Liburd Dyer Owers	Report	Glasgow 17'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,192

6 February 1999 28	Reading	0–1	Walsall	Reading
		Report	Keates 44' Pointon	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Andy D'Urso

13 February 1999 29	Burnley	1–1	Reading	Burnley
	Reid 90' Davis Morgan Mellon	Report	Caskey 54' Parkinson	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 9,366 Referee: K.M.Lynch

20 February 1999 30	Reading	2–1	Preston North End	Reading
	Caskey 55' Thorpe 90' (pen.) Parkinson	Report	Basham 80'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,937 Referee: D.R.Crick

23 February 1999 31	Fulham	3–1	Reading	Fulham
	Horsfield 49', 51' Symons 67' Albert Peschisolido	Report	Brebner 3' Thorpe	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,247 Referee: Mike Jones

27 February 1999 32	Colchester United	1–1	Reading	Colchester
	Gregory 8' Aspinall Williams Dozzell	Report	Parkinson 81' Primus	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,686 Referee: Anthony Bates

6 March 1999 33	Reading	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Reading
	Caskey 62'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,085 Referee: Mark Halsey

10 March 1999 34	Stoke City	0–4	Reading	Stoke-on-Trent
		Report	McKeever 59' McIntyre 76', 82' Gray 87'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 8,280 Referee: M.Cowburn

13 March 1999 35	Bournemouth	0–1	Reading	Bournemouth
	Young 73' Vincent Hayter Fletcher	Report	McKeever 76' Bernal Houghton Caskey Parkinson McIntyre	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,445 Referee: Keith Hill

20 March 1999 36	Reading	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Reading
	McIntyre 28' Bernal 39' Caskey 73' Gray	Report	Devine 80' Brown Simpson Emblen	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,298 Referee: Paul Danson

23 March 1999 37	Luton Town	1–1	Reading	Luton
	Spring 13' McLaren 90' McGowan	Report	Barras 84' Casper	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,527 Referee: L.Cable

27 March 1999 38	Reading	1–3	Manchester City	Reading
	Maybury 61' Scott 90' Caskey McLaren	Report	Cooke 31', 62' Goater 54' Dickov	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,055 Referee: Paul Rejer

1 April 1999 39	Gillingham	2–1	Reading	Gillingham
	Saunders 4' Asaba 64' Southall Hessenthaler	Report	Scott 77' Casper McIntyre	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,195

5 April 1999 40	Reading	0–1	Fulham	Reading
	Casper Maybury	Report	Morgan 77' Horsfield	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,741 Referee: M.J.Brandwood

10 April 1999 41	Blackpool	2–0	Reading	Blackpool
	Aldridge 31' (pen.) Clarkson 47'	Report	Hunter	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,617 Referee: Jarnail Singh

13 April 1999 42	Lincoln City	2–2	Reading	Lincoln
	Barnett 53' Thorpe 78'	Report	Caskey 40', 84' Casper	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,518 Referee: G.B.Frankland

17 April 1999 43	Reading	0–1	Northampton Town	Reading
	Brebner	Report	Savage 89' Howey Howard	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Ray Olivier

24 April 1999 44	Wigan Athletic	4–1	Reading	Wigan
	Rodgers 6' Barlow 15', 24' Greenall 69'	Report	McLaren 67' Casper	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 3,885 Referee: T.Jones

1 May 1999 45	Reading	2–0	Millwall	Reading
	Parkinson 23' Gray 31' Caskey	Report	Fitzgerald Harris	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,943 Referee: B.Coddington

8 May 1999 46	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Reading	Oldham
	Innes 5' Rickers 27'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,724 Referee: R.D.Furnandiz

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Chesterfield	46	17	13	16	46	44	+2	64
10	Millwall	46	17	11	18	52	59	−7	62
11	Reading	46	16	13	17	54	63	−9	61
12	Luton Town	46	16	10	20	51	60	−9	58
13	Bristol Rovers	46	13	17	16	65	56	+9	56

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

FA Cup

14 November 1998 First Round	Reading	0–1	Stoke City	Reading
GMT (UTC)	Casper Bernal Williams	Report	Lightbourne 27' Kavanagh	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,095 Referee: G.P.Barber

League Cup

11 August 1998 First Round 1st leg	Peterborough United	1–1	Reading	Peterborough
BST (UTC+1)	Carruthers 50' Bodley	Report	Asaba 79' Parkinson McIntyre	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Steve Bennett

26 August 1998 First Round 2nd leg	Reading	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Peterborough United	Reading
BST (UTC+1)	Caskey 40' (pen.) Brebner 88'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,151

15 September 1998 Second Round 1st leg	Barnsley	3–0	Reading	Barnsley
BST (UTC+1)	Barnard 22' Fjørtoft 59', 86'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,840 Referee: G.Cain

23 September 1998 Second Round 2nd leg	Reading	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Barnsley	Reading
BST (UTC+1)	Caskey 90' (pen.) Parkinson	Report	Ward 85' Richardson	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,983 Referee: D.R.Crick

League Trophy

8 December 1998 First Round	Bournemouth	2–0	Reading	Bournemouth
GMT (UTC)	Fletcher 9' Cox 76'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2,666 Referee: Mark Halsey

Squad statistics

As of match played 8 May 1999^[2]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Nick Hammond	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	NED	Peter van der Kwaak	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Scott Howie	46	0	42	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	AUS	Andy Bernal	23	0	18+4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Barras	6	1	4+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Casper	35	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Gurney	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Graeme Murty	9	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	John Polston	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Linvoy Primus	36	0	31	0	1	0	3	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Neville Stamp	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NED	Elroy Kromheer	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	NIR	Barry Hunter	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	IRL	Alan Maybury	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Stuart Gray	31	2	25+2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Darren Caskey	48	9	42	7	1	0	3+1	2	1	0
	MF	ENG	Sean Evers	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Byron Glasgow	36	1	28+4	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Phil Hadland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Hodges	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jamie Lambert	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Phil Parkinson	46	5	42	5	0	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	IRL	Jim Crawford	14	0	9+2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	IRL	Ray Houghton	21	0	13+5	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Grant Brebner	43	10	36+3	9	1	0	3	1	0	0
	MF	SCO	Andy McLaren	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Brayson	31	0	13+15	0	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Keith Scott	9	2	5+4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Martin Williams	31	11	20+6	11	1	0	2+2	0	0	0
	FW	LBR	Mass Sarr	32	3	18+10	3	0+1	0	2	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Jim McIntyre	34	6	22+10	6	0	0	1	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
	DF	ENG	Martyn Booty	12	0	7+1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Neil Clement	12	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Keith McPherson	18	0	13+2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Gareth Davies	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	WAL	Andy Legg	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Andy Wright	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
	MF	IRL	Mark McKeever	7	2	6+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Reilly	8	0	4+2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Carl Asaba	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Neville Roach	7	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Robert Fleck	5	1	2+2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	Jason Bowen	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Name	Second Division	League Cup	Total
1	FW	Martin Williams	11	0	11
2	MF	Grant Brebner	9	1	10
3	MF	Darren Caskey	7	2	9
4	FW	Jim McIntyre	6	0	6
5	MF	Phil Parkinson	5	0	5
6	FW	Mass Sarr	3	0	3
7	DF	Stuart Gray	2	0	2
	FW	Mark McKeever	2	0	2
	FW	Keith Scott	2	0	2
10	DF	Tony Barras	1	0	1
	DF	Neil Clement	1	0	1
	FW	Robert Fleck	1	0	1
	MF	Byron Glasgow	1	0	1
	MF	Andy McLaren	1	0	1
	FW	Tony Thorpe	1	0	1
	FW	Carl Asaba	0	1	1
		Own goal	1	0	1
Total			54	4	58

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Name	Second Division	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Scott Howie	11	1	12
2	GK	Peter van der Kwaak	1	0	1
Total			12	1	13

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Name	First Division		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
Position	Nation	Name
GK		Scott Howie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Andy Bernal	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
DF		Chris Casper	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
DF		Linvoy Primus	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Elroy Kromheer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Barry Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		Alan Maybury	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
DF		Stuart Gray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		Darren Caskey	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MF		Byron Glasgow	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF		Jamie Lambert	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		Phil Parkinson	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
MF		Jim Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		Ray Houghton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		Grant Brebner	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
MF		Andy McLaren	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		Martin Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW		Mass Sarr	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
FW		Jim McIntyre	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
DF		Martyn Booty	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Neil Clement	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		Keith McPherson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FW		Tony Thorpe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			74	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	80	5

Notes

^ Age as of the end of the season
^ Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, going on to make his debut for Scotland in 2004.
^ Stuart Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, representing Scotland U21 between 1995 and 1996.
^ Jim Crawford was born in Chicago, United States, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally, representing Republic of Ireland U21 between 1993 and 1994.
^ Gareth Davies was born in Hereford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, representing Wales U21.
^ Mark McKeever was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally, representing both the U19 and U21.

References

^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ "Season 1998-99". royalsrecord. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

Soccerbase.com

[2] Age as of the end of the season

[MurtyNat-3] Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, going on to make his debut for Scotland in 2004.

[GrayNat-4] Stuart Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, representing Scotland U21 between 1995 and 1996.

[CrawfordNat-5] Jim Crawford was born in Chicago, United States, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally, representing Republic of Ireland U21 between 1993 and 1994.

[DaviesNat-6] Gareth Davies was born in Hereford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, representing Wales U21.

[McKeeverNat-7] Mark McKeever was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally, representing both the U19 and U21.

[1] "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[Season_1998–99_Stats-8] "Season 1998-99". royalsrecord. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

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