On this day......

[Sutekh]

For more recent connoisseurs, the first match after the last time we crawled out of this level.

2002
Derby 3-0 Reading
Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Mackie, Shorey, Watson (Parkinson), Igoe (Cureton), Harper, Hughes, Salako, Butler (Henderson).
Unused Subs: Ashdown, Rougier.

[South Coast Royal]

For more recent connoisseurs, the first match after the last time we crawled out of this level.

2002
Derby 3-0 Reading
Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Mackie, Shorey, Watson (Parkinson), Igoe (Cureton), Harper, Hughes, Salako, Butler (Henderson).
Unused Subs: Ashdown, Rougier.

Was that at Derby's new ground after they had come down from the Premier League with Ravanelli & Co in their side?
If so,we were well beaten that day.

[Stranded]

For more recent connoisseurs, the first match after the last time we crawled out of this level.

2002
Derby 3-0 Reading
Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Mackie, Shorey, Watson (Parkinson), Igoe (Cureton), Harper, Hughes, Salako, Butler (Henderson).
Unused Subs: Ashdown, Rougier.

Was that at Derby's new ground after they had come down from the Premier League with Ravanelli & Co in their side?
If so,we were well beaten that day.

We were, with lots of chants about us only being there to see their stars.

Final table - Reading 4th, Derby County Allstars 18th.

Our season of virtually no draws, 4 in total I think?!

[WestYorksRoyal]

10/8/1968
Stockport 2 Reading 2

earliest game otd

None from 1871 - 1967? Pretty remarkable.

[WestYorksRoyal]

For more recent connoisseurs, the first match after the last time we crawled out of this level.

2002
Derby 3-0 Reading
Whitehead, Murty, Williams, Mackie, Shorey, Watson (Parkinson), Igoe (Cureton), Harper, Hughes, Salako, Butler (Henderson).
Unused Subs: Ashdown, Rougier.

Was that at Derby's new ground after they had come down from the Premier League with Ravanelli & Co in their side?
If so,we were well beaten that day.

We were, with lots of chants about us only being there to see their stars.

Final table - Reading 4th, Derby County Allstars 18th.

Our season of virtually no draws, 4 in total I think?!

Believe their programme also said the reality of relegation set in when they saw their opening fixture was against Reading. One thing for fans to say that, but the official programme!