Northampton Town v Reading, 26 August 2000
| Score | 2-0 to Northampton Town |
| Referee | Phil Joslin |
| Competition | League Division 2 |
| Venue | Sixfields Stadium |
| Attendance | 5,728 |
View Northampton Town v Reading head to head
Goals:
| Jamie Forrester | 32 |
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| Jamie Forrester | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Keith Welch
Defender/Right back
Ian Hendon
Defender/Centre back
Richard Green
Defender/Centre back
Richard Hope
Defender/Centre back
Garry Hughes
Defender/Midfielder
John Frain
Midfielder
Chris Hargreaves
Midfielder
James Hunt
Forward
Jamie Forrester
Forward
Marco Gabbiadini
Forward
Steve Howard
Substitutions:
| Dave Savage for Marco Gabbiadini | 80 |
| Duncan Spedding for Dave Savage | 90 |
Cards:
| James Hunt | 74 | Y |
0 Reading
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Phil Whitehead
Goalkeeper
Barry Hunter
Defender
Adrian Viveash
Defender/Centre back
Andy Gurney
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Hodges
Defender/Midfielder
Ricky Newman
Defender/Midfielder
Matt Robinson
Defender/Left back
Darren Caskey
Midfielder
Phil Parkinson
Midfielder
Tony Rougier
Midfielder/Forward
Martin Butler
Forward
Substitutions:
| Graeme Murty for Andy Gurney | 52 |
| Jamie Cureton for Phil Parkinson | 64 |
| John Mackie for Adrian Viveash | 77 |
Cards:
| Lee Hodges | 45 | Y |
| Darren Caskey | 75 | Y |