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Reading F.C.

Football club information
Full nameReading Football Club
NicknameThe Royals
Founded1871
StadiumMadejski Stadium
Reading (capacity : 24224)
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerBrian McDermott
LeagueThe Championship
2008 - 09The Championship, 4th
Current seasonReading F.C. season 2009-10

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Reading Football Club is an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire, who play in the The Championship. Formed in 1871, the club is one of the oldest teams in England, but did not join the Football League until 1920, and never played in the top tier of English football until the 2006 - 07 season.

The club holds the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season (13 wins at the start of the 1985-86 Third Division campaign) and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season (106 points in the 2005-06 Football League Championship campaign). Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.

Since 1998 they have played at the Madejski Stadium, on the outskirts of Reading. Prior to this they played at Elm Park for 102 years. They are nicknamed The Royals, due to Reading's location in the Royal County of Berkshire, though they were previously known as The Biscuitmen, due to the town's association with Huntley & Palmers. The crest design is based on the club colours, blue and white, a crown representing royal sovereignty for the County of Berkshire and an image of Reading's most famous landmark, the Maiwand Lion.

The club is chaired by John Madejski (who bought the club in 1991). The current manager is ex-chief scout and physio Brian McDermott, who was appointed as manager on 27 January 2010 after taking over as caretaker manager following the sacking of Brendan Rodgers on 16 December 2009.


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EXCLUSIVE: New Reading FC kits leaked pictures - Reading Post Tweet this news
Reading Post---Reading's- new 2010/11 Puma kit has been leaked on the internet days before it's official launch date. These exclusive pictures were found ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:41:07 GMT+00:00
Reading FC back for pre-season countdown - Get Bracknell Tweet this news
Get Bracknell--The squad will be gearing up for the first of their friendlies on Saturday against Farnborough -FC- at Cherrywood Road (3pm kick-off) after ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:12:04 GMT+00:00
Image recognition -- defense against a Lampard replay? - Register Tweet this news
Register---...- goal-line technology before the World Cup - in spite of IFAB approving use of a modified version of Hawk-Eye in a pilot three years ago at -Reading FC-. ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:02:52 GMT+00:00
Scunthorpe first up for Royals - Henley Standard Tweet this news
Henley Standard--The Royals will face a trip to Plainmoor during the week of Monday, August 9. The full fixture list can be found on the club's website, www.-readingfc-.co.uk.--- - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:14:25 GMT+00:00
Gylfi Sigurdsson 'right to stay at Reading FC' - gethampshire.co.uk Tweet this news
gethampshire.co.uk--Jobi McAnuff believes Gylfi Sigurdsson made the right choice this summer by committing his future to -Reading-. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:15:19 GMT+00:00
Academy assistant leaves Reading FC - Wokingham Times Tweet this news
Wokingham Times---Reading's- assistant Academy manager Geoff Warner has left the club after 10-years in search of a new challenge. The club have moved quickly ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:24:47 GMT+00:00
Reading sell Matejovsky to Sparta Prague - Wokingham Times Tweet this news
Wokingham Times--Director of football Nick Hammond said: "This is a good deal for -Reading Football Club- at this moment in time. "We have a large number of extremely good ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:47:43 GMT+00:00
Wright Style: Brooks in town - Reading Post (blog) Tweet this news
Reading Post (blog)--Johnny Brooks, a -Reading FC- star from yesteryear, will be back in his home town tomorrow. The former England international, who also played ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:17:19 GMT+00:00
Wickham fires up England - UEFA.com Tweet this news
UEFA.com--Wickham, on the books of -Reading FC- before moving to Ipswich when he was 13, has been impressing all season. In his fourth senior Ipswich appearance he ... - Date : Sat, 29 May 2010 09:28:00 GMT+00:00
Sigurdsson offered improved Reading FC contract - Get Bracknell Tweet this news
Get Bracknell--Gylfi Sigurdsson has been offered a new improved deal as -Reading- bid to warn off Premier League predators. The 20-year-old attacking ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 07:32:58 GMT+00:00

Season Player
1963/64 Colin Meldrum
1964/65 Colin Meldrum
1965/66 Jimmy Wheeler
1966/67 George Harris
1967/68 Mike Dixon
1968/69 Peter Silvester
1969/70 Steve Death
1970/71 Gordon Cumming
1972/73 Steve Death
1973/74 Steve Death
1974/75 Robin Friday
1975/76 Robin Friday
1976/77 Steve Death
1977/78 Richie Bowman
1978/79 Richie Bowman
1979/80 Mark White
1980/81 Steve Hetzke
1981/82 Jerry Williams
1982/83 Steve Richardson
1983/84 Steve Richardson
1984/85 Steve Wood
1985/86 Steve Wood
1986/87 Kevin Bremner
1987/88 Steve Francis
1988/89 Trevor Senior
1989/90 Martin Hicks
1990/91 Keith McPherson
1991/92 Mick Gooding
1992/93 Mick Gooding
1993/94 Dylan Kerr
1994/95 Shaka Hislop
1995/96 Mick Gooding
1996/97 Trevor Morley
1997/98 Phil Parkinson
1998/99 Phil Parkinson
1999/00 Darren Caskey
2000/01 Martin Butler
2001/02 Graeme Murty
2002/03 James Harper
2003/04 Graeme Murty
2004/05 Dave Kitson
2005/06 Kevin Doyle
2006/07 Ivar Ingimarsson
2007/08 Stephen Hunt
2008/09 Chris Armstrong

Pos. Player
1 Robin Friday
2 Trevor Senior
3= Steve Death
Shaka Hislop
5 Phil Parkinson
6 Alf Messer
7 Jimmy Quinn
8 Michael Gilkes
9 Ronnie Blackman
10 Martin Hicks

Manager name class="unsortable" | From class="unsortable" | To Duration
Brian McDermott 16 December 2009 Present December 16, 2009(age 0)
Brendan Rodgers 4 June 2009 16 December 2009 June 4, 2009(age 1)
Steve Coppell 9 October 2003 12 May 2009 October 9, 2003(age 6)
Kevin Dillon 10 September 2003 9 October 2003 September 10, 2003(age 6)
Alan Pardew 16 September 1999 9 September 2003 September 16, 1999(age 10)
Tommy Burns 25 March 1998 16 September 1999 March 25, 1998(age 12)
Alan Pardew 18 March 1998 25 March 1998 March 18, 1998(age 12)
Terry Bullivant 30 June 1997 18 March 1998 June 30, 1997(age 13)
Jimmy Quinn
Mick Gooding		 5 January 1995 9 May 1997 January 5, 1995(age 15)
Jimmy Quinn
Mick Gooding
Adrian Williams
Jeff Hopkins		 15 December 1994 4 January 1995 December 15, 1994(age 15)
Mark McGhee 10 May 1991 14 December 1994 May 10, 1991(age 19)
John Haselden 30 April 1991 10 May 1991 April 30, 1991(age 19)
Eddie Niedzwicki 1 April 1991 30 April 1991 April 1, 1991(age 19)
Ian Porterfield 14 November 1989 1 April 1991 November 14, 1989(age 20)
Lew Chatterley 23 October 1989 14 November 1989 October 23, 1989(age 20)
Ian Branfoot 31 January 1984 23 October 1989 January 31, 1984(age 26)
Maurice Evans 26 February 1977 31 January 1984 February 26, 1977(age 33)
Charlie Hurley 13 January 1972 26 February 1977 January 13, 1972(age 38)
Jimmy Wallbanks 1 October 1971 13 January 1972 October 1, 1971(age 38)
Jack Mansell 1 April 1969 1 October 1971 April 1, 1969(age 41)
Ray Henderson 1 February 1969 1 April 1969 February 1, 1969(age 41)
Roy Bentley 1 January 1963 1 February 1969 January 1, 1963(age 47)
Harry Johnston 1 November 1955 1 January 1963 November 1, 1955(age 54)
Fred May
James Carter		 1 October 1955 1 November 1955 October 1, 1955(age 54)
Arthur Smith 1 June 1952 1 October 1955 June 1, 1952(age 58)
Ted Drake 1 June 1947 1 June 1952 June 1, 1947(age 63)
Joe Edelston 13 April 1939 1 June 1947 April 13, 1939(age 71)
Johnny Cochrane 1 March 1939 13 April 1939 March 1, 1939(age 71)
Billy Butler 1 August 1935 1 March 1939 August 1, 1935(age 74)
Joe Smith 1 June 1931 1 August 1935 June 1, 1931(age 79)
Angus Wylie 1 July 1926 1 June 1931 July 1, 1926(age 84)
Harold Bray 1 October 1925 1 June 1926 October 1, 1925(age 84)
Arthur Chadwick 1 January 1923 1 October 1925 January 1, 1923(age 87)
The Board 11 May 1922 1 January 1923 May 1, 1922(age 88)
Jack Smith 23 December 1920 11 May 1922 December 23, 1920(age 89)
Harry Marshall 23 February 1920 23 December 1920 February 23, 1920(age 90)



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