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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 7 2006, 09:34 AM (3,135 Views) | |
| Tealey | Aug 7 2006, 09:34 AM Post #1 |
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Reading FC Thread This is my thread about my favourite team, Reading FC. We're now in the Premiership, and hopefully we can stay up. History ![]() Reading were formed in 1871. They were originally nicknamed the Biscuitmen after one of the main trades in the town, Huntley & Palmers biscuits, but changed to the Royals in the 1970s. The club played at Reading Recreation Ground until 1878, before moving on to Reading Cricket Ground (1878-1882), Coley Park (1882-1889) and Caversham Cricket Ground (1889-1896). The switch to professionalism in 1895 resulted in the need for a bigger ground and, to this end, the club moved again, to the purpose built Elm Park on 5 September 1896. In 1913 Reading toured Italy and beat Pro Vercelli, the Italian champions, AC Milan (5-0) and then the full Italian national team. The leading sports newspaper Corriere della Sera wrote "without doubt, Reading FC are the finest foreign team seen in Italy." Reading were elected to the Third Division of the Football League in 1920, and have spent the majority of the time since then in the third tier of the league, with occasional flirtations with the second and fourth tiers. In season 1994-95, Reading's play-off defeat against Bolton Wanderers made them the only side to finish second in the First/Second Division and not receive promotion to the top level. This was due to the Premier League reducing its number of teams from 22 to 20. Reading's best performance in the FA Cup came in 1926-27 when they lost to eventual winners Cardiff City in the semi-final. The side's moment of cup glory came in 1988 when they won the Simod Cup, beating a number of top flight sides en-route to their Wembley win over Luton Town. Reading were promoted to the Second Division as champions in 1986 under the management of Ian Branfoot, but were relegated back to the Third Division in 1988. Branfoot left in October 1989, having failed to get the Royals back into the Second Division. His successor, Ian Porterfield, lasted just 18 months before further failures cost him his job. The appointment of Mark McGhee as player-manager in June 1991 saw Reading move forward. They were crowned champions of the new Division Two in 1994 and, when McGhee moved to Leicester City halfway through the following season, Reading still appeared in with a chance of a second straight promotion. 35-year-old striker Jimmy Quinn was put in charge of the first team alongside midfielder Mick Gooding and guided Reading to runners-up in the final Division One table - only to be denied automatic promotion because of the streamlining of the Premiership. Reading had eased past Tranmere Rovers in the playoff semi-finals and looked to have booked their place in the Premiership after building up a 2-0 lead over Bolton Wanderers by half time in the final. Two late goals from Bolton forced extra time and the match ended 4-3 to Bolton. Quinn and Gooding's contracts were not renewed two years later after Reading had slid into the bottom half of Division One. Their successor, Terry Bullivant, lasted less than one season before being sacked in March 1998. The Royals finished that season bottom of Division One and slipped into Division Two. Former Celtic boss, Tommy Burns lasted just 18 months before being replaced by Alan Pardew who had previously been reserve team manager before being released. 1998 also saw Reading move into the new 24,200-seat Madejski Stadium - named after chairman John Madejski - in the Smallmead area of the town. Reading made it back to Division One in 2002 after finishing runners-up in Division Two. Good form the following season saw them finish fourth in Division One and qualify for the playoffs. Their promotion hopes were ended by a defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-finals, Reading's third unsuccessful attempt to gain promotion via play-offs. Pardew moved to West Ham United the following October and was replaced at Reading by Brighton & Hove Albion's Steve Coppell. In 2004-05, Reading finished seventh in the Football League Championship and just missed out in the playoffs. On 25 March 2006, Reading won promotion to the Premiership for the first time in their history. A draw at Leicester, coupled with Watford's defeat against Millwall, and Leeds United only drawing with Stoke City, secured Reading one of the top two automatic promotion places in the Championship. MPs congratulated Reading's successful season with two early day motions shortly after Reading finally secured promotion.The following week, they celebrated winning the Championship after defeating Derby County 5-0, while Stoke City held Sheffield United 1-1[4]. This sparked a pitch invasion and the players celebrated in front of the fans from the safety of the directors' box. Records Reading hold the English league record for the longest winning sequence at the start of a season with 13 victories in succession at the beginning of season 1985-86. In 1979, Reading goalkeeper Steve Death went 1103 minutes without conceding a goal, also an English league record. They also hold the embarrassing honour of having experienced more FA Cup defeats than any other team. This is due to Reading and Notts County being the first of the football clubs that exist today to enter the competition, in 1877-78. Both clubs have lost one cup tie per season since, apart from in 1894 when Notts County won the cup. Also in the 1893/94 FA Cup, Reading lost 18-0 to Preston North End, at least partly because the Preston players used studs on their quagmire of a pitch. During their successful 2005-06 Premiership promotion campaign, Reading broke another record when they went 33 matches unbeaten, the longest in the history of England's second tier, from 9 August 2005 until they lost to Luton Town on 17 February 2006. They have also broken Sunderland's record for most points in English football history in 2005-06, finishing with 106 points, breaking the previous record by a single point. Reading almost became the first team to finish a season with 100 goals and 100 points, but failed by one goal, scoring "only" 99 goals. Club Records Best win: 10-2 v Crystal Palace 4 September 1946, Football League Third Division Also 11-0 v Chesham Generals 17 November 1901, FA Cup 4th qualifying round. Worst defeat: 18-0 v Preston North End 27 January 1894, FA Cup R1 Most capped player (whilst at Reading): Jimmy Quinn (17 Northern Ireland caps) Most league appearances: Martin Hicks (500, 1978 to 1991) Most league goals: Ronnie Blackman (158, 1947 to 1954) Most league goals in a season: Ronnie Blackman (39, 1951-52) National Records Longest winning sequence at the start of a season: 13 victories in 1985-86. Longest run in the football league without conceding a goal: 1103 minutes, over 11 matches between 24 March 1979 and 18 August 1979 (Steve Death was the goalkeeper throughout this run) The first of the clubs who joined the Football League in 1920-22 to score 5000 League goals. Adie Williams scored the 5000th against Wycombe in September 2000 but, due to a miscalculation, the framed certificate went to Darius Henderson who got the 5001st Longest unbeaten run in a single season of the 2nd tier of English Football: 33 games (2005-06) Most points in a single season in any English professional league: 106 points (2005-06) The Madejski Stadium This is our stadium, in which we play home games. The English Premiership rugby club London Irish also use our ground for home matches. It was opened in 1998, and seats 24,225. An extension is being talked about if we avoid relegation at the end of this season. ![]()
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| Tealey | Aug 7 2006, 04:01 PM Post #2 |
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The Squad 1: Marcus Hahnemann (GK) 2: Graeme Murty (D) <----------------------------------Captain 3: Nicky Shorey (D) 4: Steve Sidwell (MF) 5: Ibrahima Sonko (D) 6: Brynjar Gunnarson (MF) ![]() 7: Glen Little (MF) 8: Leroy Lita (ST) 9: Kevin Doyle (ST) 10: Stephen Hunt (MF) 11: John Oster (MF) 12: Dave Kitson (ST) 13: Reading Fans ![]() 14: John Halls (D) 15: James Harper (MF) 16: Ivar Ingimarsson (D) ![]() 17: Bobby Convey (MF) 18: Sam Sodje (D) ![]() 19: Seol Ki-Heyon (ST) ![]() 20: Johnathan Hayes (MF) ![]() 21: Graham Stack (GK) ![]() 24: Shane Long (ST) 26: Curtis Osano (D) 27: Aaron Brown (MF) 31: Simon Cox (MF) ![]() 32: Adam Federici (GK) ![]() 33: Scott Goblourne (D) (On Loan to Wycombe) Non Playing Staff Members Chairman: John Madejski Director: Ian Wood-Smith Chief Executive: Nigel Howe Director of Football: Nicky Hammond Manager: Steve Coppell First Team Coaches: Kevin Dillon, Wally Downes Youth Academy Manager: Eamonn Dolan Chief Scout: Brian McDermott Reserve Team Manager: Brian McDermott Head Physio: Jon Fearn Sports Scientist: Jon Goodman Kit Manager: Ron Grant The Mascot - Kingsley ![]() Preseason Results Didcot Town: 1---------------Reading: 9 Bromley: 0-------------------Reading: 1 Rushden: 2-------------------Reading: 3 Northampton: 1--------------Reading: 4 Millwall: 0---------------------Reading: 1 Swindon: 1-------------------Reading: 1 Gallstads: 0------------------Reading: 6 Lanna GoIF: 1---------------Reading: 10 |
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My Trophies: FIFA Complex Cup x2 (Football) Intercontinental Cup (Football) Winners' Shield (Football) One Day Cricket League x2 (Cricket) ECB Complex Cup (Cricket) World Club Championship (Cricket) Tour vs. USA (Cricket) Test Knockout Cup (Cricket) Top Of The League (NFL) | |
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| Tealey | Aug 8 2006, 09:00 AM Post #3 |
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Our next game is the last on our tour of Sweden, and is against Orgryte IS from the Swedish Allsvenskan - the top tier in Sweden. Andre Bikey, a Cameroon defender, has been on trial on the tour of Sweden. It says on the Sky Sports website that Coppell is taking his time over whether or not to sign Bikey.[/color] |
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My Trophies: FIFA Complex Cup x2 (Football) Intercontinental Cup (Football) Winners' Shield (Football) One Day Cricket League x2 (Cricket) ECB Complex Cup (Cricket) World Club Championship (Cricket) Tour vs. USA (Cricket) Test Knockout Cup (Cricket) Top Of The League (NFL) | |
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| TC Admin | Aug 8 2006, 10:35 AM Post #4 |
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Number 13 - Reading Fans?
Also, is Oster any good? He is in my Premierleague.com Fantasy Football squad ATM... |
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| Tealey | Aug 8 2006, 10:41 AM Post #5 |
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Oster is a really good player, but is unlucky because he has to compete with Glen Little. Reading FC were the first club to officially register the fans as a player, as they can often sway a game with their chants and screams and stuff. |
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| TC Admin | Aug 8 2006, 10:45 AM Post #6 |
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Oh. What other clubs have the supporters registered as a player? |
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| Tealey | Aug 8 2006, 05:19 PM Post #7 |
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im not sure, but we were most definitely the first Sonko Opts For Club Over Country ![]()
This Season's Kits Home ![]() Away [/color]
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| hugh | Aug 8 2006, 09:51 PM Post #8 |
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two trophies, many runner-ups.
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i just found out that a friend of mine supports reading! he has the jersey and everything, i found this surprising
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| TC Admin | Aug 9 2006, 02:55 PM Post #9 |
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A friend in Australia or one you've met on forums? |
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| hugh | Aug 9 2006, 09:46 PM Post #10 |
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two trophies, many runner-ups.
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| Tealey | Aug 10 2006, 08:07 AM Post #11 |
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Game Review Last night we faced off against Orgryte IS in Sweden. Our starting XI looked something like this: Hahnemann Murty (Makin 72) © Shorey Sonko (Halls 69) Ingimarsson Bikey (Harper HT) Sidwell Oster (Seol 59) Convey Doyle (Hunt 64) Lita (Long 59) Subs Not Used: Stack, Golbourne, Cox Booked: Harper, Sidwell Sent Off: Bikey (but replaced by Harper) Well done Bikey. Not a way to impress Stevie C, headbutting an opponent. ![]() There he is look, being grappled by someone else.
Scorers: 0-1 Bobby Convey - Reading (41) 1-1 Simon Chekroun - Orgryte IS (80) 1-2 Seol Ki-Hyeon - Reading (90) So, the 'lazy' Seol, as described by TCAC VI, scored a goal right at the death, to retain our unbeaten record in preseason. Our last assignment in preseason is on Saturday 12th against the wonderful Dutch titans Feyenoord.[/color] |
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My Trophies: FIFA Complex Cup x2 (Football) Intercontinental Cup (Football) Winners' Shield (Football) One Day Cricket League x2 (Cricket) ECB Complex Cup (Cricket) World Club Championship (Cricket) Tour vs. USA (Cricket) Test Knockout Cup (Cricket) Top Of The League (NFL) | |
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| Tealey | Aug 11 2006, 02:33 PM Post #12 |
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In a quite stupid move, the Stevie C of the south is now considering asking Lokomotiv Moscow to loan out psycho Bikey, even after a shocking tour of Sweden which ended with him 'doing a Zidane' and being sent off. We've got Feyenoord next, and we hope to win and keep an unbeaten preseason record. |
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| Tealey | Aug 13 2006, 10:08 AM Post #13 |
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Game Review Last night was our last pre season game before the EPL starts. We played Dutch team Feyenoord with a starting XI looking like this: ![]() Substitutions: Halls for Murty (79) Makin for Shorey (79) Sodje for Ingimarsson (72) Hunt for Harper (64) Oster for Seol (72) Long for Doyle (78) Lita for Kitson (55) Not Used: Stack ![]()
Scorers 1-0 Dave Kitson - Reading (22) 2-0 Ivar Ingimarsson - Reading (23) 2-1 Ben De Ceulaer - Feyenoord (62) What a result for the Royals, who go into the Premiership season on the back of an unbeaten preseason. Middlesbrough are our next opponents at home in our first top flight match. In other news..... Reading Fail With Record Bids [/color] |
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| TC Admin | Aug 14 2006, 10:07 AM Post #14 |
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Wow... Reading beat Feyenoord... |
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| Tealey | Aug 17 2006, 04:35 PM Post #15 |
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Wycombe Sign Golbourne On Loan [/color] |
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My Trophies: FIFA Complex Cup x2 (Football) Intercontinental Cup (Football) Winners' Shield (Football) One Day Cricket League x2 (Cricket) ECB Complex Cup (Cricket) World Club Championship (Cricket) Tour vs. USA (Cricket) Test Knockout Cup (Cricket) Top Of The League (NFL) | |
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