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Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club ( ) is a professional football club based in Reading, Berkshire, England. They compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. They play their home matches at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading are nicknamed ''The Royals'' after the Royal County of Berkshire, and were previously known as ''The Biscuitmen'', due to the town's association with biscuit maker Huntley & Palmers. Established in 1871, the club is one of the oldest teams in England, but did not join The Football League until 1920, and first played in the top tier of English football league system in the 2006–07 season. The club competed in the 2012–13 Premier League season, having gained promotion at the end of the 2011–12 season after winning the Championship, but were relegated after just one season back in the top flight. Reading won the 1987–88 Full Members' Cup and were one of only two Second Division clubs to lift the trophy, beating Lut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select Car Leasing Stadium
The Madejski Stadium (), currently known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a Association football, football stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Berkshire, England. It is the home of Reading F.C., Reading Football Club, who play in EFL League One. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon. It is an all-seater stadium, all-seater bowl stadium with a capacity of 24,161 and is located close to the M4 motorway and Reading Green Park railway station. The West Stand contains the Voco Reading Hotel. The stadium was opened on 22 August 1998 and replaced Elm Park (stadium), Elm Park as Reading's home ground. It was named after John Madejski, who was chairman of Reading FC and provided most of the funding. History In January 1990, the Taylor Report made all-seater stadiums compulsory in the top two divisions of English football for the 1994-95 in English football, 1994–95 season. Having played in the second tier of the English league severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
