Reading were formed in 1871.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 in 1896\uff0celm park had a capacity of 15,500.
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.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.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 play-offs.They will play in the The Championship in the 2008-09 season after being relegated on the final day of the season.When Reading gained promotion to the Premier League on 25 March 2006,and also gained the highest points tally ever attained in any of England's four professional divisions.It was also the first time Reading had reached the top division in their history.<\/P>","A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Reading","4268BF6963F167300062241A864D4973":"Madejski Stadium Bennet Road Reading, Berks RG2 0FL","937DE1BE2366A0DF":"http:\/\/www.readingfc.co.uk","0357E9507AE48270":"1","500D9C7B9500177D0E53F89F378715C8":"","2C96C5176EAF712DA7D4D953D3793B1F":"Ruben Selles","D5AF1249DEAE15446FB07F95BE07BAC61FCF1CF21901A599":"1","3D9B31C67DFDD0FC8C73053EF2ADBD66":"
English 2nd tier<\/STRONG> English 3rd tier<\/STRONG> English 4th tier<\/STRONG> Full Members Cup<\/STRONG> London War Cup<\/STRONG> Football League Third Division South Cup<\/STRONG> FA Cup<\/STRONG> EFL Cup<\/STRONG> Premier League Cup<\/STRONG> Highest league finish<\/STRONG> Berks & Bucks Senior Cup<\/STRONG>
Winners (2): 2006, 2012
Runners Up (1): 1995<\/P>
Winners (3): 1926, 1986, 1994
Runners Up (5): 1932, 1935, 1949, 1952, 2002<\/P>
Winners (1): 1979<\/P>
Winners (1): 1988<\/P>
Winners (1): 1941<\/P>
Winners (1): 1938<\/P>
Semi-finalists: 1927, 2015
Quarter Finalists: 1901, 2010, 2011, 2016<\/P>
Quarter-finalists: 1996, 1998<\/P>
Winners (1): 2014
Runners Up (1): 2017<\/P>
Premier League 2007, 8th Place<\/P>
Winners (3): 1879, 1892, 1995
Runners-Up (4): 1941, 1997, 1998, 2000<\/P>","761C3792446BE5ED2EFE4C1CAFC95D68":"1983-6-15","76E4AF6D9D682B9E33C3CEBB0A099E01":"","C6E00DEB351621C4":"297","D99F4C61777FBED8":"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Madejski+Stadium&sll=51.422239,-0.981742&sspn=0.003686,0.01133&ie=UTF8&t=h&radius=0.24&rq=1&ll=51.422239,-0.981742&spn=0.003686,0.01133&z=17","00E1A43DD023DEC2DFC0A799EF9025A4":"","B52BFE7EA0432304":"comments@reading.co.uk","E4FAE8AE56FCFFF1DC7AFC02ACE5DEE8":"18","92DC52DD0D4041625C68AA7C024C7F67":"England","D818D0DBB58D9A673E378E57E02D444F9E96A907729BB512":"1871","7B11A9E5D141DF5785F9EF965C7D588D":"Southampton","729294714CECF588":"Best win:<\/STRONG> 10-2 v Crystal Palace 4 September 1946, Football League Third Division
Worst defeat:<\/STRONG> 18-0 v Preston North End 27 January 1894, FA Cup R1
Most league goals in a season:<\/STRONG> Ronnie Blackman (39, 1951-52)
Most league goals:<\/STRONG> Ronnie Blackman (158, 1947 to 1954)
Most league appearances:<\/STRONG> Martin Hicks (500, 1978 to 1991)","5E8F53D0A504BF86":"Reading","8524B53828524224755A552E6AAA1E77":"Southampton","e_index":1};