20 Facts About Reading FC

Reading FC Football Club is a professional football club based in Reading FC, Berkshire, England.

Reading FC are nicknamed The Royals, due to Reading FC's location in the Royal County of Berkshire, though they were previously known as The Biscuitmen, due to the town's association with Huntley and Palmers.

Reading FC were formed on 25 December 1871, following a public meeting at the Bridge Street Rooms organised by Joseph Edward Sydenham, who would go on to be club secretary.

Reading FC were elected to the Football League Third Division South of the Football League in 1920.

Reading FC lost their place in Division Two in May 1931, and remained in Third Division South until the outbreak of World War II.

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Reading FC 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.

Reading FC defied pre-season predictions of relegation to finish the season in eighth place with 55 points.

Reading FC turned down the chance to play in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Reading FC was replaced by Jose Gomes on 22 December 2018, who steered the club away from relegation to finish 20th again.

On 17 November 2021 it was confirmed Reading FC would be deducted 6 points due to breaching the EFL's profitability and sustainability rules.

In 1889, Reading FC were unable to continue playing at Coley Park as W B Monck no longer allowed football due to "rowdyism [by] the rougher elements".

Reading FC were champions of the second division in 1994, and were promoted to the first division.

Reading FC became subject to the Taylor requirements, though converting Elm Park to an all-seater stadium would have been impractical.

Reading FC has made plans for a new training ground at Bearwood Golf Club to replace Hogwood park their current training facility.

On 5 July 2016, at the end of Eamonn Dolan's funeral, Reading FC announced that the North Stand would be renamed the Eamonn Dolan Stand.

In 2001, Reading FC became the first football club to register their fans as an official member of their squad, giving the "player" registered with squad number 13 as 'Reading FC Fans'.

Reading FC finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.

The most capped player to play for Reading FC is Chris Gunter, who has currently won 62 caps for Wales since being a Reading FC player since July 2012.

The first Reading FC-based player to play in the FIFA World Cup was Bobby Convey in 2006 with the United States.

From 2014, Reading FC Women played in the FA Women's Super League 2 until they won promotion to the FA Women's Super League 1 in 2015 after winning the league.