When was your first Reading game?

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Hertfordshire Royal » 06 Sep 2012 12:15

Portvale in the FA Cup around 94/95 Ithink. Remember thinking they were a big club back then! :lol:

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by Wizard » 06 Sep 2012 12:16

Reading 5-1 PNE.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Tony Le Mesmer » 06 Sep 2012 12:17

My first game was an away game at what is still my fav ground.

03/11/1979
Brentford 2 - 2 Reading

I remember being in the main stand with my Reading scarf that i still have. A Reading player broke his leg and there was some windmilling behind the goal.

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by Jackson Corner » 06 Sep 2012 12:28

Tony Le Mesmer wrote:My first game was an away game at what is still my fav ground.

03/11/1979
Brentford 2 - 2 Reading

I remember being in the main stand with my Reading scarf that i still have. A Reading player broke his leg and there was some windmilling behind the goal.


I was at that game I think it was John Alexander who broke his leg. Not sure if he ever played again after that.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Fox Talbot » 06 Sep 2012 12:33

howser wrote:
windermere_royal wrote:Reading 3 Stockport 0, John Sainty (2) John Collins, sometime around 1967



That was the first game of the season I think wasn't it ??


Yes, first ever crowd trouble at Reading in the 'modern' era.

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by Fox Talbot » 06 Sep 2012 12:35

tlcs wrote:I cant remember the year but we got beat by Aston Villa 5-3 , could have been 1969


Oct 1970 - epic game.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by shaka's shorts » 06 Sep 2012 12:37

Reading 4 Torquay 0 April 1974

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Fox Talbot » 06 Sep 2012 12:38

Dave Gale wrote:Christmas present from my Dad, Wednesday January 1st 1992 - Home game at Elm Park against Swansea and we won 1-0.

Can't remember the scorer?? :oops:


Trevor Senior - unsurprisingly.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Fox Talbot » 06 Sep 2012 12:39

RoyalBlue wrote:Reading 3 Gillingham 1

I believe it was 1967, although may have been a year earlier. It was the game after we lost the cup replay at home to Manchester City (0-6 or was it 1-6?).


1968 - 0-7.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Fox Talbot » 06 Sep 2012 12:40

Hertfordshire Royal wrote:Portvale in the FA Cup around 94/95 Ithink. Remember thinking they were a big club back then! :lol:


Can't remember ever playing Vale ina Cup. Could have been Oldham, we lost 1-2.

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by pea » 06 Sep 2012 12:49

ManchesterRoyals wrote:Steve Death testimonial in the 1979–80 season match against a Young England XI

Was in the South Bank it was the only place to be to watch the mighty royals in action to be honest still miss Elm Park


Really? I genuinely thought you were about 13

05 February 1994 - Reading 1 – 2 Port Vale at Elm Park for me

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Hertfordshire Royal » 06 Sep 2012 13:07

Fox Talbot wrote:
Hertfordshire Royal wrote:Portvale in the FA Cup around 94/95 Ithink. Remember thinking they were a big club back then! :lol:


Can't remember ever playing Vale ina Cup. Could have been Oldham, we lost 1-2.


Sorry my mistake, I saw Port vale League match and then Southampton in the League Cup in 1995!

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by pea » 06 Sep 2012 13:34

Hertfordshire Royal wrote:
Fox Talbot wrote:
Hertfordshire Royal wrote:Portvale in the FA Cup around 94/95 Ithink. Remember thinking they were a big club back then! :lol:


Can't remember ever playing Vale ina Cup. Could have been Oldham, we lost 1-2.


Sorry my mistake, I saw Port vale League match and then Southampton in the League Cup in 1995!


http://www.royals.org/matdoc/150495.html

This one?

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Royal With Cheese » 06 Sep 2012 13:38

Gillingham Reserves in 1984. Then Cambridge United - Senior Hat-trick.

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by Dick Habbin's hairdo » 06 Sep 2012 13:42

traff wrote:August 1978 Rochdale H 2 0....... hooked


Wasn't that the Tommy Youlden "goal that never was" after he toe ended a freekick which rattled the outside of the stanchion?

25 November, 1967 - Reading 1 Southport 1. Don't come much more glamorous than that.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by Ark Royal » 06 Sep 2012 14:28

Dick Habbin's hairdo wrote:
traff wrote:August 1978 Rochdale H 2 0....... hooked


Wasn't that the Tommy Youlden "goal that never was" after he toe ended a freekick which rattled the outside of the stanchion?

25 November, 1967 - Reading 1 Southport 1. Don't come much more glamorous than that.


That was Rochdale, but first game of 75/76 season.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by william.h.titt » 06 Sep 2012 14:50

May 79 Wimbledon at Elm Park. We won 1-0. Fantastic.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by super darren caskey » 06 Sep 2012 14:54

Vs Bradford possibly 1987 ish stood in the Tilehurst End...John Hendrie scored for them and thats all i can remember.Dunno what the final result was...

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by elman » 06 Sep 2012 14:59

I remember vaguely being taken by my father around 1948, Tony McPhee was the cf. Can not
remember the opposition. First game that sticks in my memory was Plymouth 1952-53 season.
Elm Park overflowing. The other well remembered game was against man u in the cup.
Drew 1-1 at Elm Park, Wally Hinshelwood missed a sitter that would have made it 2-1.
Reading's goal was an og courtesy of Allenby Chilton.

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Re: When was your first Reading game?

by super darren caskey » 06 Sep 2012 15:03

WeAreReadingFc wrote:1983, Reading Vs Blackppol 2.0 win


Wow your actually an adult man and you send people pathetic abusive PM's?


How sad....

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