Towards the end of 1871:- George Eliot published the first part of Middlemarch
  Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida premiered in Cairo
  Most of Chicago burnt to the ground
  Stanley finally met up with Dr Livingstone in Ujiji
AND....
  Reading Football Club were formed (probably)

1871 - the ultimate Reading FC website

106 points - we really are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen.

Sections marked (*) receive regular updates.
Other sections are either one-offs or will remain out-of-date.

Standard sections Special sections unique to this site
Latest News Joseph Edward Sydenham (club founder)
(*) First Team Fixtures / Results Joseph Sydenham's Grave
Season progress graph 2005/06

The First Ever Game (February 1872)
Remaining fixtures - towards the end of the season Elm Park and the other previous grounds
(*) The First Team Squad - includes disciplinary status Reading FC Tour of Italy (May 1913)
(*) Depth chart

Football Quiz
Current International Players

Reading and the World Cup (*)
Nicknames - real and suggested Reading and the Olympic Games (*)
Reserve Team Fixtures / Results Reading Games on Television (*)
Reserve League Table Reading Games against Foreign Sides (*)
Reserve League Cup Reading Games on Neutral Territory (*)
Academy Match Details - Under-9 to Under-19 Reading Penalty Shoot-outs (*)
Academy squads - Under-9 to Under-19 The Play-off Page
Academy League Tables - plus the weeks' group fixtures Past and present international players (*)
Women's Academy - results, squads, Under-16 league table Meridian TV Biasometer
Where Are They Now - database of ex-Reading players Berks & Bucks Senior Cup / Trophy
Ex-Reading players still in senior football The Hate List
Loan Regulations (including effect on RFC) Royal Family Trees
Features - various articles  

Alternatively, visit the main index for each heading:
News . First Team . Reserves . Academy . The Opposition . Where Are They Now?
Columns . Madejski Stadium . Kingsley Royal . Miscellaneous . Links
Site Map . About This Site

"Without doubt, Reading FC are the finest foreign team seen in Italy"
(Corriere della Sera newspaper, Milan - see Reading FC Tour of Italy for details)

This unofficial Reading Football Club site has been available on the web since July 2000.
Updated fully to December 2003 and partially since then.