Last updated: 19 August 2006 19:51
For over a month, this clock counted down to the time that we would secure promotion. And I was about four minutes out. Then I set it to count down to the time that we would secure the title - this time I was right to within about six minutes. Then it counted down to the kick-off of our first ever Premiership game although that was a couple of minutes out due to a late start.
And now I can't think of anything to set it to count down to, but I'll leave it here for now.
The clock only works if your PC clock is accurate and is also set to UK time.
The rest of this page is still concerned with the 2005/06 season.
Final position.
| Total needed | Remaining needed | |
| To guarantee the championship | Achieved 1st April | |
| To guarantee automatic promotion | Achieved 25th March | |
| To guarantee a play-off spot | Achieved 4th March | |
| To break the all-time divisional record (105) | 106 | Achieved 30th April |
| To reach 100 points | 100 | Achieved 17th April |
| To break the club record (94 in 1985/86) | 95 | Achieved 1st April |
| To secure promotion in the worst case year | 91 |
Achieved 18th March |
| To secure promotion in an average year | 83 | Achieved 14th February |
This graph compares Reading's 2005/06 record with:
(a) Sunderland in 1998/99 who previously held the record
number of points in this division at 105.
(b) Fulham in 2000/01 who are the only team I can think of in
this division who made a better start than us but ended up with
"only" 101 points.
(c) Sheffield United in 2005/06.
(d) The Record-Breaking Royals of 1985/86.
(e) Tottenham Hotspur from 1960/61 (converted to three points for
a win)
(f) Lincoln City from 1975/76 (converted to three points for a
win) because after conversion theirs is the highest points total
I could find in a 46-game season.
(g) Doncaster Rovers from 1946/47 (converted to three points for
a win) because despite only playing 42 games they had the
equivalent of 105 points.
(h) Reading's record for the last three seasons.
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