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Reading Football Book

Capture the history and greatest moments of 'Reading' through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Reading's 1-0 defeat of Aston Villa in the 1912 FA Cup 2nd Round, this book charts a glorious history of great games and

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Capture the history & greatest moments of ' Reading' through the newspapers, as written at the time. Starting with coverage of Reading's 1-0 defeat of Aston Villa in the 1912 FA Cup 2nd Round, this book charts a glorious history of great games & League & Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century. Top stories include, beating Brentford 7-1 to gain promotion to Division 2 in 1926, the heart stopping FA Cup semi-final in 1927, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1930 looking back on 60 years, the 10-2 slaughter of Crystal Palace in 1946, the dominance over QPR in 1961 winning 3-6 away, & the glorious 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Littlewoods Cup 2nd Round in 1987. Read about the first match at the Madejski Stadium against Luton in 1998 & the rise in fortunes since then, culminating in winning the English Champions League & gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2006. Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. A unique & wonderful gift & must have for all Reading fans.

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Football - A sport involving kicking a ball and trying to score a goal

History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.

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Heart - An organ that pumps blood around the body. Usually related to love.

Season - The separation of four parts of the year into Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.

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Crystal - A solid substance with symmetrically arranged planes, commonly found in jewellery.

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