| LC control no. | nr2005010448 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Reading F.C. (Soccer team) |
| Variant(s) | Reading Football Club Reading FC (Reading Football Club) Royals (Soccer team) Biscuitmen (Soccer team) |
| Beginning date | 1871 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Located | Reading (England) |
| Field of activity | Soccer |
| Found in | The Royal, May 1995: t.p. (Reading F.C) p. 1 (Reading Football Club plc) The little book of Reading FC, 2008: p.7 (Reading Football Club) p.33 (Royals) Wikipedia, viewed 25 May 2016 (Reading F.C.; Reading Football Club; professional association football club based in Reading, Berkshire, England; nicknamed The Royals, due to Reading'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; established on 25 December 1871; played at Reading Recreation Ground until 1878, then Reading Cricket Ground (1878-1882), Coley Park (1882-1889) and Caversham Cricket Ground (1889-1896); following switch to professionalism in 1895, played at the purpose-built Elm Park ground between 1896 to 1998; moved in 1998 to the new Madejski Stadium, named after the club's co-chairman Sir John Madejski) |
| Associated language | eng |
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