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Reading Football Club (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ ) is an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire, who play in the The Championship. Formed in 1871, the club is one of the oldest teams in England, but did not join the Football League until 1920, and never played in the top tier of English football until the 2006–07 season.

The club holds the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season (13 wins at the start of the 1985-86 Third Division campaign) and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season (106 points in the 2005-06 Football League Championship campaign). Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.

Since 1998 they have played at the Madejski Stadium, on the outskirts of Reading. Prior to this they played at Elm Park for 102 years. They are 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 &"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_F.C." Categories: Sport in Berkshire | English football clubs | Association football clubs established in 1871 | Sports clubs established in 1871 | 1871 establishments | Sport in Reading, Berkshire | Reading F.C. | Premier League clubs | Football League clubs | Member clubs of the Southern Football League Hidden categories: Articles slanted towards recent events from August 2009 | All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements from February 2008