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2017: The Reading FC Anniversaries

We look at some memorable anniversaries that are coming up this calendar year.

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5 Years (17 April) - Reading win promotion back to the Premier League

10 Years (1 January) - Reading beat West Ham 6-0

15 Years (20 April) - Reading win promotion from Division Two

20 Years (18 November) - The last time Reading won a Fourth Round League Cup game

25 Years (2 May) - The last time we wore a non-hooped home shirt

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30 Years (21 December) - We start our winning Simod Cup campaign with a 3-1 away win over QPR

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45 Years (4 May) - Our lowest ever league finish - 16th in Division Four (the modern day League Two)

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65 Years (3 May) - Since we beat Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 5-0 to finish the season on 112 goals scored. We'll probably never beat that record!

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90 Years (26 March) - First ever FA Cup semi final

100 Years (26 November) - 2nd Lt Freddie Wheatcroft was killed in the Battle of Cambraj. Wheatcroft was our top scorer in 1908-09 with 14 goals.

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140 Years (7 November) - We beat South Norwood 2-0 in our first ever FA Cup match