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An Evening with Mikele Leigertwood and Nigel Gibbs

Published January 14, 2025

Hosted by Ady Williams on Thursday 30 January 2025.Doors and bar open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start at Tilehurst Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road, Reading RG31 5BB. The Reading FC Former Players’ Association are delighted to present an evening with current First Team Coach Mikele Leigertwood and Assistant Manager Nigel Gibbs. Both Mikele […]

Reading FC Former Players’ Association backs local children’s charity

Published January 7, 2025

Reading Football Club Former Players’ Association (RFCFPA) is delighted to confirm that Thatcham-based Swings & Smiles will be their official charity partner this year. The RFCFPA will be raising money to support the charity with their matchday activities at the Select Car Leasing stadium where they offer supporters a dedicated space designed specifically to cater […]

Published December 19, 2024

John Docherty was a Scottish born right winger who moved South from Glasgow to play for Brentford in three spells totalling 230 league games (66 goals), Sheffield United (41 league games, 9 goals) and Reading. His move to Reading on 2 February 1968 for a reported fee of £10,200, was financed by an extended FA […]

An Evening With Rubén Sellés

Published September 20, 2024

Hosted by Ady Williams and followed by special guest Jay Tabb on Thursday 10 October 2024 Doors and bar open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start at Tilehurst Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road, Reading RG31 5BB. Tickets for the event are £22 which includes fish and chips! The first half of the evening will […]

Published July 18, 2024

John Pratt played just 29 first team games as Reading’s goalkeeper, though one of them was the most devastating in the club’s history. He enjoyed a distinguished career in non-league football, combining a teaching career with playing for top amateur sides Hayes and Wycombe Wanderers, and even turning out as an emergency goalie for Reading […]

Association Donate £5,000 to Reading FC Community Trust

Published May 7, 2024

The Reading FC Former Players’ Association were delighted to present the Reading FC Community Trust with a cheque for £5,000 at our recent Evening with Steve Sidwell event. The money has been raised by the Association from income generated by our popular “An Evening With” events. We would like to thank all of those who […]

Published April 15, 2024

Paul Bence, who died on 30 March 2024 aged 75, was a former Brighton and Hove Albion apprentice who made just one substitute appearance for his local league club before being given a free transfer. He was immediately signed by Reading manager Jimmy Wheeler on 30 June 1968, and rewarded his new club by putting […]

An Evening with Martin Allen

Published March 25, 2024

The Reading FC Former Players’ Association are delighted to announce An Evening with Martin Allen on Thursday 9 May 2024, at the Tilehurst British Legion Club. HOSTED BY BBC RADIO BERKSHIRE AND FORMER READING FC WELSH INTERNATIONAL ADY WILLIAMS. Reading born Martin Allen was appointed assistant manager at Reading under Alan Pardew in January 2000, and […]

Published February 5, 2024

Former Reading player Stuart Gray, son of Leeds United legend Eddie and nephew of Frank, has passed away age 50 after a battle with cancer. The ex-Reading, Celtic, Leeds United and Oxford United Full-back was diagnosed with stage four Cholangiocarcinoma, a form of bile duct cancer, last year. Celtic announced the father of five’s passing […]

An Evening with Steve Sidwell

Published January 31, 2024

The Reading FC Former Players’ Association are delighted to announce An Evening With Steve Sidwell on Thursday 29 February 2024, at the Tilehurst British Legion Club. HOSTED BY BBC RADIO BERKSHIRE AND FORMER READING FC WELSH INTERNATIONAL ADY WILLIAMS. The event will give fans a unique opportunity to meet, and put questions to, former Reading FC […]

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