Reading F.C. (Soccer team) - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) (original) (raw)
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Variants
- Reading Football Club
- Reading FC (Reading Football Club)
- Royals (Soccer team)
- Biscuitmen (Soccer team)
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Descriptor
Soccer teams
Associated Locale
Great Britain
Associated Language
English
Field of Activity
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Sources
- found: The Royal, May 1995:t.p. (Reading F.C) p. 1 (Reading Football Club plc)
- found: The little book of Reading FC, 2008:p.7 (Reading Football Club) p.33 (Royals)
- found: 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)
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Change Notes
- 2005-04-27: new
- 2016-05-26: revised
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