Best games at Elm Park?

[Thaumagurist*]

I won't stick up a poll just yet, I need some nominations first.

To get the ball rolling, how about the 4-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers after McGhee buggered off, in 1994?

And what about the 2-0 win over Brighton, to secure the second division championship at the end of the 1993-4 season?

Oh and the Coventry Simod Cup semi-final. I feel the goosebumps about that one.....

[Wycombe Royal]

Reading 4 Plymouth 3

End of topic.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

I won't stick up a poll just yet, I need some nominations first.

To get the ball rolling, how about the 4-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers after McGhee buggered off, in 1994?

And what about the 2-0 win over Brighton, to secure the second division championship at the end of the 1993-4 season?

Oh and the Coventry Simod Cup semi-final. I feel the goosebumps about that one.....

Coventry Simod Cup Semi Final.

[CMRoyal]

Reading 4 Plymouth 3

End of topic.

Agreed.

[Ginger Ninjas]

Division One: 21st April 1995
READING 2 Bolton 1

Lovell (15th Min), Nogan (87th min)
Att: 13,200

I'm going to remember this game forever as one of the most amazing atmospheres every witnessed at Elm Park. The Reading faithful were brilliant and the South Bank sung the Royals to a memorable victory over a team who were supposed to be the best in the division. Second best maybe over the Royals. 'We are on our way to Wembley' and the classic 'are you watching Mark McGhee' echoed across Reading. The chants of 'Blue Army' rung out around Elm Park for about 15 minutes solid in the second half. Shortly after Nogan scored the goal that toppled Bolton and put Reading points clear of Bolton and ever closer to securing a play off place.

The most memorable for me

[Dirk Gently]

Division One: 21st April 1995
READING 2 Bolton 1

Lovell (15th Min), Nogan (87th min)
Att: 13,200

I'm going to remember this game forever as one of the most amazing atmospheres every witnessed at Elm Park. The Reading faithful were brilliant and the South Bank sung the Royals to a memorable victory over a team who were supposed to be the best in the division. Second best maybe over the Royals. 'We are on our way to Wembley' and the classic 'are you watching Mark McGhee' echoed across Reading. The chants of 'Blue Army' rung out around Elm Park for about 15 minutes solid in the second half. Shortly after Nogan scored the goal that toppled Bolton and put Reading points clear of Bolton and ever closer to securing a play off place.

The most memorable for me

I was one of the many locked out that night.

[rhroyal]

Elm Park was mainly before my time but I was lucky enough to see us beat Bolton 3-2 once after they had come down from the Premiership and they were top of the league. I think it may have been the first time we played them since Wembley.

[Thaumagurist*]

Reading 4 Plymouth 3

End of topic.

No, it's not.

Thank you for your nomination, it's certainly worthy of inclusion in the poll.

[Isaac Hunt]

A few spring to mind. These would be my top 3, couldn't pick a winner though....

Reading 4 Plymouth 3 (85/86)

Reading 4 Wolves 2 (94/95)

Reading 2 Bolton 1 (94/95)

[Ark Royal]

Reading 4 Plymouth 3

End of topic.

Agreed.

Agreed as well. There is no doubt.

[brendywendy]

any of the ones against mcgoo when he came back.


or my personal favourite, being one of the only ones i have any actual memories of is the draw vs forest-great lambert goal,& the hilarious steve stone miss

[Garrincha]

Reading 4 Plymouth 3

End of topic.

Agreed.

Agreed as well. There is no doubt.

Agreed too!

End of topic

[londinium]

September 1976

Reading 1 Port Vale 1

Was the best game for me... my first Reading game and been a supporter for the following 32 years even though I have never lived anywhere near Reading.

That aside... it has to be the Plymouth game.

[howser]

This is a difficult one !! I have some good memories of the old ground one or two that spring to mind are :-

Reading 8 Southport 0 The all attacking Jack Mansell side
Reading 4 Tranmere 0 That Robin Friday goal
Reading 4 Plymouth 3 Kevin Bremner.....what a genius !

and any time we beat Burnley there.........my ex-wife's home side !!

[AthleticoSpizz]

Reading 2 Pompey (the custodians of the South Bank that day) 0

[AthleticoSpizz]

and any time we beat Burnley there.........my ex-wife's home side !!

sorry Howser, not a reading win, but an honourable 2-1 defeat in the League Cup (Burnley ...Alex Stephenson,Leighton James, Bryan Flynn et-all were second in the "old" Premier at the time)

Dickie Habbin being our scorer

[Mid Sussex Royal]

The Tranmere score was actually 5-0 - I missed it as too young to go to an evening match!

Agree Plymouth 4-3 takes some beating

Barnsley 7-0 1979/80 was good as well.

Wolves 1-0 1978/79? First Div Vs 4th Div - Pat Earles winner 55 mins.

[readingbedding]

The Reading vs Bolton one was v memorable.

Also Reading 3 Newcastle 3 and Reading 2 Sunderland 0? in the same season in the FA Cup.

[bcroyal]

Too many to mention but a few that come to mind

Coventry Simod Cup Semi
Plymouth 4 - 3
Man Utd - Watney Cup - seeing so many legends - Best, Law, Charlton etc etc
Aston Villa 1970? got beat 5 - 3, 5 - 0 down at half time, Lockhead hat trick for them

[Percy's Rocket]

Reading 7 Barnsley 0 was quite good