Now updated right up to the end of the 2007/08 season.
Relive the greatest moments of Reading Football Club captured in these
unique, beautiful, hand made leatherette books, which includes:
- A personalised front cover with your name or - if it is a gift - the recipents name
- A gift message on the inside cover.
This commerative book makes an ideal and unique football gift for any Reading fan. Starting with coverage of Reading's 1-0 defeat of Aston Villa in the 1912 FA Cup 2nd Round, and continuing right up to the end of the 2007/08 season, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century.
Top stories include, beating Brentford 7-1 to gain promotion to Division 2 in 1926, the heart stopping FA Cup semi-final in 1927, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1930 looking back on 60 years, the 10-2 slaughter of Crystal Palace in 1946, the dominance over QPR in 1961 winning 3-6 away, and the glorious 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Littlewoods Cup 2nd Round in 1987. Read about the first match at the Madejski Stadium against Luton in 1998 and the rise in fortunes since then, culminating in winning the English Champions League, gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2006 and their two seasons in the Premiership.
A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Reading fans.
How the Books are Made
The papers are reproduced from scans of original Mirror newspapers going
back over a 100 years that are stored in our extensive archive.They are individually
printed to order onto a high quality thicker paper to provide greater durability.
The reproductions are then individually cut and bound in a premium quality
leatherette hard back book which is personalised with the recipient's name gold embossed on the front cover.
The books come in a rich Burgundy colour and are 38 x 30 cm in size. Total number of pages: 112.
As each historic newspaper is individually made to order and personalised, please allow 7 working days for delivery.
