Old Royals Stuff

#SellBeforeWeDai Posting #readingfc memories and memorabilia from 1871 up until our move away from Elm Park to the Madejski Stadium. Feel free to share yours.

[Old Royals Stuff @OldRoyalsStuff]

36 years ago. Seems like yesterday! Still the only Reading team and manager to win at Wembley. Every single one of them are and will remain Reading Football Club Legends.

Feel free to share your memories of that special day.

#SimodCup88 #readingfc
@ReadingFC

[Old Royals Stuff @OldRoyalsStuff]

@andylaino I’m sure we can find 4 laying around. Checked down the back of the sofa?

[Old Royals Stuff @OldRoyalsStuff]

Promising young manager leaves for a team with an animal nickname!

Give the managers job to 4 senior first team players then appoint 2 of them player managers like we did in the December 1994. Made the play off final that season.

2024/25 the new 1994/95 but with a final win?

[Old Royals Stuff @OldRoyalsStuff]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Once A Hoop Always A Hoop @IWantAnAscari]

Alan Sedunary R.I.P.

Sending thoughts and hugs to his family and friends x

#ReadingFC

[The Ding Archive @dingarchive]

The last ever game at Elm Park.
#ReadingFC 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️

May 1998

Reading 0-1 Norwich (Bellamy)

[Rob Morris @HertsRoyal]

Back to October 1932 for today's #readingfc v #qpr surrogate, this London Combination programme is actually the oldest in my collection, don't know the score and assume Bob Duguid isn't landlord at The Three Tuns these days 🤣 @TheTilehurstEnd @cribsie @OldRoyalsStuff

[Chris Lee @cribsie]

I was sad to learn today of the death of former #readingfc boss Charlie Hurley at the age of 87. He had just been appointed when I first visited Elm Park in the early '70s, and led the team to promotion in 1976. 'Charlie Hurley's blue & white army!'... wonderful memories.

[Reading FC @ReadingFC]

The club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former manager Charlie Hurley, at the age of 87 earlier this week.

Hurley managed the club between 1972 & 1977, winning promotion in 1975 and brought the iconic Robin Friday to Elm Park.

A tribute in full, below ⬇️

[The Tilehurst End @TheTilehurstEnd]

RIP Charlie Hurley, manager of #ReadingFC between 1972 and 1977 ❤️

[Old Royals Stuff @OldRoyalsStuff]

Sad news. #readingfc

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Charlie Hurley, one of the greatest and most beloved players in the history of Sunderland AFC.

[Paulfishlock @fishy1966]

@ElmParkRoyals @TheTilehurstEnd @OldRoyalsStuff
Rooms looking good,need another promotion picture

[Alan West @alwestie106]

@OldRoyalsStuff @ReadingFC Seemed like the whole of Reading was there that day. Remember being in the back of my dad's car with the Scalfs out the windows and every car we past had them too.

[The Football Pinks @FootballPinks]

@1888Letter @WembleyArchive @Club_1871 @cribsie @ElmParkRoyals @HertsRoyal @OldRoyalsStuff @TheTilehurstEnd @ReadingFPA I'd have assumed Gilkes would have been star man in this one!

[Roz Gray💙⚽️🐦🐦🐦 @RGray46]

@OldRoyalsStuff @ReadingFC Remember feeling sick when Luton went ahead and the utter joy when Gilksey scored, thinking that maybe, just maybe we'd have a chance.......... 💙🤍⚽️Xx

[Ned @nedeye]

@StephenPitman2 @OldRoyalsStuff @ReadingFC Only time we have ever won at Wembley - what a day

[Stephen Pitman @StephenPitman2]

@OldRoyalsStuff @ReadingFC All I can say is what a day. Never forgotten day half my lifetime ago. !

[Rob Morris @HertsRoyal]

@1888Letter @WembleyArchive @Club_1871 @cribsie @ElmParkRoyals @OldRoyalsStuff @TheTilehurstEnd @ReadingFPA Michael Gilkes finest hour, when Harford scored we thought we were headed for a nice day out, 60 minutes later #readingfc ‘s first win at Wembley was in the bag

[Daz @dazshrewsbury]

@OldRoyalsStuff @ReadingFC Was celebrating my 18th as well. Wembley on the Saturday. Valley parade the following midweek and watched it all over again on the coach