When was your first Reading game?

[bobbybottler]

1978, Doncaster, won 3-0, I recall (perhaps incorrectly) that Richie Bowman was playing. I didn't go again for a few years.

the 1993/94 3rd kit, red and yellow hoops, black shorts, red and yellow socks....lovely!

It was awesome, Roy Of The Rovers.

As worn by Keith McPherson, Michael Gilkes and Dylan Kerr.

♥ swoon ♥

[St Pauli]

21 September 1996

Reading FC 1:6 Crystal Palace

Att. 9,675

[Whore Jackie]

30 years, 4 days and a little over 3 hours ago. Reading 0-2 Oxford United in the Milk Cup.

[TBM]

No idea but my old man used to take me when i was a baby, so it was around 1980........

[pace=forster]

Tranmere in 1994, i think we got spanked.My old mans first game was back during the war though he cant remember any of the details. Funny story he told me recently about my grandad on his wedding day back in the 1920's, got married at 12:00 and then left his new bride at home in tears so he could go to the game at 15.00 . Top man

[royal_ross]

2001 vs Wigan in the playoffs, went with a friend and still here 11 years later

[lolwut]

07/03/1998 Reading 0-3 Port Vale

Got to go on the pitch afterwards which was nice, got my photo taken in the goal mouth.
Was a bit young to understand why we were on there and thought it was what happened at the end of every match.
This turned out not to be true.

[genome]

Reading 3 Nottingham Forest 3, 24th October 1997

[Blakey's Right Peg]

Reading 3 Nottingham Forest 3, 24th October 1997

The first game I have any recollection of as a little kid definitely involved Pierre Van Hooijdonk at Elm Park so it must have been that one.

[TheRoyalJoe]

1996, lost 3-0 against Norwich. Stood on the Southbank and hated it (I was only three and couldn't see )

[Stuboo]

2006. Can't remember my first game exactly, but the first game I remember was the 5-0 thrashing of Derby with the epic pitch invasion. I wasn't really into football before this time, so I didn't start supporting a team until I fell in love with Reading.

[Jackson Corner]

1978 Doncaster home 3-0 Kearns 2 Bowman Maurice Evans won Bells manager of the month lovely late summers day. Dick Habbin played for Donny.

[windermere_royal]

21 September 1996

Reading FC 1:6 Crystal Palace

Att. 9,675

And you came back?

[tlcs]

I cant remember the year but we got beat by Aston Villa 5-3 , could have been 1969

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

Blyth Spartan wrote: think it was unusually a Wednesday afternoon, 19 January 1972. Reading 6 Blyth Spartans 1. I will always be grateful to my dad for setting me on the right path.

The miners strike game skived off school to watch this one, only a couple of turnstiles open with the queues to get in were very long.

[JamieY26]

95 or 96 when we played Wolves in the Coca Cola Cup. Mark McGhee was Wolves manager and got a hard time! We won 4-2. I was sat on the rafters of the southbank roof!

[West Stand Man]

Vs Bury League cup game in 1995 at Elm Park, I went to the replay after the original game was abandoned after 30 mins or so with Reading 2-0 up, started the replay at 0-0!

Surely the wrong way round. The original was abandoned with Bury 2-0 up? It certainly was for me, I seem to recall Phil Stant scoring the second just before the ref decided it was too wet to continue. Having driven up from Yeovil in the rain (having checked before I left that the weather in Reading was ok - it was awful in Somerset and must have followed us up the 303) we arrived about 10 - 15 mins late, got into the ground and watched about 5 mins of footy before being despatched home in the rain.

Anyway, back to the original purpose. My first game was v Brentford in the 60/61 season. Hooked from that day forward.

[bloody Volvo driver]

Donny seems to be a common side for people's first fixture.

Home to Doncaster, December 1971, sat in the Norfolk Road stand, Tilehurst Road end. Won 3-1 and I believe Dick Habbin was the first player I saw score for Reading.

First away fixture, night game at Aldershot, season 77-78. Drew 1-1

[Croydon Royal]

Reading 1-0 Bristol City in October 1994. Pretty dull game, but then Michael Gilkes popped up to score a last minute winner. Everyone jumped up to celebrate and from that moment on I was hooked for life. The season ended with the Wembley play off heartache, which obviously prepared me well for what was to come...

[reading_fan]

27th October 1990

Reading 1-2 Leyton Orient

Att: 4,513

I was mascot, and refused to shake the Orient captain's hand before kick off as he was "the enemy"