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READING 1985-86

By Neil Fissler
DIVISION THREE CHAMPION
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

IAN BRANFOOT didn’t need to spend a fortune to enter the record books after his Reading team won their first 13 games.
Branfoot paid out just £138,000 as his Royals smashed Tottenham Hotspur’s 25 year old record of 11 straight wins from the opening day of the season.
They finished seven points clear of second-placed Plymouth Argyle and ten in front of thirdplaced Derby County to earn a second promotion in three seasons.
Trevor Senior was Reading’s star striker, ending the season with 27 goals to his na...

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