David Pleat AHADF (Royal Welsher and monkey lover)
02-19-2013, 08:58 PM
Reading 1985
Record: Won first 13 games (an English football record)
Finished: First in the Third Division (played 46, won 29, drew 7, lost 10)
As Manchester United won their first 10 games of the 1985/86 season, the expectation was that Ron Atkinson's Red Devils would eclipse Tottenham's 1961 record winning start to a Football League season. Instead, it was Reading in the Third Division who achieved the feat, taking 39 points from their first 13 games. The run came to an end with a 2-2 draw against Wolves at Reading's old ground, Elm Park, but the Royals coasted to promotion.
David Pleat AHADF (Royal Welsher and monkey lover)
02-19-2013, 09:04 PM
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