Ian Branfoot, Trevor Senior and Martin Hicks look back on that season thirty years on.

Saturday saw the Royals welcome 11 members of a Reading side that will always be remembered by the Berkshire club. The record breaking team of 1985/86 who took the Third Division by storm that year, met up 30 years on as they attended Saturday’s Championship clash with Forest.

Famous names like record goalscorer Trevor Senior, skipper and record Royals appearance maker Martin Hicks and the gaffer Ian Branfoot were all in attendance. Before the game we took a chance to talk to some of these Royals legends about their time at the club and the title winning record breaking season…

The Gaffer



Royals' record marksman


Our Captain fantastic