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The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, England. Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... Desso GrassMaster is not an artificial turf but a synthetic-enhanced natural grass developed in the Netherlands in the 1980s. ... Official website www. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total...

Overview

The stadium is the home of Reading Football Club and was opened on 22 August 1998 when Luton Town were beaten 3-0 with Grant Brebner having the honour of scoring the first goal at the stadium. The rugby union club, London Irish, also play their home games there as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon. Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Grant Brebner (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. ... A rugby union scrum. ... Official website www. ... Reading Half Marathon in 2004 Reading Half Marathon in 2005 with the eventual winner The Reading Half Marathon is a half marathon held on the streets of the English town of Reading. ...

It is an all-seater bowl stadium with a capacity of 24,250 and is located close to the M4 motorway. It was built on the site of a former household waste dump and the stadium is surrounded by methane vents. The stadium cost more than £50m to build and the pitch incorporates a system of synthetic fibres interwoven with natural grass, installed at a cost of more than £750,000.^[1] The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ... Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. ...

Madejski Stadium has also held various music concerts, including the Summer XS festival series. Performers at the Madejski Stadium have included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blue, Busted, Craig David, Elton John, Girls Aloud, Lulu, McFly and Rachel Stevens. Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Blue (boy band) Blue were a successful English boy band similar to other boybands such as A1 consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. ... For the Joanne song, see Busted (song). ... Craig Ashley David (born May 5, 1981 in Holyrood, Southampton) is an English R&B singer. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, OBE, (born 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, actor, model, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through the 2000s. ... McFly are an English pop rock band who were successfully launched into the music scene in early 2004 with their number one single, 5 Colours in Her Hair. The band was founded by Tom Fletcher (born July 17, 1985) and also consists of Danny Jones (born March 12, 1986), Dougie... Rachel Lauren Stevens (born April 9, 1978) is an English singer and actress and an occasional model who lives in Hampstead, London. ...

The stadium is named after Reading's chairman John Madejski but it is owned by the football club. John Robert Madejski OBE DL, born Robert John Hurst on April 28, 1941 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, is a British businessman, mainly active in publishing and the hotel industry. ...

For the first time in their history, Reading Football Club particpated in the elite Premier League in the 2006-07 season. As a result of the sell-out crowds for their first few fixtures of the season, the club announced their intention, in October 2006^[2], to make a planning application to extend the ground to between 37,000 to 38,000 seats. The application was made on 24 January 2007, proposing initially the extension of the East Stand with a further 6,000 seats (raising capacity to around 30,000) and subsequently extension of the North and South Stands to to reach the full proposed capacity.^[3] On Thursday 24th May 2007 it was announced that planning permission had been granted to extend the stadium to a capacity of 36,900.^[4] The first phase will expand the East Stand by 6,600 seats and work will start in summer 2008,^[5] followed by expansion of the North and South Stands the following summer. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stands

North Stand

South Stand

The South Stand has a capacity up to 2,327 for away fans. For the Premier League season 2006-07, half of the South Stand (that which meets the East Stand) is designated for away supporters, whilst the half which meets the West Stand is for ticket-only home supporters. The original FA Premier League logo, used until 2007 The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, colloquially known as The Premiership), is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the English football league system (above The Football League). ... Locations of the 20 Premiership clubs in the 2006â€“2007 season, as green dots. ...

East Stand

West Stand

This stand contains a lower and an upper tier, but the upper level does not overhang the lower tier. Executive boxes are found between the two tiers. The tunnel and dugouts are on this side of the stadium. Austria Viennas bench and technical area during a match in 2005 The technical area is the space in which a manager and other coaching personnel are allowed to stand during soccer matches. ...

The outside of the stand contains the Millennium Madejski Hotel. The Millennium Madejski is part of the Millennium Hotels and Resorts global brand, established by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc, situated in Reading, England, just off the M4 motorway at junction 11. ...

Attendance

FAPL

Guinness Premiership

Rugby Supporters

Since the stadium has had Guinness Premiership club London Irish as tenants, initially there were a few complaints from both home and visiting fans. Most of these centered around match day stewards not having enough experience in dealing with a rugby crowd and thus trying to separate home & away fans, not realising that Rugby clubs let fans take alcohol to their seats, etc. This initially caused consternation amongst both London Irish and visiting fan alike. However, as the stadium staff grew more experienced in dealing with Rugby fans, such mistakes have been ironed out and the experience is a much more enjoyable one. The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... Official website www. ...

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Coordinates: 51°25′20.32″N, 0°58′57.50″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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