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2018–19 Reading F.C. Season
The 2018–19 season was Reading's 148th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship, and covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Season review Pre-season On 18 May 2018, Reading announced that they would be taking part in a six-day pre-season training camp in Bad Erlach, Austria, with two friendlies scheduled to be played against as yet un-confirmed opposition. The EFL Cup first round draw took place on 15 June 2018, in Vietnam, drawing Reading at home against Birmingham City. Transfers and contracts Reading announced their first summer signing on 17 May 2018, Andy Yiadom signed a four-year contract with Reading, officially joining his new club on 1 July after the expiration of his Barnsley contract. Reading's second summer signing was announced on 5 June, with David Meyler signing a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year, on a free transfer from Hull City upon the conclusion of contract with them on 30 June. The following d ...
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Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation. Other types of reading and writing, such as pictograms (e.g., a hazard symbol and an emoji), are not based on speech-based writing systems. The common link is the interpretation of symbols to extract the meaning from the visual notations or tactile signals (as in the case of braille). Overview Reading is generally an individual activity, done silently, although on occasion a person reads out loud for other listeners; or reads aloud for one's own use, for better comprehension. Before the reintroduction of separated text (spaces between words) in the late Middle Ages, the ability to read silently was con ...
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifteenth-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. Before the Han dynasty's invasion, Vietnam was marked by a vibrant mix of religion, culture, and social norms. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam, which were subs ...
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Luke Southwood
Luke Kevin Southwood (born 6 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Northern Ireland national team. Club career Reading On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had offered a new contract to Luke Southwood, with a new two-year contract being confirmed as signed on 2 July 2018. On 7 May 2021, Reading announced that Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. Loans On 4 August 2017, Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal, which was extended until the end of the season on 3 January 2018. He was awarded player of the season after an outstanding year. On 24 December 2018, Southwood joined Eastleigh on an initial one-month loan deal, with the loan being extended until the end of the season on 24 January 2019. Eastleigh managed to get to the semi-finals of the National League play-offs with Southwood playing a key part in that ...
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Akin Odimayo
Akinwale Joseph Odimayo (born 28 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Northampton Town. Career Odimayo began his career with Reading, turning professional in July 2018, and making his senior debut for the club on 27 August 2019 in the EFL Cup. He moved on loan to Hungerford Town in September 2019, and on loan to Irish club Waterford in February 2020. After being released by Reading at the end of the 2019–20 season, he signed for Swindon Town in August 2020. On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he had been offered a new contract. Odimayo went on trial with League One club Portsmouth but failed to earn a contract. On 3 August 2021 Odimayo signed a new one-year contract with Swindon Town. He signed for Northampton Town in July 2022. On 6 May 2025, the club announced the player would leave in June when his contract expired. Personal life Born in England, Odimayo is of Nigerian descent. Career statistics Honours Northampt ...
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Andre Burley
Andre Maurice Keith Burley (born 10 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Oxford City. Born in England, he represents Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally. Club career A youth product of Reading, Burley signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2018. He made his professional debut with Reading in a 2–2 FA Cup tie with Blackpool on 4 January 2020. He signed on loan with the Irish club Waterford on 14 February 2020 for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On 29 September 2020, Burley signed with Wycombe Wanderers. He moved to Hungerford Town on loan on 14 December 2020. On 5 November 2021, it was announced that he had joined Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the season. His loan spell ended early and he returned to Wycombe on 17 January 2022, before re-joining Hungerford on loan later that month. On 29 June 2022, Oxford City announced the signing of Burley. International career Burley was called ...
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Lewis Ward (footballer)
Lewis Moore Ward (born 5 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club AFC Wimbledon. Career Reading Ward began his career with Reading, and has a youth loan with Portsmouth during the 2012–13 season. He joined Whitehawk on loan on 10 October 2014, in a deal that lasted until 7 November 2014. He made two FA Cup appearances, conceding four goals in each game.Official matchday programme, Whitehawk v Basingstoke Town, 29 April 2015 On 5 May 2016, Ward joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir on loan until 26 June 2016. Ward signed on loan for Margate in August 2016, before having two spells with Hungerford Town, the second beginning in August 2017. Ward moved on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2017, originally until January 2018, but this was later extended until the end of the season. Aldershot made it to the play-offs, losing out to Ebbsfleet United after a penalty shoot out. Initially Aldershot went ahead 3–1 on penalties due to ...
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Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger of former clubs Fortuna 54 and Sittardia, which merged as the Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie on 1 July 1968. History The club experienced mixed fortunes throughout its history, although it was a regular fixture in the Eredivisie in the 1990s, with players such as Kevin Hofland, Mark van Bommel and Fernando Ricksen emerging from its youth system. These players later joined PSV Eindhoven and Rangers and played for the Netherlands national team. The team also signed Wilfred Bouma and Patrick Paauwe from the youth setup of PSV. Both players developed under manager Bert van Marwijk before joining the Dutch national side and moving to bigger clubs. Fortuna 54 won the KNVB Cup in the 1956–57 season and finished the ...
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Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2024–25 season, it is UEFA coefficient#Men's association coefficient, ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA. The Eredivisie consists of 18 clubs. Each club meets every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the two clubs at the bottom are Promotion and relegation, relegated to the second level of the Dutch league system, the (First Division), while the champion and runner-up of the are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. The club finishing third from the bottom of the Eredivisie goes to separate promotion/relegation play-offs with six high-placed clubs from the . The winner of the Eredivisie claims the List of Dutch ...
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Andrija Novakovich
Andrija Novakovich ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Новаковић, Andrija Novaković; born 21 September 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Italian club Venezia. Career Youth Born and raised in Muskego, Wisconsin to Serbian parents, Novakovich spent his youth career with United Serbians, Red Star, and Chicago Magic. He was once named Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year after scoring 41 goals Club Despite signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at Marquette University, Novakovich agreed to join English Championship side Reading in April 2014, signing for the club in June of the same year, the move being made easier due to Novakovich holding a British passport through his mother who was born in England of Serbian descent. On November 26, 2015, Novakovich joined National League side Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2, 2016. Novakovich returned to Reading on January 4, 2016, after Cheltenham Town didn't extend his loan deal. ...
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John O'Shea
John Francis O'Shea (; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensive and midfield positions on either side of the pitch or the centre. With 14 winners' medals, he is one of the most decorated Irish footballers of all time; only Denis Irwin, Roy Keane, Steve Heighway and Ronnie Whelan have accrued more honours. Born in County Waterford and growing up in Ferrybank, O'Shea joined Manchester United when he was 17. He spent loan spells at AFC Bournemouth and Royal Antwerp before establishing himself in the Manchester United first team, going on to make 393 appearances and scoring 15 times in all competitions across 12 seasons. He won five Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, four FA Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League with the club. He joi ...
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Hull City A
Hull may refer to: Structures * The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis * Fuselage, of an aircraft * Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds * Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft * Submarine hull Mathematics * Affine hull, in affine geometry * Conical hull, in convex geometry * Convex hull, in convex geometry ** Carathéodory's theorem (convex hull) * Holomorphically convex hull, in complex analysis * Injective hull, of a module * Linear hull, another name for the linear span * Skolem hull, of mathematical logic Places United Kingdom England * Hull, the common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire ** Hull City A.F.C., a football team ** Hull F.C., Hull FC, rugby league club formed in 1865, based in the west of the city ** Hull Kingston Rovers (Hull KR), rugby league club formed in 1882, based in the east of the city ** Port of Hull ** University of Hull * River Hull, river in the East Riding of Yorkshire ...
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David Meyler
David John Meyler (born 29 May 1989) is an Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a central midfielder. After turning professional at League of Ireland team Cork City F.C., Cork City, Meyler moved to Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland in the Premier League in 2008. He joined Hull City A.F.C., Hull City in 2013 after a short loan spell. Meyler moved to Reading F.C., Reading in 2018, where he finished his career in 2019 after a brief loan spell at Coventry City F.C., Coventry City. Meyler was a full international for the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland between 2012 and 2018, playing 26 games. Early life Meyler was born in Cork (city), Cork, Ireland, to Stella Bowles (medical laboratory technician) and John Meyler (Dual player, GAA dual player and Manager (Gaelic games), manager). Club career Cork City He progressed through the youth team of Cork City F.C., Cork City and signed a professional contract in 2008. He made t ...
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