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Robin Friday
English association football player (1952-1990) · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Died at 38
Robin Friday was an English footballer who played professionally as a forward for Reading and Cardiff City during a career that lasted four years in the mid-1970s. earning the nickname "lower league George Best".
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The Friday brothers saw their first professional match at the age of two, at Brentford's Griffin Park ground, pictured in 1982.
Friday played home matches for Reading at Elm Park, pictured in 1981.
Reading secured promotion at Cambridge United's Abbey Stadium (pictured in 2007) on 21 April 1976.
While on his way to sign for Cardiff City, Friday arrived at Cardiff Central railway station (pictured in 1970) without a valid ticket and was arrested.
Friday's penultimate professional match was played at Brighton & Hove Albion's Goldstone Ground, pictured here in 1976.About this person
His on-field performances were regarded as excellent, and he won Reading's player of the year award in both of his full seasons there, as well as being the leading goal scorer. However, his habit of unsettling opponents through physical intimidation contributed to a heavily tarnished disciplinary record, and his personal life was one of heavy smoking, drinking, womanising and drug abuse. Despite his short career, he remains prominent in the memory of Reading and Cardiff supporters, both as a player and a personality. He has been voted Reading's best ever player three times. He entered the Reading FC 'Hall of Fame' in 2022.
