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Reading Football Club played the 2008–09 season in the Football League Championship having been relegated on the final day of the 2007–08 Premier League season. Despite a strong start to the season especially at home Reading were unable to secure promotion at the first attempt; a poor run of form in 2009 saw Reading win just 5 of their last 17 league games the Royals finishing 4th in the league. Reading were defeated 3–0 on aggregate by Burnley in the play-off semi-finals.