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SEAGULL SCENE
SSE Airtricity League, Premier Division
Sun 8th July | Kick off 16.00 | Carlisle Grounds
2018 Season | Cost €3
Wanderers V Sligo Rovers
Powering Irish Football
WHAT’S INSIDE
Build up to this week’s match
Quigleys world of Football
And much more
MATCH PROGRAMME TEAM
CONTRIBUTORS Stephen McDonnell | Michael Duffy | Mícheál Ó hUanacháin
Brian Quigley | Dermot O’Brien
WELCOME FROM
MARTIN RUSSELL
Good afternoon everybody and a warm
welcome to the players, staff, and everyone
associated with Sligo Rovers.
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Sligo are managing to get some results many changes of fortunes for numerous
to be able to stay ahead of Limerick, in a clubs. The ups and downs of clubs
very competitive league. We realise like throughout the last twenty odd years
ourselves they will be playing to get as have been dramatic in cases. Anyone
many points as possible between now involved in the league, I believe would
and season ends in order to finish as like to see it grow. I applaud anyone
high as they can. who presently tries to come to its aid,
by investing in a club in the current
On our last game against Limerick, financial environment we face. Lack of
we were a little unfortunate not to attendances, sponsorship, TV rights all
come away with at least a point. As the hinder owners capability to progress
margin can be so tight, all we can do as their clubs and create a proper industry.
a group is to try even harder to bridge For all of us involved in it at this time,
gaps and be good enough to move it’s a case of doing what you can , and
things forward. We have witnessed how hoping that a more dramatic change for
demanding and difficult it can be not the good can happen to allow our game
just on the field but also off it for a few to prosper.
clubs including ourselves.
Regards,
Since I returned from playing
professionally in the UK, I have seen so Martin Russell
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MATCH
PREVIEW
Bray Wanderers v. Sligo Rovers - Eduardo Pinceli (40m). Cory Galvin
The Story so far - Michael Duffy pulled a goal back for Wanderers with
ten minutes remaining.
Bray Wanderers meet Sligo Rovers Bray Wanderers have failed to pick up
tonight for the 85th time in all a single point this season against the
competitions tonight. Wanderers has three sides immediately above them
won 25 to Sligo’s 35 to date. Tonight’s in the league table – Bohemians, Sligo
game is the 77th league meeting Rovers and Limerick FC. Wanderers have
between the sides. Wanderers have won two, drawn three and lost eight
won 22 league games as opposed to 32 of their thirteen home league games
league wins for Sligo. Bray Wanderers this season. Last Friday’s away defeat
have played Sligo Rovers the most to Limerick FC was Wanderers twelfth
times in League games in the League of successive away league defeat this
Ireland since 1985. season. Wanderers have picked up only
one point away from home this season
Sligo Rovers have won both of the which was a scoreless draw against
previous league meetings played this Dundalk in Oriel Park on the opening
season. On their earlier visit to the day of the season.
Carlisle Grounds in March Sligo held
out for a 2-1 win after a spirited second Sligo Rovers have played 13 home
half comeback from Wanderers. Sligo league games and just ten away games
opened the scoring on 21 minutes when so far this season. Their away record
Caolan McAleer’s long range effort shows four wins, two draws and four
sailed over Aaron Dillon. McAleer added defeats. Their home form has been
a second seven minutes later when he disappointing with only two wins and
intercepted Sean Heaney’s back before three draws from their thirteen home
rounding Dillon and slotting home. games this season.
Wanderers were much improved in the
second period and pulled a goal back in Previous Meeting: 18 July 2006, Bray
the 64th minute through Paul O’Conor. Wanderers 1 Sligo Rovers 2
In the game at the Showgrounds in This game was a rescheduled game
April Sligo also won on a 2-1 score line. which was postponed from 21st May.
Both of Sligo goals came in the first Wanderers started this game slowly and
half through Jack Kearney (33m) and might have conceded a lead to their
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visitors in the first half hour, the home Robbie Doyle, Andrei Georgescu.
team came to life towards the end of Subs: Kieran O’Brien (for Keogh 80),
the first period and had two good half- Michael Roche, Ciaran Ryan, Colin Vint
chances before the break. (for Gifford 68), David Tyrrell (for W
Tyrrell 89).
Sligo opened the scoring just before
the hour mark. Wesley Charles and Sligo Rovers:
Stephen Gifford tangled with Fahruddin John O’Hara; Gavin Peers, Liam Burns,
Kuduzovic and Darran Mansaram Michael McNamara, Keith Foy;
respectively, before Keith Foy nipped Adam Hughes, Chris Turner, Conor
in to steal the ball. His cross was met by O’Grady, Fahruddin Kuduzovic;
the unmarked Adam Hughes at the far Matt Judge, Darran Mansaram
post, where he gave Chris O’Connor no Subs: Jason McCartney, Garry Curran,
chance. Richard Brush (for O’Hara 70),
Jamie McKenzie, Harpal Singh (for
Sligo lost their keeper John O’Hara Judge 90)
after a clash with Robbie Doyle. His
replacement Richard Brush came on Referee: Pat Whelan
for his senior debut. Adam Hughes
went close to adding to his total for the
visitors before the home side equalised.
Bray substitute Kieran “Tarzan” O’Brien
made the opening for an equaliser,
feeding inside to Andrei “Franco”
Georgescu, who nipped around two
defenders before placing the ball low to
the far corner.
Four minutes later, Rovers had restored
their lead, Matt Judge picking up a
Keith Foy throw-in to knock onwards
to Mansaram who jinked past the Bray
defence and shot hard to the near post.
Bray Wanderers:
Chris O’Connor; Stephen Gifford,
Brian McGovern, Wesley Charles,
Willie Tyrrell; Paul Caffrey, Colm Tresson,
Stephen Fox, Philip Keogh;
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FIRST TEAM
SQUAD
AARON DILLON HUGH DOUGLAS KEVIN LYNCH
NUMBER 1 NUMBER 2 NUMBER 3
CONOR KENNA SEAN HEANEY PAUL O’CONNOR
NUMBER 4 NUMBER 5 NUMBER 6
CORY GALVIN JOHN SULLIVAN GERALD PENDER
NUMBER 7 NUMBER 8 NUMBER 9
AARON GREENE JAKE KELLY DYLAN HAYES
NUMBER 10 NUMBER 11 NUMBER 12
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RHYS GORMAN DARRAGH GIBBONS DANIEL McKENNA
NUMBER 14 NUMBER 15 NUMBER 16
DANIEL KELLY CALVIN ROGERS RONAN COUGHLAN
NUMBER 17 NUMBER 18 NUMBER 19
SHANE FLYNN GARY McCABE DARRAGH NOONE
NUMBER 20 NUMBER 21 NUMBER 22
ANDREW McGOVERN JAKE ELLIS EVAN MORAN
NUMBER 23 NUMBER 24 NUMBER 29
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9QUIGLEY’S WORLD
OF FOOTBALL
‘’Steve Death’’ a great shot stopper. He dominated his
area. It’s true that he couldn’t kick very
If I had a football time machine one of well and that his diminutive stature
my stop-off points would be Elm Park, stopped him playing at a higher level
Reading, during the 1970’s. Not to see but I’d just love to have seen this
the famous old stadium, which was character in action.
Reading FC’s home from 1896 until they
moved to the new Madejski Stadium in Although Death passed away in 2003
1998, although that would be a bonus. [from cancer, at the young age of 54]
No, it would be to see a guy called Steve his name was in the news again in 2009
Death in action. when Manchester United goalkeeper
Edwin van der Sar surpassed the record
In his book ‘The Rocky Road’ Eamon for minutes without conceding a goal in
Dunphy – who played for Reading from English league football – the previous
1975 to 1977 - describes Steve Death, record of 1,103 minutes that had stood
the club’s goalkeeper at the time, as ‘a for 30 years was set by Steve Death.
pale-faced chain-smoker who didn’t give
a damn about anyone, or if he did he After conceding against Rochdale in
never let on’. the sixth minute of their Division Four
encounter on March 24 1979, Death
The name has always fascinated me. didn’t visit the back of his net again
Death has the same origins as surnames all season, an 11 game run of clean
like King, Knight, Castle or Angel. Back sheets on the club’s way to the title and
in medieval times people played these promotion. A half hour was added to
parts in pageants. The people playing the total in the first game of the 1979-80
the parts were given the nickname of Division Three season against Brentford
the personified figure they played and it before Death’s goal was breached again.
evolved into an actual name.
Although Death was Reading’s
At the time Death was the smallest goalkeeper from 1969 to 1982, he wasn’t
goalkeeper in the entire English football a one-club man. He started out at West
league. That didn’t stop him being one Ham United but found his opportunities
of the most exciting to watch. He was limited as he was third in the pecking
brave, extremely agile, consistent and order behind Bobby Ferguson and Peter
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Grotier. In the end he only made one misleading. Death was quiet but there
appearance at Upton Park. was nothing sinister about it. The
reality was that he was a kind man who
In his 13 seasons at Reading he made shunned the limelight and publicity and
537 appearances in all competitions, who often carried out charitable work in
471 of which were in the league. He was private.
voted Player of the Season four times
– in 69/70, 72/73, 73/74 and 76/77. He After he hung up his gloves Death
won PFA Divisional Awards in 73/74 and worked for many years as a greenkeeper
78/79 and in total in the 78/79 season he at Mapledurham Golf Club. He enjoyed
kept a whopping 26 clean sheets. At one the solitude of the work, and being
point he played 156 consecutive first- amongst the squirrels, rabbits and birds.
team appearances, still a club record. A quiet life for a quiet man after the
hurly-burly of a long and distinguished
What kind of person was Death? football career.
Dunphy’s quote above was a bit
13Bray Wanderers Fixtures/Res Date Opponents Competition Venue Result Scorers Position Goalkeeper Defender Defender Def 04/02/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic Leinster cup Home 1-3 Douglas **** Nevin Douglas Lynch Hea 16/02/18 Dundalk League Away 0-0 5th Dillon McKenna Lynch Hea 23/02/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Home 1-2 McCabe 8th Dillon McKenna Lynch Hea 26/02/18 Shamrock Rovers League Away 0-6 9th Dillon McKenna Lynch Hea 09/03/18 Limerick FC League Away 0-1 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Ken 12/03/18 Sligo Rovers League Home 1-2 O’Conor 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Ken 16/03/18 Derry City League Away 1-5 Heaney 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Hea 23/03/18 Bohemians League Away 1-2 D. Kelly 10th Dillon Douglas Lynch Ken 26/03/18 Shelbourne League Cup Home 0-3 **** Moran Rogers McGovern Ken 30/03/18 Cork City League Home 0-4 10th Dillon Douglas McGovern Ken 06/04/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Away 0-5 10th Dillon Douglas McGovern Ken 13/04/18 Dundalk League Home 0-2 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Ken 16/04/18 Shamrock Rovers League Home 1-0 Coughlan 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Ken 20/04/18 Waterford FC League Away 0-3 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Ken 27/04/18 Limerick FC League Home 0-1 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Ken 30/04/18 Sligo Rovers League Away 1-2 Galvin 10th Moran Douglas Lynch Ken 04/05/18 Derry City League Home 2-1 Coughlan 2 10th Moran Douglas Lynch Ken 11/05/18 Bohemians League Home 1-3 McCabe (p) 10th Moran McKenna McGovern Ken 14/05/18 Waterford FC League Home 2-2 McKenna, McCabe (p) 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Ken 18/05/18 Cork City League Away 0-4 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Ken 21/05/18 Derry City League Away 0-2 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Gib 25/05/18 Dundalk League Away 0-5 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Ken 01/06/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Home 3-1 Galvin, Gibbons, D.Kelly 10th Moran Gibbons Lynch Ken 09/06/18 Shamrock Rovers League Away 0-5 10th Moran Gibbons Lynch Ken 15/06/18 Waterford FC League Home 0-0 10th Moran Harding Lynch Gor 29/06/18 Limerick FC League Away 1-2 Coughlan 10th Moran Harding Lynch Gor 08/07/18 Sligo Rovers League Home 20/07/18 Bohemians League Away 27/07/18 Cork City League Home 03/08/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Away 12/08/18 FAI Cup Round 1 FAI Cup 17/08/18 Dundalk League Home 26/08/18 FAI Cup Round 2 FAI Cup 31/08/18 Shamrock Rovers League Home 09/09/18 FAI Cup Q/Finals FAI Cup 14/09/18 Waterford FC League Away 21/09/18 Limerick FC League Home 30/09/18 FAI Cup S/Finals FAI Cup 06/10/18 Sligo Rovers League Away 12/10/18 Derry City League Home 19/10/18 Bohemians League Home 26/10/18 Cork City League Away 04/11/18 FAI Cup Final FAI Cup Aviva
sults/Goalscorers 2018 Season
fender Defender Midfield Midfield Midfield Midfield Forward Forward Substitute Substitute Substitute
aney Gibbons Galvin Sullivan Noone O’Conor McCabe Greene Gorman (15) D. Kelly (22) Flynn (3)
aney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene Noone (8) D. Kelly (19)
aney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene J.Kelly (7) D. Kelly (6)
aney Douglas Galvin Noone Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene Pender (7) Sullivan (6) Kenna (5)
nna Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene D. Kelly (19) Pender (7) Noone (8)
nna Heaney D.Kelly McCabe Coughlan O’Conor Pender Greene Sullivan (9) Galvin (17) Noone (21)
aney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor Noone Greene J. Kelly (7) D. Kelly (19) Pender (10)
nna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan J.Kelly Noone McCabe Greene O’Conor (22) Coughlan (17) Gorman (3)
nna Gorman D.Kelly Hayes Coughlan O’Conor Pender Ellis McCabe (24) Sullivan (12) Noone (6)
nna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan J.Kelly Noone McCabe Greene O’Conor (22) Galvin (11)
nna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan O’Conor Noone McCabe Greene J. Kelly (22) Galvin (17) McKenna (8)
nna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe Greene Pender (14) Heaney (7) J. Kelly (16)
nna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe Greene D. Kelly (10) Pender (19) J. Kelly (7)
nna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe J.Kelly D. Kelly (11) Heaney (14)
nna Douglas Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan Pender (14) Heaney (17)
nna Heaney Galvin Hayes McKenna Gorman D. Kelly Pender Coughlan (9)
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan McGovern (7) Pender (19)
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan Pender (1
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan Pender (21) Gibbons (4) Flynn (17
bbons Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan McGovern (21) Pender (19) Rogers (15)
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan McGovern (21) Mamaliga (12) Pender (19)
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Pender J.Kelly (21) Ellis (9) Rogers (15)
nna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan Gorman (21) Pender (19)
rman Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna Walsh Coughlan J.Kelly (7)
rman Heaney J.Kelly D. Kelly O’Conor Walsh McCabe Coughlan Kenna (21) Pender (11)BRAY WANDERERS
CLUB DIRECTORY
Founded: 1942 • Elected to the National League of Ireland: 1985
Email: carlislegrounds@eircom.net • Phone: 353 (0)1-2828214 • Web: www.braywanderersfc.ie
Home Ground: Carlisle Grounds, Quinsboro Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
FIRST TEAM SQUAD MANAGEMENT
Head Coach: Martin Russell Assistant Manager:
Video Analyst/Coach: Graham Kelly Coach: Conor Kenna
Fitness and Performance: Sami Dowling Goalkeeping Coach: Ian Fowler
Performance Nutritionist Michelle Hone Kitman: Stephen McGuire
Club Doctor Dr Patrick Duggan
SJ.B U19 SQUAD MANAGEMENT
Head Coach: Tom O’Connor
SJ.B U17 SQUAD MANAGEMENT
Manager: Bernard Byrne Assistant Manager: Anto Whelan
Coaches: Jim Crawford & Nicky Cosgrave Goalkeeping Coach: Colin Kelly
Strenght & Conditioning: Stephen Flynn Physiotherapist: Emma Finnie
Performance Analyst: Lar Mahoney & Philip Henry Academy Director: Niall O’Driscoll
Head of Education: Carl Brien
SJ.B U15 SQUAD MANAGEMENT
Manager: Gavin Teehan Coach: Mick Browne
CLUB MANAGEMENT
Board of Directors: Kieran Kelly, Gerry Mulvey, Denis O’Connor
Chairman: Gerry Mulvey Finance Officer: Eamon Flynn
General Manager: Martin O’Connor Social Responsibility: Dermot O’Brien
Media Officer: Stephen McDonnell Matchday Co-ordinator: Martin O’Connor
Matchday Event Controller: Stephen O’Neill Supporter Liaison Officer: Stephen McDonnell
MEDIA
Website: Michael Duffy Club videographer: Brandon Dunne
Match Programme Editors: Stephen McDonnell/Michael Duffy
SPONSORSHIP
Associate Sponsors: Hard Metal Machine Tools Limited
Kit Provider: Victory Sportswear • Schoolboy Partnership Club St. Joseph’s Boys
BRAY WANDERERS SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrayWanderersFC/ • Twitter: @BrayWanderers • Web: www.braywanderersfc.ie
BRAY WANDERERS ROLL OF HONOUR:
FAI Cup Winners (2) 1990, 1999
First Division Champions (3) 1985/86, 1995/96, 1999/00
First Division runners-up (2) 1990/91, 1997/98
Shield Winners (1) 1995/96
National League B Division Champions (2) 1991/92, 1998/99
Enda McGuill Cup (1) 2005
FAI Intermediate Cup Winners (2) 1955/56, 1957/58
FAI Junior Cup Winners (2) 1950/51, 1953/54
Leinster Senior League Winners (3) 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959,60
Metropolitian Cup (1) 1976
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PLAYER PROFILE
Sean Harding
Born: 17/09/1988
Position: Defender
Squad Number 31
Bray Wanderers Appearances 22
Bray Wanderers Goals 1
Bray Wanderers debut
20/02/2016 v. St. Patrick’s Athletic, Leinster
senior cup.
Career Honours
First Division title 2009
Sean spent six years with Crumlin
United before joining UCD. He was a
member of the club’s A Championship
side that won the 2008 A title. Sean
soon established himself in the senior
side at Belfield and was part of the
team that won the 2009 First Division
title.
In January 2012, Sean emigrated to
Australia and New Zealand. He played
with Waitakere United in New Zealand Sean returned to Crumlin United
for the 2014/15 season and made sev- from 2016 – 2018. He re-joined Bray
en league appearances for them. Wanderers in June 2018.
He returned to Ireland in 2015 and Sean Harding’s League Career Stats
joined Limerick FC for their 2015 Pre- Season Club League League
Appearances Goals
mier Division campaign. Sean joined
2009-11 U.C.D. 36 1
Bray Wanderers originally in February
2015 Limerick FC 13 1
2016. He scored his only goal for the 2016 Bray Wanderers 17 1
club in a 4-0 win over Sligo Rovers in 2018 Bray Wanderers 2 0
September 2016. Total 68 3
1719SJ.B. ACADEMY
Bray Wanderers can confirm that SJB SJB Academy Director, Will Clarke said,
Academy players Shane Flynn, Roland “We are delighted for the three boys and
Idowu & Festy Ebosele have signed for everyone at Joeys & Bray wish the lads all
Leicester City, Southampton & Derby the very best as they embark on the next
County respectively and that their stage of their careers. The three players
transfers were completed when the have progressed through our player
transfer window reopened on the 1st pathway structure with all three having
July 2018. played with Joeys before progressing to
the SJB Academy in the National League.
We believe that our unique partnership
structure will deliver for players who
wish to remain at home & play for Bray
Wanderers but also for those players
who wish to pursue a career in the UK”.
Shane, Roland & Festy brings to four the
number of SJB Academy players who
have signed for English clubs in the past
12 months following in the footsteps of
Max Murphy who moved to Stoke City
last July.
Shane Flynn
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Under 19s at time of writing). The under 17s have
The under 19s were defeated 5-2 by been drawn away to UCD in the second
Cabinteely last Sunday in the Academy round of the Mark Farren Cup. The
Grounds in Carrickmines. Paul Fox put game will take place on Tuesday 10th or
the visitors ahead on six minutes. Former Wednesday 11thJuly.
Wanderers player Luke Clucas added a
second on 37 minutes. Fox scored his Under 15s
second of the afternoon a minute into The under 15s moved into second
the second half. Piotr Suberlak pulled place in group 2 when they defeated
a goal back for the Academy team on Cabinteely 1-0 away last Sunday in
56 minutes. Cabinteely restored their Lansdowne Rugby Club in Kilternan.
three goal advantage two minutes later Goal scorer was Darragh Lynch.
through Andrew Egan. Fox completed
his hat trick on 63 minutes. Adam Neto SJ.B Academy under 15s starting team
scored for the home side on 83 minutes. v. Cabinteely: 25 Morgan Griffin, 2 Neil
Under 19 team v. Cabinteely: 25 Jordan Langan, 5 Leigh Kavanagh, 6 Ryan
Walker, 2 Jack Gallagher, 3 James Vance, Bowden, 7 Billy Vance, 9 Daragh Lynch,
8 Dragos Mamaliga, 9 Daniel Luczynski, 14 Sam Brown, 15 Sean O’Neill, 16 Andy
11 Piotr Suberlak, 13 Aaron Hennessy, 15 Moran 17 Ollie Matthews, 19 Kyle Nolan.
Joshua Ojelabi, 20 Konrad Wiechec, 23 Subs: 3 David Power, 10 Eoin Greene, 12
Byron O’Gorman, 26 Alex Rafferty. Subs: Corey Dunbar Byrne, 13. Kevin Ryan.
10 Oscar Smith (for Vance 59), 14 Adam The under 15s are at home to Athlone
Neto (for Suberlak 63), 21 Timmy Ilori Town this week-end.
(for Ojelabi 49), 22 Steven Sweeney (for
Hennessy h/t). Please note that fixtures and dates are
subject to change.
The under 19s host Bohemians in the
second round of the Enda McGuill cup
on Wednesday, 11th July. Kick off at the
Carlisle Grounds is 7.00pm. The under
19s are away to UCD in the league
next Saturday, 14th July. Kick off at the
Belfield Bowl is 2.00pm.
Under 17s
The under 17s returned to action
away to UCD last Tuesday, 3rd July at
the Belfield Bowl. They were away to
Limerick FC yesterday (results unknown
21PLAYER STATS
2018
Appearances 2018
Squad Player Total League FAI League Leinster Senior IRN BRU BW CAREER
No. Cup Cup Cup Cup
1 Aaron Dillon 13 13 0 0 0 0 13
2 Hugh Douglas 15 14 0 0 1 0 107
3 Kevin Lynch 22 21 0 0 1 0 59
4 Conor Kenna 20 19 0 1 0 0 91
5 Sean Heaney 23 22 0 0 1 0 23
6 Paul O’Conor 25 23 0 1 1 0 25
7 Cory Galvin 23 22 0 0 1 0 23
8 John Sullivan 11 9 0 1 1 0 79
9 Ger Pender 17 16 0 1 0 0 77
10 Aaron Greene 12 11 0 0 1 0 48
11 Jake Kelly 11 11 0 0 0 0 155
12 Dylan Hayes 6 5 0 1 0 0 6
14 Rhys Gorman 13 11 0 1 1 0 13
15 Darragh Gibbons 5 4 0 0 1 0 5
16 Dan McKenna 21 21 0 0 0 0 21
17 Daniel Kelly 24 22 0 1 1 0 24
18 Calvin Rogers 3 2 0 1 0 0 5
19 Ronan Coughlan 22 21 0 1 0 0 22
20 Shane Flynn 2 1 0 0 1 0 2
21 Gary McCabe 23 21 0 1 1 0 132
22 Darragh Noone 10 8 0 1 1 0 53
23 Andrew McGovern 7 6 0 1 0 0 7
24 Jake Ellis 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
25 Cian Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Byron O’Gorman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Dragos Mamaliga 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
28 Alex Rafferty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Evan Moran 12 11 0 1 0 0 12
31 Sean Harding 2 2 0 0 1 0 22
32 Craig Walsh 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
40 Mark O’Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Nevin 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Goals 2018
No. Player Total League FAI League Leinster Senior IRN BRU BW CAREER
19 Ronan Coughlan 4 4 0 0 0 0 4
21 Gary McCabe 3 3 0 0 0 0 26
7 Corey Galvin 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
19 Daniel Kelly 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
6 Paul O’Conor 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Sean Heaney 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Dan McKenna 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Darragh Gibbons 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Hugh Douglas 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
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23CLUB
NEWS
Lotto Draw Match Tickets
There was no jackpot winner on 1/7/18. To beat the queue’s on match night
Numbers drawn were 6, 7, 20, 21. €30 supporters can now purchase Bray
lucky dip winners were Kim McCormack Wanderers match tickets in advance
c/o V. Walsh, M. G. Keating c/o John online at http://braywanderersfc.ie/
Keating, Patrick Kinsella c/o Hibo. Next tickets-info/ . Simply print off your
jackpot is €9675. Lotto tickets are on sale match ticket at home and avoid queues
in the club shop at all home games and on match night. Tickets can also be
you can also play the Bray Wanderers purchased online by using any mobile
Lotto on line through our website. Lotto / tablet devices and can be presented
tickets are on sale in the club shop at all directly at the turnstiles on your mobile
home games and you can also play the / tablet device with no printing of tickets
Bray Wanderers Lotto on line through required. Ticket prices for the 2018
our website. season are Adults €15, Students / OAPS
€10, Children u14 €5. Students should
Player of the month note that proof of student ID will be
Pictured is Ronan Coughlan been requested upon entry at the stiles.
presented with the Bray Wanderers
player of the month award at our last Golden Goal
home game by supporters are Adam The Seagulls Members club are running
Whelan, Jamie Buckley and Thomas a golden goal card game competition
Murphy. at every home game this season based
on the time the first goal is scored. We
will use sseairtricityleague.com for the
official time the goal is scored. Winner
will receive €60 and the cost of card is
€2 with all proceeds going to running
buses and club events. Golden goal
tickets are on sale in the club shop.
Souvenir Shop
2018 season jerseys are available in
the club shop and our on line shop
at €45.00 each. Sizes are Adult small,
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medium, Large, Xlarge and XXlarge. Smith passed
Also available this season are Black away last week.
training tops (€30), black rain jackets Bobby played
(€40) and crew tops (€40) are available and coached
in Adults sizes small, medium, large and with St. Joseph’s
Xlarge. Bray Wanderers merchandise Boys before
available in the shop includes Polo Shirts, joining Bray
Training tops, Winter jackets, Shorts, Wanderers in
T-shirts, Scarves, Woolie hats, Baseball the mid 1990’s.
hats, Pennants, Metal Badges, 25 year Bobby was a First team coach with Bray
anniversary, More Tales of the Wanderers. Wanderers for the 1995/96 First Division
Also, back issues of match programmes, title team, 1995/96 Shield winners, 1999
Programmes 2018 season are €1.00each. FAI Cup winners and 1999/2000 First
Programmes pre 2018 are €0.50 each or division title teams. Bray Wanderers
three for €1.00. Merchandise can also be would like to extend our deepest
purchased on line on our shop page on sympathy to all his family and friends.
the club web site. RIP Bobby.
Bobby Smith RIP For all the latest club news visit our web
Former Bray Wanderers coach Bobby site www.braywanderersfc.ie.
Fruit Supplier to Bray Wanderers
25IRN-BRU TIME COMES
ROUND AGAIN
With the First Round of the and a team from the central lowlands
2018/19 IRN-BRU Cup drawn – Dumbarton – contested a reasonably
well-attended Final in Perth.
late last month, Mícheál Ó
hUanacháin looks back at Inverness, despite seeing an Iain Vigurs
last year’s competition – and penalty attempt saved by Dumbarton
a couple of other Scottish keeper Scott Gallacher late on, managed
matters to sneak a win in time added when
Carl Tremarco swept a low cross from
The final stages of the 2017/18 Scottish 16-year-old subsitute Daniel MacKay into
Challenge Cup must have been very the net past a stunned Gallacher.
satisfying for the Scottish Professional
League. Eight of the matches during the
competition were televised, most only
The Semi-Finals featured two of the in Scotland, but S4C covered matches
invited “foreign” teams, but the Scottish involving the two Welsh teams who took
teams won in each case. And a team part.
from the Highlands – Inverness CT –
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It is perhaps Football Club was
entirely formed as far back as
coincidental 1885, and became a
that Bray have founder-member of
once again been the Highland League
invited to enter eight years later. Their
the competition, name referred to the
but in any case Caledonian Canal,
both Wanderers which passed by the
and Bohemians will be in the Second ground they first used, in the Telford
Round draw in August, for matches to be street Park in Inverness.
played on September 8th or 9th next.
Caledonian had a proud regional record,
And the Scottish authorities have and in particular did a fine job of giant-
also expanded the competition, with killing in the Scottish Cup, especially in
an invitation to teams in the English the 1980s and 1990s, so their later feat
National League, the fifth tier of the against the Bhoys was no flash in the
game there. pan.
The new participants are the top two But their magnificent record availed
teams from that League last season who them little in their ambition to make it
were not promoted, Sutton United, from into the top flight of Scottish football, as
South London, and Boreham Wood from there was no proper pyramid system.
north of the city (near Elstree, where
Dele Alli lives). Caledonian’s local rivals were Inverness
Thistle, also a very long-standing outfit,
This year’s winners, Inverness Caledonian having won the inaugural Highland
Thistle, who had won the trophy Football League in 1894. They had
previously in 2003/4, are probably best a huge scoring record in 1969/70,
known outside Scottish football circles averaging more than four games per
as the team that beat Glasgow Celtic match that season, though they were
3-1 in the third round of the Scottish never as successful as Caledonian.
Cup in February 2000, giving the Sun
newspaper one of its best remembered Thistle, too, were keen to join the top
headlines, “Super Caley go ballistic, flight, and having failed in 1973 by a
Celtic are atrocious”. single vote, they were enthused by the
fact that not one but two vacancies in
But Caley have roots deep into the the Third Division would be up for grabs
history of Scottish football. Caledonian in the summer of 1994.
27With the experience of being told in the had won the old First Division the year
1970s that lowland clubs were reluctant they first won the Challenge Cup.
to travel north (probably an excuse,
but no-one’s telling), and knowing that It started back in 1990/91 as the
Caledonian, too, would apply, they were Centenary Cup, and its expansion began
quick to pick up hints from “sources” with the inclusion of top teams from the
in the Scottish FA that two Inverness regional leagues, first of all the Highland
applications would more than likely League and later the Lowland League,
cancel each other out. and in 2016/17 the Under-20 teams of the
Premiership clubs were admitted.
So they merged. Just like that. It created
a furore among the fans of both, and Those under-age teams in Scotland
Thistle supporters were particularly are generally called “Colts”, and the age
incensed that the new club would wear limits involved depend on the rules
Caley’s colours. of the particular competitions they’re
taking part in. In the past two years, the
Caledonian Thistle, the first version performances of the Colts teams have
of the new club’s name, seemed a fair been underwhelming, and this year,
compromise, but the city council stepped the rules have been changed to admit
in a couple of years later and asked them Under-21 players.
to include the city’s name as well.
In addition to the Colts, the 2016/17
It made for a lengthy title, usually edition of the Cup saw invitations
shortened to Inverness CT, or just Caley. given to two teams from Wales and two
And the row among the fans eventually from Northern Ireland. With this year’s
died down, too. Especially when those expansion of the foreign participants
giant-killing results continued to arrive. to include teams from England – the
whole project having approval and
Both Caley and last season’s runners-up, encouragement from UEFA – the
Dumbarton, are currently in the Scottish Challenge Cup begins to look a little
Championship, the top tier of clubs like what a new four-nations club
whose senior teams are involved in the competition could become.
IRN-BRU Cup, but Caley have had two
spells in the Scottish Premiership, and But behind this particular project, there’s
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another row in Scottish football, arising to bully the rest of the league, and
from a project backed by the Old Firm to particularly League 2, into accepting a
bring their Colts teams into the bottom new departure that very few can see any
tier of the SPFL. Nobody mentions the positive outcome in, for the rest of the
parallel with Shamrock Rovers “B” team in teams at least.
our League’s second tier, but some of the
arguments against the Scottish idea seem And the presence of the Colts teams
very familiar. in the IRN-BRU Cup has had little
effect: four of the ten “Premier names”
Neither of the Colts teams would be were dismissed in Round One and the
eligible for promotion or subject to remaining six in Round 2. Nor had they
relegation, which in the view of many any perceptible effect on attendances,
would distort the competition beyond with Dundee the only team able to gather
all recognition. But as against that, the decent crowds right up to the Quarter-
indications here were that the FAI had in Finals.
effect to bully the Hoops into agreeing to
participate in the First Division in 2014, to The Colts question will be for the Scottish
give that league a barely tolerable eight League teams to resolve. But this partially
teams. international IRN-BRU Scottish Challenge
Cup looks to be well worth the effort
In Scotland, the Colts proposal is widely taken in organising it. It remains to be
seen as an effort by the Old Firm (Celtic seen how Bray will rise to the challenge
and Rangers, in case anyone ... oh well!) this year.
29
17
31BOBBY
SMITH
Bobby Smith, who died late last that year. His role was to be taken
month, was associated with Bray down in the area by Celtic’s Paddy
Wanderers for almost twenty Allen, namesake Tony Smith then
years, principally as a first team scoring the winning goal from the
coach although he also stepped spot. Dave and Tony Clack were
in as Manager on a number of also in that Cup-winning team.
occasions.
The Ballybrack outfit retained the
Bobby was a highly respected Metropolitan Cup the following
player with St Josephs Boys at Junior and year, Ger Holmes, himself later a Wanderers
Intermediate level, and as captain of the Joeys player, coach and manager, scoring against
team that won the Leinster Junior Cup in 1978. Pegasus, UCD’s graduate team.
He went on to lift the Polikoff Cup twice in Bobby came to Bray as a coach a few years
succession, in 1979 and 1980, and in the latter after they joined the League, and he was
year his team also collected the Lynch Cup. present for some of the best days of the club
in that early period: First Division champions in
He was Captain of SJB seniors throughout most 1995/96 as well as the Shield the same season,
of that period, and made the acquaintance the triple game 1999 FAI Cup and, following
of several players who would later become their relegation that mixed fortune year the
involved with Bray Wanderers, including John immediate return as 1999/2000 First Division
Finnerty, Tony McGuirk and the Clack brothers. champions again.
A couple of years later, a period of Boro’ and He remained dedicated to youth development,
North Wicklow domination of the Metropolitan and was involved with the FAI/FÁS programme
Cup, was coming to a climax. TEK United had (now FAI/ETB) as well as keeping an interest in
won it twice since 1974/5, Pat Devlin (later the St Josephs and other league youth initiatives.
Bray supremo) scoring their winning goal in
1979. Wanderers had won it in 1975/6, and When he ended his FAI role due to ill-health
Workmens Club had been Runners-up in two in 2011, the association immediately named
other seasons. the trophy for the training course competition
which was inaugurated the following year
Joeys also came second, in 1981/2, but two after him, and his passing was marked by a
years later they managed to capture that minute’s silence prior to the current Bobby
trophy, though contrary to legend it wasn’t Smith Cup match between Irishtown and Cabra
Bobby who scored against Dunleary Celtic last week.
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HALF TIME ENTERTAINMENT
Tonight we welcome two teams from DONNY’S SQUAD
the Bray late night football league to the
Carlisle Grounds.
Both teams were selected to play in the
Dublin Late Night League Finals Night
following their performances in the Bray
Late Night League’s ran by Community
Gardai from Bray Garda station, FAI &
KWETB with on-going support from Bray Back (left to right) Harry O’Toole, Dylan O’Hagan,
Wanderers and Dublin Bus. Sean Clarke Doyle, Jack Walsh, Davey Berry.
Front (left to right) Alan Coster, Leon O’Toole,
Dunan Bradley.
The lads performed brilliantly and Donny’s
Squad were unfortunate not to make it to NEWTOWN FC
the final having finished as runners up in
their group.
Newtown FC went undefeated throughout
the group stages and played some
excellent football. They continued this all
the way to the final which they won 2-0 to
become deserved Champions.
Back (left to right) Dylan Fitzsimons, Kamil Pawlak,
Both teams represented Wicklow in a very James Crean.
sportsmanlike way throughout. Front (left to right) Blake Ryan, James Synott, Jack Elliott
31TONIGHT’S TEAMS
BRAY SLIGO ROVERS
NO. NAME POSITION NO. NAME POSITION
1 Aaron Dillon GK 2 Gary Boylan DF
2 Hugh Douglas DF
3 Regan Donelon DF
3 Kevin Lynch DF
4 Conor Kenna DF 5 Kyle Callan-McFadden DF
5 Sean Heaney DF 6 Seamus Sharkey DF
6 Paul O’Conor DF 7 Rhys McCabe MF
7 Cory Galvin MF
8 John Sullivan MF 8 Craig Roddan MF
9 Gerald Pender FW 9 Adam Morgan FW
10 Aaron Greene FW 10 Raffaele Cretaro FW
11 Jake Kelly FW
15 Patrick McClean DF
12 Dylan Hayes DF
14 Rhys Gorman MF 17 Caolan McAleer MF
15 Darragh Gibbons MF 18 Calum Waters DF
16 Daniel McKenna MF 19 Adam Wixted MF
17 Daniel Kelly FW
18 Calvin Rogers DF 20 Jack Keaney MF
19 Ronan Coughlan FW 21 John Mahon DF
20 Shane Flynn MF 22 David Cawley MF
21 Gary McCabe FW
23 Liam Kerrigan MF
22 Darragh Noone MF
23 Andrew McGovern DF 25 Niall Morahan DF
24 Jake Ellis FW 26 Darren Collins MF
29 Evan Moran GK 27 Lewis Morrison FW
31 Sean Harding DF
32 Craig Walsh MF 30 Edward McGinty GK
40 Mark O’Connor GK 33 Mitchell Beeney GK
Referee: Tomas Connolly, Assistants: Wayne McDonnell & Darragh Keegan
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