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Wanderers V Cork city Powering Irish Football

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CONTRIBUTORS Stephen McDonnell | Michael Duffy | Mícheál Ó hUanacháin Brian Quigley | Dermot O’Brien

A5 Programme Covers PREM.indd 2 12/02/2018 18:29 WELCOME FROM GRAHAM KELLY

I would like to give a warm welcome to John Caulfield & his backroom staff, The Directors, Players and Supporters of Cork City FC to the Carlisle Grounds for tonight’s league game.

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We look forward to tonight’s game on Monday evening against Derry City. after a very tough few weeks for We know the strengths that Cork City everyone. Obviously we were all have but our home form has to been bitterly disappointed with last week’s very good and we have to hope we can performance and result but as I said again put in another top performance during the week we need to just put this evening and take something from that behind us and look ahead to what the game. is a very tough run of matches. With the transfer embargo in place we have a As always our fans have showed great very tight squad for the remainder of the support for the team and we really season but this will again give players appreciate that. The lads need that to from our SJB Academy U17 & U19 teams continue for the rest of the season as the opportunity to come in and be a part I’ve no doubt that the young players of the 1st team squad, again tonight we in the squad will feature in the coming will see 4 of our U17 squad included in weeks and these players will hopefully the match day panel. be the future of the club for many years to come. The players have trained really well this week and their work rate and Finally I would like to take this attitude have been excellent, we all look opportunity to send our best wishes to forward to tonight’s challenge against Justine Cherrie as she continues on her very strong opposition. Cork have road to recovery after a recent illness. been excellent this season and after two tough matches in the Champions Regards League qualifiers they had a great win Graham Kelly

5 MATCH PREVIEW

Bray Wanderers v. Cork City - Cork once again took an early lead though The Story so far - Michael Duffy Jimmy Keohane. Cork doubled their lead on the stroke of half time through Sean Tonight’s game is the 70th meeting McLoughlin. Graham Cummins added the of Bray Wanderers and Cork City in all third on 64 minutes after a mistake from competitions. Wanderers have won just ten Aaron Dillon. Garry Buckley completed the times to Cork’s 42 wins. The sides meet for scoring on 75 minutes heading home from the 62nd time in the League tonight. The a Karl Sheppard cross. league head to head shows eight wins for Bray to Cork’s 37. The sides will meet on the final day of the league season in in October Bray Wanderers have kept just one clean of this year. This will be the third successive sheet against Cork City in the last twenty- season that the sides will have met on the eight games in all competitions. Cork City final day of the league season. have kept eleven clean sheets against Last Friday’s away defeat to Bohemians was Wanderers in the last thirteen meetings Bray Wanderers thirteenth successive away in all competitions. Wanderers have failed league defeat this season. to score against Cork City in the last five meetings between the clubs in all Wanderers have picked up only one point competitions. away from home this season which was a scoreless draw against Dundalk in Oriel This season, Cork City has won both league Park on the opening day of the season. games played so far on a 4-0 score line. In Bray Wanderers home form this season the league meeting at the Carlisle Grounds shows four wins, two draws and six last March, Cork took an early lead on defeats from 12 home games. Wanderers eight minutes through Sean McLoughlin. are unbeaten in their last four home Wanderers put up a brave attempt to try league games – two wins and two draws. and get back into the game but came Since losing the opening four home unstuck when Cork scored three times league games Wanderers have won four, within a four minute spell from the 65th to drawn two and lost just two of the eight 69th minutes. Barry McNamee’s low drive subsequent home league games. beat Dillon before Kieran Sadlier scored Cork City’s away record in the league this twice. season shows seven wins, two draws and four defeats from their 13 away games to In the meeting at Turners Cross in May date.

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PREVIOUS MEETING pointed to the spot. Paul Caffrey duly 20th April 2007. Bray Wanderers 1 converted the resulting penalty to earn Bray Cork City 1 a well-earned equaliser. Wanderers had an early chance when Alan Bray Wanderers: Chris O’Connor; Colm Cawley’s free kick in the eight minute just Tresson, Clive Delaney, Christopher Deans, missed the head of skipper Clive Delaney. Gary Cronin; Alan Cawley, Stephen Gough, Four minutes later Delaney hit the bar with Stephen Hurley, Mark Duggan; Paul another header. Dunphy, Stephen Fox. Subs: Andrei Georgescu, Paul Caffrey (for Just after the half-hour, Bray should have Gough 88), James O’Shea (for Hurley 77), gone ahead when Cawley picked up Neal Gary McCabe (for Cronin 88), Ray Kenny. Horgan’s short back-pass, but he lobbed it just over the bar and onto the roof of the Cork City: Michael Devine; , net. Sean Kelly, Dan Murray, Darragh Ryan; Cillian Lordan; Joe Gamble, Admir Softic, Sean Kelly worked his way through the Bray Liam Kearney; Roy O’Donovan, John midfield for Cork, but after a series of passes O’Flynn. Darragh Ryan shot wide from distance. Subs: Colin O’Brien (for O’Flynn 91), Billy Bray started the second half well. Delaney Woods (for Kearney 86), Brian O’Callaghan, connected to a Cawley free kick but shot Mark McNulty, Denis Behan over, and Paul Dunphy’s snap shot from a Gary Cronin throw in was deflected before Referee: Pat Whelan Devine managed to save. Cork took the lead following a Ryan crossed which was headed back by Kearney into the path of Neil Horgan who slipped the ball past O’Connor. Wanderer shad claims for a penalty with just over a quarter-hour left when Softic handled. Referee Whelan initially pointed to the spot but he and his assistant were surrounded by protesting Cork players. Whelan changed his mind and ruled the incident was outside the penalty area, resulting in a Bray free kick which came to nothing. Three minutes later Bray had the ball in Devine’s net, but the offside flag was up.

Five minutes into time added, Softic handled in the Cork area and Whelan

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THE CARLISLE GROUNDS GROUND REGULATIONS Entry to the ground is subject to acceptance by the visitor of these Ground Regulations . Entry to the ground constitutes acceptance of the Ground Regulations, and this shall apply in respect of all events within the Ground. “Ground” means the Carlisle Grounds and all locations owned, occupied or utilised by Bray Wanderers Football Club. “Events” means any event taking place at the Carlisle Grounds. “BWFC” means Bray Wanderers Football Club. 1. Permission to enter the or to remain within the Ground (not withstanding possession of any ticket) is at the absolute discretion of BWFC, any member of Garda Siochana or authorised steward. On no account will admission to any Event be granted to any person not in possession of a valid ticket. On no account will admission to a Football match be granted to a person who is the subject of a current banning order. 2. BWFC excludes to the maximum extent permitted by law any liability for loss, injury or damage to persons/property in or around the Ground. 3. No guarantees can be given to BWFC that an Event will take place at a particular time or on a particular date and BWFC reserves the right to reschedule the Event without notice and without any liability whatsoever. 4. In the event of the postponement or abandonment of the Event, refunds (If any) should be claimed in accordance with the relevant event organiser’s ticket terms and conditions. BWFC will have no other liability whatsoever, including (but not limited to) any indirect or consequential loss or damage, such as (but not limited) loss of enjoyment or travel costs. 5. All persons seeking entrance to the Ground acknowledge BWFC’s right to search any person whether outside or inside the Ground and to refuse entry to or eject from the Ground any person refusing to submit to such a search 6. The following articles must not be brought within the Ground – knives, fireworks, smoke canisters, air-horns, flares, weapons, dangerous or hazardous items, laser devices, bottles, glass vessels, cans, poles and any article that might be used as a weapon and/or compromise public safety. Any person in possession of such items will be refused entry to the Ground. 7. The use of threatening behaviour, foul or abusive language is strictly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground. BWFC may impose a ban from the Ground as a result. 7.1 Racial, homophobic or discriminatory abuse, chanting or harassment, or any such banners or flags, is strictly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground. BWFC may impose a ban from the Ground as a result. 8 Conviction of any of the following may result in a banning order being made – 8.1 The throwing of any object within the Ground without lawful authority or excuse 8.2 The chanting of anything of an indecent or racialist nature. 8.3 The entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally admitted without lawful authority or excuse. 8.4 Attempting to enter the Ground or being inside the ground whilst drunk. 8.5 Being in possession of any intoxicating liquor, or can or other portable container and which could cause damage or personal injury, when entering the ground or in public area of the Ground from which the event can be directly viewed. 9. 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Any tickets offered for sale may be confiscated by any steward or officer of BWFC or any member of An Garda Siochana. 18. At all times while present in the Ground, persons must comply with any and all instructions of any steward and/or member of An Garda Siochana. Failure to comply with any instruction may lead to immediate ejection from the Ground. 19. BWFC reserves absolutely the right to eject from the Ground any person failing to comply with any of the Ground Regulations or whose presence within the Ground is, or could, reasonably be construed as constituting a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to any other person. This could lead to further action including, but not limited to, a ban from the Ground or proceedings being taken. 20. Entry to the Ground shall constitute acceptance of the ground Regulations. 21. Contact points for BWFC are –

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9 QUIGLEY’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

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Bray Wanderers Fixtures/Results/Goalscorers 2018 Season Date Opponents Competition Venue Result Scorers Position Goalkeeper Defender Defender Defender Defender Midfield Midfield Midfield Midfield Forward Forward Substitute Substitute Substitute 04/02/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic Leinster cup Home 1-3 Douglas **** Nevin Douglas Lynch Heaney Gibbons Galvin Sullivan Noone O’Conor McCabe Greene Gorman (15) D. Kelly (22) Flynn (3) 16/02/18 Dundalk League Away 0-0 5th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene Noone (8) D. Kelly (19) 23/02/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Home 1-2 McCabe 8th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene J.Kelly (7) D. Kelly (6) 26/02/18 Shamrock Rovers League Away 0-6 9th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Noone Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene Pender (7) Sullivan (6) Kenna (5) 09/03/18 Limerick FC League Away 0-1 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene D. Kelly (19) Pender (7) Noone (8) 12/03/18 Sligo Rovers League Home 1-2 O’Conor 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Heaney D.Kelly McCabe Coughlan O’Conor Pender Greene Sullivan (9) Galvin (17) Noone (21) 16/03/18 Derry City League Away 1-5 Heaney 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor Noone Greene J. Kelly (7) D. Kelly (19) Pender (10) 23/03/18 Bohemians League Away 1-2 D. Kelly 10th Dillon Douglas Lynch Kenna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan J.Kelly Noone McCabe Greene O’Conor (22) Coughlan (17) Gorman (3) 26/03/18 Shelbourne League Cup Home 0-3 **** Moran Rogers McGovern Kenna Gorman D.Kelly Hayes Coughlan O’Conor Pender Ellis McCabe (24) Sullivan (12) Noone (6) 30/03/18 Cork City League Home 0-4 10th Dillon Douglas McGovern Kenna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan J.Kelly Noone McCabe Greene O’Conor (22) Galvin (11) 06/04/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Away 0-5 10th Dillon Douglas McGovern Kenna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan O’Conor Noone McCabe Greene J. Kelly (22) Galvin (17) McKenna (8) 13/04/18 Dundalk League Home 0-2 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe Greene Pender (14) Heaney (7) J. Kelly (16) 16/04/18 Shamrock Rovers League Home 1-0 Coughlan 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe Greene D. Kelly (10) Pender (19) J. Kelly (7) 20/04/18 Waterford FC League Away 0-3 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe J.Kelly D. Kelly (11) Heaney (14) 27/04/18 Limerick FC League Home 0-1 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan Pender (14) Heaney (17) 30/04/18 Sligo Rovers League Away 1-2 Galvin 10th Moran Douglas Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin Hayes McKenna Gorman D. Kelly Pender Coughlan (9) 04/05/18 Derry City League Home 2-1 Coughlan 2 10th Moran Douglas Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan McGovern (7) Pender (19) 11/05/18 Bohemians League Home 1-3 McCabe (p) 10th Moran McKenna McGovern Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan Pender (1 14/05/18 Waterford FC League Home 2-2 McKenna, McCabe (p) 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan 18/05/18 Cork City League Away 0-4 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan Pender (21) Gibbons (4) Flynn (17 21/05/18 Derry City League Away 0-2 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Gibbons Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan McGovern (21) Pender (19) Rogers (15) 25/05/18 Dundalk League Away 0-5 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan McGovern (21) Mamaliga (12) Pender (19) 01/06/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Home 3-1 Galvin, Gibbons, D.Kelly 10th Moran Gibbons Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Pender J.Kelly (21) Ellis (9) Rogers (15) 09/06/18 Shamrock Rovers League Away 0-5 10th Moran Gibbons Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan Gorman (21) Pender (19) 15/06/18 Waterford FC League Home 0-0 10th Moran Harding Lynch Gorman Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna Walsh Coughlan J.Kelly (7) 29/06/18 Limerick FC League Away 1-2 Coughlan 10th Moran Harding Lynch Gorman Heaney J.Kelly D. Kelly O’Conor Walsh McCabe Coughlan Kenna (21) Pender (11) 08/07/18 Sligo Rovers League Home 2-1 Pender, Heaney 10th Moran Harding Lynch Kenna Heaney Gorman D. Kelly O’Conor Walsh Pender Ellis Mamaliga (3) J.Kelly (9) O’Gorman (24) 20/07/18 Bohemians League Away 0-6 10th Moran Hayes Harding Kenna Heaney Gorman J. Kelly O’Conor Mamaliga Pender McCabe Rogers (27) Noone (11) Ellis (12) 27/07/18 Cork City League Home 03/08/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Away 10/08/2018 Finn Harps FAI Cup Home 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 Bray Wanderers Fixtures/Results/Goalscorers 2018 Season Date Opponents Competition Venue Result Scorers Position Goalkeeper Defender Defender Defender Defender Midfield Midfield Midfield Midfield Forward Forward Substitute Substitute Substitute 04/02/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic Leinster cup Home 1-3 Douglas **** Nevin Douglas Lynch Heaney Gibbons Galvin Sullivan Noone O’Conor McCabe Greene Gorman (15) D. Kelly (22) Flynn (3) 16/02/18 Dundalk League Away 0-0 5th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene Noone (8) D. Kelly (19) 23/02/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Home 1-2 McCabe 8th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene J.Kelly (7) D. Kelly (6) 26/02/18 Shamrock Rovers League Away 0-6 9th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Noone Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene Pender (7) Sullivan (6) Kenna (5) 09/03/18 Limerick FC League Away 0-1 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor McCabe Greene D. Kelly (19) Pender (7) Noone (8) 12/03/18 Sligo Rovers League Home 1-2 O’Conor 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Heaney D.Kelly McCabe Coughlan O’Conor Pender Greene Sullivan (9) Galvin (17) Noone (21) 16/03/18 Derry City League Away 1-5 Heaney 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Heaney Douglas Galvin Sullivan Coughlan O’Conor Noone Greene J. Kelly (7) D. Kelly (19) Pender (10) 23/03/18 Bohemians League Away 1-2 D. Kelly 10th Dillon Douglas Lynch Kenna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan J.Kelly Noone McCabe Greene O’Conor (22) Coughlan (17) Gorman (3) 26/03/18 Shelbourne League Cup Home 0-3 **** Moran Rogers McGovern Kenna Gorman D.Kelly Hayes Coughlan O’Conor Pender Ellis McCabe (24) Sullivan (12) Noone (6) 30/03/18 Cork City League Home 0-4 10th Dillon Douglas McGovern Kenna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan J.Kelly Noone McCabe Greene O’Conor (22) Galvin (11) 06/04/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Away 0-5 10th Dillon Douglas McGovern Kenna Heaney D.Kelly Sullivan O’Conor Noone McCabe Greene J. Kelly (22) Galvin (17) McKenna (8) 13/04/18 Dundalk League Home 0-2 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe Greene Pender (14) Heaney (7) J. Kelly (16) 16/04/18 Shamrock Rovers League Home 1-0 Coughlan 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe Greene D. Kelly (10) Pender (19) J. Kelly (7) 20/04/18 Waterford FC League Away 0-3 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin Coughlan O’Conor Gorman McCabe J.Kelly D. Kelly (11) Heaney (14) 27/04/18 Limerick FC League Home 0-1 10th Dillon McKenna Lynch Kenna Douglas Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan Pender (14) Heaney (17) 30/04/18 Sligo Rovers League Away 1-2 Galvin 10th Moran Douglas Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin Hayes McKenna Gorman D. Kelly Pender Coughlan (9) 04/05/18 Derry City League Home 2-1 Coughlan 2 10th Moran Douglas Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan McGovern (7) Pender (19) 11/05/18 Bohemians League Home 1-3 McCabe (p) 10th Moran McKenna McGovern Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor Gorman McCabe Coughlan Pender (1 14/05/18 Waterford FC League Home 2-2 McKenna, McCabe (p) 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan 18/05/18 Cork City League Away 0-4 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan Pender (21) Gibbons (4) Flynn (17 21/05/18 Derry City League Away 0-2 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Gibbons Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan McGovern (21) Pender (19) Rogers (15) 25/05/18 Dundalk League Away 0-5 10th Moran Hayes Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan McGovern (21) Mamaliga (12) Pender (19) 01/06/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Home 3-1 Galvin, Gibbons, D.Kelly 10th Moran Gibbons Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Pender J.Kelly (21) Ellis (9) Rogers (15) 09/06/18 Shamrock Rovers League Away 0-5 10th Moran Gibbons Lynch Kenna Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna McCabe Coughlan Gorman (21) Pender (19) 15/06/18 Waterford FC League Home 0-0 10th Moran Harding Lynch Gorman Heaney Galvin D. Kelly O’Conor McKenna Walsh Coughlan J.Kelly (7) 29/06/18 Limerick FC League Away 1-2 Coughlan 10th Moran Harding Lynch Gorman Heaney J.Kelly D. Kelly O’Conor Walsh McCabe Coughlan Kenna (21) Pender (11) 08/07/18 Sligo Rovers League Home 2-1 Pender, Heaney 10th Moran Harding Lynch Kenna Heaney Gorman D. Kelly O’Conor Walsh Pender Ellis Mamaliga (3) J.Kelly (9) O’Gorman (24) 20/07/18 Bohemians League Away 0-6 10th Moran Hayes Harding Kenna Heaney Gorman J. Kelly O’Conor Mamaliga Pender McCabe Rogers (27) Noone (11) Ellis (12) 27/07/18 Cork City League Home 03/08/18 St. Patrick’s Athletic League Away 10/08/2018 Finn Harps FAI Cup Home 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 BRAY WANDERERS CLUB DIRECTORY

Founded: 1942 • Elected to the National : 1985 Email: [email protected] • Phone: 353 (0)1-2828214 • Web: www.braywanderersfc.ie Home Ground: Carlisle Grounds, Quinsboro Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow

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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

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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

16 Wanderers V St.Wanderers Patrick’s Athletic V Cork City| Fri 14th| Fri 27th October July PLAYER PROFILE Sean Harding

Born: 17/09/1988 Position: Defender Squad Number 31 Bray Wanderers Appearances 24 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 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 mier Division campaign. Sean joined Appearances Goals 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

1717 SJ.B. ACADEMY

.Under 19s The under 19s are bottom of the Southern section of the league tables The under 19s were defeated 2-1 at with just three points from 12 league home by Cork City last Sunday. Daniel games to date. They are away to Madaghjian put the home side in front Waterford FC on Sunday, 29nd July. just before half time. Cork scored twice Kick off at the Regional Sports Centre is after the break through Darragh Crowley 2.00pm. (48m) and Ricardo Dinanga (63m) to earn victory. Under 17s Under 19 team v. Cork City: 1 Enda Minogue, 2 Jack Gallagher, 3 Jamie Crilly, The under 17s were defeated 3-2 away 4 Riyad Simon, 5 Jake Byrne,10 Oscar to Waterford FC last Saturday. The Smith, 11 Piotr Suberlak, 16 Niall Barr, 19 defeat ended their run of nine games James Vance, 21 Aran Horgan, 24 Daniel unbeaten in all competitions. Goal Madaghjian. Subs: 6 Dragos Mamaliga scorers were Cian Maher and Jake Ellis. (for Smith 61), 7 Siddeeq Lunat (for Vance 78), 9 Daniel Luczynski (for Under 17 team v. Waterford FC: 1 Madaghjian 55m), 18 Konrad Wiechec Enda Minogue, 2 Cian Maher, 4 Alex (for Gallagher 80m), 20 Timmy Ilori (for Rafferty, 5 Cian Walsh, 6 Aaron rice, 8 Byrne 50m), 25 Jordan Walker (GK) Glen Hollywood, 10 Daniel Madaghjian,

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11 Conor Dowling, 12 Evan Dunne, league win. Goal scorers were Darragh 15 Callum Perry, 19 Byron O’Gorman. Lynch (2) and Corey Dunbar Byrne. Subs: 3 Jamie Crilly, 7 Steven Sweeney, The under 15s are second in the Group 9 Eoin Darcy, 14 Jake Ellis, 16 Precious 2 league table on 27 points from 12 Omochere, 17 Nikolay Borowiec, 25 games played. They trail Shamrock Sean Coffey (GK). rovers by four points with a game extra played. They are four points clear of The under 17s have no game this week third place Sligo Rovers who have a end. game in hand. The under 15s are at home to Sligo Rovers on Sunday, 29th July. Kick off at Under 15s the Academy Grounds in Carrickmines is 2.00pm. The under 15s defeated UCD 3-0 last Friday at the Academy Grounds. This was their fifth successive victory in all Please note that fixtures and dates are competitions and fourth consecutive subject to change.

19 PLAYER 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 13 2 Hugh Douglas 15 14 0 0 1 107 3 Kevin Lynch 23 22 0 0 1 60 4 Conor Kenna 22 21 0 1 0 93 5 Sean Heaney 25 24 0 0 1 25 6 Paul O’Conor 27 25 0 1 1 27 7 Cory Galvin 23 22 0 0 1 23 8 John Sullivan 11 9 0 1 1 79 9 Ger Pender 19 18 0 1 0 79 10 Aaron Greene 12 11 0 0 1 48 11 Jake Kelly 13 13 0 0 0 157 12 Dylan Hayes 7 6 0 1 0 7 14 Rhys Gorman 15 13 0 1 1 15 15 Darragh Gibbons 5 4 0 0 1 5 16 Dan McKenna 21 21 0 0 0 21 17 Daniel Kelly 25 23 0 1 1 25 18 Calvin Rogers 4 3 0 1 0 6 19 Ronan Coughlan 22 21 0 1 0 22 20 Shane Flynn 2 1 0 0 1 2 21 Gary McCabe 24 22 0 1 1 133 22 Darragh Noone 11 9 0 1 1 54 23 Andrew McGovern 7 6 0 1 0 7 24 Jake Ellis 4 3 0 1 0 4 25 Cian Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Byron O’Gorman 1 1 0 0 0 1 27 Dragos Mamaliga 3 3 0 0 0 3 28 Alex Rafferty 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Evan Moran 14 13 0 1 0 14 31 Sean Harding 4 4 0 0 1 24 32 Craig Walsh 3 3 0 0 0 3 40 Mark O’Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Nevin 1 0 0 0 1 1

Goals 2018 No. Player Total League FAI League Leinster Senior IRN BRU BW CAREER 19 Ronan Coughlan 4 4 0 0 0 4 21 Gary McCabe 3 3 0 0 0 26 5 Sean Heaney 2 2 0 0 0 2 7 Corey Galvin 2 2 0 0 0 1 19 Daniel Kelly 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 Paul O’Conor 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 Ger Pender 1 1 0 0 0 10 16 Dan McKenna 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 Darragh Gibbons 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Hugh Douglas 1 0 0 0 1 6

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21 CLUB NEWS

Lotto draw 2018 season are Adults €15, Students There was no jackpot winner on / OAPS €10, Children u14 €5. Students 22/7/18. Numbers drawn were 4, 6, 10, should note that proof of student ID will 22. €30 lucky dip winners were Lenny be requested upon entry at the stiles. Lennox c/o Charlie Kavanagh, Grace Carton c/o Charlie Kavanagh, Mary Golden Goal McDonnell c/o Stephen McDonnell. The golden goal in our last home Next jackpot is €9825. Lotto tickets are game against Sligo Rovers was scored on sale in the club shop at all home in the 15th minute. The winner was games and you can also play the Bray Tom Knox who won €60. The Seagulls Wanderers Lotto on line through our Members club are running a golden website. goal card game competition at every home game this season based on the World cup Competition time the first goal is scored. We will The winning team in the Members Club use sseairtricityleague.com for the world cup goals scored competition was official time the goal is scored. Winner Belgium who finished the competition will receive €60 and the cost of card is on 16 goals. The winning players in the €2 with all proceeds going to running competition were John Keating and buses and club events. Golden goal Robert Hubbard who both win €160. tickets are on sale in the club shop.

Match Tickets Souvenir Shop To beat the queue’s on match night 2018 season jerseys are available in supporters can now purchase Bray the club shop and our on line shop Wanderers match tickets in advance at €45.00 each. Sizes are Adult small, online at http://braywanderersfc.ie/ medium, Large, Xlarge and XXlarge. tickets-info/ . Simply print off your Also available this season are Black match ticket at home and avoid queues training tops (€30), black rain jackets on match night. Tickets can also be (€40) and crew tops (€40) are available purchased online by using any mobile in Adults sizes small, medium, large and / tablet devices and can be presented Xlarge. Bray Wanderers merchandise directly at the turnstiles on your mobile available in the shop includes Polo / tablet device with no printing of Shirts, Training tops, Winter jackets, tickets required. Ticket prices for the Shorts, T-shirts, Scarves, Woolie hats,

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Baseball hats, Pennants, Metal Badges, Mary Reid RIP 25 year anniversary, More Tales of the Bray Wanderers supporter Mary Reid Wanderers. Also, back issues of match from Enniskerry passed away earlier this programmes, Programmes 2018 season month, on July 6th. Mary worked in the are €1.00each. Programmes pre 2018 tea rooms in the Carlisle Grounds on are €0.50 each or three for €1.00. match days for many years. We extend Merchandise can also be purchased on our sympathy to her husband Tommy, line on our shop page on the club web daughter Sinead and to all her family site. and friends.

RIP Mary.

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23 GETTING A SECOND OPINION

Mícheál Ó hUanacháin looks Pipe-dreams, alas. In their long-standing back at Russia 2018, and the resistance to the idea of technology as contribution of technology to part of the game, the suits in Zurich and their predecessors had apparently failed the games. to notice the various improvements that the technology had come up with for I was quite excited when I first heard that the special needs of game as different as FIFA had decided to bring technology to tennis, rugby league and cricket. bear on this year’s World Cup. In all these cases that technology was At last, I thought, referees will have designed to answer questions of fact the assistance they need at times to – was the serve in or out? Was the ball determine matters of fact in the game grounded or not? Would the delivery – had the ball crossed the line, the have hit the wicket had it not hit the principal one, whether in relation to batsman? goals, throws or other such matters.

We would have clarity as to who touched it last, for throws and corner decisions.

And offside would finally become a matter of fact rather than the guesses that are still the routine talking points both during and after games the world over.

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It was never going to help the on- the pitch, it is being decided thousands pitch officials with questions of intent: of miles away (and in Moscow, a city “deliberate” hand-ball, “intentional” foul renowned for its history of double- contact with an opponent, and the dealing, espionage and subterfuge, at like. The technology will show that the that). ball and the hand were in contact (or not); the rest is up to the man with the And then having the referee run off the whistle, and the pictures don’t really pitch to look at a screen no-one else help. could see, behind the dugouts and the fourth official and inside what looked like an open telephone box. It almost invited you to ask yourself ‘what is that Video Assistant Referee telling him? What instructions is he getting from FIFA?’

Without technology, the fans and the officials had the same view of every incident, some better and some worse, some nearer and some farther, but all And if the fans are to trust the system, were seeing the same things happening. they need to know what is going on. Everything after that was a matter of Zurich seem to have paid little attention interpretation. And you either agreed to the transparency of rugby union, with the referee of the linesman, or you where (a) the time is stopped, (b) the didn’t. But they made the decision. referee asks the video official a precise question which is heard by the crowd, (c) Not some faceless, voiceless bureaucrat the whole of the video replays together in a city thousands of kilometres from with the slow-motion reviews are seen Ekaterinburg, or Kaliningrad. on the stadium big screen, and (d) a clear answer is given to the referee, also The system relied on by FIFA (or the audible to the whole stadium. Football Union of Russia) wasn’t lacking in either staff or technology. The Video I was appalled by two of the decisions Assistant Referee himself had three made in relation to Russia 2018 in assistants, and all four were assisted particular. The idea of centralising the in turn by four expert video operators. technology was absolutely the wrong They had access to a total of 33 cameras one, even if only in psychological terms: in each stadium, eight of them super not only is the match being decided off slow-motion, and four ultra slow-motion.

25 Two more cameras were specifically clear and obvious mistakes or serious dedicated to offside monitoring, which missed incidents.” one of the Assistant VARs was tasked with. So like it or not, that system did include at least the possibility that the VARs FIFA’s own site specifically identified the could influence the conduct of the four categories of incident the video game, independently of the Referee, team was designed to address: Goals which is not what most fans would have and offences leading to a goal; penalty envisaged. decisions and offences leading to a penalty; direct red card incidents; and One of the most amusing panel cases of mistaken identity. discussions I saw during the tournament featured an appalled Darragh Maloney But there’s a kind of coyness about the trying to defuse his panel’s vociferous internal dynamics of the situation. FIFA’s condemnation of the VARs, with Dietmar main article on the VAR process in Russia “Didi” Hamann and Eamon Dunphy says clearly that “(t)he video assistant vying to be the most critical of the referee does not take any decisions; system’s performance to date. he supports the referee in the decision making process and the final decision You could just imagine Maloney’s can only be taken by the referee.” terrified anticipation of the solicitor’s letter winging its way from Zurich to But it’s also clear that the VAR team can Montrose if he couldn’t stop them by raise issues they would like the Referee flapping his hands and insisting that to have a look at: “The AVAR1 [first “that’s only your opinion, guys”. assistant VAR] ... keeps the VAR informed about live play if an incident is being Wouldn’t really help in the High Court, checked or reviewed”, while “The AVAR2 though. is ... located at the offside station. He anticipates and checks any potential And FIFA also decided to rule out the offside situations”. Additional Assistant Referee we had been seeing at lots of high-level games, But later it says “The VAR team and which had attracted considerable communicates with the referee only for criticism, a lot of it along the lines of

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“what are they for?” until the ball has been kicked.”), which FIFA seemed to have given up on during Which is a highly relevant question, and this tournament. one that could also be posed about the Hamann was rightly incensed by existing ARs (formerly linesmen) if, like the number of breaches of that rule me, you had overheard a voice from the committed during Russia 2018. I officials’ room saying firmly “You just wouldn’t agree with his argument that make sure of the line – everything inside the rule should be withdrawn, but he the box is mine.” was right to say that as long as it remains the rule, it must be enforced, and any I was appalled at the time, and thought laxity on that at the highest level sends it was a one-off, a maverick referee, the wrong message to officials back until I had it confirmed in private by home. another official, who said it was a fairly widespread approach. But where would that leave some of the worst offenders, in the light of Rule It may be a practical division of labour, 10’s insistence that in penalty shootouts but it’s not a very sensible one. Many “If the goalkeeper commits an offence decisions in football can benefit from and, as a result, the kick is retaken, the an extra pair of eyes, an additional goalkeeper must be cautioned.” perspective on a controversial incident. Several keepers would have found The AR could surely assist in identifying themselves taking early showers during breaches of Rule 14 (“The defending this year’s World Cup if that had been goalkeeper must remain on the goal line, applied in full! facing the kicker, between the goalposts

273117 PLAYER OF THE MONTH

Dundalk striker has “I didn’t expect to have as many goals claimed the SSE Airtricity League/Soccer at this time in the season, especially as I Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of didn’t get a pre-season into me [due to the Month for June. injury].

The 26-year-old has been in blistering “Personally, it means that you’re doing form since returning from England to something right but it also shows the join the Lilywhites for a second spell last whole team are working well together. November. “We’re scoring goals and winning Hoban is out on his own at the top of football matches, and that comes from the Premier Division’s goalscoring charts the team around you.” with 21 in 25 games, including five goals last month for the current league Hoban, who last won the award in leaders. October 2014, saw off Dundalk team- mate in second and “It’s great,” said the Galway native, third-placed Kieran Sadlier of Cork City reacting to the news. “The gaffer this time around. [Stephen Kenny] told me on Sunday, and it’s a good feeling to win one.

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TONIGHT’S TEAMS

BRAY CORK CITY NO. NAME POSITION NO. NAME POSITION 2 Hugh Douglas DF 1 Mark McNulty GK 3 Kevin Lynch DF 2 Danny Kane DF 4 Conor Kenna DF 3 Alan Bennett DF 4 John Dunleavy DF 5 Sean Heaney DF 5 Aaron Barry DF 6 Paul O’Conor MF 6 Gearóid Morrissey MF 8 John Sullivan MF 7 Jimmy Keohane MF 9 Ger Pender FW 8 Conor McCormack MF 11 Jake Kelly MF 9 Graham Cummins FW 12 Dylan Hayes DF 10 FW 14 Rhys Gorman MF 11 Kieran Sadlier FW 15 Darragh Gibbons DF 13 Peter Cherrie GK 14 John Kavanagh DF 18 Calvin Rogers DF 15 Shane Daly-Bütz 21 Gary McCabe FW 16 Josh O’Hanlon FW 22 Darragh Noone MF 17 Damien Delaney DF 23 Andrew McGovern DF 18 Ronan Coughlan FW 24 Jake Ellis FW 19 Karl Sheppard FW 25 Cian Walsh DF 20 Shane Griffin DF 26 Byron O’Gorman FW 21 Conor McCarthy DF 27 Dragos Mamaliga MF 22 Colm Horgan DF 24 Cian Murphy FW 28 Alex Rafferty DF 25 Barry McNamee MF 29 Evan Moran GK 26 Garry Buckley MF 31 Sean Harding DF 27 Pierce Phillips MF 40 Mark O’Connor GK 29 Sean McLoughlin DF

Referee: Paul McLaughlin, Assistants: Michelle O’Neill & Darren Carey Fourth Official: Sean Grant