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Wanderers V Sligo Rovers Powering Irish Football

A5 Programme Covers PREM.indd 2 12/02/2018 18:29 WHAT’S INSIDE Powering Irish Football

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

A5 Programme Covers PREM.indd 2 12/02/2018 18:29 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

5 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 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

6 Wanderers V Sligo Rovers | Sun 8th July 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;

7 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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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. All persons entering the Ground may only occupy the seat/area allocated to them by their ticket and must not move from any one part of the ground to another without the express permission or instruction of any steward, officer of BWFC and/or any member of An Garda Siochana. 10. Nobody may stand in any seating area whilst play is in progress. Persistent standing in seated areas whilst play is in progress is strictly forbidden and may result in ejection from the Ground. 11. The obstruction of gangways, access ways, exits and entrances, stairways and like places is strictly forbidden. Nobody entering the Ground shall be permitted to climb any structures within the Ground. 12. Smoking in No-Smoking Areas is strictly forbidden. 13. Mobile telephones and other communications devices are permitted within the Ground provided that they are used for personal and private use only. 14. Any individual who has entered any part of the Ground designated for the use of any group of supporters to which they do not belong may be ejected from the Ground either for the purpose of their own safety or for any other reason. 15. No person (other than a person who holds an appropriate licence) may bring into the Ground or use within the Ground any equipment which, is capable of recording or transmitting (by digital or other means) any audio, visual or audio-visual material or any information or data in relation to the Event or Ground. Copyright in any unauthorised recording or transmission is assigned to BWFC. 16. No goods (including literature) of any nature may be offered either free or for sale by any person within the Ground without the express written permission of BWFC. 17. Tickets are not transferable and may not be offered for sale without the prior written permission of BWFC. 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 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 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 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 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

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

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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

18 Wanderers VWanderers St. Patrick’s V SligoAthletic Rovers | Fri 14th| Sun October8th July 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 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

1719 SJ.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

21 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 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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23 CLUB 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.

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25 IRN-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 late last month, Mícheál Ó well-attended Final in Perth. 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.

27 With 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.

293117 BOBBY 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.

30 Wanderers V Sligo Rovers | Sun 8th July 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 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

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TONIGHT’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 Fourth Official: David Dunne