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1890 2020 Fri. 7 August Ofcial Dalymount Park Matchday Kick of 17:45 Programme Vol. 72 No. 6 Free to All v Dundalk FC Bohemian FC 1890 - 2020 Celebrating 130 Years Turlough O’Connor The striker began his career in 1963 with 1972/73 season and spent an extremely Limerick followed by a spell at Athlone Town, successful seven seasons at Dalymount. but it wasn’t until he joined Bohemians in In the league alone, he scored 106 goals in 1965 that he found his mark, quite literally, 165 appearances, in the process playing an by netting eight times in seven league integral role as Bohs secured two league gamess. His scoring prowess attracted titles (1974/75 and 1977/78), an FAI Cup interest cross channel and it was Fulham (1976), a League of Ireland Cup (1975) and with whom he lined out the following three second-place fnishes. season, however by the time the next Capped seven times for the international campaign began he was back in Ireland side, with two goals to his name, O’Connor with Dundalk. After a successful four year returned to Dalymount as manager in 1993, spell, he rejoined Bohs in time for the stepping down in 1998. editorial Welcome back to Friday Night Football, albeit not as we know and love it. So much has happened since our last league match programme in March, and indeed even since our second Special Editon produced a few weeks ago during the lull, for want of a beter word. It was certainly eerie watching Bohs play in front a paltry crowd last Sunday; a few occasional hollers and a bit of ‘industrial language’ as Darragh Maloney called it breaking the vacuum normally flled by the collectve voices of the paying masses. We’ll have to bare the silence for a Premier Division least one more game as the current restrictons have been maintained so 1923/24, 1927/28, 1929/30, it could be a while yet before some semblance of a crowd flters through 1933/34, 1935/36, 1974/75, the Dalymount gates once more. It’s frustratng of course but it’s also a 1977/78, 2000/01, 2002/03, necessity as the country hasn’t experienced something of this magnitude in 2008, 2009 a litle over a century. But bare it we must in the knowledge that we will be back to Dalymount as we grew to love it once more, one day. FAI Cup From a programme point of view it’s good to get back to rigid deadlines 1927/28, 1934/35, 1969/70, even if this editon was a litle bit up in the air structure wise. It’s an e-zine 1975/76, 1991/1992, only and distributed free to all members as a goodwill gesture for your 2000/01, 2008 staunch support over the last few months. We did investgate printng copies while these ‘behind closed doors’ games were the norm but League Cup decided against it untl people start fltering back to games in which case 1974/75, 1978/79, 2009 we’ll resume normal business. With the club having to dip into its savings, every litle helps. I would like to thank Justn Byrne and all at Just-Print for Setanta Cup their understanding and support with this decision, we’re eagerly looking 2010 forward to resuming our excellent working relatonship with them. One thing that we will be certainly sending to the printer is our special Leinster Cup match programme for our forthcoming Europa League match. It is the 50th 1895/95 - 2016: anniversary of Bohs frst European match and be it a home or away draw, a A record 32 ttles special editon programme will be available to mark the occasion and will LoI Shield be available from the club. Untl next tme, enjoy the game! Alan Bird, Editor 1923/24, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1933/34, 1938/39, 1939/40 Irish FA Cup 1907/08 Contact: [email protected] Editor/Producton: Alan Bird Dublin City Cup Contributors: Tony Magner, Stephen Burke, Robert McDonald, Dan McSwiney, 1935/36 Ryan Clarke, Aidan Fitzmaurice, Paul Walsh, Gerard Farrell, Keith Long Photos: Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon, Peter O’Doherty, Martn Doherty, Conor Ryan, Dublin & Belfast Sportsfle Sales: Gerry Juhel, Ray Larkin, Killian Molloy, Timothy Boland, Joe Collins, Inter City Cup Cormac Hurrell, Oran Tully RIP 1944/45 Printed by: Just-Print. Tel: 01 494 0222. E: [email protected] Top Four Cup Views expressed in this programme are solely those of the contributors and not of 1971/72 Bohemian FC or the commitee unless indicated. All ideas, opinions and contributons are welcome. All contributons published at editor’s discreton. Acieries D’Angleur 1928/29 Tournois de Pentecôte 1932/33 President’s Cup 12 ttles from the dugout The eforts that have gone in to ensure the stadium is ready for tonight’s game and that we are compliant in every aspect of the guidelines set down to us by the government and the FAI is remarkable... I would like to welcome Vinny Perth any way they could in advance of felt like a foreign experience. We his backroom team and players to tonight’s game. played well in patches and probably Dalymount for tonight’s rescheduled Another two people that very should have won the game a litle league encounter. ofen get overlooked are Deirdre more comfortably but the most I would also like to extend and Laura Cliford who operate important thing was the result. I feel our sympathies on behalf of the the club shop. The work they do is we can and will play beter, there Bohemian Football Club to all at tremendous and is vital for the club was always going to be an element Dundalk FC on the very sad passing fnancially to operate online in the of rustness in our game due to such of Harry Taafe. I didn’t know absence of having supporters in a lengthy lay of but hopefully that is Harry well but he was always very the stadium on match night. Their now behind us. welcoming to us when we played in delivery is worldwide and they Performance levels will need to Dundalk and I know his passing will deserve great credit for the work signifcantly improve if we are to be greatly felt by all the club but in and commitment to the club in such get anything from tonight’s game partcular the players & staf. difcult tmes. as we step up a notch in terms It got me thinking about our own Our medical staf led by our club of oppositon. Dundalk have a club, the unsung heroes whom we Doctor Dr. Fiona Dennehy, Paul highly talented group of players rely upon to make things happen Kirwan and Robbie Murray deserve with strength in depth in every and to get things done. Work that great credit for keeping us on track department. We have some good very ofen goes unnotced and at and ensuring that from a medical players of our own so let’s hope tmes under appreciated. The eforts perspectve the players and staf we can put in a good performance that have gone in to ensure the operate in a safe environment. and pick up the points on ofer. It stadium is ready for tonight’s game Along with Colly and Aaron who will obviously be a very diferent and that we are compliant in every are taking care of all the equipment experience without the vocal aspect of the guidelines set down amongst many other things we support in the ground getng behind to us by government and the FAI is have progressed to this point in a the team. We know you are right remarkable. fashion that speaks volumes of the behind us wherever you may be Fintan Kennedy, our club Covid staf we have at the club and their and we hope we can contnue to Ofcer has done a difcult, diligent metculous, professional approach. represent you as best we can on the job without imposing any additonal These are just a small snapshot football pitch. burden onto the backroom team of the many fantastc workers at this Enjoy the game & stay safe, and has gone about his business in a club; to name them all I’d be here thoroughly professional and efcient all night but each and every one is Keith manner. Many others such as Mono appreciated by the club. and Gerry Sexton have helped On the pitch we were very prepare the stadium in advance of pleased to win away in Cork tonight’s game and along with Lynn last week. It was a very surreal O’Neill and Jimmy O’Connor have experience without the crowd in come together as they have always Turners Cross and that coupled with done to help get the club ready in the unusual kick of tme it really New Bedding Showrooms Now Open Treat Yourself To A Good Night’s Sleep Your New Home For Beds Untitled-3 1 07/02/2020 14:18:45 Thinking of Terry The ld Farts of alymount’ a very presgious gentlemen’s club that meet in lock of alymount every other Friday want to send their very best wishes to another old fart Terry aconald who is in poor health at the moment. Terry is pictured here with the lead singer of some boy band and their manager back in the day 50 years in europe Look out for your special edition European match programme... nder pressure under lights... the ecellent mural of the coming soon late ack harlton painted at the alymount gates by iall ’ochlainn a local arst who is also responsible for the murals of ob arley and hil yno too It remains important for the ohemian Foundaon to Building connue helping the club’s local on a strong communies during this pandemic...’ oundton by yan larke The Covid-19 lockdown may have stopped football but it has not halted the Bohemian Foundaton from their eorts to help local communites.