Bohemian FC versus Dundalk FC FC

- Double Edition - v Dundalk FC Monday 24 May 2021 Kick off 17:45 v Waterford FC Saturday 29 May 2021 Kick off 16:00

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Burt Midfielder Club Directory Bohemian Football Club, Dalymount Park, , 7, D07 YXWO Tel: 868 0923 / Email: [email protected] Web: www.bohemians.ie

Head of Fitness & Conditioning Head Academy Athletic Remy Tang Development Coach First Team Sports Scientist Paul McGrath Aidan Conroy Event Controller 6 September 1890 Medical Team - Phil Dwyer- Pulse Club Medical Doctor Safety Offcer Honorary Secretary Dr. Fiona Dennehy Paddy Byas - Pulse Stephen Lambert Club Physiotherapist Bohemian Foundation Membership Director Dr. Paul Kirwan Thomas Hynes, Chris Brien, Cormac O’Reilly Jeff Conway, Barbara Conway, John Club Sports Masseur Colleary, Stephen Burke Community Director Rob Murray Thomas Hynes Supporter Liaison Offcer Club Kit Manager Gerry Sexton PR & Media Relations Colin O’Connor Luke O’Riordan Disability Access Offcer & Assistant Kit Manager Sight Loss Commentator Youth Director Aaron Fitzsimons James Flanagan Conor Emerson Video Analysis John Bohan Stadium Announcers Commercial Director GPS Manager Larry Rogan, Stephen Dornan Matt Devaney Cathal Muircheartaigh Pitchside MC Paul Duffy Bar Director Under 19 Team Manager Webmaster Luke O’Riordan Fintan Kennedy Gavin Teehan Programme Editor & Production Chief Operating Offcer Under 19 Coaches Alan Bird Mark Anderson, Paul O’Reilly, Willie Daniel Lambert Digital Content Manager Tyrrell Lead Administrator & George Willis Under 17 Team Manager Club Licensing Manager Photographers Carl Grehan Amanda Craig Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon, Under 17 Coach Martin Doherty, Conor Ryan Admin. & Licensing Rory Kirk Lynn O’Neill Souvenir Shop Under 15 Manager/Coaches Deirdre Clifford, Laura Clifford, Honorary Life Presidents Stephen Costello Paddy Murray Tony O’Connell, Felim O’Reilly Under 13 Manager/Coaches Snack Shop Honorary Life Vice-Presidents Karl Lambe, Paul Bassett Denise Brady, Valerie Fitzsimons Noel Farrell, Gerry Cuffe, WNL Senior Manager & Coach Ball boy/girl & mascots Brendan Duffy, Paddy Hayes, Sean Byrne Audrey Fitzpatrick, Susan Lambert, Paddy Murray, Oliver Ward, WNL Senior Assistant Manager & Beth Sexton Stephen Burke Goalkeeping Coach Pat Trehy Club Artist Offcer Mark O’Meara Coach Derek O’Neill Climate Justice Offcer Sean McCabe First Team Manager WNL Strength & Conditioning Bar Committee Coach Dave O’Brien Derek Monaghan, Hugh Dempsey First Team Assistant Manager WNL Doctor Dr James Diedrich Chaplain Fr Seán Farrell Trevor Croly WNL Physio Vincent Fitzpatrick More Than A Club Paul Gannon Goalkeeping Coach WNL Secretary Rose Darby Football Forecasts & Lotto Chris Bennion Jimmy O’Connor, Anto Farrell, Amputee Team Manager Stephen Burke, Eddie Smith snr, First team Player Brián Doyle Stephen Dornan, Tommy Dornan, Development Coach Youth Protection Offcer (YPO) Anne Delaney Fiona Delaney Half-Time Raffe Jimmy O’Connor, Head of Youth Football Pat Cleary Joe Carr, Anne Delaney editorial h you’re not doing a double issue are ya?!’ has been a frequent groan over the years whenever I’ve announced that the next ‘Aedition will cover two matches. It’s not an ideal thing for the buyer but from a production point of view sometimes schedules can necessitate such a decision. In this case, we’ve a match tonight against Dundalk and next Saturday against Waterford; or, to be pernickety, a match last Monday against Dundalk and one tonight against Waterford. So a fve-day turnaround which, let’s be honest, is tough going in an effort to produce two programmes in such a short space of time on a Premier Division voluntary basis. So a doubler, a bumper doubler I may add, it is. 1923/24, 1927/28, Annnnnnnnd, while I have you in such understanding mood, our 1929/30, 1933/34, next production will follow the same suit, to cover our fxtures against 1935/36, 1974/75, and Rovers which take place three days apart, either side of a 1977/78, 2000/01, weekend so if anything there’s no other option certainly for that one. 2002/03, 2008, 2009 By now all subscribers should have received emails in relation to this and the options available for full-season partakers. I’ve had no mob baying FAI Cup pitchforks and faming torches in front of my house so I guess I can take the 1927/28, 1934/35, oil off the boil. 1969/70, 1975/76, While it is part two of The Awkward Seasons, with fans alienated from 1991/1992, 2000/01, the matches itself, the programme is missing out on some day-to-day 2008 features, most notable birthday gestures and random photos that made up a sizeable bulk from previous years. So if anyone wants to wish someone League Cup a birthday, send in some photos of themselves huddled around a laptop 1974/75, 1978/79, 2009 watching the game or anything else randomly Bohs-related in fact, by all means do. The email is [email protected]. Hopefully, it won’t be too Setanta Cup long before I’m stopped on a match-night and asked ‘Can ye put this in the 2010 programme for me?’ Leinster Cup 1895/95 - 2016: A record 32 titles

Alan Bird, Editor LoI Shield 1923/24, 1927/28, Contact: [email protected] 1928/29, 1933/34, Editor/Production: Alan Bird 1938/39, 1939/40 Contributors: Tony Magner, Stephen Burke, Robert McDonald, Dan McSwiney, Ryan Clarke, Aidan Fitzmaurice, Paul Walsh, Keith Murphy, Irish FA Cup Declan Farrell, Gerard Farrell, Keith Long, Stephen Lambert 1907/08 Photos: Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon, Martin Doherty, Conor Ryan, Peter O’Doherty, Sportsfile Dublin City Cup Sales: Gerry Juhel, Ray Larkin, Killian Molloy, Timothy Boland, Joe Collins, 1935/36 Cormac Hurrell, Oran Tully RIP Printed by: Just-Print. Tel: 01 494 0222. Email: [email protected] Dublin & Belfast Views expressed in this programme are solely those of the contributors Inner City Cup and not of Bohemian FC or the committee unless indicated. All 1944/45 contributions are welcome and published at editor’s discretion. 1971/72 Acieries D’Angleur 1928/29 President’s Cup 12 titles with Keith Long from the dugout ood evening and a very warm welcome to Dalymount Park to Jim GMagilton, the players and offcials of Dundalk for tonight’s game. Dundalk as we know are a high quality team and we will have to be at our very best to win tonight.

If can be diffcult to write programme notes not knowing the outcome of our match three days ago against St. Patrick’s Athletic but wins against Harps and has seen the team playing with real intensity, scoring some excellent goals and playing with confdence which has been really pleasing.

It is important that we lay the foundation for winning by not conceding goals and we have managed this well in the above games which has provided us with a platform to win. This is a collective effort and the team as a whole bears that responsibility with the boys responding well to that responsibility.

We are still only a relatively short way through our journey this season and I believe the foundations are in place for all to see. We also know there are areas where we need to improve and we will look to make further improvements individually and as a team as the season develops.

Enjoy the games, ‘It is important that we lay the foundation for winning by not conceding goals and Keith Long, Manager The Bohemian Football Club we have managed this well against Finn Harps and Longford which has provided us with a platform to win. This is a collective effort and the team as a whole bears that responsibility with the boys responding well to that responsibility...’ Treat Yourself To A Good Night’s Sleep. A good Pocket Sprung mattress is key to a good night’s sleep! Discover more about pocket sprung mattresses at you local Des Kelly Interiors store.

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At Des Kelly Interiors we are proud members of Guaranteed Irish and are committed to working with them to help create a better Ireland. with Stephen Lambert from the club ood evening and a big welcome, from a distance, to all our Bohemian Football GClub members, season ticket holders, fans and volunteers, as well as to all our friends from Dundalk. Fans are drifting back in the UK so here’s hoping we are not too far behind on this side of the pond. I’d like to give a mention to Conor Emerson and all his great people and volunteers in our Bohemian FC youths section. This area of our club has grown dramatically in recent years, and a lot of credit here is to our youth director, Conor and his ever growing band of great volunteers. The work these people do largely goes without thanks, but it really is the heartbeat of our club. There are over 90 volunteers / coaches working away day in day out in or club at all levels of the game. Pat Cleary’s development groups continue to strengthen with coaches and players at the highest standards, while at the very young kids end there are over 100 boys and girls in the junior Bohs at Inspire in Cabra every Saturday morning. Big thanks to all involved throughout our youth section from all the board, members and fans. On the pitch, we’ve had a few decent results recently, which have moved us up the table a bit. I really did think it was only a matter of time before we clicked. Hopefully we can continue in this vein. It should though be remembered that to a certain extent the team is in a stage of re- grouping. When you take into consideration that ‘On the pitch we’ve had a we lost so many top players at the end of last season, it’s always going to take the new batch few decent results recently, of players time to adjust and understand what is which have moved us up required of them here by Keith and Trevor. the table a bit. I really did On these two games, Dundalk have been think it was only a matter getting back on track recently and it should only of time before we clicked. be a matter of time before they are back in the pack. Hopefully that can wait until tonight’s game Hopefully we can continue in is out of the way though. Waterford, despite their this vein. It should though be turmoil, cannot be discounted either and no remembered that to a certain doubt we will be on our guard and ready. extent the team is in a stage of re-grouping. When you Enjoy the games and c’mon the Bohs. take into consideration that we lost so many top players at the end of last season, it’s always going to take the new batch of players time to Stephen Lambert, Honorary Secretary, adjust ...’ The Bohemian Football Club 0-2 Saturday 15 May 2021 Photos by Ben McShane/Sportsfile after There’s not much not much There’s Jack Gleeson Jack who was part of the championship team in 2009? Of course you The then 19-year- do. goals four old scored of an Irish connection in Bulgarian league soccer but Second iision champions, are Pirin Blagoevgrad, former managed by Northern Ireland Warren international and have Feeney Irish u21 Conor former Henderson in their only There’s squad. that one Irish player of in the I’m aware and ulgarian top ight, man. Bohs former a he’s Remember Graham (pictured) Carey with with Carey, Carey, anyone? • Graham es now playing with ofa, where where with ofa, playing now es Hebar has a long history of out but went manager who wanted to extend manager Pat Fenlon his loan. I technical director. is now Alan Pardew a pint the next time for be up if he’d wonder that is... Graham, Bohs lose. in 18 games after being loaned from Celtic in 18 games after being loaned from to Scotland at the end of the and he returned of Bohs to the disappointment much campaign, The club is a work in progress and the Lord and the Lord in progress The club is a work that the stadium announced last week Mayor and oodlights built was to be improed it up to Premier during the summer to bring League standard. more than that than more That anyway. meant I was able to watch my adopted local club, FC Hebar, fail to make the play-offs entertaining two drawing Lokomotiv promoted games against already ofa and midtable obrudha must-win in 2016. existence in 2012 and re-established what a couple of wins can do what a couple t’s amazing t’s all great were we I’m sure the mood. for and Harps Finn over wins the after company There’s a long way to go, but with hopefully but with hopefully to go, a long way There’s if a date has been set in Ireland I’m not sure At least this is what Watching online has changed all that. With online has changed all that. Watching Losing is never easy to take but being easy to take Losing is never I the stadiums are open again to 30% capacity, open again to 30% capacity, the stadiums are attract games would few although in fairness, now properly underway underway properly now and the team has stated to gel. no doubt I’ve stand behind them, Jodi a packed back into contention their way Bohs will claw fnish a top three for in Bulgaria but here of fans, the return for new circle have heard heard have circle new and those of Bohemians, probably are that have the language grateful for lose. when they barrier not going it’s Hopefully, too often to happen is that our season now know little about. know and me, for like it’s being thousands of in my away kilometres Bulgarian home new to the misery adds only in my Few of a defeat. become after a defeat. No more Mr Nice Guy Mr Nice Guy No more become after a defeat. or Mrs Easy Going. means Losing now us have those around grumpiness, to suffer despondency and occasional ranting about usually a subject they at length, blame apportioned and everybody at length, it out of our systems got home having goes about our can go we day and the following normal human like routine Saturday mundane beings. experience buffer no post-match shared we as the monsters revealed now are we Longford, especially given the stuttering start the given especially Longford, to the season. part the means of the Bohs community experience of loss can be somewhat shared A bit Covid. it could before At least mitigated. the takes usually of socialising after the game be discussed The game can edge off the defeat. our boh in bulgaria #BOHSBUS

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Take Routes 4, 9, 38, 38a, 40, 46a, 83, 83a, 122, 140 and 155 to Dalymount Park and Phibsborough. with Tony Magner A Coote Angle he form of Ali Coote has been one of was that we too early chances, especially the bright spots in a tough opening to against arps arlier on in the season when Tthe season for Bohemians this term. confdence wasnt perhaps as high, we were e is the frst to admit that the return missing ones that maybe shoulde gone in from the opening round of games was is three goals couldnt be more concerning, but a wee was a long contrasted a run on the brea from time in football there lately the big interview within his own half followed by and two wins oer ongford a ferce drie for our second and inn arps, two clean against Harps, an opportunist sheets, six points and strie into the same goal three oote stries, on the stroe of halftime and eerything and then a scruffy sealer suddenly loos a lot in ongford rosier. “It is great to score, Unsurprisingly its the best part of after those goals football isnt it he Ali is brimful of beams I ust piced confdence and it up for the frst one has complete faith and they ust ept in the uality and bacing off and bacing ability to put more off, so I thought, ‘Well points on the board why not?’ I felt I had in this series of to bac myself and I games. was really pleased when I didnt thin the it went in coring goals results reected the is not my main job so I performances,” he says. wouldnt say the fact I hadnt I thin wee played well got one before then was weighing in most of the games but we on my mind, but at the same time, defnitely dont hae the points that you want to be chipping in with a few from wed hae lied Momentum is eerything and midfeld leads to confdence, so it was ital that we “The gaffer has been playing me slightly got a few wins under our belts and that we higher up the pitch in recent wees so Ie eep things going Im confdent the results been able to be inoled more in the fnal will eep coming because for the most part third or my second goal, it fell so nicely for the performances hae been there here me and when I looed up, I saw the far corner are a lot of games to be played yet and the where I had hit the frst one and thought Id season still has a story to tell. In some games hae a go he ongford one wasnt as pretty lie hamroc oers, undal and ligo, we was it but hey, a goal is a goal ctually, I felt it were excellent but we didnt always get the was the most important of the three because result It was the same earlier in the month in at at that stage of the game, it was ital to rogheda e needed to trust in our ability, seal it as you neer now how the game will to eep doing the right things and the results go he lessons of rogheda I guess against inn arps and ongford were a e admits to being pleasantly surprised desered reward by the standards in the league since he frst erything seems much better and brighter moed oer and fnds the style and pace of the after those wins, continues li the day after game here ery similar to what he was used to the win at ishopsgate I thin the difference when coming up through the rans in cotland

The Big Interview.indd 1 16/05/2021 20:02 • Photo by Martin Doherty It is a ery competitie league, full of excellent urrent ierpool full bac ndy oberson and players Ie yet to fully experience it of course as outhampton midfelder tuart rmstrong were in there were no fans allowed in last term either after the same nited side es, you could see een then the frst four of fe games It is lie ublin, Ie heard that they had something about them and playing eery great things about the city and I cant wait for it to day with that ind of uality, well it can only help bring start opening up a bit” he laughs. you on as a player e had a great group of lads It Ali Baba… put years on me if you now what I mean ot in a stressful way, I mean in terms of my deelopment espite his tender years, he turns in une, he has done uite a bit already in his career, plying his Loan Star… trade in cotland, ngland and now Ireland since his o gain more frst team experience the following debut in as a yearold year, li spent much of the second half of the season apped by cotland from u to u leels, he on loan at ast ife in eague , scoring on his debut made the frst of his eight appearances against Italy in in a ictory oer ast tirling e made six e was capped a further fe times at u leel appearances, scoring two goals, before returning to and fe again at u li was born in edford, ngland annadice e won eague wo when I was there but grew up in ewportonay in ife It is hardly and I really enoyed it I went there to get frst team surprising so then that after excelling in youth football experience and I defnitely played my part because and in school he would end up in the academy in his I chipped in with a few goals coring on my debut local club undee nited really helped me to settle and to show the fans what e signed his frst professional contract with the I was about laying in such a successful side was annadice rabs in une and regularly made brilliant and winning my frst medal at such a young the suad in the fnal two months of the age was inaluable campaign e made his professional debut as a n returning, he made his sole appearance of the substitute in a defeat to berdeen in pril season for nited as a substitute in a ictory oer and fnished that season with three appearances Inerness nfortunately that was a costly appearance hen I was playing boys football, I always played as rules stated that a player returning from loan aboe my age group and undee nited spotted me after March was not eligible to play for his parent hey are the biggest club in the area I grew up in and club in the same season hat led to undee nited it was a dream to oin them, I loed my time there being deducted points and fned he clubs relegation I was only , ery young maing the bench for the to the hampionship saw li promoted into the frst frst team and going on to mae my debut It was a bit team suad for the campaign and he made of a blur, it all happened so fast and I learned so much his frst start for the club in a ictory against from the experience.” tMirren in the cottish up inal, so at he had a

The Big Interview.indd 2 16/05/2021 20:02 second piece of silverware! “That was a really special day,” he smiles. “It was played at Motherwell and the whole sense of occasion made the 10 outta 10! day so special. I was so nervous but I ended up playing well and it was such a thrill to win it. I really will never forget days like that at United.” The Arabs ended the season with defeat in the play-offs to Hamilton and after16 appearances, it was time to go. Buzzing with The Bees… Ali headed south to London, joining Championship side Brentford, or The Bees, on a three-year contract. In all he was to make 33 appearances for the reserves that season, score nine goals and win Player of the Year. He Ali made 79 appearances and scored 19 goals in three seasons but failed to receie a frst team brea “I was 18 and looking back maybe I was a bit young moving to London. My contact at United was coming to an end and I was aware of Brentford’s interest. They are a huge club, thriving and going in the with Ali Coote right direction and that appealed to me. Even though things did not go • Favourite T.V Programme the way I had planned, I have no regrets. I gave it my all.” Peaky Blinders, quality The following year he found his appearances severely restricted and • Favourite Music/Musician it was time for pastures new. Thats turned out to be in Waterford as My fellow Scot, Paolo Nuttini, he hooked up with the RSC in January 2020. It wasn’t long before he caught the eye with some sterling performances last term including a • If I wasn’t a footballer I’d be… fne goal here at alymount e made appearances with three goals A business owner “What appealed to me most was the promise of game. It was a bit • If I could have one meal... of a gamble I suppose, moving to Ireland to a country and a league I Defnitely a pia knew so little about. But it’s paid off so far!” • The club support is He continues, “Waterford are a good club with great people. There Arsenal, though if you asked was so much going on off the pitch but as a group we just decided to me that the night of the eep our heads down and concentrate on doing our obs on the feld Villareal game I might have Bohs Bound had a different answer! It was announced on Christmas Eve that Bohs had signed the • Most Embarrassing Moment: ying cotsman and he has slotted seamlessly into the midfeld with Looking back it was the a notable man of the match performance in the win oer undal blone hair ha hen frst He has almost been an ever-present so far and is loving his football at starte playing the club, arriving along with Wilson from the RSC, and settled into a • Favourite Holiday Destination unboyne madhouse populated by eorgie elly, tephen Mallon and I love the south of France fellow Scot, ! “In any walk of life it is good to start a new job along with someone • All-Ireland League Yes or No? you now so haing yree really helped eorgie and tephen Mallon Whatever the fans want, they in the house have been brilliant too to be fair. As much as I’ve enjoyed are the important ones the football, I am conscious that I have yet to fully experience Bohs as • Nightmare room-mate for a club though because of the pandemic. The fans are everything, I think uropean trip we’ve all seen that recently with the absolute nonsense surrounding Georgie Kelly because he eats the European Super League. Bohs are a very progressive club who do too loudly. their best to put themselves out there and I’m really looking forward • Teammate roast: to meeting the fans and playing in front of a paced alymount Stephen allon an the orst “This is a club rooted in the community and I’m sure if we had them haircut ever in the ground roaring us on, they’d have helped us to get something more out of those early season games. Hopefully as the summer continues we’ll have better news and hopefully get them in to lift the team. Europe is a big positive too, hopefully the fans will get to go this year as it will really bring the club together. It will give us a lift and it’s What’s something to look forward to but as I’m sure the fans know, we have that about uite a few domestic battles to fght frst before we can thin of that the worst udging by what wee seen so far this midfeld dynamo has uite a haircut future, and like any good vintage scotch, quite a kick. ever...?

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• , Christy Fagan and Ger O’Brien were on the scoresheet frst half and then on minutes, which led to Bohemians 3 1 Dundalk the frst goal rennan scored with his right Dalymount Park after receiing a long clearance and fring a low Monday 12 September 2011 shot beyond goalkeeper Peter Cherrie. If that was impressive then Ger O’Brien’s hey remain the longest of shots but goal was even more so; a 30 yard run and after registering three wins on the subsequent 30 yard shot found it’s way into the Ttrot and eight victories from their last net via the crossbar. eleven games, Bohemian are clinging on to Dundalk responded through Johnny Breen the title race. but in injury time, Christy Fagan side-footed in The team Pat fenlon has assembled on a Anto Flood’s cross. shoestring is swiftly maturing into a powerful Bohemians: Craig Sexton, Ger O’Brien, Owen force, though not quite as powerful as the Heary, Liam Burns, Mark Rossiter, Killian Brennan, remains of Hurricane Katia which disrupted Stephen Hurley (McEvoy 85), Glenn Cronin, Keith the match tempo. Buckley (Bayly76), Anto Flood, Aidan Downes (Fagan Nonetheless, while the strong winds were 63) a big factor, illian rennan a more signifcant Dundalk: Peter Cherrie, Simon madden, Cian one. The excellence of his technique resulted Byrne, A.N. McHugh, Nathan Murphy, Marc griffn, in Bohs passing their way through the Dean Bennett, Greg Bolger, , Johnny Dundalk defence on two occasions in the Breen, This fxture was the frst of three Bohs would play against Dundalk in eight days, Note: the following two being an FAI Cup Quarter Final (0-0) and a replay, won 1-0!

• Aidan Downes takes a tumble challenging for the ball with Peter Cherrie All photos by Paul Mohan /Sportsfle Dundalk FC honours Premier Division 1932/33, 1962/63, 1966/67, 11-0 1975/76, 1978/79, 1981/82, 1987/88, 1990/91, record victory v 1994/95, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Athlone Town, First Division 2000/01, 2008 away, 29/11/20 club info FAI Cup 1942, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1981, Formation 1988, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020 1903 League Cup 1977/78, 1980/81, 1986/87, 1989/90, 2014, 2017, 2019 Home Ground 0-10 Leinster Senior Cup 1951/52, 1960/61, 1970/71, 1973/74, 1976/77, 1977/78, 2015 record defeat v Head of Management Liverpool, away, Shield 1966/67, 1971/72 Shane Keegan cups1969 Home Strip Colours President’s Cup 2015, 2019, 2021 White with black and red Uniteeuro the Union adventures... 2019 horizontal stripe Top Four Cup 1963/64, 1966/67 Away Strip Colours Dublin City Cup 1937/38, 1942/43, 1948/49, Orange and Black 1967/68, 1968/69 142 Nugget of info... Dundalk went 24 games euro adventures... unbeaten in 2019 Dundalk are the only Irish side to play in the group stages of European competition twice when they took the feld against Molde FK, Arsenal and SK Rapid Wien in last year’s Europa League. In 2016/17 they fared better, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 and drawing 1-1 draw goal scoring record against Alkmaar. held by Joey Their subsequent Euro adventure didn’t quite Donnelly live up to the highs of that season with a defeat to Rosenborg in the Champions League before succumbing in the second qualifying round to Kevin Sheedy AEK Larnaca. Dundalk hold the distinction of Familiar Face being the frst Irish side to win a European match, 80 Darragh Leahy became beating FC Zurich 2-1 away in 1963. In 1979, they Most points a Bohemian player became the frst Irish side to go three rounds achieved in a in 2018, returning in the European Cup; beating Linfeld 3-1 on season, 1981/82, home from Coventry aggregate, Hibernians of Malta 2-1 before the with a 4-3-2-1 and as well as sterling bowing out to Celtic with a 2-3 reverse system. 78 points performances at left and a 0-0 home draw. were notched in back, is remembered 2015 for a 99th minute winner last 5 meetings... in . Dundalk came knocking Dundalk FC 0-1 Bohemians League 09/04/21 for 2020 and the Irish Bohemians 1-4 Dundalk FC FAI Cup 20/11/20 underage international Dundalk FC 0-0 Bohemians League 16/10/20 made 19 appearances, 85 Bohemians 2-1 Dundalk FC League 07/08/20 collecting an FAI Cup record goals scored medal in the process. Bohemians 2-1 Dundalk FC League 11/10/19 in a season, 2018 BOHEMIAN FC v Dundalk FC

SSE Airtricity League 1. James TALBOT // Gk 1. Alessio Abibi // Gk Premier Division 2. Andy LYONS // D 3. Brain Gartland // D Dalymount Park 3. Anthony BRESLIN // D 4. // D Mon. 24 May 2021 4. Rory FEELY // D 5. // M Kick-off TBA 5. Rob CORNWALL // 6. Sonni Nattestad // D 6. Ciaran KELLY // D 7. Michael Duffy // M 7. Stephen MALLON // M 8. // M 8. Ali COOTE // M 9. // F 9. Bradley ROLT // F 10. Greg Sloggett // M 10. Keith WARD // M 11. Patrick McEleney // M Referee: 11. Liam BURT // M 13. Raivis Jurkovskis // D TBA 12. Georgie KELLY // F 14. Peter Cherrie // Gk Asst. Referees: 14. Conor LEVINGSTON // M 15. Darragh Leahy // D TBA 16. Keith BUCKLEY (c) // M 16. Sean Murray // M Fourth Official: 17. Thomas OLUWA // F 17. Ole Erik MFtskogen // F TBA 18. James FINNERTY // D 20. Chukwuemeka 19. Tyreke WILSON // D Uzokwe // F Observer: 20. Promise OMOCHERE// M 21. Daniel Cleary // D TBA 21. Bastien HÉRY // M 23. // D 22. Jamie MULLINS // M 25. Val Adedokun // M 23. Jack MOYLAN // M 27. Daniel Kelly // M 24. Gavin O’BRIEN // M 28. Ryan O’Kane // M 25. Stephen 29. David McMillan // F McGUINNESS // Gk 90. Jesus Perez // F 26. Ross TIERNEY //M q ______27. Sean GREHAN //D q ______28. Dawson DEVOY //M q ______q ______q ______q ______q ______

Please note squad lists are subject to change BOHEMIAN FC v Waterford FC

SSE Airtricity League 1. James TALBOT // Gk 1. Brian Murphy // Gk Premier Division 2. Andy LYONS // D 2. Darragh Power // D Dalymount Park 3. Anthony BRESLIN // D 3. Cameron Evans // D Fri. 28 May 2021 4. Rory FEELY // D 4. Oscar Brennan // D Kick-off TBA 5. Rob CORNWALL // 5. Josh Collins // D 6. Ciaran KELLY // D 6. Kyle Ferguson // D 7. Stephen MALLON // M 7. Shane Griffin // M 8. Ali COOTE // M 8. Adam O’ Reilly // M 9. Bradley ROLT // F 9. // F 10. Keith WARD // M 10. Cian Kavanagh // F Referee: 11. Liam BURT // M 11. James Waite // F TBA 12. Georgie KELLY // F 12. John Martin // M Asst. Referees: 14. Conor LEVINGSTON // M 13. Matthew Connor // Gk TBA 16. Keith BUCKLEY (c) // M 14. Niall O’ Keeffe // M Fourth Official: 17. Thomas OLUWA // F 15. Jamie Mascoll // D TBA 18. James FINNERTY // D 16. Katlego Mashigo // M 19. Tyreke WILSON // D 17. Alex Phelan // F Observer: 20. Promise OMOCHERE// M 18. Solowale TBA 21. Bastien HÉRY // M Oluwatunmise // M 22. Jamie MULLINS // M 19. Jack Stafford // D 23. Jack MOYLAN // M 22. Paul Martin // Gk 24. Gavin O’BRIEN // M 23. Prince Mutswunguma // F 25. Stephen q ______McGUINNESS // Gk q ______26. Ross TIERNEY //M q ______27. Sean GREHAN //D q ______28. Dawson DEVOY //M q ______q ______q ______q ______q ______

Please note squad lists are subject to change Waterford FC honours Premier Division 1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69, 9-0 1969/70, 1971/72, 1972/73 record victory First Division 1989/90, 1997/98, 2002/03, 2017 v Sligo Rovers, FAI Cup 1936/37, 1979/80 home, 25/02/68 club info League Cup 1973/74, 1984/85 original Formation Shield 1930/31, 1936/37, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1930 1968/69 Home Ground LFA President’s Cup 1973/74 1-8 Marc Bircham Top Four Cup 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, record defeat 1970/71, 1972/73 Manager v UCD, home, To be Announced Munster Senior League 1932/33 cups30/09/16 Home Strip Colours Munstereuro Senior adventures... Cup 1934/35, 1945/46, 1947/48, also v Shamrock Navy 1955/56, 1956/57, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1975/76, Rovers, home, 1980/81, 1985/86, 1986/87, 2007, 2009, 24/11/63 Away Strip Colours 2010, 2013 White Nugget of info... euro adventures... Waterford once had a Waterford’s European adventures began in huge rivalry with Shamrock 1967/68 when, as league champions, they 147 Rovers... the Old Feud were drawn against Vorwärts Berlin (now FC Frankfurt) in the preliminary round. A staggering 1-1 aggregate defcit put paid to any progress and subseuent frst round losses in the same competition against Manchester United (2-10) and Galatasaray (2-5) followed. However against Glentoran in the 1970/71 European Cup, a 4-1 aggregate win saw them face Glasgow Celtic in a mouth-watering tie, but the Glasgow side goal scoring record progressed 10-2 overall. Subsequent European held by Johnny Matthews Cup defeats against AC Omonia of Cyprus and Kevin Sheedy Újpest FC followed. Three stints in the Cup Familiar Face Winners Cup saw Waterford progress only once, Oscar Brennan was a beating Hibernians of Malta in 1980/81. Their very popular player at fnal sorte was in 1 against ordeau where Dalymount Park and they crashed out -1 oerall. Waterford ualifed 66 was heavily involved for the 2019 Europa League but as the new entity Most points in the Bohemian of the club was less than three years old, a UEFA achieved in a Foundation during his law meant they couldn’t compete. season 2009 & 2010 two year stay. He was lured to last 5 meetings... when Ian Morris took over prior to the 2018 Waterford 0-1 Bohemians League 16/04/21 season where he spent Bohemians 0-2 Waterford League 11/09/20 the next two seasons. Waterford 0-2 Bohemians League 21/02/20 392 With Shelbourne record league Bohemians 1-2 Waterford League 30/09/19 relegated, Waterford appearances, swooped in for him. Waterford 1-2 Bohemians League 28/06/19 Peter Thomas with Dan McSwiney

Waterford FC 0 Bohemians 2 Sunday 22 March 1981 back in time ohemians seemed to approach this game with far more urgency than their Brivals who are involved in an FAI Cup run. Terry Eviston and Gino Lawless gave a shaky Waterford defence a great deal of trouble and it was no coincidence that they shared Bohs goals. At the back they were well organised with Austin Brady and Jacko McDonagh doing some excellent covering. But even so the Blues still created a number of chances which were missed with monotonous regularity. Willie Byrne in Bohs goal was seldom troubled whereas Peter Thomas had a relatively busy time at the other end. The visiting side too had their quota of missed chances and the game was marred by the number of offside decisions. Waterford improved somewhat in the second half when Mick Madigan was introduced but in the end Bohs were not particularly attered by their twogoal winning margin. Credibly, the game was played in a good sporting manner and Cork referee Mark O’Sullivan had a relatively task. After Eviston had gone close on a number of occasions, he eventually came good on the half hour with a shot from 20 yards which Thomas let slip from his grasp and over the line. A minute after the restart, Bohs wrapped it up when Gino Lawless beat four defenders before sending in a shot which was headed for the far corner of the net with Thomas stranded. Paddy Joyce was there to make sure, but Lawless must be credited with the score.

Waterford FC: Peter Thomas, Ger O’Mahony, Brian Gardiner (Madigan h/t), Al Finucane, Tony Dunphy, Tommy O’Brien, Eamon Coady, Larry Murray, Gerry Fitzpatrick, Vinny McCarthy, Mark Meagan Bohemians: Willie Byrne, Pat Nolan, Alan • Gino Lawless who sealed the points and Kinsella, Jacko McDonagh, Austin Brady, Tommy Tommy Kelly Kelly, Noel King, Gino Lawless, Paddy Joyce, Terry Photos by Ray McManus (top) and Bohemian Eviston, Brendan O’Riordan FC with Keith Murphy the strip club Let me think about... Dundalk y frst real memories of undal go bac as far as the season MIn fact, thats the frst season that I can clearly remember going to ohs games in alymount I had been there before that, as an anle biter, but any earlier recollections are as blurry as the pipe smoe that wafted through the old wooden stand in those days erhaps it was because that was such a memorable season for us, in which we scored goals in games on our way to winning the title In doing so, we had some thumping ictories along the way in ola ar against ome arm, ersus or lberts, a ictory oer aterford and an emphatic win oer undal hat game on a bright unday March afternoon in alymount still stics out side from the entertainment that a nine goal game proides, the ilywhites somehow managed to capture my attention his young erseynerd was befuddled as to why our opponents were wearing the exact same it as my beloed Manchester nited ou see, the lies of Martin uchan and oe ordan were my boyhood heroes who Id see the net that day with ure, tephens and ddie on Match of the ay eery other aturday or yrne scoring one each with at yrne and oey if I was really lucy and wellbehaed, I might almon getting a brace each hree lines on a be allowed to stay up late on a ednesday shirt but ules imet certainly wasnt gleaming, night for the midwee portsnight presented and neither was im Mcaughlin that season by arry arpenter, if nited were playing fter fnishing eleenth, fresh faces were nyway, enough of eeling in the ears, the brought in the following season, with the lies point being that niteds away it was blac of ermot eely, athal Mucian and ilary shorts and a white shirt with three ertical arlyle proiding the bacbone to a side that blac lines on the crest side his sponsorless narrowly won the league in , edging out ersey, produced by dmiral was used by the the reigning champions, illy oungs ohemians, by two points he icing on the cae for them ed eils from , it is impossible was defeating aterford in the I up fnal to imagine a it nowadays lasting for four here in alymount giing them their frst eer seasons dmiral shirts of the s and s eague and up double in what was a golden era are now considered some of the coolest shirts for the club eer produced and are highly sought after by he riel ar lubs shirt made by fans and collectors local it suppliers ports paid homage to hey say imitation is the sincerest form of this threelines shirt nother league title and a attery and undals eills ersion which historic ualifcation to the uropa eague group had me confused that day was as close as stages whilst wearing it was a ftting tribute and you can get In place of uchan and ordan, maes me thin its not the last time that well undal had the lies of Martin awlor, ommy see them wearing a similar shirt Mconille and addy unning who were no I may hae been in seenth heaen that day match for urly o as the championselect years ago and I now its a pipe dream to thin ran riot urlough onnor, despite ending well score that many again, so a win, by any up as the leagues top goalscorer failed to hit score or any means necessary, will do nicely

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• Erica Burke got Bohs consolation against Wexford Youths, left photo by n oonan/Sportsfle while Niamh Coombes was unlucky to concede against Peamount United photo by Paras Mheah/ Sportsfle ohs suffered a couple of tough defeats Wexford Youths were next up as the in the Women’s National League in Gypsies travelled to to take Btheir last two games, starting with a 1-0 on the perennial title contenders last Saturday. defeat to DLR Waves that was decided by a Bohemians fell to a heavy 7-1 defeat against a controversial goal on Saturday 8 May at the side that are in excellent form and who on the UCD Bowl. day put on a scintillating performance. The DLR goal was scored by Shauna The Youths goals came from Kylie Murphy Carroll after her cross deceived Bohemians (2), Lauren Kelly (2), Aisling Frawley, Kim Flood ’keeper Niamh Coombes who parried it onto and an own goal. Erica Burke scored the only the bar. It then looked like she was fouled goal for Sean Byrne’s side in what was a really as she attempted to catch the rebounding disappointing and dispiriting result. ball but the referee decided that the ball had already crossed the line before the challenge Bohs need to put this result behind them by Carla McManus. as quickly as possible and hopefully the Erica Burke had a chance to level the game Shelbourne match, which was played last in the 86th minute but she headed wide from Saturday. produced a positive result. Then it’s close range. Erica Burke also missed a good off to Athlone Town this Saturday, a game that chance before this, as did Chloe Darby, as the Gypsies will be targeting for a win as they Bohs left disappointed not to have at least got currently sit above the Westmeath team in a point. the league. Next Up... Bohemians v Shelbourne Sat 22 May / Oscar Traynor, 2pm Treaty United v Bohemians Sun 6 June / , 2pm Athlone Town v Bohemians Sat 29 May / Athlone Town Bohemians v Shelbourne Stadium, 7pm Sat 26 June / Oscar Traynor, 2pm

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offical merchandise available from oneills.com Whatever happened to... #6 Drumcondra FC stunning success in the 1926/27 FAI Cup Picture brought the name of Drumcondra FC to light Aas they clinched the Blue Riband while playing Framing in the Leinster Senior League. This from a club formed in 1924. Specialist hey reached another I up fnal the following season, losing 2-1 to the great Bohs side of the day. A year later, they had joined the . The late 40s saw a huge upturn in Drumcondra’s fortunes, as two back to back league titles and the purchase of the club by wealthy Dundalk businessman Sam Prole in 1953 saw the introduction of pitch-side adertising and oodlights at ola ar, the frst club in the country to have such a luxury. Prole had made his money from the Great Northern Railway and bought Drumcondra from the Hunter family. Battling for supremacy with Shamrock Rovers, with whom they shared a rivalry, both clubs traded leagues and cups. One such match on 26 January 1958, the frsteer all ticet eague of Ireland game had to be abandoned after 65 minutes, after thousands of ticketless fans forced their way into an already packed Tolka Park. This in turn led to crowd encroachment on the pitch. Rovers were leading 2–1 at the time and the result was allowed to stand. rumcondra graced the uropean stage fe times against the likes of Aletico Madrid, 1.FC Nurnberg, and most results bar a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich and a fantastic Interites airs up frst round aggregate win over Danish club Odense XI in 1962, didn’t go in their favour. They impressive 1-0 European Cup victory over Bayern Munich wa splayed in Dublin; however the We frame everything 0-6 previous leg drubbing meant it stood for nothing. from diplomas to As with everything, the wheel turned and Drumcondra began to feel the pinch of failure as the football jersies. club went into decline. In both 1969/70 and 1970/71 All work completed in rums fnished bottom of the league hey were also £6,000 in debt. At the end of the 1971/72 season the our modern and very well team was effectively taken over by Home Farm when, after almost twenty years in charge, Sam Prole agreed equipped workshop to sell the club. rumcondra s fnal league game as a club of that name was a 1–1 draw with Shelbourne FC at Tolka 177 Phibsboro Road Park on 5 April 1972. The Home Farm-Drumcondra Tel: 01 860 1414 merger only lasted one season when the club lost the ‘Drumcondra’ part of the name and just became Home Email: [email protected] Farm, a move that infuriated the Prole family. Web: www.framefx.ie OUR GAME KNOWS YOUR NAME THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL FOR THE 2021 SSE AIRTRICITY LEAGUE, WWW.UMBRO.IE FEATURING BESPOKE BALLS MADE FOR EACH CLUB with Aidan Fitzmaurice generally speaking...

• An artist depiction of the Showgrounds following its transformation here were 2,027 words in a press it planned, funded, approved and completed in release issued by Sligo Rovers last week, seven years, while hoping to get most of the Ttrumpeting the launch of the club’s €17m from a government which has a Covid- masterplan to gie them a stadium ft for the related bill to somehow cope with over the modern age, an academy for their young talent next few years and a ftting home for the club oerall ut whats impressie about ligos ambition The word ‘ambitious’ appeared just once, is that they are planning for the future, with and that was in a quote supplied by an FAI the club chairman saying they were thinking of employees, but that ‘a’ word was the one that the type of club they could have in 60 years’ stood out when ligo showed their hand time o often in the past, eague of Ireland What Sligo Rovers have in mind for the clubs couldn’t think about where they’d be in Showgrounds, and indeed the town overall, is six weeks’ time, it was all about the here and indeed ambitious ot ust in terms of what now, having enough money to pay the players they want to do, but in the size of the project so theyd agree to play in the next game and, likewise, the size of the price tag hanging Sligo want to have their ground as a oer it all, coming in at million hats community hub, something that’s also on the €17m in today’s money, not in terms of what agenda for the new alymount utlets lie the fnal bill could be if and when the proect is that should not just be open from 7pm to completed in ecause as we now from 11pm every second Friday, they should be busy large-scale projects in this country, like the places, which is what ligo hae planned Its new Children’s Hospital, we have a great track also good to see that they have a plan in place record of coming in on time and under budget for their academy: underage football has often We also don’t do well when it comes to been an afterthought for clubs here, teams building stadiums, where delays are simply built scattered across a few locations with no real into the foundations inn arps turned the place to call home sod on their new ground in Stranorlar in 2008 It will be hard for Sligo to get it done, and and they’re still no closer to playing a match despite the kudos they deservedly get for there ohn elaney remember him was their dogged fundraising, trying to raise €17m indeed playing to the crowd when he hinted is a challenge, so their hopes will be tested that the ew alymount could possibly be again and again ut ambition is to be praised, built and ready to be used as a training camp not knocked, and if other clubs in this league for one of the teams which ublin was hosting admitted that they were thinking decades into at the uro fnals hard to now where the future, it would be a lot more reassuring to start with that one, really than putting everything on one season and the So even the people behind the Sligo project aim of cracing urope he it ed hae admit that its ambitious of them to a get the a bit of ambition and there’s nothing wrong money to een start the proect and b hae with that EL CR

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Follow Bas Stitselaar It is with great sadness that we learned that Bohs fan Bas Sttselaar passed away last October. Originally from Utrecht in The Netherlands, Feyenoord-fan Bas adopted Bohs as his local team when he moved to Dublin to start a new job. Bas followed the side across the country and bagged all the League of Ireland grounds, as well as many of the First Division to boot (having already done all 92 English grounds and a good chunk of Scotsh and Welsh ones too!). Afer he lef Ireland to take up a new job in Spain, Bas contnued to support the club, returning to Dalymount Park each season as a match ball sponsor. Bas made friends all over Europe and beyond in the course of his footballing travels, and nowhere more so than on on the south coast of England at his ‘second club’, AFC Bournemouth. He will forever be remembered as a kind, warm hearted and generous man with not only an immense love of the game but also a great appreciaton and understanding of the wider world of football, from club histories to the fan culture. Bas will be greatly missed but forever remembered by all the many friends who focusing on the history of Bohemian stood and sat alongside him in grounds across Europe. FC that also branches out into the - Barry Comerford wider world of Irish and world football “Are yiz playin’ the Bohs Ground Regulatons Lotto? Ye should be! All persons entering this ground are admitted only subject to the following Ground Regulations and to the Sign up now online!” Rules & Regulations of the Bohemian Football Club (BFC) and of Ireland (FAI). Entry to the groun shall be eeme to constitute unualife acceptance of all these Rules & Regulations. 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Girls, NDSL & DDSL Under 13 Boys NDSL & DDSL Junior Academy Andrew Crawford Carson Ellis Ronan Dunphy Liam Ellis Gavin Jennings Lee Fitzpatrick Aodhan Kennedy Youth Director Ben Green Bear North Conor Emerson Toby Hanaway Alan Tully Dylan Heagney Darren Corcoran Head of Coaching Aodhan Kennedy Pat Cleary Under 13 Boys NDSL & DDSL Niall Moriarty Ken Ash Youth Protection Offcer (YPO) Alex Otto Peter Byrne Fiona Delaney Mark Rooney Eamonn Delaney Public Relations Offcer (PRO) Under 8 Girls MGL Mick DiCarlo Declan Farrell Boys NDSL & DDSL Philip Flynn Pawel Kurek Ben Reid Committee: Declan McGuinness Darren Slattery Neil O’Riordan Dan Smith Chair Gemma Keogh John O’Reilly Under 14 Boys NDSL & DDSL Under 9 Boys NDSL & DDSL Ciaran Murray-Black Secretary (Youth) Gavan Clifford Amanda Moriarty Ryan Cleary Wayne Sweetman Stephen Cunningham Treasurer Under 10 Boys NDSL & DDSL Gael Gaudin Tanya Quinn Colm Greenan John Ryan Facilities Stephen Hyland Under 14 Girls MGL Aengus Collins Eoin Ryan Jimmy Buckley Equipment Under 11 Boys NDSL & DDSL Faith Hopkins Gael Gaudin Lorcan Crowley Under 15 Boys NDSL Girls Liasion Christy Buggy Donal Bligh Bear North Gary Lester Adam Boland Malcolm Campbell DDSL Secretary Dale Mulhall Tom Casey John McCann Under 15 Girls MGL Under 10 & 11 Girls MGL NDSL Secretary Roberto Bonello Kevin Brady Amanda Moriarty Phil Cox Ger McCarthy Gavin Maher Fundraising Neil O’Riordan Declan Farrell Under 16 Boys NDSL & DDSL Under 12 Boys NDSL & DDSL Alan Cooper MGL Aengus Collins Declan Farrell Sharon Phipps Tommy Horner Stephan Lohan Peter Pierce Valentin Negoita Evan Price Under 16 Girls MGL Under 12 Girls MGL Joe Farrell Andrew Crawford Vladimir Khrystych Ronan Dunphy Gavin Jennings Under 17 Boys NDSL Aodhan Kennedy Malek Madani Bear North Liam Ellis Alan Tully Under 18 Boys DSL Darren Corcoran Otto Thomas

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