Seagull Scene SSE Airtricity League First Division Season 2021 Vol. 37 No. 8 WELCOME TO THE CARLISLE I would like to welcome John Caulfield and his BRAY WANDERERS FC Galway United team, club officials and supporters to the Carlisle Grounds for this evening’s encounter. ROLL OF HONOUR FAI Cup Winners (2) The return of fans to the football grounds in the last 1990, 1999 few weeks has certainly increased the atmosphere on match day. Tonight, we are allowed to have 200 First Division Champions (3) spectators in attendance at the Carlisle Grounds 1985/86, 1995/96, 1999/00 and the home fans certainly made a difference in First Division runners-up (2) our last two home games with the team recording victories over UCD (4-0) and Cobh Ramblers (2- 1990/91, 1997/98 1). Shield Winners (1) 1995/96 Congratulations to Academy under 17 goalkeeper National League B Division Champions (2) Jack Ross on his call up to an Ireland under 18 home based players training session this week. 1991/92, 1998/99 Jack has featured on the substitutes bench for the Enda McGuill Cup (1) Bray Wanderers senior team on several occasions 2005 this season. FAI Intermediate Cup Winners (2) Aine O’Gorman will join Vincent Kirwan as co- 1955/56, 1957/58 commentor on the live stream of tonight’s game on LOI.TV. Aine, from Ennislerry, has been capped FAI Junior Cup Winners (2) 107 times for the Republic of Ireland ladies’ team. 1955/56, 1957/58 The FAI cup draw has not been kind to Bray Leinster Senior League Winners (3) Wanderers during the week when we were drawn 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959,60 away to St. Patricks Athletic in Richmond Park. Metropolitian Cup (1) The tie will take place next weekend. 1976 European Qualification (2) Cup Winners Cup (1990) UEFA cup (1999) Enjoy the game. Michael Duffy, Programme Editor Bray Wanderers Media Links Website: www.braywanderersfc.ie MATCH PROGRAMME TEAM Facebook: @BrayWanderersFC Editor: Michael Duffy Twitter: Contributors @BrayWanderers Michael Duffy, Brian Quigley, Mícheál Ó hUanacháin Instragram: @braywanderersfc Niall O’Driscoll, James Fenton Youtube: Photographs: Peter Minogue https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXRHX2Q4FkTGuPk 5enbqbgQ MATCH PREVIEW – Michael Duffy Galway United come into tonight’s game sitting in Bray Wanderers v. Galway United second place in the First division. They are currently The Complete Record nine points behind leaders Shelbourne. Galway have won their last five league games and kept four clean P W D L F A sheets in a row. League 56 23 13 20 85 78 FAI Cup 4 2 1 1 3 3 Bray Wanderers are sitting in fifth place in the table, six League Cup 1 0 0 1 0 3 points behind the Tribesmen and occupying the final Shield 1 1 0 0 1 0 play-off position. Wanderers are unbeaten in their last Play off 2 0 0 2 0 2 four games. Total 64 26 14 24 89 86 Galway had a slow start to the season drawing three and losing one of their four opening games played on Home 33 14 6 13 40 37 the pitch. They were eventually awarded a 3-0 walk over Away 31 12 8 11 49 49 win over Cabinteely for the late postponement of their 64 26 14 24 89 86 game scheduled for Stradbrook in early April. Gary Shaw scored the winner for Wanderers in injury League P W D L F A time in the earlier meeting of the sides at Eamon Deacy Home 28 11 6 11 37 34 Park in May. Joe Doyle had given Bray an early lead Away 28 12 7 9 48 44 before Ruairi Keating equalised for the home side on 34 56 23 13 20 85 78 minutes. This game was John Caulfield’s first game in charge of Galway United. FAI Cup P W D L F A Galway have added to their squad in recent weeks. Home 3 2 0 1 2 2 Goalkeeper Luke Dennison joined from Longford Town. Away 1 0 1 0 1 1 Thomas Oluwa joined from Bohemians having played 4 2 1 1 3 3 for Shamrock Rovers B team last season. Much travelled Joe Gorman has also signed from Longford Town. Joe had a spell with Bray Wanderers in 2014 League Cup P W D L F A when he made nine league appearances Stephen Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher and goalkeeper Michael Garrihy departed Away 1 0 0 1 0 3 the club last week. 1 0 0 1 0 3 Ruairi Keating is in third place in the goalscoring charts in the First division this season having netted 8 league goals to date. Bray’s Joe Doyle is joint fourth highest Shield P W D L F A with six league goals to date. Joe has scored four times Home 1 1 0 0 1 0 in Wanderers last two home games. Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Bray Wanderers have won three, drawn two and lost two of their seven home league games this season. Play off P W D L F A Home 1 0 0 1 0 1 Galway United’s away record this season is won four, Away 1 0 0 1 0 1 drawn one and lost two of their seven away games to 2 0 0 2 0 2 date. Ryan Graydon once again misses out for Wanderers as Galway United will be without Francely Lomboto and he has received an additional three match ban for his Ronan Manning who remain unavailable due to long- recent sending off against Athlone Town. term injuries. Previous Meeting 18 July 2003 First Division Bray Wanderers 2 Galway United 0 Bray Wanderers scored twice in the closing two Referee: Hugo Whoriskey minutes of normal time and added time to earn the three points in this First division encounter. Wanderers went into this game sitting in fourth position in the First division table and a place inside the play off spots. Galway were in sixth place but eight points adrift of a play-off spot. The visitors opened the brighter, but the home side responded well and their best first half chances fell to John Flood, but he was denied on both occasions by Galway keeper Robert Forde. Galway missed two good opportunities when Moran shot wide as O’Connor advanced to narrow the angle and then Lawless took advantage of a slip but pulled his shot across goal. Chris O’Connor had to be at his best to save a long range shot from Kevin Walsh in the second half. The game changed with the introduction of Kieran “Tarzan” O’Brien on 72 minutes. O’Brien announced his arrival with a brave header just over, but when Forde could only parry Zayed’s low cross O’Brien was quickest to react and fired to the net. With two minutes remaining on the clock. Zayed added a second two minutes into added time to clinch the victory. Bray Wanderers: Chris O'Connor; Paul O'Reilly, Wesley Charles, Jody Lynch, Maurice Farrell; Keith Long, Stephen Fox, Colm James, Ciaran Ryan; Eamon Zayed, John Flood. Subs: Kieran O'Brien (for Ryan 72), John Walsh (gk), Graham O'Hanlon, Dave Smullen (for Flood 82), Paul O'Reilly Galway United: Robert Forde; Kevin Walsh, Nigel Keady, Conor Frawley, Adrian Carberry; Dave Goldbey, Tony Folan, Colin Fortune, Benny Lawless; Barry Moran, Alan Murphy Subs: Brian Geraghty, Mike Quirke (for Carberry 82), John Russell, Mike Harty, John Burke (gk) QUIGLEY’S WORLD OF FOOTBALL ‘’ Dream Weaver” By Brian Quigley Harrogate Town could just be the happiest club in the had the foresight to install floodlights at their Wetherby English Football League [EFL]. The North Yorkshire Road stadium, to allow for further progression up the town was voted the happiest place to live in Britain for pyramid. A game against Leeds United celebrated the three years running between 2013 and 2015; to give installation, with Leeds legend Eddie Gray switching the residents even more to smile about, the town’s on the lights for the first time. Further innovations soccer club – managed by Simon Weaver – have been included becoming a limited company in 1990 to fund winning promotion and after promotion in recent years. construction of the new main stand, and of course the move to professionalism for the playing staff in 2017. Weaver is currently the longest-serving manager in the EFL, having been in charge of ‘The Sulphurites’ since Harrogate itself a town of 75,000 inhabitants, a 2009, initially as player-manager. When he first took population certainly large enough to sustain an EFL charge the club were in the Conference North [now side. Its claim-to-fame historically is its status as a spa National League North], a division they were founder- town, with the iron, sulphur and salt of its waters members of in 2004. Weaver made the club’s players proving particularly restorative to visitors [the sulphur professional in 2017 and was immediately rewarded inspired the club’s nickname]. Another thing the town with a promotion to the Conference / National League is remembered for is hosting the 1982 Eurovision Song Premier. Two seasons later, in 2020, ascension to the Contest at the Harrogate International Centre [Bardo Holy Grail of the EFL was achieved after a play-off win sang for the UK, The Duskeys for Ireland and Nicole over Notts County. won it for Germany]. Weaver’s playing career lasted from 1996 to 2012, and Here’s one that might come in handy at a pub quiz took in spells at Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster some time.