Bray Wanderers
Full name	Bray Wanderers Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	"The Seagulls"
Founded	1942
Ground	Carlisle Grounds, Bray, County Wicklow (Capacity 7,000)
Chairman	Eddie Slevin
Manager	Eddie Gormley
League	Eircom Premier Division
2006	10th
Home colours Away colours

Bray Wanderers A.F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1942 and elected to the League in 1985, hails from Bray and play their home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and it goes by the nickname Seagulls. The current manager is Eddie Gormley and the General Manager is Jack O'Neill. Image File history File links Bray Wanderers F.C. crest File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, Co. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2007) 114,676 Website: www. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Eddie Gormley (born October 23, 1968 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the Eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telcommunications company Eircom), is a league of football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. ... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Soccer redirects here. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), was the old league of football clubs in Ireland that existed from 1921 until 2006. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, Co. ... Eddie Gormley (born October 23, 1968 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player. ...

History

Bray Wanderers were originally established in 1922. They won the Miller Cup, which at the time was one of the most prestigious junior cups in the country, in 1927/28. Through the 1930 and 1940s, however, Bray Unknowns were the leading team in the town, playing in the National League from 1924 until the mid-1940s. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bray Unknowns were a football club who played in the Football League of Ireland for nineteen seasons from 1924/25 to 1942/43. ...

Wanderers were reformed in 1942/43 and entered the Athletic Union League (AUL) Division 3 for the season 1943/44.

In 1950/51 Wanderers won the FAI Junior Cup, defeating Drogheda United 2-1. Wanderers also reached the Leinster Junior Final that season, but were defeated by Rathfarnham in the final. Wanderers won the Junior Cup again in 1953-54, defeating Ierne 1-0 in the Final. Drogheda United is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ...

The following season Wanderers left the AUL and join the Leinster Senior league (LSL).

Wanderers' goalkeeper at that time, Alan Kelly, was later to represent Ireland 47 times at senior level and is the father of Irish international goalkeepers Alan (junior) and Gary.

In 1955/56 Wanderers won the Intermediate Cup, defeating Workmens Club 2-1 in the final. They won it again two years later defeating Chapelizod 2-1 in the final. In 1958/59, Wanderers clinched the Leinster Senior League, setting a new club and LSL record for the highest number of goals scored in a season.

Wanderers went on to win three League titles in a row.

In 1960-61 Wanderers withdrew from the LSL and returned to the AUL. From 1963, however, they once again went into decline.

By 1973, Bray Unknowns were playing in the LSL and the management changed the name to Bray Wanderers in a partially successful effort to amalgamate the two. In 1975/76 the new Wanderers won the Metropolitan Cup for the first time since 1924.

Bray Wanderers were elected to the National League when it expanded to two Divisions for the 1985/86 season, and secured promotion by winning the 2nd Division Championship that year.

Bray have had difficulty maintaining a long-term membership of the top flight, now known as the Premier Division, and have been promoted or relegated in eleven of their 21 seasons in the League.

Twice FAI Cup winners under long-serving manager Pat Devlin, the first team is now (June 2006) under the supervision of Eddie Gormley. Eddie Gormley (born October 23, 1968 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player. ...

Current squad 2008

No. Position Player 1 GK Chris O'Connor 2 DF Colm Tresson 3 DF Gary Cronin 6 DF Kevin Doherty 7 MF Patrick Kavanagh 8 MF Alan Cawley 9 MF Andrei Georgescu 10 FW Andy Myler 11 MF Gary McCabe 12 MF Ronan Ivory 13 MF Darren Lacey (on loan to Loughgall) 14 DF Ray Kenny 15 FW Paul Dunphy 16 MF Mark Duggan 17 DF Derek Pender

No. Position Player 20 FW John Mulroy 21 MF Stephen Lawless 23 FW John Broderick (on loan to Kildare County FC) 24 FW Gerard Rowe 30 GK Gavin McInerney GK Matt Gregg MF Gavin Whelan FW Emeka Onwubiko (of Nigerian origin) DF Derek Foran (on loan from St Patrick's Athletic) DF Sean Fitzgerald MF Niall Merriman MF Robert Manley GK Craig Hyland FW John Flood FW Paddy Mahon

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On loan

No. Position Player DF Derek Foran (on loan from St Patrick's Athletic)

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Club Honours

• FAI Cups: 2
  • 1990, 1999
• First Division Championships: 3
  • 1985/6, 1995/6, 1999/2000
• Shield Winners: 1
  • 1995/96
• Enda McGuill Under-21 Cup Winners: 1
  • 2005

The FAI Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland. ...

External links

• Bray Wanderers FC Website
• Bray Wanderers Supporters Club Website
• Bray Wanderers at FAI.ie
• Discuss The Wanderers at Foot.ie

References

Bray Wanderers A.F.C. - a brief history , compiled by Michael Duffy incorporating material by Jim Tobin; updated 2006 by Mícheál Ó hUanacháin