Bray Wanderers

Full name	Bray Wanderers Football Club
Nickname	"The Seagulls"
Founded	1942
Ground	Carlisle Grounds, Bray, County Wicklow
Capacity	7,000
Chairman	Eddie Slevin
Manager	Pat Devlin
League	Eircom Premier League
2004	3rd (First Division)
Home colours Away colours

Bray Wanderers F.C. is a 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 Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and goes by the nickname Seagulls. The current manager is Pat Devlin and 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. ... This article is about the year. ... Bray (Bré or Brí Chulainn in Irish) is a former seaside resort in north County Wicklow, Ireland. ... Wicklow (Cill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Eircom Premier League is the most senior soccer competition in the Republic of Ireland. ... 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... shorts 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... 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... shorts 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... 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... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the Eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telcom Eircom), is a league of football clubs in the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the year. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bray (Bré or Brí Chulainn in Irish) is a former seaside resort in north County Wicklow, Ireland. ...

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.

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.

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.

Current Squad

Manager: Pat Devlin

Squad:

Club Honours

• FAI Cups: 2
  • 1990, 1999
• First Division Championships: 3
  • 1985/6, 1995/6, 1999/2000
• Shield: 1
  • 1995/96

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External Links

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