{"title":"Bray Wanderers Football Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatchday programmes and club publications from Bray Wanderers, the Carlisle Grounds, Bray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBulk enquiries welcome from enthusiasts, libraries, clubs and collectors: \u003ca href=\"mailto:pigeonhousebooksdublin@gmail.com\"\u003epigeonhousebooksdublin@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bray-wanderers-fc-bray-wanderers-v-dundalk-25-april-2014-matchday-programme-sse-airtricity-premier-division-at-the-carlisle-grounds-the-dundalk-title-winning-squad-printed","title":"Bray Wanderers FC: Bray Wanderers v Dundalk, 25 April 2014 matchday programme — SSE Airtricity Premier Division at the Carlisle Grounds; the Dundalk title-winning squad printed","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Bray Wanderers matchday programme. Bray Wanderers v Dundalk, SSE Airtricity Premier Division, the Carlisle Grounds, Friday 25 April 2014, kick-off 7.45pm. Sponsors Sinnotts, Macron, Tipperary Natural Mineral Water and Hard Metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe squad page is what makes this one worth keeping. The Dundalk side printed here is the one that went on to win the 2014 title and dominate the rest of the decade: PETER CHERRIE, SEAN GANNON, BRIAN GARTLAND, ANDY BOYLE, CHRIS SHIELDS, DARYL HORGAN, JOHN MOUNTNEY, PATRICK HOBAN, RUAIDHRÍ HIGGINS, DANE MASSEY, DAVID McMILLAN and RICHIE TOWELL. Bray, under ALAN MATHEWS with Barry O'Connor assisting, field Shane Redmond, David Webster, Shane O'Neill, Ismahil Akinade, Jake Kelly, Dean Zambra, Ciaran Byrne and Adam Cox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside: Mathews writes 'From The Dugout' on the visitors from Oriel Park; Brian Quigley's 'Quigley's World' looks at the Isle of Wight FA; 'Ones to Watch' profiles the Dundalk danger men; 'Duffy's Diary' covers the history between Bray and Dundalk; and 'Cahill's Corner' writes up the CELTIC GRAVES SOCIETY. Match action from the recent Derry and Shamrock Rovers games, supporters' club news, and the full squads on page 30.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProgramme team: editor and designer Anthony Rooney, with Micheál Ó hUanacháin, Michael Duffy, Paul Cahill, Mick Tierney and Jack O'Neill contributing. Thirty-two pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bray Wanderers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bray Wanderers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158904979783,"sku":"2026-09-17-4036","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71VFLQwa7qL.jpg?v=1790327360"},{"product_id":"bray-wanderers-fc-seagull-scene-2017-season-bray-wanderers-v-shamrock-rovers-20-october-2017-matchday-programme-harry-kenny-s-farewell-message-as-head-coach","title":"Bray Wanderers FC 'Seagull Scene', 2017 season: Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers, 20 October 2017 matchday programme — HARRY KENNY's farewell message as head coach","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Bray Wanderers matchday programme 'SEAGULL SCENE', 2017 season, €3. Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers, SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, the Carlisle Grounds, Friday 20 October 2017, kick-off 19:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover pairs a black-and-white photograph of HARRY KENNY in his playing days with a colour shot of him celebrating on the touchline as head coach — and the issue turns out to be his farewell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis welcome page reviews the narrow defeat at Oriel Park the previous Friday: Bray well on top in the first half and dominating possession, a harsh second yellow card for Ryan Brennan on the hour, and Dundalk's winner on 87 minutes to end Bray's hopes of a European place. He thanks the fans, players, board and backroom staff, and singles out the SJB Academy coaches — 'the underage structure is in good hands and already is producing exceptional young talent'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the news: 'It was a very difficult decision to inform the Bray Wanderers FC Board that I would not be available as head coach for the 2018 season. I was grateful for the opportunity to manage in the Airtricity National League and I really enjoyed the challenge. Sincere best wishes for the future to all associated with Bray Wanderers FC.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenny went on to manage St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne. Inside: a big-match preview, a Q\u0026amp;A with Kenny, a player profile on Peter Cherrie and 'Quigley's World of Football'. Programme contributors Stephen McDonnell, Michael Duffy, Brian Quigley, Dermot O'Brien and Micheál Ó hUanacháin. Forty pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bray Wanderers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bray Wanderers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158905110855,"sku":"2026-09-17-4037","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/717sSSRFC4L.jpg?v=1790327361"},{"product_id":"bray-wanderers-fc-seagull-scene-2018-season-bray-wanderers-v-cork-city-27-july-2018-matchday-programme-written-under-a-transfer-embargo-during-the-club-s-financial-crisis","title":"Bray Wanderers FC 'Seagull Scene', 2018 season: Bray Wanderers v Cork City, 27 July 2018 matchday programme — written under a transfer embargo during the club's financial crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Bray Wanderers matchday programme 'SEAGULL SCENE', 2018 season, €3. Bray Wanderers v Cork City, SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, the Carlisle Grounds, Friday 27 July 2018, kick-off 19:45. Cover portrait of the Bray goalkeeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA document of Bray Wanderers' 2018 collapse, written from inside it. Manager GRAHAM KELLY opens by describing 'a very tough few weeks for everyone' and bitter disappointment at the previous week's result, then states the position plainly: 'With the transfer embargo in place we have a very tight squad for the remainder of the season.' Four Under-17s from the SJB Academy are named in the matchday panel, and Kelly argues these young players 'will hopefully be the future of the club for many years to come'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCork City arrive off two Champions League qualifying ties and a midweek win at Derry City, and Kelly concedes Bray will need their home form to hold. That season ended in relegation after a public dispute over unpaid players, which makes the programme a primary source for one of the grimmer episodes in recent League of Ireland history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso inside: the match build-up, 'Quigley's World of Football', and an autographs page. Programme contributors Stephen McDonnell, Michael Duffy, Brian Quigley, Dermot O'Brien and Micheál Ó hUanacháin. 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HARP LAGER CUP SEMI-FINAL, the Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Sunday 22 April 1990, kick-off 3.30pm. Price 50p.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oldest item in this group, and a considerable occasion: Bray's second successive semi-final, against the Derry City side that had done the treble the year before under JIM McLAUGHLIN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManager PAT DEVLIN's 'Manager's View' is worth the price on its own: 'ONCE AGAIN we denied all the unbelievers and the knockers by reaching the semi-final stages of the FAI Harp Lager Cup for the second year in succession... On the question of being underdogs, we thrive on it, and we don't fear any team on our own pitch... My players know that we are just 90 minutes away from the final and anything can happen in a one-off situation.' He thanks 'the directors, players, coaching staff, groundsman, supporters, programme editor and tea ladies'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe editorial is sharp about the build-up — the media had billed Derry v St Pat's as the real final — and about the referee's penalty decisions in the quarter-finals, and notes that 'it has been a brave decision to keep this game here at the Carlisle Grounds'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest of all, a page headed '31 Years Ago Today' reproduces the cover of the FAI CUP FINAL REPLAY programme of Wednesday 22 April 1959 at Dalymount Park — Waterford v St Patrick's Athletic, price sixpence, under the heading 'The Football Association of Ireland \/ Cumann Peile na hÉireann' — exactly thirty-one years to the day. The 1989\/90 committees are listed in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bray Wanderers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bray Wanderers Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158905405767,"sku":"2026-09-17-4039","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/7177CLYuN8L.jpg?v=1790327366"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/collections\/7177CLYuN8L.jpg?v=1790327748","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/collections\/bray-wanderers-football-club.oembed","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}