Thomas Raymond Brady (3 June 1937 – 15 November 2016) was an

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footballer who played in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s with Millwall and Queens Park Rangers. Brady signed for Millwall from

Transport F.C. Transport Football Club is an Irish association football club who played in the League of Ireland for fourteen seasons from 1948–49 to 1961–62. They currently play in the Leinster Senior League. Like several earlier League of Ireland club ...

in July 1957. He then signed for QPR in July 1963 and made his debut in August of that year against Charlton Athletic. In all Brady made 88 league appearances for QPR. His brother Pat played for Millwall from 1959 until he too joined QPR in 1963, and his other brothers Liam and Frank were also professional footballers. His great uncle

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was also an Irish international. Brady won six full caps for the Republic of Ireland in 1963 and 1964. He died on 15 November 2016, at the age of 79. After retiring from football, he purchased a public house "The Railway and Bicycle" in Sevenoaks, Kent, where he was well known as a local character.

Honours

Football League Fourth Division The Football League Fourth Division was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season. Whilst the division disappeared in name ...

(fourth tier) ** Millwall F.C. 1961-62

References

* The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle {{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Ray 1937 births 2016 deaths League of Ireland players Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland international footballers Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Association footballers from County Dublin Hastings United F.C. (1948) players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Home Farm F.C. players English Football League players Association football defenders Transport F.C. players

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