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Bray Wanderers F.C.
Bray Wanderers Football Club are an List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, County Wicklow, Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''Bray Wanderers A.F.C.'' It was elected to the league in 1985, and plays its home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. The club colours are green and white, and it goes by the nickname "The Seagulls". History Early Days In 1922, some members of St Kevin's Gaelic football club in Bray, County Wicklow, Bray left the club as a result of a dispute and formed a soccer club called Bray Wanderers. Through the 1930s and 1940s, however, Bray Unknowns F.C., Bray Unknowns were the leading team in the town, playing in the League of Ireland for nineteen seasons from 1924–25 League of Ireland, 1924–25 to 1942–43 League of Ireland, 1942–43. Bray Wanderers went into decline in the mid-thirties but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlisle Grounds
The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan .... Situated directly behind the Bray D.A.R.T. station, it is home to Bray Wanderers A.F.C. History The Carlisle Grounds can claim to be the Football Association of Ireland ground with the longest history as a sports venue. Opened in 1862 as the Bray Athletic Ground, it was renamed the Carlisle Cricket and Archery Ground later that year, in honour of the 7th Earl of Carlisle who performed the opening ceremony as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Later it was shortened to the Carlisle Grounds. A new stand seating 985 was constructed in 2006 bringing the seating capacity of the ground up to about 2,000. The League of Ireland side Transport F.C. played at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |