Bray Unknowns F.C.

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Bray Unknowns
Full nameBray Unknowns Football Club
GroundCarlisle Grounds
Bray
County Wicklow
LeagueLeinster Senior League
League of Ireland

Bray Unknowns Football Club was an

Bray Wanderers emerged as the town's strongest team, enjoying success in both the Leinster Senior League and the FAI Intermediate Cup
. During the 1960s both clubs were in decline. In 1973, after co-existing for nearly fifty years, the two clubs effectively merged under the Wanderers name.

History

Early years

Bray Unknowns played a few seasons at the

LFA Metropolitan Cup.[3]

League of Ireland

Bray Unknowns joined the

Fordsons, they became the second and third teams, after Athlone Town, from outside of County Dublin
to join the league. During their time in the league, Bray Unknowns regularly finished in the bottom two. On 28 October 1928 Bray Unknowns lost 11–0 to Shamrock Rovers. This still remains Rovers record win. Bray Unknowns best performance in the league was a fourth-placed finish in 1936–37. They were FAI Cup semi-finalists in 1924–25, 1925–26 and 1939–40. At the end of the 1942–43 seasons Bray Unknowns failed to get re-elected.[4][5][6][7]

Bray Wanderers

In 1973–74 Bray Unknowns were playing in the

Bray Wanderers.[8]

League of Ireland Stats

Stat Opponent Score Date
Record Win Brideville 7–1 28 November 1925
Record Defeat[9] Shamrock Rovers 0–11 28 October 1928

Source: [10][5]

Ground

Between 1924–25 and 1928–29, Bray Unknowns played their home games in Woodbrook, just over the County Dublin border. In 1929 they moved back to the Carlisle Grounds. The first League of Ireland match at the ground was a 2-2 draw between Unknowns and Dundalk during the 1929–30 season .[11]

Honours

Notable former players

Ireland internationals

The following Bray Unknowns players represented Ireland at full international level.

Goalscorers

  • Top League Scorer (season): 21, Owen McNally (1930–31)
  • Top League Scorer (total): 44, Paddy Leeney (1937–41)

References

  1. ^ Carlisle Grounds
  2. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6
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  3. ^ www.braywanderers.com
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  7. ^ www.shamrockrovers.ie Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ www.braywanderers.com
  9. ^ www.shamrockrovers.ie Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ McSweeney, Niall. A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921-22 to 1984-85. Association of Football Statisticians.
  11. ^ Carlisle Grounds
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