eircom league stories: Bray Wanderers

Bray start well and hang on!
- February 24, 2001
Bray Wanderers 2 Galway Utd 1
Bray Wanderers got off to a dream start against Galway United at the Carlisle Grounds - but by the end they were hanging on for dear life as the Tribesmen mounted a determined fightback.
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Bray want to get back to winning ways
- February 23, 2001
Bray Wanderers v Galway United 19:45
Bray Wanderers, shocked by Cork City last week, need to get back to wining ways at the Carlisle Grounds if they are to maintain their challenge for a place in Europe.
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City secure precious points
- February 19, 2001
Cork City 1 Bray Wanderers 0
The ghost of relegation, which began to haunt Turners Cross in the last days of the Mountfield regime, has been busted. Who you gonna call? Liam Murphy!
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Gormley banned for two
- February 15, 2001
Bohemians and Bray have been hit hard by the Eircom League's disciplinary committee following their grudge FAI Cup match a fortnight ago.
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Ton-up Barry wins for Bray
- February 10, 2001
Bray Wanderers 2 Derry City 1
Bray Wanderers made up for the disappointment of their Cup exit at the hands of hated Bohs by beating Derry in the league at the Carlisle Ground - but they sure left it late!
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Clarke goes home!
- February 9, 2001
Bray Wanderers v Derry City 19:45
Paul Clark, the Scottish midfielder signed by Derry City from Airdrie on deadline day just over a week ago, has packed up and gone home to Dundee!
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All too much for poor Bray
- February 3, 2001
Bohemians 2 Bray Wanderers 1
This wasn't how the script was meant to go. Wronged Bray have been doing their Charles Atlas course for almost a year just to avenge themselves - and big bully Bohs came along and kicked sand in their faces again!
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Bray's Byrne-ing desire for revenge
- February 2, 2001
Bohemians v Bray Wanderers, FAI Cup
Goalkeeper Jimmy Fyffe, newly signed from Limerick stands by to make his debut for 'flu-ravaged Bray Wanders in tonight's grudge match.
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Transfer mayhem as Eircom deadline falls
- February 1, 2001
They'll tell you the Eircom League is in cash crisis, with Finn Harps, Derry City and Kilkenny City in trouble and players at Galway United and now Waterford United taking big pay cuts - but that didn't stop yesterday from being one of the busiest transfer days ever as clubs raced to beat the Eircom League deadline.
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Keegan blow to Bray
- February 1, 2001
US-based striker Paul Keegan has been forced to cut short his loan period with Bray Wanderers. Keegan has been ordered to return to the United States to have his knee injury assessed and he may not be able to return before the end of the Irish season.
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Williamson joins Bray
- January 31, 2001
St. Pat's unsettled midfielder Paul Byrne has quit the club at his own request. Byrne hasn't featured in the team since the FAI Cup win over Wayside Celtic at the beginning of January and has been frozen out for the last four games.
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Shels show true mettle
- January 27, 2001
Shelbourne 3 Bray Wanderers 2
The reigning champions showed their stuff by taking all the points in a cracking must-win game, to which Bray Wanderers - unbeaten in 13 before this - made a full contribution.
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Crucial six-pointer as Bray meet Shels
- January 26, 2001
Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers, Tolka Park 19:45 Shelbourne play their third game in six days tonight when they take on Bray Wanderers at their Richmond Road home. It's crucial week for the reigning champions - and so far it hasn't gone to plan, with just one point from two games. One from three would be disastrous!
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Bray dig deep to hold Saints
- January 20, 2001
St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Bray Wanderers 1
Bray Wanderers stretched their unbeaten run to a remarkable 13 games - but they had to fight hard to do it against a St. Pat's team who are enjoying their own streak of form.
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Another Bray day? Wanderers take on Saints
- January 19, 2001
St. Patrick's Athletic v Bray Wanderers, 19:45
Bray Wanderers have got to third spot in the Eircom Premier league the hard way - by beating the teams above them and around them.
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Dempsey to get Bulldog chance - January 17, 2001
Former Everton midfielder Gary Dempsey will get a chance to prove himself in America with the A-League side Boston Bulldogs.
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Bray fight back to go third
- January 13, 2001
Bray Wanderers 3 Longford Town 1
Bray went behind to a first-half Eric Smith goal but fought their way back for a convincing win leapfrog Shamrock Rovers into third place in the table.
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Bray can go third with win over Longford
- January 12, 2001
Bray Wanderers v Longford Town 19:45
With recent wins over championship contenders Shelbourne and Bohemians already in the bag, Bray can claim another top-five scalp tonight against Longford.
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Bray's five-star show
- January 6, 2001
Bray Wanderers 5 Sligo Rovers 0
Bray put the frighteners on the rest of the teams left in this year's FAI Cup with a comprehensive 5-0 win against Sligo Rovers at the Carlisle Ground.
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Bray aim to put record straight
- January 5, 2001
FAI Cup: Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers, Carlisle 19:45
Cup specialists Bray Wanderers won the trophy in 1999 and reckon they were diddled out of it last year - a claim vindicated when they were awarded £30,000 compensation from the FAI a couple of weeks ago.
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Cats show fight to hold Bray
- December 24, 2000
Kilkenny City 2 Bray Wanderers 2
Could Kilkenny City have hit a turning point? Forty-five minutes gone and the game looked to be going the way the rest of the season had gone, with Bray leading 2-0.
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FAI to fork out Bray compo
- December 21, 2000
The FAI will pay £30,000 compensation to Bray Wanderers after an independent arbiter yesterday ruled that Jason Byrne should never have been banned from last season's FAI Cup semi-final.
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Bray redress the balance
- December 18, 2000
Bray Wanderers 3 Bohemians 1
Having done the rest of the title contenders a favour by beating Shels 3-0 a couple of weeks ago, Bray Wanderers redressed the balance somewhat yesterday by dishing out similar treatment to Bohemians.
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Bray stay unbeaten
- December 11, 2000
UCD 1 Bray Wanderers 1
It's now eight games since Bray were beaten - but they came perilously close at Belfield yesterday.
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Keegan foils Rovers
- December 4, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 1 Bray Wanderers 1
Paul Keegan fired home an 89th-minute equaliser to leave Hoops fans gasping at the most impudent smash-and-grab raid ever.
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Tresson one-two downs Shels
- November 30, 2000
Bray Wanderers 3 Shelbourne 0
Bray Wanderers wrapped an elastic band around the top of the Eircom Premier division last night - but not before they'd squeezed themselves into the leading group!
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Charles is new Bray boy
- November 29, 2000
Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne, Carlisle Grounds 19:45
Kilkenny's twice postponed game against Bohemians at Buckley Park was called off yet again last night - so it's Shelbourne who now have the opportunity to open a gap at the top of the premier division by beating Bray Wanderers tonight.
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Bray nick point in Terryland
- November 25, 2000
Galway United 2 Bray Wanderers 2
Eddie Gormley was Galway's nemesis as Bray Wanderers launched a smash-and-grab raid at Terryland Park.
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Wanderer Keegan bags winner
- November 18, 2000
Bray Wanderers 1 Cork City 0
It is apt the Paul Keegan plays for a team called Wanderers and the much travelled striker is no stranger to finding the back of the net - which he proved against Cork City at the Carlisle Grounds.
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Morley chases historic target - November 17, 2000
Bray Wanderers v Cork City
Cork City veteran Pat Morley will line out against Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds just two goals short of yet another remarkable milestone.
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Derry end losing run
- November 12, 2000
Derry City 1 Bray Wanderers 1
Derry bounced back from two successive defeats to earn a share of the spoils with Bray at the Brandywell.
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Byrne gets League call-up - November 1, 2000
After calling up a raft of replacements yesterday for tonight's Interleague game against the Irish League (Terryland, 19:30), Eircom National League manager Dermot Keely has been forced into further changes.
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Bray rescue precious point - October 30, 2000
Bray Wanderers 2 St. Patrick's 2
Bray made things tough for themselves against St. Pat's at the Carlisle Ground, giving the visitors a two-goal start before rescuing a point with just seven minutes left.
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Bulldog set for Irish return as Barbadan leaves - October 26, 2000
With the close season in America, players are left twiddling their thumbs - but with soccer in mid-season everywhere else most decide to cross borders and play on.
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Longford's home hell - October 22, 2000
Longford Town 0 Bray Wanderers 1
Longford Town's home hoodoo struck again, with Bray the latest beneficiaries. The result sees the Midlanders drop below the Seasiders in the table.
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Harps off the bottom - October 15, 2000
Finn Harps 1 Bray Wanderers 0
Finn Harps lifted themselves off the bottom of the table with a win against shot-shy Bray Wanderers in Ballybofey.
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Bray win new-boys battle - October 7, 2000
Bray Wanderers 3 Kilkenny City 0
Bray Wanderers had things all their own way in the battle of the promoted teams at the Carlisle Grounds - and left Kilkenny looking like relegation candidates.
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Crowe treble keeps Bohs in hunt - September 30, 2000
Bohemians 3 Bray Wanderers 1
A Glen Crowe hat trick kept Bohemians' title ambitions very much alive against understrength Bray Wanderers at rain-sodden Dalymount.
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Dempsey in at the deep end? - September 29, 2000
Former Everton midfielder Gary Dempsey could be thrown in at the deep end tonight at Dalymount Park against Bohemians for his new club, Bray Wanderers, because of a serious injury crisis at the Wicklow club.
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Grogan double sinks Bray - September 15, 2000
Bray Wanderers 1 UCD 2
Bray looked to be heading for victory at the Carlisle Ground - until ex-Manchester United starlet Kevin Grogan popped up with a late double of outstanding quality.
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Students to test understrength Bray - September 15, 2000
Bray Wanderers go into the Eircom Premier League game against UCD tonight at the Carlisle Grounds with serious injury worries.
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Rovers miss out - September 11, 2000
Bray 2 Shamrock Rovers 2
Shamrock Rovers looked to be heading for the top of the Eircom League when they led Bray 2-0 at the Carlisle Grounds yesterday.
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Galway end Bray streak - September 1, 2000
Bray Wanderers 0 Galway United 1
Bray Wanderers 10-game unbeaten streak came to an end at the Carlisle Grounds when Galway scored a rare victory on the road.
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Bray go for seven in a row at the Carlisle Grounds - September 1, 2000
Newly promoted Bray Wanderers are finding life in the higher division easier than expected. They face an up-and-down Galway United side tonight at the Carlisle Ground and a win would be their seventh consecutive at home.
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Cork and Bray keep unbeaten records - August 28, 2000
Cork City 0 Bray Wanderers 0
Bray Wanderers travelled to Turner's Cross on Sunday sharing a 100% return from their league endeavours with Cork City and it came as no surprise that both teams finished the game with unbeaten records intact as they played out an uninspiring scoreless draw.
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Derry should fear Bray - August 18, 2000
Derry City started last season with three straight wins before coming unstuck against Bohemians but it could be the opposite this season as they travel to the Carlisle Grounds to take on confident Bray Wanderers tonight.
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Shels-shock to the system - August 14, 2000
Shelbourne 0 Bray Wanderers 1
After their European exploits, Shelbourne thought that they would be fitter that every other team for the start of the new campaign and even though they were the better team against Bray on Sunday at Tolka their inability to score was there for all to see.
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Jason Byrne linked with Tranmere - August 11, 2000
Bray Wanderers striker Jason Byrne is being lined up as a target for John Aldridge's Tranmere Rovers in a deal which would smash the Irish transfer record.
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Bray unhappy as Shels are left off the hook - August 9, 2000
Bray Wanderers were left feeling like second-hand citizens of the Eircom League as the suspensions for the start of the season were announced.
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No pre-season luck for Irish clubs - July 18, 2000
Last night was one to forget for Eircom League clubs. Four went into pre-season friendlies against English opposition and only one, Bray Wanderers, came out with any sort of positive result. Wanderers faced Northampton Town at the Carlisle Grounds and earned a 0-0 draw.
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Bray come unstuck against Dundee - July 14, 2000
After Bray Wanderers' brave show against Celtic at the weekend it was expected that they would follow in Bohemians footsteps and beat Dundee United when they met at the Carlisle Ground last night. But Pat Devlin's men never raised their game to the required heights, finally losing 2-0 to the Scottish Premier outfit.
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O'Neill's Bhoys beat Bray - July 10, 2000
As far as first games go, new Celtic boss Martin O' Neill, got the start he wanted. But, although Chris Sutton is the big news and signing, and the prize for fan favourite still goes to Henrik Larson, perhaps the biggest surprise of the match came in the form of a triple treat of goals from Tommy Johnson.
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Bray announce NTL deal - July 5, 2000
Sacked Celtic supremo Kenny Dalglish was in Bray this morning to help his mate Pat Devlin, manager of Bray Wanderers, unveil a significant new sponsorship deal.
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Celtic kick-off exciting pre-season - June 15, 2000
Irish clubs have set up some gems of games for their pre-season warm-up. None is more impressive than Bray Wanderers game against Celtic on Sunday, July 9 at the Carlisle Grounds.
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