Bray legends v Wolfe Tone legends
With the World Cup in full flow, all eyes in Wicklow and South Dublin
will veer towards the Carlisle Grounds for a few hours on Sunday June
20th.
Although Brazil and Italy will be among the countries in action on
Father’s Day, a unique venture will see Wolfe Tone Legends take on
Bray Wanderers Legends in the ‘Clash of the Titans’
The charitable match - which kick’s off at 4.00 p.m. - is being played
in order to raise much needed funds for the
progress in developing the Wolfe Tone and District Youth Club, and
their grounds at the Temple Sportsfield.
To say the Wanderers squad have experience is an understatement.
All told, they have over 4,500 appearances in the Green and White jersey.
They include Premier Division champions and a host over FAI Cup
winners as well as Bray’s record appearance holder Colm Tresson and
record goal-scorer Kieran ‘Tarzan’ O’Brien.
Former Republic of Ireland ‘B’ team manager, and two-time FAI Cup
winning boss Pat Devlin, will oversee the Seasiders from the dug-out.
He will be assisted by Anthony ‘Bo’ McKeever.
The Seagulls squad already experience in such a fixture.
In October 2009, they drew with their Liverpool counterparts 2-2 in
front of 3,000 spectators with 1990 FAI Cup hat-trick hero John Ryan
on the mark for Bray as well as a 25-yard screamer from Richie
Parsons.
Current Longford Town manager Tony Cousins and Phil Babb drew the Red’s level.
Not be outdone, the ‘Youth Club selection will also include a number of
other ex-Bray players in the shape of goalkeepers Darren Brien and Ian
Fowler, defender Danny O’Connor as well as the strike duo of Justin
Dutton and Shay Brien.
With club chairman James Earls also on the sidelines, the Blue’s panel
also includes an Oscar Traynor Trophy winner in shape of net-minder
Shaun Temple.
And former Wicklow League Overall and Divisional player’s of the year
like Thomas Tobin, Stuart Purcell and Jamie Quiney.
They will also have a guest appearance by Sheffield Wednesday
midfielder James O’Connor, himself a former Wolfe Tone schoolboy.
The Wolfe Tone players are as follows: Shaun Temple, Darren Brien,
Shay Brien, Ian Fowler (trainer), Mick Mohan, Ben McNulty, Justin
Kelly, Justin Dutton, Tony Salmon, Kevin Scanlon (trainer), John
Scanlon Jnr, Keith Maloney, Thomas Tobin, James Tracey, Stuart
Purcell, Tony Harris, Mark Mahon, Gary Purdy, Darren Temple, Jamie
Quiney, James O’Connor, Gary O’Connor, Danny O’Connor, Dean Jordan and
Paul Dowling.
The Bray Wanderers legends panel includes: Colin Kelly, Alan Young,
Matt Britton, Maurice Farrell, Anthony ‘Bo’ McKeever, Jody Lynch,
Keith Long, Mick Doohan, Adrian Cairns, Gavin Teehan, Colm Tresson,
Philip Keogh, Stephen Fox, Robbie Coyle, Alan Dodd, Barry O’Connor,
John Finnegan, Pat O’Brien, Kieran ‘Tarzan’ O’Brien, Richie Parsons,
John Finnegan and Philip Gormley.
* Admission price for the charity fixture is €5 with a souvenir match
day programme also priced at €5 *
