Fallen Flags of the LOI

[sonofstan]

CTID,
Did Bray Unknowns play at the Carlisle?

[Poor Student]

CTID,
Did Bray Unknowns play at the Carlisle?

Their wikipedia entry says they did.

[Theskinloyal]

Why were they called unknowns? Were they similar to Queens Park Strangers? I'll get my coat...

[Boh_So_Good]

Transport merged with another club some years ago to become Transport Ceannt. That club played UCD back in the 1990's in the Leinster Senior Cup. Transport used Harold's Cross Greyhound Stadium and the Carlisle Grounds as it's home venues when it was in the League of Ireland. They won the FAI Cup back in 1950 I think and Johnny Giles' uncle was their manager.
Bray Unknowns went bust in 1943 as far as I know and Bray Wanderers were formed in their place.

Great stuff, thanks.

Keep it coming folks, it's really interesting off-season stuff to talk about.

[sonofstan]

Anyone know anything about Grangegorman FC? apart from being on the receiving end of Bohs highest ever goal tally (11-0 in '47) and being the beaten finalists in Sligo's first junior cup, I can't find anything. Did they play in the Hospital grounds? when did they go out of existence? any snippets appreciated. (they would have been even more local for me than Bohs!)

[bray boy]

as far as i know bray unknowns were more or less the same as bray wanderers
just changed there name a little lol
yes they played in the carlsile

[dcfcsteve]

I've never heard of that team!

That's cuz they're Unknown...!

I'll get mo chota.....!

[CollegeTillIDie]

There were several teams based in the old mental Hospital St. Brendan's which is now I believe a Campus for DIT. I am not sure about the Grangegorman club but I do know they played in the grounds of the old hospital, which had two or three soccer pitches if memory serves.

In the 1980's and 1990's there was a team called St. Brendan's based in the hospital , which was a staff team for the workers of the hospital and a handful of outsiders.
They regularly played in the Leinster Senior Cup during those decades.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Rathmines Athletic joined the League of Ireland in 1922 and only played in the league for the 1922/23 season. They were invited in to replace UCD who had to decline their invitation to join in 1922, because the students were not due to return to College until October at the time and the Student club would have been unable to field a team during the Shield competition which preceded the League, during late August September and early October. When you consider that a civil war was raging in the country at the time, it is to the credit of the football people in this country that a season was able to take place at all during the 1921-23 period.

[sonofstan]

There were several teams based in the old mental Hospital St. Brendan's which is now I believe a Campus for DIT.

Not yet it isn't - been on the cards for over a decade but still not a sod turned; would have loved if we'd moved there; afaik a decent stadium is part of the scheme anyway.

Thanks for the info....

[Kingdom]

Not yet it isn't - been on the cards for over a decade but still not a sod turned; would have loved if we'd moved there; afaik a decent stadium is part of the scheme anyway.

Thanks for the info....

Jaysus that would certainly be a great spot for a medium sized stadium. As would Broadstone come to think of it.

[soccerc]

In the 1980's and 1990's there was a team called St. Brendan's based in the hospital , which was a staff team for the workers of the hospital and a handful of outsiders.
They regularly played in the Leinster Senior Cup during those decades.

CTID, it's Brendanville, not St Brendans, Run by stalwart Christy Kennedy who is an employee at the hospital.

[KevB76]

not very good, teams dont change names, they go bust, and a new club is formed, limerick 37 are a year old and are 9th in the table, they have never played top flight football, it should be done properly but it would take days to gather the required info, good idea though,

I thought it was only counting years spent in top division, hence l37 isnt even on the list, Cobh Ramblers counted at 3 seasons

[dcfcsteve]

not very good, teams dont change names, they go bust, and a new club is formed,

Teams do change names Dn Ramo !

Irish football is littered with examples of clubs who've changed name without going bust.

[Dodge]

I thought it was only counting years spent in top division, hence l37 isnt even on the list, Cobh Ramblers counted at 3 seasons

Yep, thats the idea. Still wrong to decided on a 3 point for a win system (when it wasn't like that) and then included points deduction 9when it obviously was).

Either have a broad "here's how many point teams could've won if it had been 3 point for a win" or have the exact info

[LeixlipRed]

Don;t think it's been mentioned yet but as most people know Shels quit the league for 2 years in the 30s over a dispute with the FAI (one year ban, other year in spent in the AUL). A team called Reds United was formed which played in the LSL the 1st year and in the LOI the 2nd year. The resigned from the league the year after to allow Shels to retake their place. They played in Glenmalure for the two years I believe and were made up mostly of Shels players and those involved in the club.

[sonofstan]

Shels quit the league for 2 years in the 30s over a dispute with the FAI

Never realised Ollie's involvement went back that far...

[eelmonster]

There's a fascinating piece of Pathé news footage from the 1942 FAI cup final between Dundalk and Cork United [Labelled as Cork Athletic, about mid-way down the page]:

http://dundalkfc.com/goalfootage.html