2012 Bray Wanderers F.C. season

Bray Wanderers F.C.

2012 season
Chairman	Eddie Cox
Manager	Pat Devlin
Stadium	Carlisle Grounds
Premier Division	10th
FAI Cup	2nd Round
League of Ireland Cup	Quarter-finalists
Setanta Sports Cup	First Round
Leinster Senior Cup	Quarter-finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Byrne (13) All: Jason Byrne (14)
Highest home attendance	2,000 v Shamrock Rovers (20 April)
Lowest home attendance	150 v Limerick (26 June)
Home colours Away colours

The 2012 Bray Wanderers F.C. season is the club's 28th season competing in the League of Ireland and the team's first season under the management of Keith Long as Pat Devlin took up the director of football role at the club. It's the team's eighth consecutive season in the Premier Division. Long left his role in September and Devlin retook the manager's role.

Squad

Squad as of 26 October 2012:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Darren Quigley 2 DF David Webster 3 DF Dane Massey 4 DF Colm Tresson 5 DF Adam Mitchell 6 MF Danny O'Connor (captain) 7 MF Kevin O'Connor 8 MF Daire Doyle 9 FW Paul Moffatt 10 FW Jason Byrne 11 FW Kieran Marty Waters 12 DF Kevin Knight 14 MF Graham Kelly 15 MF Lee Dixon 16 MF Dean Zambra 17 FW Dean Marshall

No. Position Player 18 FW John Mulroy 19 MF Conor Butler 20 DF Sean Houston 21 MF Adam Hanlon 22 DF Pat Seery 23 FW Ismahil Akinade 25 GK Brian Kane 26 DF Shane O'Connor 27 MF Conor Earley 28 FW Sean Hurley 29 FW Ger Pender 30 FW Yani Georgiev DF Stephen Brennan MF Ryan Dooney FW Jonathan Kelty

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Country	Position	Signed From
January 2012	Pierce Sweeney		Defender	Belvedere
January 2012	Jonathan Kelty		Forward	Arklow Town
January 2012	Adam Hanlon		Midfielder	Arklow Town
February 2012	Jason Byrne		Forward	Dundalk
March 2012	Ian Byrne		Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers
July 2012	Kevin O'Connor		Midfielder	Worcester City
July 2012	Brendan King		Forward	Portland Timbers
July 2012	Pat Seery		Defender	Bohemians
July 2012	Lee Dixon		Midfielder	Bohemians
July 2012	Ismahil Akinade		Forward	St Patrick's Athletic
July 2012	Paul Moffatt		Forward	Shamrock Rovers
July 2012	Dean Marshall		Midfield	Drogheda United
August 2012	Yani Georgiev		Forward

Out

Date	Player	Country	Position	Sold To
November 2011	Gary Dempsey		Midfielder	Waterford United
January 2012	Derek Prendergast		Defender	Drogheda United
January 2012	Conor Murphy		Forward	Monaghan United
January 2012	Gary Shaw		Forward	Longford Town
February 2012	Chris Shields		Midfielder	Dundalk
February 2012	Shane O'Neill		Forward	Dundalk
February 2012	Jake Kelly		Forward	St Patrick's Athletic
July 2012	Pierce Sweeney		Defender	Reading
July 2012	Stephen Last		Defender	Athlone Town
August 2012	Brendan King		Forward	Alta IF

Most appearances

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. Last updated 26/10/12

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier Division	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Leinster Cup	Total
1		1	Darren Quigley	29	2	2	1	1	35
2		6	Danny O'Connor	27	2	2	1	0	34
		20	Sean Houston	27	2	2	1	1	34
3		16	Dean Zambra	26	2	2	2	1	33
4		18	John Mulroy	25	1	2	2	1	32
		10	Jason Byrne	25	2	2	2	1	32
5		21	Adam Hanlon	23	2	2	2	1	30

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated 26/10/12

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier Division	Setanta Cup	FAI Cup	League Cup	Leinster Cup	Total
1		10	Jason Byrne	13	0	0	1	0	14
2		11	Kieran Waters	8	2	1	0	2	13
3		6	Danny O'Connor	4	0	0	0	0	4
4		18	John Mulroy	3	0	0	0	0	3
		20	Sean Houston	2	0	0	1	0	3
5		2	David Webster	1	0	0	0	0	1
		16	Dean Zambra	1	0	0	0	0	1
		17	Dean Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	1
			Jonathan Kelty	0	0	0	1	0	1

Competitions

Premier Division

Final Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sligo Rovers (C)	30	17	10	3	53	23	+30	61	UEFA Champions League/Setanta Cup
2	Drogheda United	30	17	6	7	51	36	+15	57	UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup
3	St Patrick's Athletic	30	15	10	5	44	22	+22	55	UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup
4	Shamrock Rovers	30	14	10	6	56	37	+19	52	Setanta Cup
5	Derry City [note 1]	30	11	6	13	36	36	0	39	UEFA Europa League/Setanta Cup
6	Cork City	30	8	12	10	38	36	+2	36	Setanta Cup
7	Bohemians	30	9	9	12	35	38	−3	36
8	Shelbourne	30	9	8	13	35	43	−8	35
9	UCD	30	8	7	15	32	48	−16	31
10	Bray Wanderers	30	5	10	15	33	54	−21	25
11	Dundalk	30	4	8	18	23	63	−40	20	Won promotion/relegation play off
12	Monaghan United [note 2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew from league.

Source:^[1][2]

Notes

1. Derry City qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.
2. Monaghan United withdrew after 14 games. Their record was expunged.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	5	10	15	33	54	−21	25	2	5	8	19	34	−15	3	5	7	14	20	−6

Last updated: 22 October 2012.
Source:

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

St Patrick's Athletic v Bray Wanderers

2 March Round 1	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Bray Wanderers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IWT	Dean Kelly  15'	(Report)		Attendance: 1,474 Referee: Alan Kelly

Bray Wanderers v Derry City

10 March Round 2	Bray Wanderers	0–4	Derry City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT		(Report)	Stewart Greacen  23' David McDaid  25' Rory Patterson  34' (p) Rory Patterson  67'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

UCD v Bray Wanderers

17 March Round 3	UCD	2–3	Bray Wanderers	UCD Bowl, Dublin
19.45 IWT	Graham Rusk  40' (p) Graham Rusk  66' (p)	(Report)	Jason Byrne  30' Danny O'Connor  73' Danny O'Connor  83'	Attendance: 376 Referee: Paul McLoughlin

Bray Wanderers v Drogheda United

23 March Round 4	Bray Wanderers	2–4	Drogheda United	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IWT	Jason Byrne  52' Dean Zambra  78'	(Report)	Dean Marshall  1' Brian Gannon  64' Sean Brenann  71' Declan O'Brien  74'	Attendance: 952 Referee: Graham Kelly

Cork City v Bray Wanderers

30 March Round 5	Cork City	1–1	Bray Wanderers	Turner's Cross, Cork
19.45 IST	Tadhg Purcell  4'	(Report)	Jason Byrne  74'	Attendance: 2,888 Referee: Tom Connolly

Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers

6 April Round 6	Bray Wanderers	1–2	Sligo Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Kieran Waters  19'	(Report)	Raffaele Cretaro  10' Danny North  49'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alan Kelly

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

13 April Round 7	Shelbourne	2–1	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IST	Philip Hughes  10' Philip Gorman  82'	(Report)	Jason Byrne  30' Jason Byrne 60' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers

20 April Round 8	Bray Wanderers	2–2	Shamrock Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Kieran Waters  16' Kieran Waters  37'	(Report)	Gary Twigg 45' (pen.) Ronan Finn  67' Gary Twigg  82'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paul McLoughlin

Monaghan United v Bray Wanderers

27 April Round 9	Monaghan United	0–1	Bray Wanderers	Gortakeegan, Monaghan
19:45 IST		Monaghan withdrew from the league on 18 June. Result was expunged.	Jason Byrne  86'	Attendance: 151

Bray Wanderers v Bohemians

4 May Round 10	Bray Wanderers	2–1	Bohemians	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Jason Byrne  14' Danny O'Connor  60'	(Report)	Daniel Corcoran  30'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Neil Doyle

Dundalk v Bray Wanderers

11 May Round 11	Dundalk	0–2	Bray Wanderers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST		(Report)	Jason Byrne  40' (p) Jason Byrne  73' (p)	Attendance: 700 Referee: Paul Tuite

Bray Wanderers v St Patrick's Athletic

18 May Round 12	Bray Wanderers	3–3	St Patrick's Athletic	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.45 IST	Jason Byrne  36' John Mulroy  60' Jason Byrne  90+3'	(Report)	Christy Fagan  44' Sean O'Connor  66' John Russell  72'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Richie Winter

Derry City v Bray Wanderers

21 May Round 13	Derry City	3–2	Bray Wanderers	The Brandywell, Derry
19:45 IST	Stephen McLaughlin  60' Stephen McLaughlin  67' Ryan McBride  76'	(Report)	Kieran Waters  43' Danny O'Connor  72'	Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Bray Wanderers v UCD

1 June Round 14	Bray Wanderers	3–1	UCD	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Jason Byrne  17' Jason Byrne  68' John Mulroy  90+3'	(Report)	Daniel Ledwith  26'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers

22 June Round 15	Drogheda United	3–1	Bray Wanderers	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
19:45 IST	Declan O'Brien  21' Paul Crowley  64' Peter Hynes  72'	(Report)	Sean Houston  33'	Attendance: 519 Referee: Padraig Sutton

Bray Wanderers v Cork City

29 June Round 16	Bray Wanderers	0–3	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST		(Report)	Tadhg Purcell  5' Shane Duggan  34' Vinny Sullivan  65'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Damien Hancock

Sligo Rovers v Bray Wanderers

7 July Round 17	Sligo Rovers	1–1	Bray Wanderers	The Showgrounds, Sligo
15:45 IST	Alan Keane  63'	(Report)	Jason Byrne  49'	Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Graham Kelly

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

13 July Round 18	Bray Wanderers	2–3	Shelbourne	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Kieran Waters  36' John Mulroy  49'	(Report)	David Cassidy  28' Philip Gorman  45' Paddy Kavanagh  45'	Referee: Neil Doyle

Shamrock Rovers v Bray Wanderers

20 July Round 19	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	Bray Wanderers	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
19:05 IST		(Report)		Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Alan Kelly

Bray Wanderers v Monaghan United

27 July Round 20	Bray Wanderers	Cancelled	Monaghan United	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST		Monaghan withdrew from the league on 18 June.

Bohemians v Bray Wanderers

3 August Round 21	Bohemians	0–0	Bray Wanderers	Dalymount Park, Dublin
19:45 IST		(Report)		Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Bray Wanderers v Dundalk

10 August Round 22	Bray Wanderers	1–1	Dundalk	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	David Webster  90+4'	(Report)	Gary Shanahan  54'	Referee: Derek Tomney

St Patrick's Athletic v Bray Wanderers

17 August Round 23	St Patrick's Athletic	0–1	Bray Wanderers	Richmond Park, Dublin
19:45 IST		(Report)	Kieran Waters  87'	Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Bray Wanderers v Derry City

20 August Round 24	Bray Wanderers	0–0	Derry City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST		(Report)		Attendance: 300 Referee: Tom Connolly

UCD v Bray Wanderers

31 August Round 25	UCD	3–1	Bray Wanderers	UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:45 IST	David McMillan  15' (p) Darren Quigley  83' O.G. Chris Lyons 86'	(Report)	Sean Houston  62'	Attendance: 313 Referee: Neil Doyle

Bray Wanderers v Drogheda United

7 September Round 26	Bray Wanderers	1–3	Drogheda United	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Dean Marshall  69'	(Report)	Eric Foley  47' Declan O'Brien  74' (p) Jason Marks  82'	Attendance: 625 Referee: Rob Rogers

Cork City v Bray Wanderers

10 September Round 27	Cork City	2–0	Bray Wanderers	Turner's Cross, Cork
19:45 IST	Keigan Parker  30' Gavin Kavanagh  58'	(Report)		Attendance: 1,685 Referee: James McKell

Bray Wanderers v Sligo Rovers

21 September Round 28	Bray Wanderers	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST		(Report)		Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

28 September Round 29	Shelbourne	0–0	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IST		(Report)		Attendance: 716 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

Bray Wanderers v Shamrock Rovers

5 October Round 30	Bray Wanderers	1–3	Shamrock Rovers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Kieran Waters  56'	(Report)	Killian Brenann  17' Ken Oman  32' Gary McCabe  80' (p)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

Monaghan United v Bray Wanderers

12 October Round 31	Monaghan United	Cancelled	Bray Wanderers	Gortakeegan, Monaghan
19:45 IST		Monaghan withdrew from the league on 18 June.

Bray Wanderers v Bohemians

19 October Round 32	Bray Wanderers	1–4	Bohemians	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Jason Byrne  60' (p)	(Report)	Dave Mulcahy  51' Keith Buckley  53' Andy Mulligan  69' Ryan McEvoy  90+2'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Neil Doyle

Dundalk v Bray Wanderers

26 October Round 33	Dundalk	2–1	Bray Wanderers	Oriel Park, Dundalk
19:45 IST	Michael Rafter  51' Barry Conlon  51'	(Report)	Kieran Waters  70'	Attendance: 260 Referee: Derek Tomney

FAI Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

25 May Second Round	Bray Wanderers	1–1	Shelbourne	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19.05 IST	Kieran Waters  63'	Report	Barry Clancy  35'	Referee: Damien Hancock

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

28 May Replay	Shelbourne	1–0	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Philip Gorman  45+1'	Report		Referee: Neil Doyle

EA Sports Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

9 April	Shelbourne	1–2	Bray Wanderers	Tolka Park, Dublin
20:00 IST	Stephen Last  84' OG	(Report)	Jonathan Kelty  26' Sean Houston  112'	Attendance: 280 Referee: Graham Kelly

quarter-final

Bray Wanderers v Limerick

26 June	Bray Wanderers	1–3	Limerick	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST	Jason Byrne  55' (p)	(report)	Garbhan Coughlan  12' Garbhan Coughlan  15' Garry Sheahan  21'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Paul Tuite

Setanta Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

First round

Bray Wanderers v Glentoran

11 February First Leg	Bray Wanderers	2–4	Glentoran	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IWT	Kieran Waters  18' Kieran Waters  42'	(Report)	Eamonn Murray  20' Leon Knight  51' Jim O'Hanlon  59' Leon Knight  87'	Referee: Alan Kelly

Glentoran v Bray Wanderers

20 February Second Leg	Glentoran	3–0	Bray Wanderers	The Oval, Belfast
19:45 IWT	Darren Boyce  11' Colin Nixon  45' Darren Boyce  75' (p)	(Report)		Referee: Colin Burns

Bray Wanderers lost 7–2 on aggregate

Leinster Senior Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round

Bray Wanderers v Longford Town

12 March	Bray Wanderers	2–1	Longford Town	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT	Kieran Waters  48' Kieran Waters  58'	(Report)	Jacques Morley  47'	Referee: Adriano Reale

quarter-final

St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C. v Bray Wanderers

7 May	St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C.	3–0	Bray Wanderers	Irishtown Stadium, Dublin
11:00 IST	Alan Murphy  43' Dean Young  50' Andy Doolan  57'	(report)		Referee: Paul Tuite

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bray Wanderers v Waterford United

5 February	Bray Wanderers	5–0	Waterford United	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IWT	Dane Massey  42' Jason Byrne  48' Daire Doyle  58' John Mulroy  68' Jonathan Kelty  90'	(Report)		Referee: Tom Connolly

Bray Wanderers v St Mochtas

16 February	Bray Wanderers	2–0	St Mochtas	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IWT	John Mulroy  62' Jason Byrne  83'	(report)

Bray Wanderers v Wexford Youths

24 February	Bray Wanderers	3–0	Wexford Youths	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IWT	Danny O'Connor  42' Kieran Waters  67' Ian Byrne  72'	(report)

Bray Wanderers v Bangor City

16 June	Bray Wanderers	P–P	Bangor City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST		Waterlogged Pitch.

Bray Wanderers v Scunthorpe United

17 July	Bray Wanderers	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST		(Report)	Andy Barcham  57'	Referee: Paul Tuite

Bray Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 July	Bray Wanderers	1–5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST	Kieran Waters  32'	(Report)	Frank Nouble  14' Steven Fletcher  55' Matt Jarvis 61' Matt Doherty  81' Steven Fletcher  88'	Referee: Derek Tomney

Bray Wanderers v Bradford City

28 July	Bray Wanderers	1–2	Bradford City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST	Ryan Dooney  85'	(Report)	Nahki Wells  22' Ross Hannah  62'	Attendance: 650

Bray Wanderers v Liverpool

12 August	Bray Wanderers	1–5	Liverpool	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
15:00 IST	Kieran Waters  52'

Bray Wanderers v Reading

2 September	Bray Wanderers	1–8	Reading	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
16:00 IST	Jason Byrne  12'	(Report)	Adam Le Fondre  19' (p) Alex Pearce  28' Jem Karacan  35' Jay Tabb  55' Adam Le Fondre  72' Jay Tabb  72' Adam Le Fondre  86' Jay Tabb  89'

References

1. "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
2. "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.