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Bohemian FC
v F91 DuDELANGE
Vol. 73 No. 10
Europa Conference League
Second Qualifying Round Second Leg
Dublin Arena
Thursday 29 July • Kick Off 19:45
Official Match Programme €4
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editorial
O
ne thing you learn through years and decades of supporting
Bohemians is never, ever count your chickens, no matter how
tempting and straightforward the hatching procedure may seem.
Those words of caution are certainly my mindset as I head in to see
us take on F91 Dudelange tonight in the Aviva. We stand on the brink of
qualification for the third round of European competition, a venture we
have never managed before. The newly-fangled Europa Conference League
it may be but it still carries an awful lot of weight in terms of pride, not
forgetting the bank balance. Premier Division
1-0 is all we lead and in the second half in the baking sun of Luxembourg 1923/24, 1927/28,
last week, F91 showed glimpses of what they’re capable of so while there 1929/30, 1933/34,
may be a carnival atmosphere once more in the ground tonight, I’m one 1935/36, 1974/75,
who is most certainly wary of the ECL equivalent of the Ides of March. 1977/78, 2000/01,
We’ve been in similar situations before, all but sure we’d progress, only for 2002/03, 2008, 2009
disaster to happen. So while tonight is to be enjoyed, there still has to be
a lot of work done. All we can do is get behind the boys from the off and FAI Cup
turn the Aviva into a cauldron of noise and song, as we did a fortnight ago, 1927/28, 1934/35,
and urge Bohs to unhinge the visitors. 1969/70, 1975/76,
While we’re here, what a night the Stjarnan match was. At 1-0 it was 1991/1992, 2000/01,
far from ensured but the second half was one of pure joy as we just took 2008
control and with intent. 6,000 there may have been, spaced out but the
noise from those in attendance was beyond what we’d imagined it would League Cup
be. It was a joy to sing along to the favourites once more and a thrill to 1974/75, 1978/79, 2009
bump into familiar friends, many of whom we hadn’t seen since March of
last year. With an extra 2,000 people in the crowd tonight, it promises to be Setanta Cup
just as good. 2010
Finally, on behalf of myself, the programme team and indeed the club, we
would like to express our sincere condolences to Aidan Fitzmaurice on the Leinster Cup
sad passing of his father. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. 1895/95 - 2016:
A record 32 titles
LoI Shield
Alan Bird, Editor 1923/24, 1927/28,
Contact: bohsprog@gmail.com
1928/29, 1933/34,
Editor/Production: Alan Bird
1938/39, 1939/40
Contributors: Tony Magner, Stephen Burke, Robert McDonald,
Dan McSwiney, Ryan Clarke, Aidan Fitzmaurice, Paul Walsh, Keith Murphy,
Declan Farrell, Gerard Farrell, Keith Long, Stephen Lambert, Paul Duffy
Irish FA Cup
Photos: Stephen Burke, Eddie Lennon, Martin Doherty, Conor Ryan,
1907/08
Peter O’Doherty, Sportsfile Dublin City Cup
Sales: Gerry Juhel, Ray Larkin, Killian Molloy, Timothy Boland, Joe Collins,
Cormac Hurrell, Oran Tully RIP
1935/36
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and not of Bohemian FC or the committee unless indicated. All 1944/45
contributions are welcome and published at editor’s discretion.
Top Four Cup
1971/72
Acieries D’Angleur
1928/29
President’s Cup
12 titles
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G
ood evening and welcome to
from the dugout
the Dublin Arena for tonight’s
Second Round, Second Leg Europa
Conference qualifier versus F91 Dudelange.
I would like welcome the delegation from
Dudelange, the backroom staff and players for
tonight’s game.
The game is finely poised as we take a
slim lead into this tie after a disciplined away
performance from the boys. We started the
game brightly in Luxembourg and went ahead
through a Ross Tierney goal after a brilliantly
executed pass from Dawson Devoy to pick
out a clever run from wide by Ali Coote.
Ross was on hand to fire home after the ball
spilled loose from their goalkeeper. Not for
the first time this year, Ross was alert to give
us the lead. He is thriving on the responsibility
of contributing goals and assist but also
benefitting from the foil that is Georgie Kelly
whom again I felt provided us with a platform
up front. It was disciplined team display but
we feel we can play better than we did on the
night. That’s not to take anything away from
the players; as results in Europe are hard to
come by especially away from home so we
can be nothing but pleased with the result. I
feel however that we will need to raise the
bar again with performance to progress as
Dudelange will absolutely embrace coming
to Dublin and will feel they have more than
a fighting chance. They are a good team with
some good technical players and plenty or
European experience so we will be taking
nothing for granted and understand the size of
the task we face tonight.
It’s once again absolutely fantastic to see we
have sold out the 8,000 capacity in the Dublin
Arena and we are looking forward to the
‘You the supporters deserve
colour and atmosphere which was generated nights like this and we as a group
two weeks again.You the supporters deserve want to play in important games.
nights like this and we as a group want to play
in important games.Your support is crucial Your support is crucial tonight
tonight and will be vital if we are going to and will be vital if we are going
progress. The togetherness of this club is really
something we can cherish and be proud of.
to progress. The togetherness of
The players will never underestimate what this this club is really something we
club means to all Bohemians supporters and can cherish and be proud of. The
they will fight every minute as they represent
you on the pitch.
players will never underestimate
Enjoy the game what this club means to all
Bohemians supporters and they
will fight every minute as they
Keith Long, Manager represent you on the pitch...’
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from the club
ood evening and a big Bohemian
welcome to everyone here at
the Dublin Arena for this Europa
Conference League second qualifying round,
second leg game.
It really is great to be able to accommodate
so many supporters, members, season ticket
holders and friends old and new to this
magnificent sporting arena, again a huge thank
you to everyone who has made this possible.
The 8,000 tickets sold out in jig time, makes
you wonder how many would we sell, if there
were no crowd number restrictions. We are
honoured to welcome again tonight, as for the
Stjarnan game, some of our most distinguished
former players, managers and indeed past
president; Billy Young, Turlough O’Connor, and
Tony O’Connell. Over the years, all have made
huge contributions to our club, and long may
we have them at our games.
For those of you who were unable to get
tickets to tonight’s game, at least there is
the option to watch live streaming on LOItv, As we all know
with commentary by Stephen Doyle and our tonight’s match is
former goalkeeper Shane Supple, thanks very
much lads, it’s much appreciated by us all. As another Government
you’re all aware we were unable to stream test event, allowing
the first leg from Luxembourg through no
fault of anyone at BFC, but our Mr. Finance us to have 8,000
John O’Connor came to the rescue and live people at the game.
streamed the full game from his mobile phone,
well done John. We ask that all
To tonight’s game; a big welcome to players attending tonight
and officials of Dudelange FC, the game In
Luxembourg last Thursday was a very tight to please keep your
affair. The heat was incredible, our lads worked distance and wear
themselves into the ground and I’m sure we’re
all happy to have a one goal lead at the half your mask at all
time stage, thanks to a great strike from Ross times.
Tierney. Hopefully the temperature will be
a bit more clement this evening, and we can Thank you
advance to a meeting with PAOK FC from
Greece. It will certainly take a huge show of
skill, courage, and determination from our
players this evening to achieve that.
Finally, a huge get well soon to our own Rob
Murray, you’re missed around the club!
Enjoy the game and come on the Bohs!
Stephen Lambert, Honorary Secretary,
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W
ith a fantastic 1-0 win secured in
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
our first away win in Europe since
Rhyl in 2008, the Bohemian faithful will once
again migrate across the river and bring the
red and black colour, the songs, the Bohemian
identity to D4.
the big interviews
A slender lead with the tie in the balance,
an extra 2,000 fans allowed in, and the stage
is set. Dudelange are dangerous as the players
will attest and their second half awakening
last week was telling. But this Gypsy side are
made of stern stuff and including Captain Keith
Buckley, defensive stalwart Rob Cornwall and
emergent young gun Ciarán Kelly, we have a
team with the confidence to believe and back
themselves, the wisdom to know how to do
the right things to achieve and the humility
to respect your opposition and eliminate any
kind of complacency.
Renaissance Man...
For Kelly, this season has been something
of a renaissance. He has become an integral
• Ciaran Kelly and Rob Cornwall in action figure in the side having had to bide his time
recently Photos by Eddie Lennon longer than most. He was imperious in the
second leg against Stjarnan and was once again
part of a solid back four in keeping a clean
sheet at Dudelange.
“Going to the Aviva the last day with 6,000
fans behind us was just brilliant and we were
delighted to hear that we’d be back there
again,” he smiles. “The fans were amazing on
the night and we were so pleased to give them
the result they wanted. We had no time to
dwell on it of course and spent the whole of
the next week preparing for Dudelange and
the trip in general. We went there confident of
getting a result, something that would set the
tie up for the Aviva and we were pleased to
do just that, especially when it was announced
during the week that there’ll be even more
fans than last time.”
“Dudelange have a better seeding,” he adds,
“but to us it is just 11 men on the pitch. We
gave it our all over there and will do so again
in Lansdowne. Like when we went to Iceland
to play Stjarnan, it is hard when you are going
into the unknown a bit. We felt having drawn
away that we could really step on then and
beat them at home; you have to back yourself while place in Luxembourg and like Ciarán, he feels that
giving your opponents the utmost respect. Dudelange although there is a lot still to do, the lads have given
was another one where we were well prepared and themselves a real chance if they play as they can.
briefed but we still didn’t know with any certainty just “Ciarán’s been flying to be fair to him and I’m
how good they were going to be. We knew they are delighted for him because he didn’t play as much as
only in pre-season so we saw it as a great chance to he’d have liked last year. Since he got in he has done
get at them and test them. Again we got a good result brilliantly. It was hard for me to get back in when
away but they will be better in Dublin for having had the lads were playing so well so I was thrilled to get
that game so we are under no illusions about the job on! I had played there before in the Rovers friendly
we have to finish and there will be no complacency.” against Liverpool. I was winding up the lads telling
Kelly’s Heroes... them, ‘Relax, I’m used to
this!’ Ah no there was
Along with Dawson
a bit more of an edge
Devoy and Georgie Kelly,
against Stjarnan it’s fair
Ciarán was perhaps one of
to say! It was a great
our best players on a night
team performance and I
of many heroes a fortnight
was honoured to get the
ago in Ballsbridge.
chance to be a part of it.”
A few stirring, no
He continues, “We
nonsense tackles in the
have such a young team
first half in particular let
but we played brilliantly in
his man know he was not
both legs and deserved to
for turning, in a determined
go through, no question.
display that epitomised the
Bohemian spirit on the We did well last week
night. For Ciarán, it has in Luxembourg too but
been a long journey, limited as Ciarán says, we have
exposure to the first team to see it out. We are
last season, a loan spell at only half way towards
Ballymena, but he has come getting the job done. We
back stronger; a man with a knew Dudelange had
point to prove, and he has got through a couple
grabbed his chance with of rounds in the past in
• A happy
both hands. the Europa League and
Bucko after
“I’ve had to bide my time our win over we were expecting hot
a bit,” he agrees, “but Keith Stjarnan a temperatures. What we
has given me that chance fortnight didn’t expect was to
and I feel I’m starting to ago! Photo by be so well acclimatised
grow in confidence a bit. Stephen Burke for continental Europe
I was pleased with how by playing and training
I played last time in the thorough a heat wave
Aviva but it counts for nothing tonight, its a whole here in Ireland! We have been doing our analysis all
new game. It was magical to hear the noise made by week to prepare, just as we did for the first leg. They
our fans in a stadium normally holding 55,000. It gave are a more experienced, older side and I agree with
us goosebumps and it was an unforgettable occasion Ciarán, they’ll be better for having the tough game in
to be part of. It was the highlight of my career so far, their legs last Thursday.”
definitely. I have been lucky enough to play in Europe Red ‘n Black Nation...
before I came to Bohs and this is the standard you
want to be playing at.” There may at times be a dangerously fine line
between confidence and complacency but you won’t
A job for Rob find such a danger in this squad. There is a humility
Another man who played like a lion that night was here in-built into the values of this team; a belief yes,
Kelly’s centre-half partner Rob Cornwall who came but also a respect for the opposition and for the job
on at half time and played like a man possessed. Out in hand yet to be completed.
of the team in recent games, Rob was understandably “It was a decent result, no point in saying
pumped to get on and was a big part of the rock solid otherwise,” Rob nods, “but nobody is getting carried
defensive shape that saw off Stjarnan. He retained his away. We are all looking forward to the game, just
as much as the fans are. Seeing all the red and black maybe Dudelange might think that’s all we have in us.
shirts, ‘The Aul Triangle’ blasting out, it gave us all the They’d be wrong! There is no pressure on us, we only
motivation you could ever want last time at the Aviva play our own game, outside noise is nothing.You have
considering how much everybody has been though in to respect every opponent and be conscious of what
the last 18 months. To see everyone together again, they do well, but you don’t fear them. We are aware
that’s what being in a club like this is all about. Just like of the threats they pose but we pose plenty of threats
we wanted to beat Stjarnan and give the fans another ourselves too.”
night to remember, we have the same motivation now Young Guns...
to beat Dudelange. What more could any player ask
Keith is quick to praise the contributions of two
for other than to be a part of occasions like this?”
goal European hero Ross Tierney and Dawson Devoy,
Captain Fantastic... outstanding at the Aviva against Stjarnan and the
Captain Keith Buckley, who only last Sunday against instigator of our goal at Dudelange with a sumptuous
College Corinthians in the FAI Cup made his 300th ball that led to Rossi’s goal.
appearance for the club in all competitions, was “Youth is a good thing. They are a little bit fearless
another who excelled against Stjarnan, not just for at that age. They are so confident and it’s great to see
the sublime assist for Liam Burt’s goal, but for the way how well they are doing having come up through the
he marshalled the side and drove them on, leading as ranks here, shining on the big stage as comfortable in
always by example. He was at it again in Luxembourg front of 50 people as they are in front of 5,000!”
last week when experienced calm heads were needed But he is not so happy to praise himself for the
and a fine result was there to be seen out. Not superb long ball to set up Liam Burt for the third
that Keith would be content to praise himself for against the Icemen! “Ah no, it looked good but I was
an instant, he deflects the question by throwing the only trying to thump it out of play!” he quips. “I don’t
praise on his team-mates, humble captain that he is. get the chance to go forward like that too often or
“Yeah we played well I thought. We started brighter, try and play balls like that because there are others
in the team who do it better than me. I leave that for
quicker than they did and got the vital early goal to
Dawson or Rossi or Ali Coote and concentrate on
settle us. To be fair, Dudelange upped it in the second
the things I do well. That said, I’m glad Liam scored it
half because they needed a goal and it was really
and didn’t waste my one good ball!”
tough for us in that heat and humidity. They pushed us
back and we found it tough to get out. But although Buckle up...
they pinned us in well they didn’t cut us open or Tonight promises to be a special one for the club
create clear cut chances. They had a lot of possession and Bucko has no doubts as to why; it’s the fact we
after the break but that was always going to happen are all in it – or at it – together.
at some stage of the game because as you progress “It was wonderful to see all the happy faces at the
through rounds in Europe the standard of team you Stjarnan game. As Rob said, that’s what it’s all about.
are going to meet gets higher. So of course we are Football is nothing without the fans. If there are tough
happy with the result but there are aspects for us to moments in this game. I’m certain those fans will
work on too.” push us on. It is just so good to see them back at live
He continues, “ I don’t think we can allow them events, supporting something they love – because
to exert the control of the game at the Aviva the they do love this club. This team gives everything on
way they did in the second half in Luxembourg. It is the pitch and our supporters love that about us. We
a bigger pitch so we can’t let that happen. But to be will give that ‘everything’ we can to try to get past
honest, that second half over there could help us as Dudelange too, rest assured about that.”
As we all know tonight’s match is
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Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Some early and late gems from Bohs
from our resident statistician Paul Duffy...
• Early: Jamie Mullins scored in our 1-1 draw
against Longford Town last week and at 16, had
us scouring through the record books to confirm
if he was the youngest player to have scored
for Bohs. He is, and isn’t... while Jamie is indeed
the youngest Bohemian to score in the League
of Ireland, one Willie Hooper, the same age but
slightly younger, holds the honour of being the all-
time youngest scorer who netted in a 3-3 against
Derry Celtic in the Irish League at Dalymount... on
6 September 1902!
• Glen Crowe meanwhile holds the record for
scoring the fastest league goal, 9.95 seconds,
against UCD during the 2000/2001 season
• Late: Keith Ward and Andre Wright were the
older member of Bohs to score two late, late goals
in stoppage time in last years match against Derry
Michael Fitzmaurice City at Dalymount. But we’ve done this before... on
September 2012, away to UCD, Dave Scully scored
Last Sunday, former member and Club Registrar twice in stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw. Also
Michael Fitzmaurice (Shandon Gardens) died, in that game, Kevin Feely was red-carded after six
aged 95. Illness prevented him from attending minutes and Kevin’s brother may well line out for
games in recent seasons but he always retained his us tonight!
interest in the club. He is pictured here with his • In the last edition I mentioned great European
granddaughters Rachel and Sarah Fitzmaurice on the efforts, but surely last years 1-1 draw with
day of the game at home to Stjarnan. Fehérvár is up there with the best considering that
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. fours of their players made the Hungary squad in
this years Euros; Bolla Bendegúz, Attila Fiola, Loic
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Supporting our
biggest supporter
H
ere’s the latest addition to the Bohemian FC
Youth Section, two-year-old Cayden Russell, our
adopted ‘Head of Mascots’.
Cayden is on duty at Inspire Fitness every Saturday
morning without fail keeping his parents, coaches and
all the boys and girls on their toes. However there is a
little bit more to this story for this already football and
Bohs-crazy kid.
Cayden was born with a heart defect and has already
had one major operation at Our Lady’s Childrens’
We frame everything
Hospital in Crumlin and will shortly be heading in for from diplomas to
his second major surgery in August. When you see this
kid running around with a ball in his kit and you hear
football jersies.
the story it would bring a tear to the glass eye. All work completed in
Such a strong brave and courageous kid supported
by his parents, family and friends. our modern and very well
It’s time for our Bohemian FC support to play a part; equipped workshop
I am asking fan groups, flag-makers, artist groups to
get involved in creating some pieces around this Young
Bohemian to show him our support.
In addition we will be setting up a gofundme page to
177 Phibsboro Road
raise funds for Our Lady’s so watch out for the links Tel: 01 860 1414
and if you can we really would appreciate your support. Email: framefxdirect@gmail.com
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Photos by Gerry Schmit/Sportsfile20.03.21 L Finn Harps A 0-1 Talbot C. Kelly2 Finnerty Cornwall Feely3 Breslin Coote1 Buckley Tierney Burt G. Kelly Oluwa1 Ward2 Lyons3 27.03.21 L Longford Town H 2-2 Talbot Feely Cornwall Finnerty Breslin Coote1 TierneyG Buckley Ward2 Burt3 G. KellyG Héry1 Oluwa2 Devoy3 03.04.21 L St. Patrick’s Ath. H 0-1 Talbot Lyons Cornwall Finnerty Breslin Coote Tierney Buckley2 Devoy1 Burt G. Kelly Ward1 Oluwa2 09.04.21 L Dundalk FC A 1-0 Talbot Lyons1 Cornwall Finnerty Wilson Coote2 Tierney Buckley Ward3 Burt G. KellyG Feely1 C. Kelly2 Devoy3 16.04.21 L Waterford FC A 1-0 Talbot Feely CornwallG Finnerty Wilson Coote Tierney2 Buckley Ward1 Burt G. Kelly Devoy1 Moylan2 20.04.21 L Sligo Rovers H 1-3 Talbot Feely Cornwall C. Kelly Wilson Moylan Tierney2 Devoy Levingston3 BurtG G. Kelly1 Omochere1 Ward2 Coote3 23.04.21 L Shamrock Rvs. A 1-2 Talbot Lyons Cornwall Finnerty Wilson Coote1 TierneyG Buckley Ward2 Burt G. Kelly Levingston1 C. Kelly2 30.04.21 L Derry City H 1-2 Talbot Lyons Cornwall C. Kelly Wilson Coote Tierney2 Buckley Ward1 Burt G. KellyG Moylan1 Devoy2 03.05.21 L Drogheda Utd. A 1-1 Talbot Lyons Cornwall Finnerty Breslin BurtG3 Tierney2 Buckley Devoy Wilson1 G. Kelly Ward1 Omochere2 Moylan3 07.05.21 L Finn Harps H 4-0 Talbot Feely Cornwall Finnerty Breslin CooteG21 TierneyG2 BuckleyG Devoy Burt3 G. Kelly Omochere1 Ward2 Mahon3 15.05.21 L Longford Town A 2-0 Talbot Feely1 Cornwall2 Finnerty Breslin CooteG5 Tierney4 Buckley Devoy BurtG G. Kelly3 Lyons1 C Kelly2 Ward3 Omochere4 Breslin5 21.05.21 L St. Patrick’s Ath. A 1-2 Talbot Feely Cornwall3 C. Kelly Wilson Coote2 Tierney Buckley DevoyG Burt G. Kelly1 Omochere1 Mahon2 Lyons3 24.05.21 L Dundalk FC H 5-1 Talbot Lyons Feely C. Kelly WilsonG Coote Tierney1 Levingston3 Devoy Burt G. KellyG32 Breslin1 Omochere2 Ward3 28.05.21 L Waterford FC H 3-0 Talbot LyonsG Feely C. Kelly Breslin Coote Tierney G1 Levingston5 DevoyG2 Burt3 G. Kelly4 Ward1 Buckley2 Mallon3 Omochere4 Hery5 11.06.21 L Derry City A 1-1 Talbot Lyons Feely C. Kelly Breslin Coote G Tierney1 Buckley Devoy Burt G. Kelly Ward1 18.06.21 L Drogheda Utd. H 5-0 Talbot Feely Cornwall C. Kelly Wilson Coote1 Tierney3 Levingston Devoy BurtG2 G. KellyG44 Ward1 Mallon2 Mullins3 Hery4 21.06.21 L Shamrock Rvs. H 1-0 Talbot Feely Cornwall2 C. Kelly Wilson Coote Tierney3 Buckley Devoy Burt1 G. KellyG Ward1 Finnerty2 Levingston3 26.06.21 L Sligo Rovers A 0-4 Talbot Feely4 Cornwall2 C. Kelly Wilson1 Coote Tierney Buckley5 Devoy Burt3 G. Kelly Lyons1 Breslin2 Ward3 Finnerty4 Levingston5 02.07.21 L St. Patrick’s Ath. H 3-2 Talbot Lyons Feely C. Kelly WilsonG Coote4 Tierney Buckley Devoy1 BurtG2 G. KellyG3 Ward1 Mullins2 Hery3 Finnerty4 08.7.21 ECL Stjarnan (Ice.) A 1-1 Talbot Lyons Feely C. Kelly Wilson Coote TierneyG Buckley Devoy Burt G. Kelly 15.07.21 ECL Stjarnan (Ice.) H 3-0 Talbot Lyons Feely C1. Kelly Wilson3 Coote Tierney2 Buckley Devoy5 BurtG4 G. KellyG2 Cornwall1 Levingston2 Breslin3 Ward4 Mullins5 18.07.21 L Longford Town H 1-1 Talbot Feely Cornwall Finnerty1 Breslin Mahon2 Tierney Devoy Mullins4 Ward5 Hery3 Lyons1 Buckley2 G. Kelly3 Devoy4 Wilson5 22.07.21 ECL F91 Dudlange A 1-0 Talbot Feely Cornwall C. Kelly2 Breslin1 Coote TierneyG1 Buckley Devoy Burt3 G. Kelly Levingston1 Feely2 Finnerty3 25.07.21 FAI College Corin. A 5-0 McGuinness Feely Grehan Finnerty Wilson DoranG Buckley1 Levingston2 MullinsG2 WardG Mahon Coote1 DevoyG2 29.07.21 ECL F91 Dudlange H 02.08.21 L Finn Harps A 06.08.21 L Waterford FC A 13.08.21 L Sligo Rovers H 20.08.21 L Shamrock Rvs. A 27.08.21 FAI Shamrock Rvs H 03.09.21 L Derry City H 10.09.21 L Drogheda Utd. A 19.09.21 FAI Quarter Finals 24.09.21 L Finn Harps H 02.10.21 L Longford Town A 08.10.21 L St. Patrick’s Ath. A 15.10.21 L Dundalk FC H 24.10.21 FAI Semi Finals 25.10.21 L Waterford FC H 29.10.21 L Derry City A 05.11.21 L Drogheda Utd. H 12.11.21 L Shamrock Rvs. H 19.11.21 L Sligo Rovers A 28.11.21 FAI Final TBA L Dundalk FC A
// Appearances 2021 // Goals 2021
Goalkeepers Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl. League
James Talbot 20 - 3 - - 23 Georgie Kelly 12
Stephen McGuinness - 1 - - - 1 Liam Burt 5
Ross Tierney 4
Defenders Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl.
Ali Coote 4
Andy Lyons 14 - 3 5 1 17 Dawson Devoy 2
Anto Breslin 13 - 2 4 - 15 Tyreke Wilson 2
Ciaran Kelly 14 - 3 4 2 17 Jamie Mullins 1
James Finnerty 13 1 1 4 1 15 Andy Lyons 1
Rob Cornwall 16 - 2 1 4 18 Keith Buckley 1
Rob Cornwall 1
Rory Feely 16 1 3 2 5 20
Europa League
Sean Grehan - 1 - - - 1 Ross Tierney 2
Tyreke Wilson 13 1 2 1 3 16 Georgie Kelly 2
Midfielders Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl. Liam Burt 1
Aaron Doran - 1 - - - 1 FAI Cup
Ali Coote 18 1 3 2 9 22 Keith Buckley 1
Jamie Mullins 1
Bastien Héry 5 - - 4 1 5
Aaron Doran 1
Conor Levingston 7 1 2 5 3 10 Keith Ward 1
Dawson Devoy 18 - 3 5 4 21
Jack Moylan 4 - - 3 - 4
Keith Buckley (c) 17 1 4 1 3 21
Keith Ward 19 1 1 13 6 21
Liam Burt 19 - 3 - 9 22
Promise Omochere 7 - - 7 - 7
Robbie Mahon 3 - - 2 1 3
Ross Tierney 20 - 3 - 12 23 After goals against
Longford Town in the
Stephen Mallon 2 - - 2 - 2 League and College
Jamie Mullins 3 1 1 3 1 5 Corinthians in the FAI Cup
Forwards Lge. FAI Eur. On Off Ttl. Jamie Mullins now holds
the record of youngest
Georgie Kelly 20 - 3 1 7 23 Bohs player to score in
Thomas Oluwa 3 - - 3 - 3 the League AND FAI Cup.
What an achievement!
P W D L F A GD Pts Back in 1902 one Dr.
Shamrock Rovers 20 12 5 3 34 17 +17 41 W.F. Hooper, below, was
slightly younger, or 5,999
St. Patrick’s Athletic 21 12 5 4 35 20 +15 41
days old, when he grabbed
Sligo Rovers 20 11 5 4 27 14 +13 38 his first in an Irish League
Bohemians 20 9 4 7 34 23 +11 31 match in Dalymount on 6
September, 1902...
Drogheda United 21 8 6 7 34 25 +9 30
Dundalk FC 20 7 6 7 25 27 −2 27
Derry City 21 6 7 8 23 28 −5 25
Finn Harps 21 5 5 11 17 31 −14 20
Waterford FC 21 6 1 14 15 39 −24 19
Longford Town 21 1 8 12 15 35 −20 11
- with thanks to Craig McMahon & Ronny Else for stats - see wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_
Bohemian_F.C._season -F91 Dudelange
honours
Luxembourg National Division
2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2005/06,
2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2011/12,
7
the overall
number of clubs
club info 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19
Luxembourg Cup who make up
F91 Dudelange
4
Formation 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09,
1991 as an amalgamation 2011/12, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19
between
Alliance Dudelange,
Stade Dudelange and
US Dudelange
history
The club was formed in 1991 as an amalgamation cups
the number of
league titles
Home Ground between three others; Alliance Dudelange, F91 Dudelange
Stade Jos Nosbaum, Stade Dudelange and US Dudelange. have won
Dudelange
in a row...
Playing in red and black, Alliance
Manager on two separate
was itself formed in 1916 after a
Mehdi El Alaoui occasions since
merger between Étoile Rouge
2000
Home Strip Colours Dudelange (founded 1908) and
1
Yellow and black Étoile Bleue Dudelange (founded
1912). To confuse the issue even
Away Strip Colours
further, Alliance was forced
Grey and Black
to changes its name during
occupation in World War II, to FV Rot-Schwarz
Düdelinge. its heyday was in the 1960s when back F91 have met
to back Cup wins, good league runs and European Irish opposition
qualification was the norm. in Europe only
once before
Stade Dudelange was when they
one of the country’s most narrowly beat
successful clubs, winning UCD on away
10 National Division title s goals in the
and four Luxembourg Cups; 2016/16 Europa
to this day, the former is League
72
the third-greatest haul by
F91 play their
any club. They played as FV
home matches
Stadt Düdelingen during the Second World War.
at The Stade Jos
Nosbaum stadium in US Dudelange was founded
Dudelange, southern in 1912 as, again, a merger the number
Luxembourg. between Minerva Dudelange of matches
With a capacity of and Jeunesse de la Frontière in European
2,558 it was, until 1908 Dudelange. Under competition
1991, the home of US German occupation in World F91 Dudelange
Dudelange, one of War II, its name was changed will have played
the clongmerate to SV Düdelingen. The 1930s after today...
former teams who and 1940s were its best years, with Cup wins and a all since 1991
merged to form F91 good league form throughout.H A Ag:
93/94 Cup Winners’ Cup Q Maccabi Haifa 0–1 1–6 1–7
94/95 Cup Winners’ Cup Q Ferencváros 1–6 1–6 2–12 did you
99/00 UEFA Cup Q Hajduk Split 1–1 0–5 1–6 know...
00/01 Champ. League 1Q Levski Sofia 0–4 0–2 0–6
When Dudelange
01/02 Champ. League 1Q Skonto FC (Lat.) 1–6 1–0 2–6 competed in the
02/03 Champ. League 1Q FK Vardar (Mac.) 1–1 0–3 1–4 2005/06 Champions
03/04 UEFA Cup Q Artmedia Petrzalka 0–1 0–1 0–2 they became the
first club from
04/05 UEFA Cup 1Q FK Ekranas 1–2 0–1 1–3 Luxembourg’s
05/06 Champ. League 1Q Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 4-0 4–1 history to reach the
2Q Rapid Wien 1–6 2–3 3–9 second qualifying
round, following a
06/07 Champ. League 1Q FK Rabotnički 0–1 0–0 0–1
remarkable victory
07/08 Champ. League 1Q MŠK Žilina 1–2 4–5 5–7 over Zrinjski Mostar.
08/09 Champ. League 1Q Domžale 0–1 0–2 0–3 Depsite losing 0-1 at
09/10 Champ. League 2Q Ventspils 1–3 0–3 1–6 home in the first leg,
they scored a goal
10/11 Europa League 1Q Randers FC 2–1 1–6 3–7 in the third minute
11/12 Champ. League 1Q FC Santa Coloma 2–0 2–0 4–0 of injury time in the
2Q Maribor 1–3 0–2 1–5 return leg to level
the tie. Dudelange
12/13 Champ. League 1Q Tre Penne 7–0 4–0 11–0
then scored three
2Q Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 3–4 4–4 times, in extra time, to
3Q Maribor 0–1 1–4 1–5 progress.
- 12/13 Europa League PO Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 0–4 1–7
13/14 Europa League 1Q Milsami Orhei 0–0 0–1 0–1 By defeating CFR
Cluj in the playoff
14/15 Champ. League 2Q Ludogorets Razgrad 0–4 1–1 1–5 round of the 2018/19
15/16 Europa League 1Q UCD 2–1 0–1 2–2 Europa League, F91
16/17 Champ. League 2Q Qarabağ 1–1 0–2 1–3 became the first club
in their country’s
17/18 Champ. League 2Q APOEL 0–1 0–1 0–2
history to qualify for
18/19 Champ. League 1Q MOL Vidi 1–1 1–2 2–3 the group stages of a
18/19 Europa League 2Q Drita 2–1 1–1 3–2 European competition.
3Q Legia Warsaw 2–2 2–1 4–3 Due to Dudelange’s
‘underdog’ status,
PO CFR Cluj 2–0 3–2 5–2 Romanian newspaper
GF Olympiakos 0–2 1–5 - Gazeta Sporturilor
GF AC Milan 0–1 2–5 - regarded CFR’s
elimination as “the
GF Betis 0–0 0–3 -
biggest shame in the
19/20 Champ. League 1Q Valletta 2–2 1−1 3–3 history of Romanian
euro history
19/20 Europa League 2Q NM Shkëndija 1–1 2−1 3–2 football”.
3Q Nõmme Kalju 3−1 1−0 4–1
PO Ararat-Armenia 2–1 1−2 3–3 p A 4-3 shock win over
Apoel in Cyprus in
GA Sevilla 2–5 0−3 - the europa League
GA APOEL 0−2 4−3 - of 2019/20 gave the
GA Qarabağ 1−4 1–1 Luxembourg outfit
their first win in the
20/21 Europa CL 2Q Bohemians 0-1
group stages of a Euro
competition.- Bohemian FC European stats -
European Cup Round H A Agg.
1975 Glasgow Rangers 1 1-1 1-4 2-5 - top goalscorers -
1978 Omonia Nicosia 1 1-0 1-2 2-2 (a) Goals App.
Dymano Dresden 2 0-0 0-6 0-6 Glen Crowe 8 17
Champions League Round H A Agg. ‘Rocky’ O’Brien 4 6
2001 Levadia Marduu 1Q 3-0 0-0 3-0 Killian Brennan 3 9
BK Halmstad 2Q 1-2 0-2 1-4
2003 BATE Borisov 1Q 3-0 0-1 3-1 Georgie Kelly 2 2
Rosenborg 2Q 0-1 0-4 0-5 Ross Tierney 2 3
2009 RB Salzburg 2Q 0-1 1-1 1-2 Jason McGuinness 2 3
2010 The New Saints (TNS) 2Q 1-0 0-4 1-6
Jason Byrne 2 6
Cup Winners Cup Round H A Agg. Derek Swan 2 8
1970 TJ Gottwaldov Prel. 1-2 2-2 3-4 ‘Gino’ Lawless 2 10
1976 Esbjerg 1 2-1 1-0 3-1
Keith Ward 1 1
Śląsk Wrocław 2 0-1 0-3 0-4
1992 Steaua Bucuresti 1 0-0 0-4 0-4 Fran Swan 1 1
Dave Scully 1 1
UEFA Cup Round H A Agg.
Brendan Markey 1 1
1972 1.FC Koln 1 0-3 1-2 1-5
1974 Hamburger SV 1 0-1 0-2 0-3 Harpal Singh 1 1
1977 Newcastle United 1 0-0 0-4 0-4 Liam Burt 1 2
1979 Sporting CP 1 0-0 0-2 0-2
Neale Fenn 1 2
1984 Glasgow Rangers 1 3-2 0-2 3-4
1985 Dundee United 1 2-5 2-2 4-7 Dessie Byrne 1 2
1987 Aberdeen 1 0-0 0-1 0-1 Gerry Daly 1 2
1993 Bordeaux 1 0-0 0-5 0-5 Noel Dunne 1 2
1996 Dinamo Minsk 1Q 1-1 0-0 1-1
1997 Ferencváros Prel. 0-1 0-5 0-6 Christy Fagan 1 2
2000 Aberdeen QR 0-1 2-1 2-2(a) Joseph Ndo 1 2
Kaiserslautern 1 1-3 1-0 2-3 Tony O’Connell 1 2
2004 Levadia Tallinn 1 1-3 0-0 1-3
Noel Mitten 1 3
Europa League Round H A Agg. Terry Flanagan 1 3
2011 Olimpija Ljubljana 2Q 1-1 0-2 1-3 Bobby Ryan 1 4
2012 Thor Akureyri 1Q 0-0 1-5 1-5
Trevor Molloy 1 4
2020 Fehérvár 1Q - (p) 1-1 -
Tony Grant 1 4
Europa Conference League Round H A Agg. Stephen O’Donnell 1 4
2021 Stjarnan FC 1Q 1-1 3-0 4-1
Niall Shelley 1 5
F91 Dudelange 2Q 109
Paddy Joyce 1 5
Intertoto Cup Round H A Agg. Jackie Jameson 1 6
1995 Odense BK Group 5 0-2 -
Gerry Ryan 1 6
HJK Helsinki - 2-3
Bordeaux 0-2 - Owen Heary 1 9
1FC Norrkoping - 0-5 Stephen Caffrey 1 13
2005 KAA Gent 1 1-0 1-3 2-3
Padraig O’Connor 1 14
2008 Rhyl 1 5-1 4-2 9-3
FK Riga 2 2-1 0-1 2-2 Turlough O’Connor 1 15
- Overall European Record - With many thanks to club
statistican, historian and
P W D L F A GD unmatched font of knowledge on
70 15 17 38 56 120 -64 Bohs, Stephen Burke!Whatever
happened Familiar with
to... 10
Thurles Town FC
W
ith its home ground literally in the shadow
of Semple Stadium, the greyhound stadium
where Thurles Town FC play can be viewed
&
as a testament to the domination of the GAA giants
in the area.
Thurles Town AFC was founded in 1950 and played
in the North Tipperary District League. Soon referred
to under the moniker ‘The Town’, they decided
to merge with Kilkenny side Peake Villa with the
intention of joining the League of Ireland and bring
senior football and maybe a bit of football success to
the sports mad town. The latter point though was a
gamble as even in their junior years with the North
Tipperary District league, silverware was sparce. So
to anyone watching this new team tog out in yellow in
the KFC league, Thurles Town FC wouldn’t cause many
men to part with their cash in the bookies.
With their proposal accepted, they were welcomed
and want to
into the league fold under Thurles Town FC for the
1977/78 season. That debut season ended with only
a solitary win to their name - guess who that was
against - and they finished in last place, losing 21
matches. The following season saw an improvement
in their form as they finished 12th, winning eight
help out at
games.1979/80 season was ‘The Towns’ best one in
the League of Ireland, finishing ninth above Shelbourne
?
and St. Patrick’s Athletic. This was largely down to
the goalscoring efforts of top goal scorer Neville
Steadman who bagged a total of 17 goals for the club.
Steadman had the honour of nutmegging Peter Shilton
in a friendly against Stoke City.
However that was as good as it got and a series
of bottom of the table finishes and FAI Cup first
round exits were the norm. Their stay was short
lived and they only played five seasons. However, in a
foreshadow of something that often comes back to
haunt Bohemians to this day, the ‘minnows’ of Thurles
Town gained some jinx value over us. In Thurles’ first
season, Bohs picked up a solitary point from both Contact Alan at
games; a 0-0 draw a 0-1 defeat was unfortunately
our lot and in general the Tipperary men managed bohsprog@gmailcom
to avoid defeat in half of the matches we played. On
leaving the league, they rejoined the North Tipperary
District League, while Peak Villa continued playing in
the Kilkenny League and the Tipperary Southern and
We may have just
District League. Their reason for leaving the League
would be echoed by Kilkenny City some years later;
the thing for you!
there wasn’t enough local talent in the team to
convince the public to support them.with Dan McSwiney
back in time
• The following day’s Irish Independent dubbed us as Superior Bohs, and who were we to argue?
over from eight yards and then saw his
Esbjerg fB 0 dangerous dipping free well cleared by
Bohemians 1 Fran O’Brien’s head. Mick Smyth then did
European Cup Winners Cup well to regain possession in a tangle of legs
First round, second leg when he dropped Oostergaard’s corner but
immediately redeemed himself with a great
Wednesday 29 September 1976
save from Henrik Nielsen and another smart
B
ohemians have broken the European stop from Bertelsen’s pot shot. The winners
barrier at last. A thoroughly deserved had a let off in the 73rd minute when Iversen
1-0 victory put them in the second miscued wide from in front of goal. It was
round of a European competition for the Esbjerg’s last chance.
first time at the fifth attempt in six seasons, The goal, after 80 minutes was beautifully
following their 2-1 home win. created by Pat Byrne. He taunted Borch
Stringing their passes together, Bohs had along the right touchline and with nothing
Esbjerg on defence for 70% of the first half, seemingly on and boxed in, made space to
but although they forced six corners to three get in his cross with a darting break. Noel
by their opponents, they were unable to Mitten, who had only been on the pitch eight
polish off some well designed approach work. minutes, soared over everyone to meet
After 13 minutes Eamonn Gregg finished the out-swinging centre which left Kjaar
a run with a hard cross which saw Gerry stranded to find the corner of the net.
Ryan’s header deflected for a corner, eighth
minutes later, when Tommy Kelly shoved Esbjerg: Kjaer; Jan Hansen; Clausen; Bert
a free kick to him, Gregg almost caught Hansen; Borch; Bertelsen; Fisker (Hans
Ole Kjaer napping with a low shot which Nielsen 72); Luxhoj; Henrick Nielsen;
the home goalkeeper juggled around the Iversen;Oostergaard.
upright. After another five minutes Turlough
O’Connor barely failed to connect to turn in Bohemians: Mick Smyth; Eamonn Gregg;
a fine cross from Pat Byrne. Joe Burke; Niall Shelley; Fran O’Brien; Padraic
Then Bohs, conceding two corners O’Connor;Tommy Kelly; Pat Byrne;Turlough
within a minute of the restart, looked O’Connor (Noel Mitten 72); Eddie Byrne; Gerry
vulnerable but Oostergaard shot wildly Ryan.with Ned Simpson
L
ast Thursday week, I got a call from my
brother around lunchtime. He had been
out walking his dog in Temple Bar and
was mildly astonished to see that many of
the bars and restaurants were thronged with
people sporting red & black shirts.
“Never seen so many in one place outside
Dalymount” he noted, a trace of incredulity in
his voice.
I thought he might be exaggerating, but
later that evening on the way to Lansdowne,
it was obvious he wasn’t. All the hostelries
along the way from the Schoolhouse Hotel on reduced capacity not to mention the entire
Northumberland Rd, past Beggars Bush, to the global pandemic thing. They were able to enjoy
three pubs at the top of Bath Ave and so on sparkling football in comfort and duly came
were jammers. The green spaces outside the back again for (hopefully) more of the same
Labour Court were packed with picnickers, tonight.
making memories...
and every reveller seemed to be sporting But if this growth in Bohemian popularity
Bohemian garb. “Where did they all come from?” continues unabated, it will create massive
Another friend said after the game. problems for us further on down the road.
But it wasn’t the size of the attendance When the redevelopment of Dalymount was
but the speed at which the tickets were sold first mooted, a brand new stadium on the
which surprised me. Six thousand went in just current site with a capacity of 12,000 was
over 24 hours for the Stjarnan joust, 8,000 proposed. Back then, an attendance of 12,000
for tonight’s clash with the Dudes’. Now I at a League game was the sheerest flight of
appreciate very few had been at a game for fancy. I recall minds boggling in bewilderment
nigh on 16 months and many were suffering when seven and a half thousand turned up at
from withdrawal symptoms. Also, there was the Turners Cross for a Cork/Dundalk clash a few
weather. Recently it has been a vision of rarely years ago, and gradually (no doubt egged on
seen perfection, one that made Dublin seem by civil service bean counters) the suggested
like the best place in the world to live, (which capacity of the new stadium was reduced from
if course – it is!) But still, 8,000 in less than 24 12,000, to ten, then eight and now stands at six.
hours? But as our two outings at Lansdowne this
Ordinarily when you flog that many Wilsons year have shown, the possibility of 12,000
in such a short space of time, it means that the turning up to watch a League of Ireland team
event junkies are out in force, but that wasn’t is not a half-baked hallucinogenic castle in the
the case for Stjarnan. So was it lapsed fans who sky. It’s a sobering thought that
made up the numbers? Again, I doubt it. in the redeveloped ground
Certainly there was the odd Adecco/ envisaged by DCC, a quarter
TSB chemise that been extracted of the crowd in Lansdowne
from the back of a wardrobe for the tonight wouldn’t be able
day, but most of the fans were all to attend. Does that seem
togged out in recently purchased just to you?
shirts. Especially prominent was There’s a more
the retro Elvery’s model distributed comprehensive piece to be
free of charge to all members who written on the subject. In
paid up front for the 2021 season. the meantime, remember to
No, I suspect most of our regular paraphrase Roy Scheider’s
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atching a stream by a mobile just did that’.
phone, held up with a determined I just watched and enjoyed the football.
but shaky hand of a Bohs man who After a day or two of not watching football
travelled to Luxembourg as a fan and ended with a phone glued to your hand and more
up as a one-man broadcasting outlet, I was attention given to tweets than the football, you
reminded of the first time I saw Bohs play an get used to it.
away game in Europe.
Romania, still carrying the
scars of the revolution of 1989,
was the venue for a game with
Steaua Bucharest in 1992 and
I made it there after a 23-hour ua
train journey from what was B o h s v s. Ste a
generally speaking...
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still Czechoslovakia. The second B uch a re st
leg there was not shown on
TV in Ireland so the late Donal
Crowther had the idea to ask the
hotel receptionist to record the
game from local TV onto VHS, with
the tape to be carried like precious
cargo and shown in the Dalymount
bar a few days later. A 4-0 loss meant there
was little appetite to see the game so the tape
was left on some dusty shelf, but at the time
it was the only way to see the game for those
who could not travel.
The two stories show just how prevalent
the mobile phone has become in our lives. If
you’d suggested in 1992 that you could hold
up a device the size of a chocolate bar, and it
could broadcast a game in Bucharest live to And there’s one person today who surely
anyone, anywhere in the world who wanted to wishes he had left the phone off while
see, it would have seemed far fetched. watching the Euros. Bernard O’Byrne is no
I also feel a lot of the time that the smart- longer in charge of Irish basketball, a proud 10-
phone is a curse as well as a blessing. I spent year career ended in one silly, three-word post
much of Euro 2020 in a holiday home in a on Facebook. If Bernard had just put his phone
remote part of Donegal, in a house with no in the drawer, or even just turned off his wifi,
wifi and a very weak phone signal. There was while watching England v Denmark, he would
no point in watching the football the way most probably be still in a job today.
people do these days - phone or tablet in hand How many people missed good passages
to argue on twitter with people you’ve never of play, or important decisions being made on
met and don’t like - because there was no the bench, because they’d given more time to
internet access on the phone. twitter than the football?
So I watched those Euros matches the same Without John O’Connor’s smart-phone
way I’d have watched Euro ‘92, just watching and an app called twitter, Bohs fans would not
the match, listening to the commentary and have been able to see as much as they did
not arguing the toss with tossers on twitter. eventually see (illegally but still) of the action
I wasn’t reading what @ManUFan1968 was in Luxembourg last week.
saying about Paul Pogba. I missed out on Irish But once the match is on a proper TV, or
broadcast-types (why do so many people who even if you’re at a game in person, maybe try
work in Irish radio feel they need to tweet and think back to what it was like in 1992,
so much, do they really feel the world needs watch the match while it’s on and just talk
to read as well as hear them speak?) tweeting about it in the pub later. It’s old school but it
‘wow’ or ‘oh my God I can’t believe Modric could make a lot more sense than you’d think.You can also read
