Bohemian F.C.
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Full name | Bohemian Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Bohs The Gypsies The Big Club | ||
Founded | 1890 | ||
Ground | Dalymount Park, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | ||
Capacity | 8,200 | ||
Chairman | Gerry Cuffe (President) | ||
Manager | Sean Connor | ||
League | Football League of Ireland | ||
2006 | 9th | ||
Website | [[[1]] Club website] | ||
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Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish soccer club playing in the Football League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1890 are a founding member of the league, plays its home matches at Dalymount Park stadium in the Dublin neighbourhood of Phibsboro. Its nicknames are 'Bohs' and 'The Gypsies'. Its colours are red and black. It is owned 100% by the members of the club.
The club announced Sean Connor as manager on 17th November, 2006.
Previous Home Grounds
Bohemian's first proper home ground was on the Polo Ground in Phoenix Park. Goal posts and other equipment were kept at Gate Lodge on North Circular Road (Dublin) They remained there until the 1893/94 season when they obtained a private ground on Jones Road now known as Croke Park, the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The space then took in the ground now occupied by the Belvedere Rugby Football Club, and for the first time it was possible for the club to build up some sort of finances, since a charge for admission was made at all important home matches.
They moved to a new home at Whitehall, Glasnevin in time for the start of the 1895/96 season but in those days, the area was out of the way and without public transport so the Bohemian committee continued to look for a new home ground. Their search came to an end when they moved to Dalymount Park which was officially opened on September 7 1901.
New Stadium
In 2006 the club's members decided to sell Dalymount Park for development in a €60,000,000 deal which will instantly put the club in unprecedented financial wealth in Irish sporting terms. The deal includes the development of a new 10,000 seater stadium in Harristown, near Dublin Airport.
Change from Amateur to Professional status
Since the formation of the club in 1890, Bohemians had been strictly amateur and forbade the paying of players. It stayed this way until an EGM of the club's members in St. Saviour's Hall, Mountjoy Street on February 21 1969. The meeting which was chaired by Liam Rapple was often hostile as both sides passionately argued their case. In the end, the decision to end the amateur status was passed by just 3 votes. The first player to sign professional terms was Tony O'Connell who signed on the dotted line on March 11 1969. Dinny Lowry followed shortly after. The first game to feature those professionals was 5 days later in a 1-1 draw at Dalymount Park against Dundalk.
Honours & Managers
- League titles: 9
- 1923/24, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1933/34, 1935/36, 1974/75, 1977/78, 2000/01, 2002/03
- FAI Cups: 6
- 1928, 1935, 1970, 1976, 1992, 2001
- IFA Cups: 1
- 1908
- FAI League Cups: 2
- 1975, 1979
- League of Ireland Shields: 6
- 1924, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1939, 1940
- Dublin City Cups: 1
- 1936
- Inter-City Cups: 1
- 1945
- Top Four Cups: 1
- 1972
- Leinster Senior Cups: 31
- LFA President Cups: 12
- Acieries D'Angeleur: 1
- 1929
European Record
Appearances | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
Appearances | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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4 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 48 |
Appearances | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
Appearances | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Past opponents
Season | Competition | Country | Team | Score |
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1970-71 | Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary Round | TJ Gottwaldov | 1-2, 2-2 (3-4 agg.) | |
1972-73 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | 1. FC Köln | 1-2, 0-3 (1-5 agg.) | |
1974-75 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | Hamburger SV | 0-3, 0-1 (0-4 agg.) | |
1975-76 | European Cup Round 1 | Rangers F.C. | 1-4, 1-1 (2-5 agg.) | |
1976-77 | Cup Winners' Cup Round 1 | Esbjerg fB | 2-1, 1-0 (3-1 agg.) | |
1976-77 | Cup Winners' Cup Round 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0-3, 0-1 (0-4 agg.) | |
1977-78 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | Newcastle United F.C. | 0-0, 0-4 (0-4 agg.) | |
1978-79 | European Cup Round 1 | AC Omonia | 1-2, 1-0 (2-2 agg.) | |
1978-79 | European Cup Round 2 | 1. FC Dynamo Dresden | 0-0, 0-6 (0-6 agg.) | |
1979-80 | Cup Winners' Cup Qual. Round | Sporting Lisbon | 0-2, 0-0 (0-2 agg.) | |
1984-85 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | Rangers | 3-2, 0-2 (3-4 agg.) | |
1985-86 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | Dundee United | 2-5, 2-2 (4-7 agg.) | |
1987-88 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | Aberdeen | 0-0, 0-1 (0-1 agg.) | |
1992-93 | Cup Winners' Cup Qual. Round | Steaua Bucureşti | 0-4, 0-0 (0-4 agg.) | |
1993-94 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 0-1, 0-5 (0-6 agg.) | |
1995 | Intertoto Cup Round 1 | Odense BK | 2-1 | |
1995 | Intertoto Cup Round 1 | HJK Helsinki | 2-3 | |
1995 | Intertoto Cup Round 1 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 0-2 | |
1995 | Intertoto Cup Round 1 | IFK Norrköping | 0-5 | |
1996-97 | UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1 | Dinamo Minsk | 1-1, 0-0 (1-1 agg.) | |
1997-98 | UEFA Cup Preliminary Round | Ferencváros | 0-1, 0-5 (0-6 agg.) | |
2000-01 | UEFA Cup Qualifying Round | Aberdeen | 2-1, 0-1 (2-2 agg.) | |
2000-01 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-3, 1-0 (2-3 agg.) | |
2001-02 | Champions League Qual. Round 1 | FC Levadia Maardu | 3-0, 0-0 (3-0 agg.) | |
2001-02 | Champions League Qual. Round 2 | Halmstads BK | 1-2, 0-2 (1-4 agg.) | |
2003-04 | Champions League Qual. Round 1 | FC BATE | 0-1, 3-0 (3-1 agg.) | |
2003-04 | Champions League Qual. Round 2 | Rosenborg B.K. | 0-1, 0-4 (0-5 agg.) | |
2004-05 | UEFA Cup Round 1 | FC Levadia Tallinn | 0-0, 1-3 (1-3 agg.) | |
2005 | Intertoto Cup Round 1 | K.A.A. Gent | 1-0, 1-3 (2-3 agg.) |
Current squad 2006/07
The numbers are established according to the official website: www.bohemians.ie As of 9 May 2007.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Backroom Staff 2006/07
All is correct according to the official website: www.bohemians.ie As of 19 April 2007.
Manager: Sean Connor
Assistant Manager: Alan Caffrey
Coach: John Daffy
Coach: Gary Matthews
U-21 Manager: Richard Sutherland
Physio: Javier De Castro
Notable former players
- Robbie Best
- Ed Brookes
- Willie Browne
- Stephen Caffrey
- Harry Cannon
- Ernie Crawford
- Gerry Daly
- Billy Dennis
- Paul Doolin
- Plev Ellis
- Pat Fenlon
- Dominic Foley
- Johnny Fullam
- Oliver St John Gogarty
- Fred Horlacher
- Jackie Jameson
- Avery John
- Paul Keegan
- Tommy Kelly
- Billy Jordan
- Gino Lawless
- Shaun Maher
- Mick Martin
- Jack McCarthy
- Brian Mooney
- Rocky O'Brien
- Tony O'Connell
- Tony O'Connor
- Kevin O'Flanagan
- Mick O'Flanagan
- Dermot O'Neill
- Alex Nesovic
- Mark Rutherford
- Harold Sloan
- Derek Swan
- Dave Tilson
- Stephen Ward
Top Scorers in the League of Ireland
- 1923/24
- Dave Roberts - 20
- 1940/41
- Mick O'Flanagan - 19
- 1953/54
- Danny Jordan - 14
- 1973/74
- Terry Flanagan - 18
- Turlough O'Connor - 18
- 1977/78
- Turlough O'Connor - 24
- 2000/01
- Glen Crowe - 25
- 2001/02
- Glen Crowe - 21
- 2002/03
- Glen Crowe - 18
Trivia
- Tommy Kelly is Bohs record appearance holder with 575 appearances in all competitions
- Turlough O'Connor is Bohs record goalscorer with 192 goals in all competitions
- Tommy Kelly was the first man to appear as a substitute in a league game for Bohs when he replaced Turlough O'Connor against Drogheda on April 10 1966
- Fran Swan scored Bohs first ever goal in Europe when slotting home a penalty kick against Gottwaldov in 1970.