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Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian FC crest
Full nameBohemian Football Club
Nickname(s)Bohs
The Gypsies
Founded1890
GroundDalymount Park,
Phibsboro,
Dublin 7
Capacity12,200
ChairmanGerry Cuffe (President)
ManagerNorthern Ireland Sean Connor
League16.5px FAI Premier Division
20069th
Website[[[1]] Club website]

Bohemian F.C. (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians, are an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. The club, founded on September 6 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 club colours are red and black which it adopted at the 4th AGM in October 1893. It is owned 100% by the members of the club.

The club announced Sean Connor as manager on 17th November, 2006.

Previous Home Grounds

Bohemians' 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 of IrelandThe DoubleFAI CupFAI League CupLeague of IrelandThe DoubleSean ConnorGareth FarrellyStephen Kenny (football)Pete MahonRoddy CollinsJoe McGrathTurlough O'Connor (footballer)Eamonn GreggBilly YoungSeán Thomas

European Record

UEFA Champions League:

Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
7 14 3 3 8 11 23

UEFA Cup:

Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
4 26 3 7 16 14 48

Cup Winners Cup:

Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
3 8 2 2 4 6 13

Intertoto Cup:

Appearances Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
2 6 1 0 5 4 15

Past opponents

Season Competition Country Team Score
1970-71 Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary Round Czechoslovakia TJ Gottwaldov 1-2, 2-2 (3-4 agg.)
1972-73 UEFA Cup Round 1 Germany 1. FC Köln 1-2, 0-3 (1-5 agg.)
1974-75 UEFA Cup Round 1 Germany Hamburger SV 0-3, 0-1 (0-4 agg.)
1975-76 European Cup Round 1 Scotland Rangers F.C. 1-4, 1-1 (2-5 agg.)
1976-77 Cup Winners' Cup Round 1 Denmark Esbjerg fB 2-1, 1-0 (3-1 agg.)
1976-77 Cup Winners' Cup Round 2 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 0-3, 0-1 (0-4 agg.)
1977-78 UEFA Cup Round 1 England Newcastle United F.C. 0-0, 0-4 (0-4 agg.)
1978-79 European Cup Round 1 Cyprus AC Omonia 1-2, 1-0 (2-2 agg.)
1978-79 European Cup Round 2 East Germany 1. FC Dynamo Dresden 0-0, 0-6 (0-6 agg.)
1979-80 Cup Winners' Cup Qual. Round Portugal Sporting Lisbon 0-2, 0-0 (0-2 agg.)
1984-85 UEFA Cup Round 1 Scotland Rangers 3-2, 0-2 (3-4 agg.)
1985-86 UEFA Cup Round 1 Scotland Dundee United 2-5, 2-2 (4-7 agg.)
1987-88 UEFA Cup Round 1 Scotland Aberdeen 0-0, 0-1 (0-1 agg.)
1992-93 Cup Winners' Cup Qual. Round Romania Steaua Bucureşti 0-4, 0-0 (0-4 agg.)
1993-94 UEFA Cup Round 1 France Girondins de Bordeaux 0-1, 0-5 (0-6 agg.)
1995 Intertoto Cup Round 1 Denmark Odense BK 2-1
1995 Intertoto Cup Round 1 Finland HJK Helsinki 2-3
1995 Intertoto Cup Round 1 France Girondins de Bordeaux 0-2
1995 Intertoto Cup Round 1 Sweden IFK Norrköping 0-5
1996-97 UEFA Cup Qual. Round 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1-1, 0-0 (1-1 agg.)
1997-98 UEFA Cup Preliminary Round Hungary Ferencváros 0-1, 0-5 (0-6 agg.)
2000-01 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round Scotland Aberdeen 2-1, 0-1 (2-2 agg.)
2000-01 UEFA Cup Round 1 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-3, 1-0 (2-3 agg.)
2001-02 Champions League Qual. Round 1 Estonia FC Levadia Maardu 3-0, 0-0 (3-0 agg.)
2001-02 Champions League Qual. Round 2 Sweden Halmstads BK 1-2, 0-2 (1-4 agg.)
2003-04 Champions League Qual. Round 1 Belarus FC BATE 0-1, 3-0 (3-1 agg.)
2003-04 Champions League Qual. Round 2 Norway Rosenborg B.K. 0-1, 0-4 (0-5 agg.)
2004-05 UEFA Cup Round 1 Estonia FC Levadia Tallinn 0-0, 1-3 (1-3 agg.)
2005 Intertoto Cup Round 1 Belgium 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 12th July 2007.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Murphy
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Heary (Vice Captain)
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Des Byrne
4 MF England ENG Kevin Hunt (Captain)
5 MF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Burns
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas Heary
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Fergal Harkin
8 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Neale Fenn
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Glen Crowe
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Paul Kelly
11 MF England ENG Harpal Singh
12 FW England ENG Darren Mansaram
14 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Kingsberry
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McGuinness
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Turner
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Powell
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Rossiter
20 DF England ENG Dean Pooley
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Rice
22 DF Scotland SCO Dean Richardson
23 MF Scotland SCO Ryan McCann
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen O'Donnell
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Gallagher
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Rafferty
— FW England ENG Michael McGinlay

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

See also:Category:Bohemian F.C. players

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Top Scorers in the League of Ireland

Trivia

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