The current members of the Bray Wanderers squad:

Alan Cawley

(Date of Birth: 03/01/82, Sligo) Midfielder. Squad Number: 8.
Former Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday youngster who joined Shelbourne from UCD in May 2004. Alan was in the title-winning Shelbourne squad and played with them in both the Champions League and UEFA Cup. Signed from Waterford United in December 2006. Alan has won two Supporters club player of the months this season in June 2007 & September. Alan was voted the Supporters Club player of the year for 2007.

Gary Cronin

(dob: 16/03/79, Crumlin) Defender/Midfielder. Squad no: 3.
Gary signed from Longford Town during the 2006/7 close season. Previously had spells with Drogheda United & St Patricks Athletic. Gary started his career with schoolboy club Stella Maris before moving cross channel to Middlesborough. He returned to Ireland with St Patricks Athletic before joining Drogheda. Spent six seasons with Drogheda and won the First Division title with them in 2001/2.

Kevin Doherty

(dob: 18/04/80, Dublin) Defender. Squad no: 4.
Kevin was snapped up by Liverpool in 1998 at 18 after impressing at schoolboy level, but his spell there was blighted by a series of injuries including a broken thigh-bone in 1999. In 2001, signed for Shelbourne and in 2005 spent the season on loan to Waterford United. Released by Shels in January 2006 and signed for Longford Town. Joined Bray in December 2007.

Mark Duggan

(dob: 22/09/86, Dublin) Midfielder. Squad no: 16.
Mark is an ex-Belvedere player who first came to prominence under Gino Brazil in Bohs' Under-21 team. Mark is a real live-wire and hard-working central midfielder with a fine left foot and a great engine. He made his senior début away to Derry City on 2 August 2005, and then had an impressive first full game away to Longford Town four days later. 21 senior appearances in 2005 & 2006. Signed for Bray in December 2006. Mark was the Supporters Club Young Player of the year for 2007.

Paul Dunphy

(dob: 12/08/87, Ballyfermot) Forward. Squad no: 15.
Paul Dunphy scored on his first team début in Bohemians' League Cup tie against St Patricks Athletic on 21 June 2005. Formerly with Cherry Orchard, he made 20 senior appearances for Bohs in the past two seasons. Signed for Bray in December 2006. Paul scored the winner for Bray against Bohemians in March. He scored a hat trick in the club's record equalling 7-0 win over St. Mochtas in the FAI cup in June 2007.

Derek Foran

(dob: 09/10/89, Dublin) Defender. Squad no: 4.
Central defender who was signed from St Patricks Athletic on loan for the 2008 season. Has been capped for Ireland at Under-18. Made his debut in the 3-0 league cup win over Athlone Town in March 2008.

Andrei Georgescu

(dob: 12/03/1983, Bucharest, Romania) Midfielder/Forward. Squad no: 9.
A former Dynamo Bucharest youth player, "Franco" also played for Coresi and Olimpia Ramincu Sarat in his home country. Signed for Bray in July 2005 from North Athletic (UCL). “Franco” has taken over the strikers role following the departure of Eamon Zayed to Drogheda and was top scorer in 2006 with 8 goals in all competitions.

Ronan Ivory

(dob: 13/03/84) Midfielder/Forward. Squad no: 12.
Ronan was the Young Player of the Year for Bray in 2006. A member of the Under-21 Enda McGuill Cup winning team of 2005. Was joint Player of the Year for the Under-21s in 2005 with Darren Lacey. Made his first team début against Longford Town in September 2006.

Patrick Kavanagh

(dob: 29/12/1985) Midfielder. Squad no: 7.
Paddy joined Bray in 2007 season after returning from a short spell with Birmingham City. He was previously with UCD in 2006 season having joined them in in July 2006 from Wayside Celtic. Player of the month for August 2007 & October 2007.

Ray Kenny

(dob: 11/12/73, Dún Laoghaire) Defender. Squad no: 14.
Ray signed from TEK United in 1995 and won the Shield and First Division title in his first season with the Club. He picked up a First Division runners-up medal in 1997/98 and despite missing most of the 1998/99 season he returned to play in all three games of the 1999 FAI Cup Final against Finn Harps. After a year out of the game Ray joined Finn Harps, and later Kildare County in the 2003 season. Ray was the Thoroughbreds' team captain for 2004 and was named in the PFAI Division One team of the year. He made 100 appearances for Kildare before his move to Shamrock Rovers in 2005, and was Player of the Year in 2004.

Stephen Lawless

(dob: 04/09/89, Dublin) Squad no: 21. Stephen made his league debut away to Derry City at the Brandywell in August 2007. This is his only first team appearance to date.

Gary McCabe

(dob: 01/08/88, Tallaght) Midfielder. Squad no: 11.
Signed from Leinster Senior League side Crumlin United in December 2006. Gary made his debut as a substitute in the opening day defeat to Derry City at the Brandywell. Gary scored his first goal when hitting the winner against UCD at the Carlisle Grounds in May and also scored in the club's record equalling 7-0 win over St. Mocktas in the FAI cup. Gary was voted the Supporters Club player of the month for May 2007.

Gavin McInerney

(dob: 26/07/84, Dublin) Goalkeeper. Squad no: 30.
Signed in February 2008 from St Patricks Athletic. Previously had a successful period in US college soccer, in Memphis, Tennessee. Has yet to make his league debut.

John Mulroy

(dob: 27/12/87, Dublin) Striker. Squad no: 20.
John made a scoring debut in his only first team appearance of the season against Longford Town In July 2007. He thus became the youngest player to score for Bray Wanderers in a first team competitive fixture aged 17 years and seven months.

Andrew Myler

(dob: 12/02/75, Dublin) Forward. Squad no: 10.
Signed in December 2007 from Shamrock Rovers. Andy played his schoolboy football with St Kevins Boys before joining UCD on a Soccer Scholarship, and played for Monaghan United, Athlone Town, Waterford United, Drogheda United and Longford Town before joining the Hoops. A seasoned campaigner at 31, and one of the top 20 all-time League goalscorers, he will add weight to the Seagulls' attack.

Emeka Onwubiko

(dob: 20/12/89, Nigeria) Striker. Squad no: 18.
Emeka made his debut in the home league defeat to Longford Town in July 2007. He scored his only goal to date in the 1-1 draw away to UCD in Belfield Park in October 2007. He made 11 first team appearances in all competitions last season and scored one goal. He is an Irish under-age international.

Chris O'Connor

(dob: 07/05/85, Brisbane, Australia) Goalkeeper. Squad no: 1.
Chris spent twelve years with Rochedale Rovers, one of Queensland's top League clubs. He played for Queensland at U-16 and U-19 level. Chris represented the eircom League U-21s in a four nations tournament in Scotland in May 2004. O'Connor made his international debut in January 2005 as Australia lifted the U-20 Oceania Football Confederation title in the World Youth Cup qualifiers.
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Derek Pender

(dob: 02/10/84, Dublin) Defender. Squad no: 17.
Derek began his senior career at Shelbourne in 2003 after impressing at schoolboy level with Belvedere and being capped at under age level. While with Shelbourne Derek went on loan to Dundalk in 2004. In 2005 he went on loan to Dublin City and made it a permanent deal in 2006. During 2006 he found himself a free agent when the Vikings imploded the following year. He was instrumental in Shamrock Rovers' return from the First Division in 2006. Signed for Bray in December 2007.

Ger Rowe

(dob: 03/08/84, Dublin) Striker. Squad No: 24.
Signed in February 2008 from Shamrock Rovers. Ger began his career with Shelbourne in 2002/03. While with Shelbourne he made a brief appearance in the champions league qualifier against KR Reykjavík at Tolka Park in 2004. Ger has had loan spells with Crusaders (2002/03), St. Patrick’s Athletic (2005) & Ballymena United (2005/06) before moving to Shamrock Rovers for two seasons (2006 & 2007).

Colm Tresson

(dob: 29/06/71, Sallynoggin) Defender/Midfielder. Squad no: 2.
Colm has been the Supporters Club Player of the Year five times (in 1998/9, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2005 & 2006). PFAI First Division Player of the Year in 1999/2000. Rejoined Wanderers in 1998 from Irish League side Portadown for his second spell at the Seaside. FAI Cup winner in 1999 and First Division title in 1999/2000. Signed originally from St Josephs Boys in 1990 and moved on to Drogheda United in 1992 with Pat Devlin. Spent five seasons with the Boynesiders before joining Portadown in 1997.

Gavin Whelan

(dob: 28/10/83, Dublin) Midfielder. Squad no: 6.
Gavin played schoolboy football with Home Farm before having two seasons with UCD. In 2004 he joined up again with his former Students manager Paul Doolin at Drogheda United. Gavin was named man of the match when Drogheda United won their first ever FAI cup. He scored the opening goal of the final in their 2-0 defeat of Cork City at Lansdowne Road in 2005. He collected back to back Setanta Cup winners medals with Drogheda United but did not feature in either final. He added to his medal collection by picking up a Premier Division winners medal with the Louth club last season. Gavin represented Drogheda in the UEFA cup playing both legs of the games against HJK Helsinki (Finland) & IK Start (Norway) in 2006. Last season he played both away games against SP Libortas (San Marino) & Helsingborgs (Sweden). Gavin joined Bray Wanderers prior to the 2008 campaign and scored the winner in each of Bray’s three 1-0 pre season victories against Limerick 37, Longford Town and Kildare County. Signed for Bray in December 2007.

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