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The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Situated directly behind the Bray D.A.R.T. station, it is home to Bray Wanderers A.F.C.

Carlisle Grounds

Public transit	Bray Daly railway station
Capacity	3,200[1]
Field size	113 x 70 yards
Construction
Built	1862
Tenants
Bray Wanderers A.F.C. Ireland national rugby league team (2015–present)

History

The Carlisle Grounds can claim to be the Football Association of Ireland ground with the longest history as a sports venue. Opened in 1862 as the Bray Athletic Ground, it was renamed the Carlisle Cricket and Archery Ground later that year, in honour of the 7th Earl of Carlisle who performed the opening ceremony as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Later it was shortened to the Carlisle Grounds.

A new stand seating 985 was constructed in 2006 bring the seating capacity of the ground up to about 2,000. The League of Ireland side Transport F.C. played at the Carlisle Grounds from 1948-1951 before moving to Harold's Cross Stadium. In July 2009 a section of the wall around the pitch collapsed after Shamrock Rovers fans rushed down to the wall to celebrate a goal.[2] The following year another section of the wall fell as a result of fans rushing forward, this time while hosting their league promotion playoff against Monaghan United, prompting an FAI investigation.[3] The Carlisle Grounds hosted a 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup match. The Carlisle Grounds also hosted two match's in the 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup.

Rugby League

Ireland played against Belgium in an international friendly on Sunday 12 July 2015 winning the match 34–0.[4] 7 November 2015 saw the Carlisle Grounds host the match between Ireland and Wales as part of the 2015 European Cup.[5]

International Rugby League Matches
Date	Home	Score	Opponent	Competition	Attendance
12 July 2015	Ireland	34–0	Belgium	Test match	[6]
7 November 2015	Ireland	4–30	Wales	2015 European Championship	1,405[5]
8 October 2016	Ireland	58–10	Malta	Test Match	[7]
16 October 2016	Ireland	16–68	Jamaica	Test Match	[8]
30 October 2016	Ireland	70–16	Russia	2017 RLWC qualifying	867[9]

References in popular culture

The Carlisle Grounds was used in the filming of the Bloody Sunday scene in the 1996 film Michael Collins. The ground was also used as a filming location for the music video of singer Dermot Kennedy's single "Outnumbered".

Future redevelopment

In October 2009, details were released of a planned large scale redevelopment of the ground.[10] This would involve a new stadium being built on the site as well as a major retailer moving in. A scale model of the redevelopment was displayed on the club's website around this time.[11]

Bibliography

• Kennedy, Brian (2011). Just Follow the Floodlights!. The Liffey Press. ISBN 978-1-908308-03-0.

References

External links

• Official website of Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
• Carlisle Grounds

На других языках

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[de] Carlisle Grounds

Die Carlisle Grounds wurden im Jahre 1862 in der Hafenstadt Bray in der Grafschaft Wicklow eröffnet und gelten als die älteste Sportstätte einer Mannschaft der Football Association of Ireland. Das Stadion ist die Heimstätte des Fußballklubs Bray Wanderers, dessen Vorgängervereine bereits hier aktiv waren, sowie der irischen Rugby-League-Nationalmannschaft. Gelegentlich finden hier auch Spiele der irischen Fußballnationalauswahlen statt.

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- [en] Carlisle Grounds

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[fr] Carlisle Grounds

Le Carlisle Grounds est un stade de football situé à Bray dans le Comté de Wicklow en Irlande.

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[ru] Карлайл Граундс

Карлайл Граундс (англ. Carlisle Grounds) — футбольный стадион, расположенный в ирландском городе Брей (графство Уиклоу). Располагается рядом со станцией DART в Брее. Домашняя арена клуба «Брей Уондерерс» (по действующему соглашению до 2036 года), вместимость стадиона — 3200 человек[1].

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