Carlisle Grounds
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Established
1862 (164 years old)
Capacity
3,200
Build Cost
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Country
Ireland
Location
Bray, County Wicklow
Timezone
UTC +00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Coordinates
53°12′21″N 6°6′10″W
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The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Situated directly behind Bray DART station, it is home to Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
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 bringing 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. 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. The Carlisle Grounds hosted a 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup match. The Carlisle Grounds also hosted two matches in the 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup.
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