Ray Brady
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Raymond Brady | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 2016 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1955 | Home Farm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1957 | Transport | 37 | (8) |
| 1957–1963 | Millwall | 165 | (4) |
| 1963–1966 | Queens Park Rangers | 88 | (0) |
| 1966–1968 | Hastings United | ||
| 1968–1971 | St Patrick's Athletic | 49 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1963—1964 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Raymond Brady (3 June 1937 – 15 November 2016) was an Irish international footballer who played in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s with Millwall and Queens Park Rangers.
Brady signed for Millwall from Transport in July 1957. He then signed for QPR in July 1963 and made his debut in August of that year against Charlton Athletic. In all Brady made 88 league appearances for QPR.[citation needed]
His brother Pat played for Millwall from 1959 until he too joined QPR in 1963,[1] and his other brothers Liam and Frank were also professional footballers. His great uncle Frank Brady Sr. was also an Irish international.[citation needed]
Brady won six full caps for the Republic of Ireland in 1963 and 1964. He died on 15 November 2016, at the age of 79.[2]
After retiring from football, he purchased a public house "The Railway and Bicycle" in Sevenoaks, Kent, where he was well known as a local character.
Honours
[edit]- Football League Fourth Division (fourth tier)
- Millwall F.C. 1961-62
References
[edit]- ^ a b Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
- ^ "Former Ireland international Ray Brady, brother of Liam, passes away". The 42. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- Stephen McGarrigle (1996). The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96.
- 1937 births
- 2016 deaths
- League of Ireland players
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Hastings United F.C. (1948) players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Transport F.C. players
- Brady family (Ireland)
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Raymond Brady | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 2016 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1955 | Home Farm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1957 | Transport | 37 | (8) |
| 1957–1963 | Millwall | 165 | (4) |
| 1963–1966 | Queens Park Rangers | 88 | (0) |
| 1966–1968 | Hastings United | ||
| 1968–1971 | St Patrick's Athletic | 49 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1963—1964 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Raymond Brady (3 June 1937 – 15 November 2016) was an Irish international footballer who played in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s with Millwall and Queens Park Rangers.
Brady signed for Millwall from Transport in July 1957. He then signed for QPR in July 1963 and made his debut in August of that year against Charlton Athletic. In all Brady made 88 league appearances for QPR.[citation needed]
His brother Pat played for Millwall from 1959 until he too joined QPR in 1963,[1] and his other brothers Liam and Frank were also professional footballers. His great uncle Frank Brady Sr. was also an Irish international.[citation needed]
Brady won six full caps for the Republic of Ireland in 1963 and 1964. He died on 15 November 2016, at the age of 79.[2]
After retiring from football, he purchased a public house "The Railway and Bicycle" in Sevenoaks, Kent, where he was well known as a local character.
Honours
- Football League Fourth Division (fourth tier)
- Millwall F.C. 1961-62
References
- ^ a b Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
- ^ "Former Ireland international Ray Brady, brother of Liam, passes away". The 42. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- Stephen McGarrigle (1996). The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96.