Stephen Bray (Gaelic footballer)

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Stephen Bray
Personal information
Irish name Stiofán Ó Bré
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Forward
Born (1982-08-23) 23 August 1982 (age 39)
Navan, County Meath
Nickname Brayer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Navan O'Mahonys
Club titles
Meath titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2005-2015
Meath 46 (10-77)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All Stars 1

Stephen Bray (born 23 August 1982) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Navan O'Mahony's club and the Meath county team. A two-footed corner forward, he is a prolific scorer. Bray had a very successful season with Meath in 2007, with a semi final appearance against Cork and an all star award. [1] However, 2008 was what Bray himself described as a "disaster" for the team. [2] Before joining the Meath senior team, he won Leinster Junior Football Championship and All-Ireland Junior Football Championship medals in 2003.

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References

  1. RTÉ Sport: Kerry dominate football All Stars Archived 21 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Gaelic Football, Hurling and other GAA News - Bray brands year a "disaster"". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
Preceded by Meath Senior Football Captain
2008-2009
Succeeded by