BOHEMIAN FC - MORE ON RHYL FC'S INTER-TOTO OPPONENTS

EVERYONE connected with Rhyl FC is buzzing at the prospect of playing Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemian in the Inter-Toto Cup in June.
For one thing, the Lilywhites are delighted the journey to Dublin on June 21 will be a relatively short one compared to trips the Welsh Premier club has had to make to Latvia, Lithuania (twice) and Finland in their past four European campaigns.
Secondly, relations between Wales and Ireland are excellent and always have been. Therefore this tie gives Rhyl the opportunity to make many new friends from across the water. Let's not forget our already existing business links with Athy in Co Kildare.
Lilywhites Online now presents an in-depth profile on Bohemian FC - one of Ireland's most famous football clubs.
BOHEMIAN FC
BOHEMIAN FC (Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóithéimeach) are one of the major forces in the FAI Eircom League of Ireland Premier Division.
The club was founded on September 6, 1890, and is a founding member of the league, playing its home matches at Dalymount Park.
Its nicknames are Bohs and The Gypsies, its colours are red and black and the club is 100% owned by its members.
Commonly referred to as Bohemians, the club has won the League of Ireland championship nine times and the FAI Cup on six occasions.
With summer football operating in Ireland, the Eircom League season recently got underway and Bohemian currently occupy second spot.
The club has appeared in European competition many times with its current record reading: Played 54 Won 9, Drawn 12 Lost 33, Goals For 35 Goals Against 99.
The breakdown of that record is:
Champions League: Played 14 Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 8
UEFA Cup: Played 26 Won 3 Drawn 7 Lost 16
Cup Winners' Cup: Played 8 Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost 4
Inter-Toto Cup: Played 6 Won 1 Lost 5.
Bohemian have played numerous illustrious opponents in Europe including SV Hamburg, Glasgow Rangers, Newcastle United, FC Koln and Steaua Bucharest.
Probably their finest European moment came in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup competition when they knocked out Scottish Premier giants Aberdeen on away goals and then in the first round proper only lost 3-2 on aggregate to crack German outfit FC Kaiserslautern, beating them 1-0 in the home leg.
In the 1984/85 UEFA Cup they also defeated Glasgow Rangers 3-2 at home but lost 4-3 overall on aggregate.
Bohemian have yet to win a tie in the Inter-Toto Cup, however.
LEGENDARY BOHEMIAN PLAYERS
MICK MARTIN: Gifted midfielder who won 52 caps for the Republic of Ireland and played for Manchester United, Newcastle United, WBA and Vancouver Whitecaps in the 1970s.
GARETH FARRELLY: Everton supporters will remember Farrelly as the man whose goal kept them in the Premiership in 1997/98. He also played for Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Wigan and won six RoI caps. Farrelly is a former player manager of Bohemian.
ASHLEY GRIMES: Grimes was capped 18 times by the RoI and played 107 times for Manchester United between 1977 and 1983, scoring 11 goals.
LIAM O'BRIEN: Former Manchester United, Newcastle United and Tranmere Rovers defender who played for Ireland on 16 occasions.
GERRY RYAN: Featured for Derby County and played in Brighton's 1983 FA Cup final losing side against Manchester United. One-time Bohemian Gerry represented his country 18 times.

BOHEMIAN RECORDS
League victory: 8-0 v Olympia F.C., 18 November 1922 and v Home Farm, 5 February 1978
Victory: 11-0 v Grangegorman, Leinster Senior Cup Final, 27 November 1946
League defeat: 0-7 v Shamrock Rovers, 5 February 1955
Most points in a season: 72 in 1981-82
Most league goals in a season (player): 25, Glen Crowe in 2000-01
Most league goals (player): 121, Glen Crowe
Most appearances (player): 575, Tommy Kelly
Most goals (player): 192, Turlough O'Connor

More Bohemian information to follow......