Ray Brady

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.

Ray Brady

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Raymond Brady
Date of birth	(1937-06-03)3 June 1937
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	15 November 2016(2016-11-15) (aged 79)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	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

Brady signed for Millwall from Transport F.C. 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

1. Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
2. "Former Ireland international Ray Brady, brother of Liam, passes away". The 42. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

• The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle