Waterford United F.C.
The Waterford United Football Club is an Irish football club was established in 1930 from the city of Waterford. Waterford United played since its inception, with two interruptions in the 1930s and 1940s in the League of Ireland, currently in the lower season, the First Division.
- 4.1 cadres of the 2012/13 season
- 4.2 Transfers for season 2012/13
- 4.3 coaching staff in the 2012/13 season
- 4.4 Known former players
History
The club was founded in 1930 as Waterford Football Club and recorded immediately in the League of Ireland and was able to complete the second season in third place. However, they left the league for the next two seasons. After the resumption in 1934 it was with the team athletic rapidly increase in 1937 succeeded the first great success of the club's history; Waterford won by a 2-1 win over St. James ' Gate in the final of the Irish Cup. In the following year it was runner-up; the next highlight was the year 1941 by Waterford failed to qualify for both a playoff for the championship as for the cup final. While the cup final against Cork United was lost only in the replay after a draw in the first match 1:3, Waterford joined the playoff for the championship no longer on, but I went instead for the duration of World War II from the league back.
After the second recovery in the league in 1945, it took until the second half of the 1950s until Waterford could regain some success, both the season in 1954/55 and 1955/56, was completed and in 1959 it was again in the finals of the top three for the cup: as early as 1941 they lost after a 2-2 draw in the first match in the decider, this time against St Patrick's Athletic.
1964/65 one was waiting to be champion with Last, only a year; this was the beginning of the golden age of Waterford; within eight years to 1973 get six championships, including three in a row ( 1968-70 ). 1968 and 1972 was also the opportunity to win the double, the final of the Cup but was lost in each case with 0:3; 1968 against Shamrock Rovers and Cork Hibernians in 1972 against the. Even after that Waterford could always place until 1986 at least in the middle of the championship. Highlights of this period were three cup finals in 1979, 1980 and 1986, of which only the one in 1980 was won against St Patrick's Athletic, as well as the victories in 1974 and 1985 in the League Cup. In 1982 came the name change to the present name Waterford United.
After 1988, it went down with sporty Waterford, 1989 you got the last one in the First Division from where one until 2003, despite several short memberships in the Premier Division played mostly. But in the season 2002 /03 reached the summit in this, in which Waterford can hold since then and in 2004 even after almost 20 years to qualify for the cup final again. Longford Town proved at 1:2 but as to play hard for Waterford. In the season 2006 Waterford became the last of the remaining eleven teams and also lost the relegation against Dundalk; the League of Ireland but is under restructuring, so that to date, it is not foreseeable in which division of the league will play Waterford in 2007. In the sporty accounts for the League for the year 2006, the club is run as a 13.
Achievements and Stats
Achievements
- Irish Champion (6 ) 1965/66, 1967/68, 1968/69 1969 /70 1971/72 1972/73 the
League membership
Appearances in European Cup
Personalities
Squad of the Season 2012/13
Transfers for season 2012/13
Coaching staff in the 2012/13 season
Well-known former players
- Shay Brennan (1937-2000)
- Bobby Charlton ( b. 1937 ), 4 games ( 1 goal)
- James Chambers (* 1987), 33 games (8 goals)
- Tommy Taylor (1932-1958)
- Gary O'Neil ( b. 1983 )