eircom league stories: Waterford United

Penalty thriller as Blues march on
- February 21, 2001
Waterford 0 UCD 0 (7-6 on pens)
UCD lost their last hope of joy in what is fast becoming their worst season ever when they crashed out of the FAI Cup at the third-round stage last night.
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More Blues for Students?
- February 20, 2001
Waterford v UCD, FAI Cup, RSC 19:45
First division Waterford United hope Brendan Rea will be their secret weapon when they entertain premier side UCD at the Regional Sports Centre tonight.
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Athlone back on top
- February 14, 2001
Waterford United 0 Athlone Town 0
Athlone squeezed back to the top of the Eircom League division on after a disappointing draw against Waterford United at the RSC last night.
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Weather hits Cup games
- February 6, 2001
Gale-force winds and driving rain have wreaked havoc with tonight's schedule of FAI Cup third-round replays.
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FAI Cup: it's Big Tuesday
- February 6, 2001
It's Big Tuesday in the FAI Cup, with five third-round replays down for decision. And there can be no repeat of the weekend's stalemate, as all five must finish on the night.
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UCD back from the dead
- February 5, 2001
UCD 2 Waterford United 2
Premier division UCD twice came from behind to salvage a draw against first division cup battlers Waterford United at Belfield yesterday.
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Rovers land plum draw
- February 5, 2001
Shamrock Rovers landed the plum draw when the FAI Cup quarter-final pairings were decided at Belfield yesterday evening.
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Waterford face injury Blues
- January 19, 2001
Drogheda United v Waterford 19:45
Waterford must travel to United Park tonight with a mini-injury crisis on their hands.
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Waterford drop another two home points - January 17, 2001
Waterford 1 St. Francis 1
Waterford United's chances of winning promotion straight back to the Eircom Premier Division took another knock last night as they failed to see off St. Francis at the RSC.
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Cup Blues as Saints see red
- January 11, 2001
St. Francis 0 Waterford United 2
Waterford United had a surprisingly easy passage through to a third-round FAI Cup with UCD after a bad-tempered replay with St. Francis at Hyland Park, Baldonnel, yesterday.
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Spoilsport Biggles messes up cup replay!
- January 10, 2001
St. Francis v Waterford United, FAI Cup replay, 13:30
Dash it all, Biggles! What's going on? Seems the Air Corps chappies out in Baldonnel are afraid the floodlights at Hyland Park will cause a prang!
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Francis hold out for draw
- January 6, 2001
Waterford 1 St Francis 1
St. Francis earned another crack at Waterford United after somehow holding out for a draw at the RSC. Waterford were on top for most of the game but they failed to kill off their Dublin opponents which could prove costly.
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Ten-man Monaghan hold on
- December 22, 2000
Monaghan United 0 Waterford United 0
Monaghan United held on for a share of the spoils in this first-division promotion six-pointer with a backs-to-the-wall performance at Gortakeegan last night.
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Athlone look to bounce back
- December 1, 2000
Athlone Town v Waterford United
First division Athlone Town hope to get back to winning ways tonight when they host Waterford at St. Mel's - but boss Alan Buckley is warning his players to take nothing for granted.
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Waterford make it tough
- November 9, 2000
Waterford United 0 St. Patrick's Athletic 1
The sending off of manager Pat Dolan seemed to inspire St. Pat's in their Eircom League Cup quarter-final against Waterford at the RSC last night.
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Saints rescue point - November 1, 2000
David Kelly came to St. Francis' rescue last night, when he salvaged a point after Waterford had taken the lead in the Eircom division one clash at Baldonnel.
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Draw made for League Cup quarters - October 11, 2000
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Eircom League Cup was made last night and it threw up some interesting ties.
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Non-leaguers hold Waterford - September 21, 2000
Rockmount 0 Waterford 0
Non-league Rockmount beat Cork, Cobh and Waterford in last year's competition before going out the semi-final stage to Athlone and they've been drawn against the same trio this year.
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Athlone move to top spot - September 6, 2000
Athlone Town's brilliant start to the new Division One season continued last night with a comprehensive 3-0 win against woeful St. Francis at Mel's Park. The win saw Athlone move to the top of the table at the expense of Dundalk.
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Dundalk sink the Blues - September 1, 2000
Dundalk 1 Waterford 0
Dundalk remain on top of the Eircom Division One table after beating promotion rivals Waterford 1-0 at Oriel Park last night.
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Wins for Dundalk, Limerick, Monaghan - August 17, 2000
Dundalk got their Eircom division one season up and running last night with a 2-0 win over St Francis at Oriel Park.
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No pre-season luck for Irish clubs - July 18, 2000
Last night was one to forget for Eircom League clubs. Four went into pre-season friendlies against English opposition and only one, Bray Wanderers, came out with any sort of positive result. Wanderers faced Northampton Town at the Carlisle Grounds and earned a 0-0 draw.
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Waterford sign duo
- June 20, 2000
Promoted Kilkenny City, seeking to sign players to ensure Premier division survival next season, have instead lost two!
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