Welcome to the corner of the net that is totally devoted to Waterford United Football Club. This site is unofficial and is not connected to the club itself, the players, staff, officials or any of their relatives, the FAI or Tripod.

Waterford United F.C. are returning to the Premier Division of the eircom League after clinching the First Division title for the third time in season 2002-03.

They spent most of the decade in Division One having being relegated after losing a play-off to Monaghan United at Gortakeegan in May 1993. History repeated itself in May 1997, when Waterford lost a promotion play-off to Dundalk. The following year, they found the promised land, winning the 1998 First Division title. The first season back in the top flight wasn't easy, but the Blues still finished seventh. Another relegation battle ensued for the 1999/2000 season, with the Blues once more dropping into the twilight zone after losing yet another play-off - this time against local rivals Kilkenny City.

But, thanks to solid foundations laid by manager Paul Power, successor Jimmy McGeough was able to lead the Blues triumphantly back into the top flight again by winning the 2002-03 First Division crown. Just don't make it a short stay this time boys!

In the late sixties and early seventies, United were the team in Ireland, snapping up six League titles in eight seasons from 1966 to 1973. They also enjoyed one of the best runs ever enjoyed by an Irish club in Europe when they made it to the last 16 of the European Cup in 1971.

For over two years - early 96 to early 98 - this site kept Blues fans up-to-date daily on the latest happenings with the club. In fact, now only was it the first Waterford United website, but the first football website in Munster. Now, there's an official Blues site, four other fan sites and even a fanzine, so the work of this page has more or less been completed. However, since so many people still visit this site, it's being kept up as a reminder of seasons past.

Perhaps the next role of this page is to provide a comprehensive archive of all that's happened at the club down through the decades. If you can provide material from the early nineties, eighties or any other time, don't hesitate to contact us

What else is here?

Can anyone help this lad?

The 1997-98 League Cup.

Read all about new signing Padraig Dully.

The League Cup and admission prices. What's the connection? Find out!

Who's playing when and where? Find out here!

1996/97. So near and yet so far. Check out the results, and the league table.

1995/96. What a season! Well, not really as you can tell from the results list and final league table.

The Cup Directory

The club directory lists all the men that matter at the Suirside outfit.

There's now another front page for BluesNet, which is a lot more plain and simple.

Thanks to all 27,500 of you who have visited so far and to everyone who has written - and that includes MLS hero Scott Garlick, Norwegian sharp shooter Haakon Johansen and another former Blues keeper David Flavin - thanks a million. All mail will be answered as quickly as possible.

If you want to contribute to this site or help maintain it then you can send an email to the new address at willdowning@bigbrother.co.uk. All comments and contributions are welcome.. Thanks are due to Ed Ryan, a Waterford native currently based in Philadelphia, whose suggestion resulted in what you see before you.... and also to Tripod for supplying the site for free. If you've any queries or questions about the site or about the club, I'll put the answers (if I have them!) onto "The Word" page.

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You are Blueite number 27654 to come here since April 24th, 1996.

Go on the Blues!