Waterford Football Club formerly Waterford United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Waterford who play in the League of Ireland First Division.
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18 Facts About Waterford FC
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Waterford FC won the FAI cup for the first time in their history in 1937 beating St James Gate and won the Shield.
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Waterford FC won the league title three times in a row, in 1968,1969 and in 1970.
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The following season Waterford FC won the League of Ireland Cup, however failed to regain the league title.
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However, on 20 February 2007 it was announced that Waterford FC United had been invited to participate in the Premier Division for the forthcoming season.
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Waterford FC's side finished in 2nd place just three points off champions Derry City.
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Waterford FC United finished 5th in the 2011 League of Ireland First Division.
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Waterford FC wished to change the Club's crest and jersey to something more traditional.
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Under the new leadership Waterford FC signed high-profile players and ran the club in a new professional way.
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Waterford FC fans have organised themselves into two groups - both official and unofficial.
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Waterford FC had big derbies with Cork City in the 2000s when Waterford FC were in the Premier Division and then again when Cork City Foras entered the First Division in the early 2010s.
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The derby with Cork always being Munsters biggest clash died off when Cork City started challenging the top of the table in the Premier Division and Waterford FC plummeted to the bottom end of the First Division around 2014.
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When Waterford FC drew Cork in the cups the club would usually be easily beaten.
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However the rivalry was somewhat rekindled in 2017 after Waterford FC were taken over by Lee Power, a heavy challenge by Patrick McClean on Corks Sean Maguire caused controversy, it led to a huge dispute on social media between Waterford FC and Cork players with Irish internationals James McClean and Shane Duffy getting involved defending Patrick's tackle.
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Waterford FC have had a local south east derby game against near neighbours Wexford since 2007 but there has never been any significant rivalry between the clubs.
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Waterford FC had a big rivalry with Shamrock Rovers in the 1960s and 70s.
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Away kits over the years have mainly been white with blue trim, however the club has had a number of yellow kits throughout the years, the last yellow kit the club had was in the 2016 season, for the 2012 and 2013 season Waterford FC has a green third kit with white trim similar to the Republic of Ireland national team's kit.
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In 2010 Waterford FC had a very rare red away kit with white trim that wasn't received well with supporters.
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