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The Blues Shane Murphy & John Kehoe
And The Reds
by
in the mists of time…

With the visit of Shels to Suirside
rarely anything other than a big
game, we thought it was a good
time to look back at some previous
meetings, some key, some not,
some well documented, some lost

WATERFORD 6 – 1 SHELBOURNE
3RD APRIL 1938, KILCOHAN
LEAGUE
In a tense title race Waterford re-established a one point
lead at the top with just three games remaining as an
imperious attack swept aside the stuttering Dubliners.
Though not getting on the scoresheet himself, Timmy
O’Keeffe was in fine form, as was his inside partner
Johnny McGourty, who opened the scoring. A Gill brace
and O’Donnell hat-trick kept the scoreboard turning,
before Doyle netted a late consolation for the visitors. A
shock defeat at Bray Unknowns in the next game was to
let Shamrock Rovers edge in front, though, a lead they
never relinquished, taking the title by a solitary point!

scoring game that was typical of the Blues attacking style,
Buddy Purcell opened the scoring as Paddy Coad’s men
raced into a 4-1 lead before the victory was threatened
by a strong Shels comeback and fading light (not the last
time we’d have problems with the Tolka Park floodlights).
With the scoreline at 4-3 and the weak lights making it
difficult for the players to see, our skipper Tommy Taylor
pulled off a couple of outstanding saves. Thankfully, Mick
Lynch made the points safe with an assured finish from
John O’Neill’s cross. Waterford remained six points adrift
of Rovers, but were developing the form that would take
us to our first league title that April.
Shels: Byrne; McKeown, O’Brien; Roberts, Place, Hennessy;
Colwell, Conroy, Barber, Maguire, Haverty Blues: Taylor;
S Casey, Morrissey; Maguire, Griffin, McGeough; A Casey,
O’Neill, Lynch, Coad, Purcell

WATERFORD UNITED 3 – 1 SHELBOURNE
1ST SEPTEMBER 2004, RSC
LEAGUE
A week after their trip to Spain to play Deportivo de la
Coruna, the 2003 champions unexpectedly fell to Alan
Reynolds’ men in the RSC. Jason Byrne
Blues: Anderson; Myers, McDonnell;
gave Pat Fenlon’s star-studded side
Walsh, Johnston, Arrigan; Hartrey,
the lead after 17 minutes when he
Gill, O’Donnell, McGourty, O’Keeffe
slotted home Alan Moore’s pull back,
Shels: Donnelly; Galloway, Preston;
and Shels had numerous chances to
Ryan, Nolan, Waters; Bradley, Doyle,
double their lead, but found Dan
Matthews, Cronin, W Nolan
Connor in exceptional form. The Blues
equalised against the run of play five
WATERFORD 3 – 3 SHELBOURNE
minutes before half time when Bruton,
24TH AUGUSUT 1952, KILCOHAN
on for the injured Stephen Grant,
SHIELD
latched on to Daryl Murphy’s ball to
Waterford’s third successful Shield Jack Fitzgerald, not quite the match score. The tide turned in the second
campaign got of to a fairly dull start winner against Shels, shown scoring half due largely to the excellent
at Kilcohan, with a game that only for Ireland against the Dutch in 1955 displays of Murphy and midfielder
came to life in the dying moments.
Dave Mulcahy and the home team
Shels took an early lead through Dwyer, cancelled out deservedly took the lead with twenty minutes remaining.
by a bullet header from George Hale on 19 minutes. Again it was Bruton who got the vital touch to Kevin
A Haughey penalty restored the visitors’ lead before Waters’ left wing cross. Fenlon sent Wes Hoolahan on
the break, and it looked as if it would stay that way to retrieve the situation, but the Blues went further in
through a tedious second half until a stunning long- front after 79 minutes when Mulcahy stabbed home Jose
distance McQuaide drive levelled matters five minutes Quitongo’s cross. Shels’ chances of recovery were all
from time, and Jack Fitzgerald headed what appeared but ended when Jamie Harris limped off leaving them
the winner moments later. Just on full time Dwyer struck to play the last ten minutes with ten men as they had
again though, for a deserved share of the spoils, but it already used their allocation of subs, but the result did
proved a valuable point for the Blues, who forced a test not ultimately prove costly as they went on to retain their
game against Transport, taking the title after a replay.
league title by three points from Cork City.
Blues: Wingate; T Fitzgerald, M O’Sullivan; G Hale, M
Doyle, Nelson; D Hale, J Fitzgerald, W Barry, McQauide, Blues: Connor, Coleman (Frost 61), Carey, Mulcahy,
E Barry Shels: Keogh; Haughey, Fullam; Kenneally, Ryan, Breen, Purcell, Quitongo, Whelehan, Murphy, Grant
Fitzpatrick; Cunningham, Malone, Dwyer, Ronan, Colfer
(Bruton 30), Waters Shels: Williams, Heary, Crawley,
Doherty, Harris, Ndo (Crawford 77), Cahill, S Byrne,
SHELBOURNE 3 – 5 WATERFORD
Cawley (Hoolahan 72), Moore (McCarthy 46), J Byrne
9TH JANUARY 1966, TOLKA PARK
LEAGUE
Waterford came out on top in a classic to keep the
pressure on table-toppers Shamrock Rovers. In a high-

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