{"product_id":"waterford-united-fc-season-1996-97-waterford-united-v-dundalk-5-may-1997-matchday-programme-harp-lager-national-league-promotion-relegation-play-off-second-leg-at-the-rsc","title":"Waterford United FC, Season 1996\/97: Waterford United v Dundalk, 5 May 1997 matchday programme — Harp Lager National League promotion\/relegation play-off second leg at the RSC","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial match programme for Waterford United v Dundalk at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Monday 5 May 1997, kick-off 3.00pm — the SECOND LEG of the promotion\/relegation play-off, Harp Lager National League First Division, 1996-97 season. Cover price £1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last programme of Waterford United's season, and the club went into the tie three goals down from the first leg. Chairman Bertie Rogers writes candidly about a campaign that promised more than it delivered: manager Tommy Lynch had been appointed only eight months earlier on a two-year brief to win promotion, and Rogers argues the club is still on target despite taking too few points off the top five. He recalls the 1995 Shield Final against Bray Wanderers and hopes for a reversal of that result. Dundalk, managed by Eddie May, are welcomed on their first visit to the Regional Sports Centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso carried: thanks to Paddy Scully and the Order of Malta for medical cover through the season; match sponsor The Star and pub sponsor The Three Shippes of William Street, Waterford; and — a period detail — a plug for the club's brand-new website, hosted on Tripod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA League of Ireland promotion\/relegation play-off programme from the Harp Lager era, and a scarce survivor: end-of-season one-off fixtures were printed in small numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterford United Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterford United Football Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Issue Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used - Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55158895214919,"sku":"2026-09-17-4001","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/71kMEt9hRML.jpg?v=1790327300","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/waterford-united-fc-season-1996-97-waterford-united-v-dundalk-5-may-1997-matchday-programme-harp-lager-national-league-promotion-relegation-play-off-second-leg-at-the-rsc","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}