Waterford to appeal

A MEETING of the National League's Management Committee will this evening consider an application to have the Premier Division…

A MEETING of the National League's Management Committee will this evening consider an application to have the Premier Division promotion/relegation play off between Dundalk and Waterford United replayed.

Dundalk won the two legged tie on a 3-1 aggregate but Waterford are protesting that one of the Dundalk players, Jeff McNamara, was not properly registered. McNamara, signed from Linfield only 24 hours earlier, scored twice in their 3-0 win over Waterford at Oriel Park after being introduced as a substitute.

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