football club
Cork City Football Club ( irish : Cumann Peile Chathair Chorcaí ) is an irish association football cabaret based in Cork. The club was founded and elected to the League of Ireland in 1984. It was one of the first clubs in Ireland ( and the first in Cork ) to field a team of professional footballers. With the progress of professionalism at the club, continued development of the Turners Cross stadium and the conversion to summer football, the baseball club became one of the biggest and best supported clubs in the country. [ 2 ] In 2008, fiscal issues resulted in a period of examinership, and the club ‘s then holding company was wound up in 2010. [ 3 ] A team was entered into the 2010 League of Ireland First Division, [ 4 ] before the club re-acquired rights to the name “ Cork City Football Club ”, [ 5 ] and was promoted back to the premier division for the 2012 season. [ 6 ] Cork City FC won its third base prime minister division title, and first FAI Cup double, during the 2017 season. Following the 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division, the club were relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.
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The club ‘s traditional colours are greens and white with loss trim, and the crest is a form of the Cork coat of arms. City ‘s home games are played at Turners Cross. In a sketch published in 2020, the clubhouse was the highest support League of Ireland club. [ 7 ]
history [edit ]
The current clubhouse are not the first to use the name Cork City. During the 1920s teams referred to as Cork City competed in both the Munster Senior League and the Munster Senior Cup. A team named Cork City finished as Munster Senior Cup runners up in 1924–25. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Another Cork City F.C. besides played in the League of Ireland between 1938 and 1940. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]
1980s [edit ]
Following the bankruptcy of Cork United in 1982, elder football returned to the city with the formation of a new Cork City FC in 1984. Founded by officials from respective Cork clubs ( including Cork United and Avondale United ), the new golf club was elected to the League of Ireland. Bobby Tambling was the first director appointed to the club, but he was replaced by Tony ‘Tucker ‘ Allen after only 13 games. In its first gear and second seasons, the young clubhouse scantily averted relegation to the newly First Division – failing to win a unmarried bet on at home in Flower Lodge and avoiding relegation only on goal difference. The golf club reached the semi-finals of the FAI Cup, but were knocked-out by Shamrock Rovers – in the last match played at the Lodge .
In 1986 the cabaret moved to a new home at Turners Cross, where new coach Noel O’Mahony brought Cork to a midtable end. The following year, former Ireland striker Eamon O’Keefe arrived as coach, delivering the Munster Senior Cup, and the League of Ireland Cup ( the club ‘s first national silverware ). By 1988, O’Mahony was re-installed as coach, and the side finished eighth in the league, and a loss to champions Derry City in the FAI Cup final earned the golf club its inaugural european ticket. While Torpedo Moscow knocked the club out of the 1989–90 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup, City earned a fifth-place end in the Premier Division, and the Munster Senior Cup was reclaimed .
1990s [edit ]
The early 1990s see drawn-out unbeaten league runs, high league positions, retention of the Munster Senior Cup through four years, and a act of games in european competition. The most celebrated european game was a UEFA Cup tie with Bayern Munich, which saw City hold the Germans 1:1 at Musgrave Park before falling 0:2 to deep goals in Bavaria. 1993 saw Cork City land the League of Ireland Premier Division deed for the first gear time, after a complicated three team play-off. O’Mahoney resigned and the club moved to a new stadium in Bishopstown at the end of the season. Damien Richardson took the helm and the 1993/94 season began with City coming from three goals down to beat Welsh side Cwmbran Town in the UEFA Champions League. In the following round they suffered odd-goal defeats both home and aside to Turkish side Galatasaray. City finished in runner-up position in the league that year. 1994/95 was a varied temper for Cork City. After a strong start to the season, fiscal pressures forced Richardson to resign and with Bishopstown not being developed to plan, games were switched to Cobh, Turners Cross, and an enforce slip to Tolka Park. Noel O’Mahony was re-appointed as director but the championship challenge collapsed. The golf club did have successes in the Munster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Cup that season however .
At the get down of the 1995/96 season Rob Hindmarch took the reins, but the clubhouse was in trouble oneself. With the stadium dragging it under, the telephone receiver was called in and the club left ‘homeless ‘. Efforts to save the site saw a fresh control panel installed and a act back to Turners Cross. With limit funds, Hindmarch had skimmed along but relegation placid threatened, and a Cup exit saw Dave Barry appointed. The team managed a ninth-place eat up in the league, and for the first base time in five years City lost the Munster Cup – to Waterford junior side Waterford Crystal. 1996/97 witness City finish in fourth place. The club besides narrowly lost out in the League Cup with an unexpected loss to First Division Galway United. Crowds began to increase, and the Munster Senior Cup was recaptured. The succeed season Cork performed good in the InterToto Cup and the team improved to third in the league. Dave Barry ‘s reign reached its high target in that year, when City won the 1998 FAI Cup. Cork began the following season with eight straight wins but in the end had to settle for second station, as three defeats to champions St Patrick ‘s Athletic were costly. After finishing ball carrier up for the second temper in a row in 1999/2000, Barry resigned to be replaced by Colin Murphy .
2000s [edit ]
Colin Murphy stayed for one FAI Super Cup game before departing to Leicester City just days before a UEFA Cup game. His successor, Derek Mountfield, lasted less than a season and was replaced by former musician Liam Murphy. Under Murphy, City embarked on a 13-game unbeaten hunt that brought an Intertoto tag and a tenth Munster Cup success. In 2001, a controversial link-up was proposed between City, English side Leicester City and local outfit Mayfield United. Fans protested however, and the link-up never materialised. besides in 2001, the control panel of directors stepped down and businessman Brian Lennox assumed dominance and lead the club to a professional era. 2002 was most celebrated as a time of transition, as several older players, who had been a anchor of the team in the 1990s, left the club or joined the coach staff. They were replaced by younger signings – such as George O’Callaghan, John O’Flynn and Dan Murray. In February 2003 ex- St. Pat ‘s coach Pat Dolan was unveiled as the new bos and he led City to third rate in the newly summer season. Dolan ‘s second gear season as director besides proved successful, as City surpassed Malmö FF and NEC Nijmegen in the Intertoto Cup and secured second stead in the league. Dolan was controversially sacked in pre-season 2005 and replaced by early coach Damien Richardson. In 2005, Richardson lead Cork City to their moment league championship – winning on the final examination day of the season with a 2–0 victory over Derry City. In the same year, Cork City finished runner-up the FAI Cup .
UEFA Champions League qualifier- Cork City v Crvena Zvezda 2006 saw further ascent work begin at Turners Cross and City met Apollon Limassol and Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League. The club lost to Drogheda United in the Setanta Cup Final, finished 4th in the league, and secured a place in the Intertoto and Setanta Cup. At the start of the 2007 season, two newfangled signings were deemed ineligible for play. This mirrored an discrepant season begin, with elimination from the Setanta Cup, a home gain against St. Pat ‘s and a record-equalling 4–1 get the better of to Sligo Rovers. In August 2007, Roy O’Donovan left for Sunderland for a criminal record LOI fee of €500,000. 2007 besides saw the clubhouse ‘s ownership change hands : from chair Brian Lennox to venture capital firm “ Arkaga ”. Despite an FAI Cup win, director Damien Richardson ‘s future at the baseball club was in doubt, and – after some bitterness – he and the clubhouse parted ways. [ 12 ] In January 2008, former Longford Town emboss Alan Mathews became director, [ 13 ] and the clubhouse signed respective players – including taking advantage of FIFA ‘s changes to the “ 3 golf club ” rule by re-signing George O’Callaghan from Ipswich Town. however O’Callaghan was late dropped and released. City were knocked out of the first qualify round in european contest by FC Haka. While David Mooney retained the league ‘s top scorer descry, City failed to take points from Bohemians or St. Pats and finished fifth in the league. The baseball club did however gain some silverware, beating Glentoran in the Setanta Sports Cup final examination. [ 14 ] Off the pitch the club suffered a considerable threat when, in August 2008, after investment difficulties with venture capital firm Arkaga, [ 15 ] the club entered into examinership. With debts of up to €800,000, cost-cutting measures were implemented. [ 16 ] Under refer rules, the cabaret was docked 10 points in the league. [ 17 ] In October 2008 the High Court ruled in privilege of Tom Coughlan ‘s wish to take over the clubhouse, and ended the examinership. Paul Doolin replaced Mathews as coach for the 2009 season, [ 18 ] and the side gained a number of cocksure results early in 2009 – including defeating Roy Keane ‘s touring Ipswich Town 2–0. [ 19 ] Despite these on pitch results however, the baseball club ‘s future was left in considerable doubt following a high Court decision on outstanding gross receipts. [ 20 ] A “ winding up ” order was issued when no agreement could be reached on tax payments. [ 21 ] The cabaret were given respective extensions to pay or to appeal, [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and the club narrowly staved off closure by meeting a final deadline. [ 25 ] Doolin left at the end of 2009, after leading the club to a third-place eat up in the 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division. [ 26 ]
2010s [edit ]
Fallout from the fiscal and management difficulties in 2008 and 2009 followed the cabaret into the new ten. Roddy Collins was appointed director before the startle of the 2010 season, [ 27 ] despite questions over his sign condition at Floriana F.C. . [ 28 ] Mounting imperativeness on owner Tom Coughlan ( including threatened boycott [ 29 ] and excommunication by the FAI ) [ 30 ] [ 31 ] resulted in his resignation as chair. [ 32 ] Club engagement in the Premier Division was besides left in doubt as license decisions were deferred pending changes in club ownership and payment of outstanding tax receipts. [ 33 ] Despite some temp stays, and respective months of motor hotel and legal haggle, [ 33 ] the club ultimately failed to gain a license, meaning a batch on new ownership could not be secured, and the courts enforced a winding-up rate on Cork City Investment FC Limited. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Cork City fans entered the 2010 League of Ireland First Division with a new company under the name Cork City FORAS Co-op in the immediate consequence of the winding up of the holding company CCIFC Ltd. The diagnose of the baseball club was restored on 1 June 2010 when a supporters ‘ entrust, FORAS, completed the purchase of the rights from Cork City Investments FC Ltd ‘s liquidator. The team continued to compete in the League of Ireland as Cork City FORAS Co-op for the remainder of the season – though the club and most irish media returned to calling the club Cork City FC, and supporters used this appoint during the integral period regardless. Tommy Dunne ( once assistant coach to Paul Doolin ) was appointed inaugural team director, and oversaw the 2010 temper. A act of players were called-up and played for the Ireland U23s, [ 36 ] [ 37 ] and others to the Ireland U21s. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Shane Duggan, and Graham Cummins were both named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year, while Cummins won the PFAI First Division Player of the Year award [ 40 ] [ 41 ] and was joint top-scorer in the First Division with 18 league goals. Cork ultimately finished 6th in the First Division in 2010. In 2011 the club won the First Division, on the end day of the temper, [ 42 ] securing promotion to the premier class. The team besides reached the league cup final fall back to Derry City in a game played at Turner ‘s Cross. [ 43 ] The club were knocked-out of the 2012 FAI Cup by Shamrock Rovers in the one-third round of golf, and finished sixth in the 2012 Premier Division league competition. [ 44 ] Results at the start of the 2013 season led to the removal of Tommy Dunne as director by August, [ 45 ] with Stuart Ashton overseeing the remainder of the season and a sixth-place finish. Former veteran actor and record scorer John Caulfield was appointed director in 2014, and oversaw unbeaten runs at the get down [ 46 ] and end of the season – keeping press on league-leaders Dundalk. [ 47 ] however, despite pushing the style to a final examination sidereal day decider, Caulfield ‘s side failed to pick up points from Dundalk and finished second base in the 2014 Premier Division contest. [ 48 ] The club were besides runner-up in the 2015 season, again finishing second to Dundalk. [ 49 ] This won them a seat in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League, where they made it to the one-third round, their best european record since 1997. For the third base straight year, Cork City finished second to Dundalk in the 2016 Premier Division. however, in November they beat Dundalk in the 2016 FAI Cup final after Sean Maguire scored a last hour extra time goal to win John Caulfield his first major trophy as director. [ 50 ] The 2017 temper started with a 22-game unbeaten footrace, [ 51 ] however a numeral of less favorable results mid-season ( and the departure of league top-scorer Sean Maguire to the UK and international duty ) [ 52 ] [ 51 ] pushed City ‘s “ inevitable ” championship succeed until later in the season. [ 53 ] Cork City were named 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division champions on 17 October 2017 – with several games in hand. [ 51 ] [ 54 ] The club completed its first league and cup ‘double ‘, by winning the 2017 FAI Cup Final a few weeks belated on 5 November 2017. [ 55 ] City started 2018 with a third consecutive President ‘s Cup final acquire over Dundalk – in a game overshadowed by the death of former actor Liam Miller, who died earlier in February 2018. [ 56 ] As with the preceding four seasons, Dundalk were Cork ‘s main rivals in the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2018 FAI Cup, [ 57 ] with Dundalk ultimately winning both. [ 58 ] A serial of poor results at the start of the 2019 season, saw the passing of John Caulfield as director. [ 59 ] Neale Fenn was appointed as Caulfield ‘s surrogate in August 2019, [ 60 ] following a period where Frank Kelleher and John Cotter held interim management and coach positions. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] Cork City finished the 2019 season in 8th position, with precisely 9 wins and 37 points. [ 63 ]
2020s [edit ]
With five games remaining in the 2020 season, and the club at the bottom of the table with just 2 wins, Neale Fenn was replaced as coach by Colin Healy. [ 64 ] The club ‘s relegation to the League of Ireland First Division was sealed on 24 October 2020, as their bottom of the postpone tenth place finish was confirmed following a Finn Harps win over Bohemians. [ 65 ] In late October 2020, the supporters ‘ trust agreed to sell the club to Preston North End owner Trevor Hemmings through his company Grovemoor Limited. [ 66 ] however, in mid-december 2020, it was reported that the proposed sale would not progress, as Grovemoor Limited could not agree “ terms on a lease agreement with the Munster Football Association ” for the use of Turner ‘s Cross. [ 67 ] Hemmings, who had previously “ rescue [ d ] Cork City ” by increasing the payments offered for several actor sell-on clauses, died in 2021. [ 68 ] Relegated to the first division for the 2021 season, the golf club finished in sixth seat, outside the premier division promotion places. [ 69 ]
ownership [edit ]
Cork City FC is owned by its supporters through a supporters ‘ confidence – the Friends of the Rebel Army Society. [ 67 ] This trust elects a Board of Management to run the football club, but the major decisions must be made at Annual General Meetings or Extraordinary General Meetings .
stadium [edit ]
Cork City play their home games at Turners Cross – a 7,365 all-seater stadium on the southside of Cork City. [ 70 ] The stadium is rented from the Munster Football Association .
Honours and records [edit ]
Honours [edit ]
One of Cork City ‘s crests
Records [edit ]
hall of fame [edit ]
League placings [edit ]
Season
Points
Position
Season
Points
Position
Season
Points
Position
Season
Points
Position
1984/85
28
9th
1996/97
54
4th
2008
46
5th
2020
11
10th
1985/86
13
10th
1997/98
53
3rd
2009
60
3rd
2021
33
6th[69]
1986/87
18
7th
1998/99
70
2nd
2010
52
6th
1987/88
34
7th
1999/2000
58
2nd
2011
69
1st
1988/89
26
8th
2000/01
56
3rd
2012
36
6th
1989/90
37
5th
2001/02
49
6th
2013
46
6th
1990/91
50
2nd
2002/03
39
4th
2014
72
2nd
1991/92
43
3rd
2003
53
3rd
2015
67
2nd
1992/93
48
1st
2004
65
2nd
2016
70
2nd
1993/94
59
2nd
2005
74
1st
2017
76
1st
1994/95
49
7th
2006
56
4th
2018
77
2nd
1995/96
41
9th
2007
55
4th
2019
37
8th
^ Change to “ summer ” season • ^ Premier Division points record • ^ Docked 10 points • ^ First Division • ^ Premier Division • ^ Relegated
european commemorate [edit ]
overview [edit ]
Matches [edit ]
Players [edit ]
First-team team [edit ]
- As of 3 December 2021 [72]
notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
retire numbers [edit ]
12 – Club supporters ( the 12th man )
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technical foul staff [edit ]
As of December 2020, technical foul staff members supporting the first team included : [ 1 ] [ 73 ]
Position
Staff member
Head Coach
Colin Healy
Assistant coaches
John Cotter
Goalkeeping coach
Mark McNulty
Physiotherapist
Orla McSweeney
Doctor
Gerard Murphy
Kit manager
Mick Ring
Head of Academy
Liam Kearney
U19 Manager
Dan Murray
U19 Coach
Steven Beattie
Managers [edit ]
Kit and colours [edit ]
Original kit 1984–1989
Recurring black Away kit
Red Home kit 1997–2002
v. Nijmegen 2004
Per corkcitykits.com
Graphic of a Cork City shirt decorating a stripe on Grand Parade The club ‘s discolor largely reflected the traditional color of association football in Cork, with green and white featuring heavily. Since the golf club ‘s origin in 1984, the kits besides featured a crimson trim – influenced in part by the traditional Gaelic Athletic Association tinge of County Cork. Over the years, these base color were worn in different combinations : [ 74 ] primitively green and white hoops in 1984, then white shirts with green and crimson trimming in 1989. [ 75 ] In 1997, the cabaret broke with tradition to use a red and white kit out – alike to the Cork County GAA kits. subsequently, the club reverted to the green and white composition in 2002, initially with white sidings rather than stripes, but finally returning to green blank and crimson stripes. [ 74 ] From 1984 to 2004, the team never wore a kit with a single upstanding color. [ citation needed ] however, in 2004, when playing Intertoto cup opponents NEC Nijmegen, the referee deemed that both of Cork City ‘s kits clashed with both of NEC ‘s kits. The cabaret was forced to hurriedly source an alternative while en route to the Netherlands. The team wore all-white kits with a makeshift crest and sponsorship. There was a recurring theme of black away kits – frequently with yellow pare – reflecting the kits of early Cork club. [ 74 ] In 2004, a Cork XI choice featuring a number of City players faced Bolton Wanderers, wearing yellow and black. Black again became the color of the team ‘s away jersey in 2008, with a jersey from danish maker Hummel. In 2010, the club kept with tradition by wearing a green family kit out with red and white trim manufactured by Hummel. The away kit out was red with white trim, similar to the 1997–2001 home kits, and Cork GAA kits. These kits were used for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. City wear red at home for the first meter since the 2001/02 temper on 10 September 2010 against Mervue United to show support for the Cork Gaelic Footballers who were ascribable to face Down in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final the come weekend. [ 76 ] In November 2011, the cabaret announced Umbro Ireland as the cabaret ‘s official kit spouse. [ 77 ] For the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons, the golf club ‘s official kit collaborator was Nike, with gear provided by Teamwear Ireland. [ 78 ] In September 2017 it was announced that Cork City had signed a three-year cope with kit supplier Adidas starting from the 2018 season. [ 79 ]
Supporters and rivalries [edit ]
[80] color from “ shed-end ” supporters ahead of a near-capacity game in April 2015 Cork City have one of the biggest accompaniment bases in the League of Ireland, and for model in early 2017 had average attendances of between four and five thousand per home game, compared to a league average of approximately 1,500. [ 81 ] The club had an average attendance of 4,453 during the 2015 season, the highest in Ireland, and approximately 1,000 higher than the next highest averages. [ 82 ] A 2020 sketch indicated that Cork City had the highest act of supporters among League of Irelad clubs, and was the sixth highest supported football club in Ireland overall ( between Chelsea and Barcelona ). [ 7 ] “ The Shed ” is a segment of seating in the Curragh Road stand which is family to Cork City ‘s more outspoken supporters. Before renovation, this was the location of the ‘Shed end ‘ patio, which was knocked in 2005. The Family Enclosure is a specify area in the ‘Donie Forde ‘ point of view, where families and children watch games in a less boisterous atmosphere than that of the Shed End. The only early league english in the Cork area is Cobh Ramblers F.C. . While there has never been any significant competition with the Cobh cabaret, some competition has traditionally existed with some Dublin clubs such as Shamrock Rovers. [ 83 ] Cork City has had some competition with Dundalk, as the two were Ireland ‘s two biggest clubs between 2014 and 2017. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] As of 2017, games against Limerick F.C. were sometimes referred to as the ‘ Munster Derby ‘. [ 86 ] Prior to 2010, this term was besides sometimes applied to games against Waterford FC. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] Launched in 2007, “ Going Commando “ is Cork City ‘s only active fanzine. [ citation needed ] other past fanzines have included “ FourFiveOne “ ( discontinued in 2006 ) and “I was out there once! “ ( IWOTO ). [ 89 ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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