2016 Cork City F.C. season

Cork City F.C.

2016 season
Chairman	Pat Lyons
Manager	John Caulfield
Stadium	Turners Cross
Premier Division	2nd
FAI Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Third Qualifying Round
League of Ireland Cup	Round of 16
President's Cup	Champions
Munster Senior Cup	Semi-Final
Top goalscorer	League: Sean Maguire - 18 All: Sean Maguire - 29
Highest home attendance	5,453 Cork City v Dundalk (3 June 2016)
Lowest home attendance	1,180 Cork City v St Pats (21 October 2016)
Average home league attendance	2,567

The 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division season was Cork City's 32nd year competing in the League of Ireland and 5th consecutive season in the Premier Division. It was John Caulfield's third year in charge of Cork City after finishing as runners up in both 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Mark McNulty 2 DF John Kavanagh 3 DF Alan Bennett 4 DF John Dunleavy (captain) 5 DF Eoghan O'Connell (on loan from Celtic) 6 MF Greg Bolger 7 MF Colin Healy 8 MF Gavan Holohan 10 MF Steven Beattie 11 FW Stephen Dooley

No. Position Player 14 MF Kevin O'Connor 16 MF Gearóid Morrissey 18 DF Michael McSweeney 19 FW Karl Sheppard 22 DF Kenny Browne 23 FW Mark O'Sullivan 24 MF Sean Maguire 25 GK Alan Smith 26 MF Garry Buckley 27 MF Ian Turner

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	John Caulfield
First Team Coach	John Cotter
Assistant First Team Coach	Billy Woods
Assistant First Team Coach	Alan Reynolds
Goalkeeping coach	Phil Harrington
High Performance Coach	Kevin Tattan
Performance Analyst	Lisa Fallon
Doctor	Dr. Gerard Murphy
Head Physio	James Peckitt
Physio	Gráinne Desmond
Kit Manager	Mick Ring

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Country	Position	Signed from
January 2016	Greg Bolger		Midfielder	St Pats
January 2016	Kenny Browne		Defender	St Pats
January 2016	Ian Turner		Midfielder	Limerick
January 2016	Sean Maguire		Forward	Dundalk
January 2016	Gearóid Morrissey		Midfielder	Cambridge Utd
January 2016	Stephen Dooley		Forward	Derry City
February 2016	Eoghan O'Connell		Defender	Celtic (On Loan)

Out

Date	Player	Country	Position	Sold to
January 2016	Billy Dennehy		Midfielder	St Pats
January 2016	Darren Dennehy		Defender	St Pats
January 2016	Dan Murray		Defender	Retirement
January 2016	John O'Flynn		Forward	Limerick
January 2016	Ross Gaynor		Defender	Linfield
January 2016	Kevin O'Brien		Goalkeeper	Free Agent
January 2016	Liam Kearney		Forward	Free Agent
January 2016	Rob Lehane		Forward	Cobh Ramblers
February 2016	Liam Miller		Midfielder	Wilmington Hammerheads

Friendlies

Pre-Season

Cork City XI v PSC Soccer Academy

25 January	Cork City XI	0–0	PSC Soccer Academy	O Shea Park, Blarney
11:00

Waterford Utd v Cork City

5 February	Waterford Utd	0–7	Cork City	RSC, Waterford
19:00			Turner  11' (39), 40' Bennett  32' Maguire  44' K. McLeod  73' O'Sullivan  86'

Malahide Utd v Cork City

9 February	Malahide Utd	0–6	Cork City	Gannon Park
19:00			Dooley  5' Maguire  10' (53) Bennett  14' Sheppard  76' Turner  88'

Drogheda Utd v Cork City

11 February	Drogheda Utd	0–2	Cork City	United Park
19:30			Sheppard G. Morrissey  76'

Limerick v Cork City

18 February	Limerick	2–5	Cork City	Markets Field
19:45	Mulhall  26' Mann  71'		Maguire  10' (42) Dooley  44' Sheppard  85' Buckley  89'

Cobh Ramblers v Cork City

20 February	Cobh Ramblers	0–4	Cork City	St Colman's Park
14:00			Healy  12' Sheppard  43' (73) O'Connell  55'

Leeds XI (Cork) v Cork City XI

21 February	Leeds XI (Cork)	0–3	Cork City XI	Ballyvolane
14:30			A. Drinan  38' C. McCarthy  47' D. O'Riordan  85'

Mid-Season

Cork City XI v Fulham

9 July 1	Cork City XI	0–3	Fulham	Turners Cross
15:00			S Humphreys  16' (25) M Smith  51'	Attendance: 450 Referee: G Kelly

Cork City XI v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 July 2	Cork City XI	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Turners Cross
19:45

Cork City XI v Oman

23 August 3	Cork City XI	1–1	Oman	Turners Cross
19:45

League

Fixtures and Results

Cork City v Bohemians

4 March 1	Cork City	2–0	Bohemians	Turners Cross
19:45	Maguire  53' (63)			Attendance: 4,028 Referee: N. Doyle

Derry City v Cork City

11 March 2	Derry City	1–0	Cork City	The Brandywell
19:45	Curtis  59'			Attendance: 2,500 Referee: D Tomney

Cork City v Longford Town

14 March 3	Cork City	6–0	Longford Town	Turners Cross
19:45	Beattie  2' (53), 68' Maguire  10' D. Morrissey  45' (79)			Attendance: 2,302 Referee: S Grant

Dundalk v Cork City

18 March 4	Dundalk	0–1	Cork City	Oriel Park
19:45			Maguire  69'	Attendance: 3,528 Referee: P McLaughlin

Sligo Rovers v Cork City

2 April 6	Sligo Rovers	0–0	Cork City	The Showgrounds
19:45

Cork City v Wexford Youths

8 April 7	Cork City	1–1	Wexford Youths	Turners Cross
19:45	O'Sullivan  83'		Molloy  15'	Attendance: 2,793 Referee: T Connolly

Galway United v Cork City

15 April 8	Galway United	2–2	Cork City	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45	Faherty  4' Shanahan  33'		Dooley  18' O'Connell  67'	Attendance: 1,557 Referee: R Rogers

Cork City v Finn Harps

22 April 9	Cork City	3–1	Finn Harps	Turners Cross
19:45	G. Morrissey  2' Maguire  7' Sheppard  76'		Curran  83'	Attendance: 2,403 Referee: P Sutton

Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

25 April 5	Cork City	2–0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	Beattie  1' Sheppard  13'			Attendance: 2,731 Referee: J McKell

Cork City v St Pats

29 April 10	Cork City	1–0	St Pats	Turners Cross
19:45	Sheppard  25'			Attendance: 2,769 Referee: D Tomney

Bray Wanderers v Cork City

7 May 11	Bray Wanderers	0–2	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds
19:30			Maguire 67' Sheppard 70'	Attendance: 813 Referee: P McLaughlin

Bohemians v Cork City

10 May 12	Bohemians	0–1	Cork City	Dalymount Park
19:45			Buckley  47'	Attendance: 1,092 Referee: R Rogers

Cork City v Derry City

13 May 13	Cork City	2–1	Derry City	Turners Cross
19:45	D Morrissey  84' K. Browne  91'		Vemmelund  54'	Attendance: 2,856 Referee: D McKeon

Longford Town v Cork City

29 May 14	Longford Town	0–3	Cork City	City Calling Stadium
19:45			Maguire  57' O'Sullivan  73' Dooley  83'	Attendance: 450 Referee: D Tomney

Cork City v Dundalk

3 June 15	Cork City	1–0	Dundalk	Turners Cross
20:00	S. Dooley  24'			Attendance: 5,453 Referee: R Rogers

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

24 June 16	Shamrock Rovers	0–0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 1,500 Referee: P McLaughlin

Wexford Youths v Cork City

10 July 18	Wexford Youths	0–1	Cork City	Ferrycarrig Park
19:45			Buckley  28'	Referee: T Connolly

Cork City v Sligo Rovers

8 August 17	Cork City	1 - 2	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 2,575

Cork City v Bohemians

12 August 23	Cork City	0–0	Bohemians	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 2,816

Derry City v Cork City

15 August 24	Derry City	0–0	Cork City	The Brandywell
18:45

Cork City v Longford Town

26 August 25	Cork City	5–2	Longford Town	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 2,046

Cork City v Bray Wanderers

30 August 22	Cork City	4–0	Bray Wanderers	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 1,715

Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

16 September 27	Cork City	3 - 0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45				Attendance: 2,475

Finn Harps v Cork City

19 September 20	Finn Harps	0 - 1	Cork City	Finn Park
20:00				Attendance: 551

Sligo Rovers v Cork City

24 September 28	Sligo Rovers	0 - 0	Cork City	The Showgrounds
18:45

Cork City v Galway United

27 September 19	Cork City	5 - 3	Galway United	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 1,685

Galway United v Cork City

8 October 30	Galway United	0 - 5	Cork City	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:00				Attendance: 1,002

Dundalk v Cork City

11 October 26	Dundalk	2 - 1	Cork City	Oriel Park
19:05				Attendance: 4,126

Cork City v Finn Harps

14 October 31	Cork City	2 - 0	Finn Harps	Turners Cross
19:45				Attendance: 2,023

St Pats v Cork City

17 October 21	St Pats	3 - 1	Cork City	Richmond Park
19:45				Attendance: 369

Cork City v St Pats

21 October 32	Cork City	3 - 1	St Pats	Turners Cross
18:45				Attendance: 1,180

Cork City v Wexford Youths

24 October 29	Cork City	5 - 0	Wexford Youths	Turners Cross
19:45				Attendance: 1,214

Bray Wanderers v Cork City

28 October 33	Bray Wanderers	4 - 1	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds
18:45

Table

2016 League of Ireland Premier Division

Top goalscorers

Name	Appearances	Goals
Sean Maguire	30	18
Karl Sheppard	28	7
Stephen Dooley	26	5
Garry Buckley	24	5
Steven Beattie	29	5
Mark O Sullivan	27	4

UEFA Europa League

First Qualifying Round

Linfield v Cork City

30 June 1	Linfield	1–1	Cork City	Windsor Park
19:45

Cork City v Linfield

7 July 1	Cork City	1–0	Linfield	Turners Cross
19:45

Second Qualifying Round

BK Hacken v Cork City

14 July 2	BK Hacken	1–1	Cork City	Bravida Arena
18:00

Cork City v BK Hacken

21 August 2	Cork City	1–0	BK Hacken	Turners Cross
19:45

Third Qualifying Round

KRC Genk v Cork City

28 July 3	KRC Genk	1–0	Cork City	Cristal Arena
19:45

Cork City v KRC Genk

4 August 3	Cork City	1–2	KRC Genk	Turners Cross
19:00

FAI Cup

Main article: 2015 FAI Cup

Second Round

Cork City v St Peter's

20 May	Cork City	4 - 0	St Peter's	Turners Cross
19:45

Third Round

Longford Town v Cork City

20 August	Longford Town	1 - 4	Cork City	City Calling Stadium
19:30

Quarter Final

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City

9 September	Shamrock Rovers	0 - 5	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:45

Semi Final

St Pats v Cork City

2 October	St Pats	1 - 3	Cork City	Richmond Park, Inchicore
15:55

Final

Main article: 2016 FAI Cup Final

Cork City v Dundalk

6 November	Cork City	1 - 0 (a.e.t.)	Dundalk	Aviva Stadium
15:40	Maguire  120'			Attendance: 25,103 Referee: Rob Rogers

Munster Senior Cup

Cork City v Rockmount

30 January 1	Cork City	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Rockmount	Bishopstown Stadium
14:00	O Sullivan

President's Cup

Cork City qualified for the President's Cup Final after finishing runners-up in both the league and FAI Cup in 2015. They faced Champions Dundalk in Turners Cross on 27 February.

Cork City v Dundalk

27 February 1	Cork City	2–0	Dundalk	Turners Cross
14:00	Holohan  19' Maguire  54'			Attendance: 1,850 Referee: T Connolly

References

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