2013 Cork City F.C. season

The 2013 season is Cork City FC's 29th season competing in the League of Ireland, and 2nd consecutive season in the Premier Division. Tommy Dunne began his 4th year in charge of city in the 2013 season however it was confirmed in a club statement on 3 August 2013 that Cork City FC had parted company with the Dublin native after a bad run of results.

Previous Cork City U19 manager Stuart Ashton took over as Caretaker Manager. Stuart took charge of City for 7 competitive games winning 5 and losing only 2, Sligo Rovers in the FAI Cup and Shamrock Rovers in the league.

On 26 September 2013 it was announced that Paul O Brien would take over as Technical Director. Commenting on the appointment Cork City FC chairman Mick Ring said "We are delighted to welcome Paul on board. Work commitments mean that Stuart Ashton has had to take a step back from his involvement with the first team, so Paul will be helping the first team coaching staff for the remainder of the season."

Staff

Position	Name
Manager	(See Below)
Technical Director	Paul O Brien
First Team Coach	Billy Woods
Goalkeeping Coach	Anthony Fennelly
Head of Youth Development	Stuart Ashton
U-19 Manager	Paul Bowdren
Club Doctor	Dr. Gerard Murphy
Club Physio	John Flynn

Managers

Throughout the 2013 League of Ireland Season Cork City FC have had 3 different people in charge.

Tommy Dunne; 4th consecutive season in charge until 3 August.

Stuart Ashton; took over as Caretaker Manager from 3 August until 27 September.

Paul O 'Brien took over as Technical Director on 27 September for the remainder of the season.

League games only

Manager	Wins	Draws	Losses	Games Played	Win %
Tommy Dunne	6	6	11	23	26%
Stuart Ashton	4	0	1	5	80%
Paul O 'Brien	3	1	1	5	60%
Total	13	7	13	33	39%

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	Ian Turner
3	DF	Danny Murphy
4	DF	Kevin Murray (captain)
5	DF	Darren Dennehy
6	MF	Gearóid Morrissey
7	MF	Colin Healy
8	MF	Shane Duggan
14	FW	Rob Lehane
15	FW	Danny Morrissey
16	DF	John Dunleavy
17	DF	Dan Murray
18	MF	Kalen Spillane

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Brian Lenihan
20	FW	Stephen Kenny
21	MF	Eoghan Murphy
22	DF	Neal Horgan
23	MF	Daryl Horgan
24	DF	Jason Forde
25	GK	Kevin Burns
26	MF	Garry Buckley
27	GK	David Ryan
28	DF	Coleman Kennedy
29	MF	John Kavanagh
31	FW	Ciarán Kilduff

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Signed from
January 2013	Adam Rundle	Forward	Darlington
January 2013	Denis Behan	Forward	Limerick
January 2013	Darren Dennehy	Defender	Barnet
June 2013	Ciaran Kilduff(Loan)	Forward	Shamrock Rovers
July 2013	David Ryan	Goalkeeper	St Patrick's Athletic FC

Out

Date	Player	Position	Sold to
June 2013	Adam Rundle	Forward	Free Agent
June 2013	Denis Behan	Forward	Free Agent
July 2013	Danny Furlong(Loan)	Forward	Waterford United
July 2013	Daryl Kavanagh	Forward	St Patrick's Athletic

League

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	St Patrick's Athletic !St Patrick's Athletic (C) (Q)	33	21	8	4	56	20	+36	71	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Dundalk !Dundalk (Q)	33	21	5	7	55	30	+25	68	2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3	Sligo Rovers !Sligo Rovers (Q)	33	19	9	5	53	22	+31	66
4	Derry City !Derry City (Q)	33	17	5	11	57	39	+18	56
5	Shamrock Rovers !Shamrock Rovers	33	13	13	7	43	28	+15	52
6	Cork City !Cork City	33	13	7	13	47	50	−3	46
7	Limerick !Limerick	33	11	9	13	38	46	−8	42
8	Drogheda United !Drogheda United	33	8	14	11	44	46	−2	38
9	UCD !UCD	33	8	6	19	45	73	−28	30
10	Bohemians !Bohemians	33	7	8	18	27	47	−20	29
11	Bray Wanderers !Bray Wanderers (O)	33	7	6	20	33	66	−33	27	Promotion/Relegation play-off
12	Shelbourne !Shelbourne (R)	33	5	6	22	25	56	−31	21	Relegation to First Division

Updated to games played on 25 October 2013.
Source: League of Ireland
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

League Results

Win Draw Loss

10 March Round 1	Limerick FC	0 - 0	Cork City FC	Thomond Park
17:15		(Report)		Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

15 March Round 2	Cork City FC	2 - 1	Bohemian FC	Turners Cross
19:45	Furlong 50' Horgan 59'	(Report)	Heary 41'	Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Padraig Sutton

19 March Round 3	Bray Wanderers FC	P - P	Cork City FC	Carlisle Grounds
19:45

24 March Round 4	Cork City FC	0 - 1	Derry City FC	Turners Cross
15:30			Patterson 89'	Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Paul Tuite

29 March Round 5	Shamrock Rovers	1 - 1	Cork City FC	Tallaght Stadium
20:00	Foran 94'	(Report)	Healy 34'	Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Derek Tomney

1 April Round 6	Drogheda United	1 - 1	Cork City FC	Hunky Dorys Park
15:00	O' Brien 88'	(Report)	Duggan 33'	Attendance: 465 Referee: Neil Doyle

5 April Round 7	Cork City FC	2 - 1	UCD AFC	Turners Cross
15:55	Kavanagh 45+3' Duggan 89'		McMilan 15'	Attendance: 2,076 Referee: Seán Grant

13 April Round 8	Sligo Rovers	2 - 0	Cork City FC	The Showgrounds
19:45	Lynch 37' Elding 83'			Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Padraig Sutton

19 April Round 9	Cork City FC	1 - 1	Shelbourne FC	Turners Cross
19:45	Murphy 63'		Tinnelly 94'	Attendance: 2,275 Referee: David McKeon

26 April Round 10	Dundalk FC	2 - 0	Cork City FC	Oriel Park
19:35	Mountney 76' Hoban 90'			Attendance: 1,189 Referee: Paul Tuite

29 April Round 3	Bray Wanderers	1 - 2	Cork City FC	Carlisle Grounds
19:45	Knight 21'		Turner 86' Duggan 93'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Tom Connelly

3 May Round 11	Cork City FC	0 - 2	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross
19:45			Flood 22' Russell 48'	Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Rob Rogers

6 May Round 12	Cork City FC	2 - 3	Limerick FC	Turners Cross
15:30	Behan 14' Duggan 56'		Brown 27' Bossekota 28' O' Leary 72'	Attendance: 1,851 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

10 May Round 13	Bohemian FC	1 - 2	Cork City FC	Dalymount Park
19:45			Healy(O.G) 36' Behan 42' D. Morrissey 81'	Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Paul Tuite

17 May Round 14	Cork City FC	1 - 3	Bray Wanderers	Turners Cross
19:45	G. Morrissey 47'		Mulroy 3' Waters 67' 90'	Attendance: 1,840 Referee: Padraig Sutton

24 May Round 15	Derry City FC	1 - 1	Cork City FC	The Brandywell
19:45	Patterson 86'		D. Horgan 84'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tom Connelly

9 June Round 16	Cork City FC	1 - 2	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
15:30	Duggan 88'		Chambers 40' Finn 46'	Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Rob Rogers

14 June Round 17	Cork City FC	1 - 0	Drogheda United	Turners Cross
19:45	D. Horgan 69'			Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Jim McKell

28 June Round 18	UCD AFC	3 - 0	Cork City FC	UCD Bowl
19:45	McMillan 1' 54' Douglas 70'			Attendance: 170 Referee: Adriano Reale

5 July Round 19	Cork City FC	3 - 1	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	D. Horgan 48' 74' Kilduff 85'		McMillan 83'	Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

12 July Round 20	Shelbourne FC	2 - 1	Cork City FC	Tolka Park
20:00	Murtagh 56' Tinnelly 82'		Spillane 87'	Attendance: 805 Referee: Derek Tomney

19 July Round 21	Cork City FC	2 - 2	Dundalk	Turners Cross
20:05	Kilduff 3' Kavanagh 63'		Gartland 23' O' Donnell 88'	Attendance: 1,670 Referee: Rob Rogers

26 July Round 22	St Patrick's Athletic	2 - 1	Cork City FC	Richmond Park
20:00	Flood 62' Brennan 93'		Kilduff 60'	Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Padraig Sutton

2 August Round 23	Limerick FC	2 - 1	Cork City FC	Thomond Park
19:45	Curran 55' Kelly 70'		D. Morrissey 88'	Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Neil Doyle

9 August Round 24	Cork City FC	1 - 0	Bohemian FC	Turners Cross
19:45	D. Morrissey 94'			Attendance: 2,145

16 August Round 25	Bray Wanderers	1 - 2	Cork City FC	Carlisle Grounds
19:45	Akinade 17'		Turner 7' Kilduff 80'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Derek Tomney

31 August Round 26	Cork City FC	4 - 1	Derry City FC	Turners Cross
19:45	D. Morrissey 14', 67', 74' Kilduff 77'		Patterson 84'	Attendance: 2,024

7 September Round 27	Shamrock Rovers	2 - 1	Cork City FC	Tallaght stadium
19:00	McCabe 8' 23'		Buckley 67'	Attendance: 2,652 Referee: Rob Rogers

24 September Round 28	Drogheda United	2 - 3	Cork City FC	Hunky Dorys Park
19:45	Alan McNally 26' Ryan Brennan 45' Hynes 53' Foley 86'	Summary	Ciarán Kilduff 11' Shane Duggan 15' Garry Buckley 30' Murphy 46' Gearóid Morrissey 86'	Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Rob Harvey

27 September Round 29	Cork City FC	2 - 0	UCD AFC	Turners Cross
19:45	Turner 8' 15'			Attendance: 1,568 Referee: Kevin O' Regan

30 September Round 30	Sligo Rovers	0 - 0	Cork City FC	The Showgrounds
19:45				Referee: Padraig Sutton

10 October Round 31	Cork City FC	5 - 3	Shelbourne FC	Turners Cross
20:00	Kilduff 33' 36' 72' 84' D. Morrissey 46'			Attendance: 1,444

18 October Round 32	Dundalk FC	4 - 0	Cork City FC	Oriel Park
19:45				Attendance: 1,733

25 October Round 33	Cork City FC	4 - 2	St Patricks Athletic	Turners Cross
19:45	G. Morrissey 18' D. Horgan 30' Kilduff 45' D. Morrissey 89'		Forrester 53' O Brien 77'	Attendance: 2,398 Referee: Alan Kelly

Top Goalscorers

As of 26th October 2013 the Top League Goalscorers for Cork City FC were as follows:

Name	Appearances	Goals
Ciaran Kilduff	14	11
Danny Morrissey	23	8
Shane Duggan	31	6
Daryl Horgan	30	6
Ian Turner	27	4