2013 Cork City F.C. season

Cork City FC
2013 season
Chairman Mick Ring
Manager Tommy Dunne (-3 Aug)
Stuart Ashton (3 Aug-27 Sept)
Paul O 'Brien (27 Sept-5 Nov)
Stadium Turners Cross
League of Ireland 6th
FAI Cup 3rd Round (Eliminated by Sligo Rovers)
League of Ireland Cup Quarter Final (Eliminated by Drogheda United)
Munster Senior Cup Semi-Final (Eliminated by Avondale United)
Setanta Sports Cup Semi-Final (Eliminated by Shamrock Rovers)
Top goalscorer Ciaran Kilduff - 11 Goals

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.


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 Republic of Ireland GK Mark McNulty
2 Republic of Ireland DF Ian Turner
3 England DF Danny Murphy
4 Republic of Ireland DF Kevin Murray (captain)
5 Republic of Ireland DF Darren Dennehy
6 Republic of Ireland MF Gearóid Morrissey
7 Republic of Ireland MF Colin Healy
8 Republic of Ireland MF Shane Duggan
14 Republic of Ireland FW Rob Lehane
15 Republic of Ireland FW Danny Morrissey
16 Republic of Ireland DF John Dunleavy
17 England DF Dan Murray
18 Republic of Ireland MF Kalen Spillane
No. Position Player
19 Republic of Ireland DF Brian Lenihan
20 Republic of Ireland FW Stephen Kenny
21 Republic of Ireland MF Eoghan Murphy
22 United States DF Neal Horgan
23 Republic of Ireland MF Daryl Horgan
24 Republic of Ireland DF Jason Forde
25 Republic of Ireland GK Kevin Burns
26 Republic of Ireland MF Garry Buckley
27 Republic of Ireland GK David Ryan
28 Republic of Ireland DF Coleman Kennedy
29 Republic of Ireland MF John Kavanagh
31 Republic of Ireland FW Ciarán Kilduff

Transfers

In

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

Out

Date Player Country Position Sold to
June 2013 Adam Rundle England Forward Free Agent
June 2013 Denis Behan Republic of Ireland Forward Free Agent
July 2013 Danny Furlong(Loan) Republic of Ireland Forward Waterford United
July 2013 Daryl Kavanagh Republic of Ireland 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 (C) (Q) 33 21 8 4 56 20+36 71 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dundalk (Q) 33 21 5 7 55 30+25 68 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Sligo Rovers (Q) 33 19 9 5 53 22+31 66
4 Derry City (Q) 33 17 5 11 57 39+18 56
5 Shamrock Rovers 33 13 13 7 43 28+15 52
6 Cork City 33 13 7 13 47 503 46
7 Limerick 33 11 9 13 38 468 42
8 Drogheda United 33 8 14 11 44 462 38
9 UCD 33 8 6 19 45 7328 30
10 Bohemians 33 7 8 18 27 4720 29
11 Bray Wanderers (O) 33 7 6 20 33 6633 27 Promotion/Relegation play-off
12 Shelbourne (R) 33 5 6 22 25 5631 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

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

See also

Cork City FC
2013 League of Ireland

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