2016 Cork City F.C. season

Cork City FC

2016 season
Chairman	Pat Lyons
Manager	John Culfield
Stadium	Turners Cross (7,485)
President's Cup	Champions
← 2015

The 2016 League of Ireland season will be Cork City's 32nd year competing in the League of Ireland and 5th consecutive season in the Premier Division. It will be Manager, John Caulfield's 3rd year in charge of the Rebel Army after finishing 2nd place 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 Seán 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
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'

Top Goalscorers

Name	Appearances	Goals
Sean Maguire	4	5
Karl Sheppard	5	5
Ian Turner	4	4
Alan Bennett	4	2
Stephen Dooley	4	2

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 p)	Attendance: 3,528 Referee: P McLaughlin

Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

26 March 5	Cork City	P - P	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45

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

Galway v Cork City

15 April 8	Galway	2 - 2	Cork City	Eamonn Deacy Park
19:45

Cork City v Finn Harps

22 April 9	Cork City	3 - 1	Finn Harps	Turners Cross
19:45

Cork City v Shamrock Rovers

25 April 5	Cork City	2 - 0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45

Cork City v St Pats

29 April 10	Cork City	1 - 0	St Pats	Turners Cross
19:45

Bray Wanderers v Cork City

7 May 11	Bray Wanderers	v	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds
19:30

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk	11	9	1	1	24	5	+19	28	Qualification to Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Derry City	11	7	2	2	16	8	+8	23	Qualification to Europa League First qualifying round
3	Cork City	10	6	3	1	18	5	+13	21
4	Galway United	11	5	3	3	18	11	+7	18
5	Shamrock Rovers	10	6	0	4	12	9	+3	18

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[1]

Top Goalscorers

Name	Appearances	Goals
Sean Maguire	9	5
Steven Beattie	10	4
Karl Sheppard	10	3

Munster Senior Cup

Cork City v Rockmount AFC

30 January 1	Cork City	1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	Rockmount AFC	Bishopstown, Cork
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 27th 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

1. "PREMIER DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 4 April 2016.