2017 Cork City F.C. season

Cork City F.C.
2017 season
Chairman Pat Lyons
Manager John Caulfield
Stadium Turners Cross
Premier Division 1st
FAI Cup Winners
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round
League of Ireland Cup Semi-finals
President's Cup Champions
Munster Senior Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Seán Maguire
All: Seán Maguire

The 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division season was Cork City's 33rd year competing in the League of Ireland and 6th consecutive season in the Premier Division. It was John Caulfield's fourth year in charge of Cork City.

First-team squad

[1][2] 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 John Kavanagh
3 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Bennett
4 Republic of Ireland DF John Dunleavy (captain)
5 Republic of Ireland DF Ryan Delaney (on loan from Burton Albion)
6 Republic of Ireland MF Greg Bolger
7 Republic of Ireland MF Jimmy Keohane
8 Republic of Ireland MF Conor McCormack
9 France FW Achille Campion
10 Republic of Ireland MF Steven Beattie
11 Northern Ireland MF Stephen Dooley
15 Republic of Ireland MF Kieran Sadlier
16 Republic of Ireland MF Gearóid Morrissey
No. Position Player
17 Republic of Ireland FW Connor Ellis
19 Republic of Ireland FW Karl Sheppard
20 Republic of Ireland DF Shane Griffin
21 Republic of Ireland DF Conor McCarthy
22 England DF Robbie Williams
23 Republic of Ireland DF Sean O'Mahony
25 Republic of Ireland GK Alan Smith
26 Republic of Ireland MF Garry Buckley
27 Republic of Ireland DF Pierce Phillips
28 Republic of Ireland MF Alec Byrne
29 Republic of Ireland DF Sean McLoughlin
30 Republic of Ireland MF Garan Manley

Staff

Position Staff member
ManagerJohn Caulfield
First Team CoachJohn Cotter
Assistant First Team CoachLiam Kearney
Goalkeeping coachPhil Harrington
Kit ManagerMick Ring
High Performance CoachKevin Tattan
Performance AnalystLisa Fallon
DoctorDr. Gerard Murphy
Head PhysioJames Peckitt
PhysioJoe Normoyle

Summary

The 2017 season started with a 22 game unbeaten run,[3] however a number of less favourable results mid-season (and the departure of league top-scorer Seán Maguire to the UK and international duty)[4][3] pushed City's "inevitable" championship win until later in the season.[5] Cork City were named 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division champions on 17 October 2017 - with several games in hand.[3][6] The club completed its first league and cup 'double', by winning the 2017 FAI Cup Final a few weeks later on 5 November 2017.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 squad numbers confirmed". Cork City F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Malone, Emmet (16 February 2016). "Cork City sign Celtic's Eothan O'Connell on loan". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Caulfield: Quick start won League for Cork City". RTÉ. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cork City aiming to finish the job in fitting fashion". Irish Times. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cork City have finally been crowned champions of the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Premier Division tonight". Pundit Arena. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cork City finally clinch Airtricity Premier Division title with draw at damaged Turners Cross". Irish Independent. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cork City claim the club's first double while international influence dominates final". Independent News & Media. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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