2016 Cork City F.C. season

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.

Cork City F.C.
2016 season
ChairmanPat Lyons
ManagerJohn Caulfield
StadiumTurners Cross
Premier Division2nd
FAI CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueThird Qualifying Round
League of Ireland CupRound of 16
President's CupChampions
Munster Senior CupSemi-Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Sean Maguire - 18
All: Sean Maguire - 29
Highest home attendance5,453 Cork City v Dundalk (3 June 2016)
Lowest home attendance1,180 Cork City v St Pats (21 October 2016)
Average home league attendance2,567[1]

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
ManagerJohn Caulfield
First Team CoachJohn Cotter
Assistant First Team CoachBilly Woods
Assistant First Team CoachAlan Reynolds
Goalkeeping coachPhil Harrington
High Performance CoachKevin Tattan
Performance AnalystLisa Fallon
DoctorDr. Gerard Murphy
Head PhysioJames Peckitt
PhysioGráinne Desmond
Kit ManagerMick 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
25 January Cork City XI0–0PSC Soccer AcademyO Shea Park, Blarney
11:00
5 February Waterford Utd0–7Cork CityRSC, Waterford
19:00 Turner  11' (39), 40'
Bennett  32'
Maguire  44'
K. McLeod  73'
O'Sullivan  86'
9 February Malahide Utd0–6Cork CityGannon Park
19:00 Dooley  5'
Maguire  10' (53)
Bennett  14'
Sheppard  76'
Turner  88'
11 February Drogheda Utd0–2Cork CityUnited Park
19:30 Sheppard
G. Morrissey  76'
18 February Limerick2–5Cork CityMarkets Field
19:45 Mulhall  26'
Mann  71'		 Maguire  10' (42)
Dooley  44'
Sheppard  85'
Buckley  89'
20 February Cobh Ramblers0–4Cork CitySt Colman's Park
14:00 Healy  12'
Sheppard  43' (73)
O'Connell  55'
21 February Leeds XI (Cork)0–3Cork City XIBallyvolane
14:30 A. Drinan  38'
C. McCarthy  47'
D. O'Riordan  85'

Mid-Season
9 July 1Cork City XI0–3FulhamTurners Cross
15:00 S Humphreys  16' (25)
M Smith  51'		 Attendance: 450
Referee: G Kelly
18 July 2Cork City XI1–2Wolverhampton WanderersTurners Cross
19:45
23 August 3Cork City XI1–1 OmanTurners Cross
19:45

League

Fixtures and Results
4 March 1Cork City2–0BohemiansTurners Cross
19:45 Maguire  53' (63) Attendance: 4,028
Referee: N. Doyle
11 March 2Derry City1–0Cork CityThe Brandywell
19:45 Curtis  59' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: D Tomney
14 March 3Cork City6–0Longford TownTurners Cross
19:45 Beattie  2' (53), 68'
Maguire  10'
D. Morrissey  45' (79)		 Attendance: 2,302
Referee: S Grant
18 March 4Dundalk0–1Cork CityOriel Park
19:45 Maguire  69' Attendance: 3,528
Referee: P McLaughlin
2 April 6Sligo Rovers0–0Cork CityThe Showgrounds
19:45
8 April 7Cork City1–1Wexford YouthsTurners Cross
19:45 O'Sullivan  83' Molloy  15' Attendance: 2,793
Referee: T Connolly
15 April 8Galway United2–2Cork CityEamonn Deacy Park
19:45 Faherty  4'
Shanahan  33'		 Dooley  18'
O'Connell  67'		 Attendance: 1,557
Referee: R Rogers
22 April 9Cork City3–1Finn HarpsTurners Cross
19:45 G. Morrissey  2'
Maguire  7'
Sheppard  76'		 Curran  83' Attendance: 2,403
Referee: P Sutton
25 April 5Cork City2–0Shamrock RoversTurners Cross
19:45 Beattie  1'
Sheppard  13'		 Attendance: 2,731
Referee: J McKell
29 April 10Cork City1–0St PatsTurners Cross
19:45 Sheppard  25' Attendance: 2,769
Referee: D Tomney
7 May 11Bray Wanderers0–2Cork CityCarlisle Grounds
19:30 Maguire 67'
Sheppard 70'		 Attendance: 813
Referee: P McLaughlin
10 May 12Bohemians0–1Cork CityDalymount Park
19:45 Buckley  47' Attendance: 1,092
Referee: R Rogers
13 May 13Cork City2–1Derry CityTurners Cross
19:45 D Morrissey  84'
K. Browne  91'		 Vemmelund  54' Attendance: 2,856
Referee: D McKeon
29 May 14Longford Town0–3Cork CityCity Calling Stadium
19:45 Maguire  57'
O'Sullivan  73'
Dooley  83'		 Attendance: 450
Referee: D Tomney
3 June 15Cork City1–0DundalkTurners Cross
20:00 S. Dooley  24' Attendance: 5,453
Referee: R Rogers
24 June 16Shamrock Rovers0–0Cork CityTallaght Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: P McLaughlin
10 July 18Wexford Youths0–1Cork CityFerrycarrig Park
19:45 Buckley  28' Referee: T Connolly
8 August 17Cork City1 - 2Sligo RoversTurners Cross
18:45 Attendance: 2,575
12 August 23Cork City0–0BohemiansTurners Cross
18:45 Attendance: 2,816
15 August 24Derry City0–0Cork CityThe Brandywell
18:45
26 August 25Cork City5–2Longford TownTurners Cross
18:45 Attendance: 2,046
30 August 22Cork City4–0Bray WanderersTurners Cross
18:45 Attendance: 1,715
16 September 27Cork City3 - 0Shamrock RoversTurners Cross
19:45 Attendance: 2,475
19 September 20Finn Harps0 - 1Cork CityFinn Park
20:00 Attendance: 551
24 September 28Sligo Rovers0 - 0Cork CityThe Showgrounds
18:45
27 September 19Cork City5 - 3Galway UnitedTurners Cross
18:45 Attendance: 1,685
8 October 30Galway United0 - 5Cork CityEamonn Deacy Park
19:00 Attendance: 1,002
11 October 26Dundalk2 - 1Cork CityOriel Park
19:05 Attendance: 4,126
14 October 31Cork City2 - 0Finn HarpsTurners Cross
19:45 Attendance: 2,023
17 October 21St Pats3 - 1Cork CityRichmond Park
19:45 Attendance: 369
21 October 32Cork City3 - 1St PatsTurners Cross
18:45 Attendance: 1,180
24 October 29Cork City5 - 0Wexford YouthsTurners Cross
19:45 Attendance: 1,214
28 October 33Bray Wanderers4 - 1Cork CityCarlisle Grounds
18:45

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundalk (C) 33 25 2 6 73 28 +45 77 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Cork City 33 21 7 5 65 23 +42 70 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Derry City 33 17 11 5 48 29 +19 62
4 Shamrock Rovers 33 16 7 10 46 34 +12 55
5 Sligo Rovers 33 13 10 10 42 35 +7 49
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Cork City qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 FAI Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

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
30 June 1Linfield1–1Cork CityWindsor Park
19:45
7 July 1Cork City1–0LinfieldTurners Cross
19:45

Second Qualifying Round
14 July 2BK Hacken1–1Cork CityBravida Arena
18:00
21 August 2Cork City1–0BK HackenTurners Cross
19:45

Third Qualifying Round
28 July 3KRC Genk1–0Cork CityCristal Arena
19:45
4 August 3Cork City1–2KRC GenkTurners Cross
19:00

FAI Cup

Main Article: 2015 FAI Cup

Second Round
20 May Cork City4 - 0St Peter'sTurners Cross
19:45

Third Round
20 August Longford Town1 - 4Cork CityCity Calling Stadium
19:30

Quarter Final
9 September Shamrock Rovers0 - 5Cork CityTallaght Stadium
19:45

Semi Final
2 October St Pats1 - 3Cork CityRichmond Park, Inchicore
15:55

Final
Main article: 2016 FAI Cup Final
6 November Cork City1 - 0 (a.e.t.)DundalkAviva Stadium
15:40 Maguire  120' Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Rob Rogers

Munster Senior Cup
30 January 1Cork City1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		RockmountBishopstown 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.

27 February 1Cork City2–0DundalkTurners Cross
14:00 Holohan  19'
Maguire  54'		 Attendance: 1,850
Referee: T Connolly

References
  1. http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm
  2. "PREMIER DIVISION 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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