2013 Cork City F.C. season

The 2013 season is Cork City F.C.'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.

Cork City F.C.
2013 season
ChairmanMick Ring
Manager Tommy Dunne (-3 Aug)
Stuart Ashton (3 Aug-27 Sept)
Paul O 'Brien (27 Sept-5 Nov)
StadiumTurners Cross
Premier Division6th
FAI Cup3rd Round
League of Ireland CupQuarter Final
Munster Senior CupSemi-Final
Setanta CupSemi-Final
Top goalscorerCiarán Kilduff - 11 Goals

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 Dunne66112326%
Stuart Ashton401580%
Paul O 'Brien311560%
Total137133339%

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Transfers

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

Out
Date Player Country 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

Premier Division

Final Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Derry City 33 17 5 11 57 39 +18 56 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Shamrock Rovers 33 13 13 7 43 28 +15 52
6 Cork City 33 13 7 13 47 50 −3 46
7 Limerick 33 11 9 13 38 46 −8 42
8 Drogheda United 33 8 14 11 44 46 −2 38
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 March Round 1Limerick FC0 - 0Cork City FCThomond Park
17:15 (Report) Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
15 March Round 2Cork City FC2 - 1Bohemian FCTurners Cross
19:45 Furlong  50'
Horgan  59'		 (Report) Heary  41' Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Padraig Sutton
19 March Round 3Bray Wanderers FCP - PCork City FCCarlisle Grounds
19:45
24 March Round 4Cork City FC0 - 1Derry City FCTurners Cross
15:30 Patterson  89' Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Paul Tuite
29 March Round 5Shamrock Rovers1 - 1Cork City FCTallaght Stadium
20:00 Foran  94' (Report) Healy  34' Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Derek Tomney
1 April Round 6Drogheda United1 - 1Cork City FCHunky Dorys Park
15:00 O' Brien  88' (Report) Duggan  33' Attendance: 465
Referee: Neil Doyle
5 April Round 7Cork City FC2 - 1UCD AFCTurners Cross
15:55 Kavanagh  45+3'
Duggan  89'		 McMilan  15' Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Seán Grant
13 April Round 8Sligo Rovers2 - 0Cork City FCThe Showgrounds
19:45 Lynch  37'
Elding  83'		 Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Padraig Sutton
19 April Round 9Cork City FC1 - 1Shelbourne FCTurners Cross
19:45 Murphy  63' Tinnelly  94' Attendance: 2,275
Referee: David McKeon
26 April Round 10Dundalk FC2 - 0Cork City FCOriel Park
19:35 Mountney  76'
Hoban  90'		 Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Paul Tuite
29 April Round 3Bray Wanderers1 - 2Cork City FCCarlisle Grounds
19:45 Knight  21' Turner  86'
Duggan  93'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Tom Connelly
3 May Round 11Cork City FC0 - 2St Patrick's AthleticTurners Cross
19:45 Flood  22'
Russell  48'		 Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Rob Rogers
6 May Round 12Cork City FC2 - 3Limerick FCTurners Cross
15:30 Behan  14'
Duggan  56'		 Brown  27'
Bossekota  28'
O' Leary  72'		 Attendance: 1,851
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
10 May Round 13Bohemian FC1 - 2Cork City FCDalymount Park
19:45 Healy(O.G)  36'
Behan  42'
D. Morrissey  81'		 Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Paul Tuite
17 May Round 14Cork City FC1 - 3Bray WanderersTurners Cross
19:45 G. Morrissey  47' Mulroy  3'
Waters  67'  90'		 Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Padraig Sutton
24 May Round 15Derry City FC1 - 1Cork City FCThe Brandywell
19:45 Patterson  86' D. Horgan  84' Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tom Connelly
9 June Round 16Cork City FC1 - 2Shamrock RoversTurners Cross
15:30 Duggan  88' Chambers  40'
Finn  46'		 Attendance: 1,834
Referee: Rob Rogers
14 June Round 17Cork City FC1 - 0Drogheda UnitedTurners Cross
19:45 D. Horgan  69' Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Jim McKell
28 June Round 18UCD AFC3 - 0Cork City FCUCD Bowl
19:45 McMillan  1'  54'
Douglas  70'		 Attendance: 170
Referee: Adriano Reale
5 July Round 19Cork City FC3 - 1Sligo RoversTurners Cross
19:45 D. Horgan  48'  74'
Kilduff  85'		 McMillan  83' Attendance: 1,538
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
12 July Round 20Shelbourne FC2 - 1Cork City FCTolka Park
20:00 Murtagh  56'
Tinnelly  82'		 Spillane  87' Attendance: 805
Referee: Derek Tomney
19 July Round 21Cork City FC2 - 2DundalkTurners Cross
20:05 Kilduff  3'
Kavanagh  63'		 Gartland  23'
O' Donnell  88'		 Attendance: 1,670
Referee: Rob Rogers
26 July Round 22St Patrick's Athletic2 - 1Cork City FCRichmond Park
20:00 Flood  62'
Brennan  93'		 Kilduff  60' Attendance: 1,094
Referee: Padraig Sutton
2 August Round 23Limerick FC2 - 1Cork City FCThomond Park
19:45 Curran  55'
Kelly  70'		 D. Morrissey  88' Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Neil Doyle
9 August Round 24Cork City FC1 - 0Bohemian FCTurners Cross
19:45 D. Morrissey  94' Attendance: 2,145
16 August Round 25Bray Wanderers1 - 2Cork City FCCarlisle Grounds
19:45 Akinade  17' Turner  7'
Kilduff  80'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Derek Tomney
31 August Round 26Cork City FC4 - 1Derry City FCTurners Cross
19:45 D. Morrissey  14', 67', 74'
Kilduff  77'		 Patterson  84' Attendance: 2,024
7 September Round 27Shamrock Rovers2 - 1Cork City FCTallaght stadium
19:00 McCabe  8'
 23'		 Buckley  67' Attendance: 2,652
Referee: Rob Rogers
24 September Round 28Drogheda United2 - 3Cork City FCHunky 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 29Cork City FC2 - 0UCD AFCTurners Cross
19:45 Turner  8'
 15'		 Attendance: 1,568
Referee: Kevin O' Regan
30 September Round 30Sligo Rovers0 - 0Cork City FCThe Showgrounds
19:45 Referee: Padraig Sutton
10 October Round 31Cork City FC5 - 3Shelbourne FCTurners Cross
20:00 Kilduff  33'
 36'
 72'
 84' D. Morrissey  46'		 Attendance: 1,444
18 October Round 32Dundalk FC4 - 0Cork City FCOriel Park
19:45 Attendance: 1,733
25 October Round 33Cork City FC4 - 2St Patrick's AthleticTurners 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 26 October 2013 the Top League Goalscorers for Cork City FC were as follows:

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

References
  1. "Ireland 2013". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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