2012 Cork City F.C. season

Cork City F.C.
2012 season
Chairman	Mick Ring
Manager	Tommy Dunne
Stadium	Turners Cross
Premier Division	6th
FAI Cup	Third round
League of Ireland Cup	Second round
Munster Senior Cup	Runners-Up
Top goalscorer	League: N/A; All: N/A
Highest home attendance	N/A
Lowest home attendance	N/A
Average home league attendance	N/A
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Last updated September 07, 2020

The 2012 season was Cork City's first season back in the League of Ireland Premier Division since being expelled following the 2009 season. Cork City finished in 6th position in the league and reached the third and second rounds in the FAI Cup and League of Ireland Cup respectively.

Premier Division

Results

2 March 2012Round 1	UCD	1–0	Cork City	UCD Bowl, Belfield
	M. Langtry 36'	Report		Attendance: 698 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

9 March 2012Round 2	Cork City	2–3	Drogheda United	Turners Cross, Cork
	D. Horgan 13' V. Sullivan 33' S. Duggan 55'	Report	T. Mulvenna 40' P. Hynes 53' G. Kavanagh 73' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,912 Referee: Richie Winter

16 March 2012Round 3	Cork City	1–1	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
19:05	G. Kavanagh 62'	Report	C. Powell 78' G. Twigg 90+4'	Attendance: 4,324 Referee: Neil Doyle

23 March 2012Round 4	Derry City	2–0	Cork City	The Brandywell, Derry
	M. Farren 49' S. McLaughlin 53'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: Rob Rogers

30 March 2012Round 5	Cork City	1–1	Bray Wanderers	Turner's Cross, Cork
19.45 IST	Tadhg Purcell 4'	(Report)	Jason Byrne 74'	Attendance: 2,888 Referee: Tom Connolly

6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)Round 6	Bohemians	1–0	Cork City	Dalymount Park, Phibsboro
19:45 IST (UTC+1)	Dinny Corcoran 45'	Report		Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Padraig Sutton

13 April 2012Round 7	Cork City	6–0 ^{Note 1}	Monaghan United	Turners Cross, Cork
	D. Horgan 27' D. O'Neill 32', 65', 86' (pen.) V. Sullivan 48' T. Purcell 77'	Report	K. Quinn 49'	Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Rob Rogers

20 April 2012Round 8	Cork City	0–1	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45 IWT		(Report)	Danny North 79'	Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Neil Doyle

27 April 2012Round 9	Shelbourne	1–2	Cork City	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	Paddy Kavanagh 47'	Report	Vinny Sullivan 20' 83'	Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin)

4 May 2012Round 10	Cork City	3–2	Dundalk	Turners Cross, Cork
	D. O'Neill 3', 14' V. Sullivan 50'	Report	M. Rafter 8' G. Shanahan 12'	Attendance: 2,815 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

11 May 2012Round 11	St Patrick's Athletic	0–0	Cork City	Richmond Park, Inchicore
		Report		Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Paul McLaughlin

18 May 2012Round 12	Cork City	4–2	UCD	Turners Cross, Cork
	D. Horgan 13' D. O'Neill 37', 80' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	G. Rusk 15' (pen.) P. O'Conor 79'	Attendance: 2,442 Referee: James McKell

21 May 2012Round 13	Drogheda United	1–1	Cork City	Hunky Dorys Park, Drogheda
	D. O'Brien 27'	Report	D. Horgan 56'	Attendance: 535 Referee: Derek Tomney

1 June 2012Round 14	Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
20:00	G. Twigg 85'	Report	J. Dunleavy 88'	Attendance: 3,500 (estimated) Referee: Rob Rogers

22 June 2012Round 15	Cork City	2–2	Derry City	Turners Cross, Cork
	V. Sullivan 81' S. Duggan 85'	Report	R. Patterson 9', 22' S. Greacen 60'	Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Dave McKeon

29 June 2012Round 16	Bray Wanderers	0–3	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds, Bray
19:45 IST		(Report)	Tadhg Purcell 5' Shane Duggan 34' Vinny Sullivan 65'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Damien Hancock

8 July 2012 (2012-07-08)Round 17	Cork City	1–1	Bohemians	Turners Cross, Cork
18:00 WET (UTC)	Daryl Horgan 23'	Report	Keith Ward (pen) 90'	Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Derek Tomney

13 July 2012Round 18

Monaghan United

Cancelled ^{Note 1}

Cork City

23 July 2012Round 19	Sligo Rovers	2–2	Cork City	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:00 IWT	Mark Quigley 64', 83'	(Report)	Ian Turner 7' Vinny Sullivan 58'	Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Paul Tuite

27 July 2012Round 20	Cork City	0–0	Shelbourne	Turners Cross, Cork
19.45 IST	Keigan Parker 85'	Report		Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Pádraig Sutton

3 August 2012Round 21	Dundalk	1–1	Cork City	Oriel Park, Dundalk
	G. Shanahan 60'	Report	I. Turner 21'	Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Damien Hancock

10 August 2012Round 22	Cork City	0–1	St Patrick's Athletic	Turners Cross, Cork
		Report	C. Fagan 68'	Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Tom Connolly

17 August 2012Round 23	UCD	3–1	Cork City	UCD Bowl, Belfield
19:45	M. Leahy 8' A. O'Connell 32' (o.g.) R. Benson 68'	Report	K. Parker 22'	Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: Rob Rogers

20 August 2012Round 24	Cork City	3–2	Drogheda United	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45	V. Sullivan 5' K. Murray 50' M. McNulty 64' D. O'Neill 68'	Report	E. Foley 41' D. O'Brien 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,392 Referee: Derek Tomney

31 August 2012Round 25	Cork City	1–2	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45	I. Turner 3'	Report	R. Finn 42' G. McCabe 61'	Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Paul Tuite

7 September 2012Round 26	Derry City	0–1	Cork City	The Brandywell, Derry
	R. McBride 90+4'	Report	G. Buckley 68'	Attendance: 1,000 (estimated) Referee: Paul McLaughlin

10 September 2012Round 27	Cork City	2–0	Bray Wanderers	Turner's Cross, Cork
19:45 IST	Keigan Parker 30' Gavin Kavanagh 58'	(Report)		Attendance: 1,685 Referee: James McKell

21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)Round 28	Bohemians	1–1	Cork City	Dalymount Park, Phibsboro
19:45	E. McMillan 54' K. Ward 90+3'	Report	V. Sullivan	Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Rob Rogers

29 September 2012Round 29

Cork City

Cancelled ^{Note 1}

Monaghan United

5 October 2012Round 30	Cork City	0–0	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross, Cork
20:00 IWT		(Report)		Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Derek Tomney

13 October 2012Round 31	Shelbourne	3–2	Cork City	Tolka Park, Dublin
20.00 IST	David Cassidy 53' Philip Hughes 62' (pen.) Conan Byrne 72'	Report	Vinny Sullivan 26' Kevin Murray 42'	Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Rob Rogers

19 October 2012Round 32	Cork City	3–0	Dundalk	Turners Cross, Cork
	G. Morrissey 23' V. Sullivan 28' S. Duggan 49'	Report		Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

26 October 2012Round 33	St Patrick's Athletic	1–0	Cork City	Richmond Park, Inchicore
	C. Fagan 56'	Report		Attendance: 1,206 Referee: Paul Tuite

Final table

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Shamrock Rovers	30	14	10	6	56	37	+19	52
5	Derry City	30	11	6	13	36	36	0	39	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Cork City	30	8	12	10	38	36	+2	36
7	Bohemians	30	9	9	12	35	38	−3	36
8	Shelbourne	30	9	8	13	35	43	−8	35

Source: ^[1]^[2]
Notes:

↑ Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.

Cups

FAI Cup

25 May 20122nd Round	Cork City	6–1	Athlone Town	Turners Cross, Cork
19:45 IST	V. Sullivan 34', 39', 56' T. Purcell 36', 74', 84' (pen.)	Report	B. McCarthy 4'	Attendance: 1,589 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

24 August 20123rd Round	Shamrock Rovers	2–0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght
19:05 IST	T. Stewart 70', 77'	Report		Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

League of Ireland Cup

26 March 20121st Round	Cork City	5–1	Wexford Youths	Turners Cross, Cork
	D. Horgan 23' K. Spillane 40' T. Purcell 60' J. Murphy 81' D. O'Neill 86'	Report	D. Broaders 90+2'	Attendance: 543 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

9 April 20122nd Round	Limerick	3–0	Cork City	Jackman Park, Limerick
	C. Collins 1' S. Brosnan 52' D. O'Leary 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 300 (estimated) Referee: James McKell

Munster Senior Cup

21 February 2012	Rockmount	2–3	Cork City	Rockmount Park
	P. Condon 20' I. McConville 90+1'	Report	S. Kenny 12' 80' J. Murphy 77' J. Forde 88'	Referee: Anthony Buttimer

20 March 2012	Cork City	1–0	Waterford United	Turners Cross, Cork
	J. Murphy 53'	Report	S. Long 63'	Attendance: 400 (estimated) Referee: Graham Kelly

7 May 2012	Limerick	1–0	Cork City	Jackman Park, Limerick
	D. O'Leary 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 314 Referee: Padraigh Sutton

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References

↑ "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
↑ "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

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[table_note_res_ELC2Q0.13722175133285-1] Derry City qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round after winning the 2012 FAI Cup Final.

[rsssf2012-2] "Ireland 2012". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[extratime7-3] "Monaghan United withdraw from league". extratime.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2012.