Cork Bohemians F.C.

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Cork Bohemians F.C.
Full name	Cork Bohemians Football Club
Founded	1928
Dissolved	19?
Ground	Turner's Cross Cork (Capacity ?)
League	League of Ireland

Cork Bohemians F.C. was an Irish football club who played in the Football League of Ireland. The club which was established in the 1920s in Cork was quite a successful local club before and after its League of Ireland membership, being a frequent winner of the Munster Senior Cup; winning it on 6 occasions between 1927 and 1943.

The club was admitted to the Football League of Ireland in 1932 following the expulsion of Brideville, Jacobs and Waterford, where they joined fellow Cork team Cork F.C. as League of Ireland members. Cork Bohs remained a member for two seasons before withdrawing in 1934 (Cork Bohemians F.C. are the shortest-lived League of Ireland club to have emerged from Cork city). During its time in the League of Ireland the club was based in Munster Agricultural Society's showgrounds in Ballintemple, the Cork Greyhound Track, and the Turner's Cross stadium.

Cork Bohemians had financial problems from the start of their life in the League of Ireland. This wasn't uncommon at the time in the League of Ireland, as the Irish Government's Entertainment Tax resulted in clubs losing 1/5 of gate receipts from every home game, and as a result clubs found it hard to survive. Half way through its first season, Cork Bohs had to release eight professional players as a cost cutting measure. In the next and last season, the strain of fulfilling away fixtures (excluding Cork F.C. all other team were based in Dublin or further north) and the failure to pay the requisite 5% of home gate receipts to the League Management Committee led to the club being suspended from the league. After fulfilling its payments to the League Management Committee, the club was readmitted to the league. Shortly afterwards, Cork Bohemians lost their lease at the Cork Greyhound Track and remained homeless until their final move to Turners Cross (stadium). Despite the club's best efforts, Cork Bohs were unable to fulfill the remaining fixtures and resigned from the League of Ireland before the end of 1933/34 season.