Cork City Women's F.C.
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| Full name | Cork City Women's Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rebel Army | |
| Founded | 2011 | |
| Ground | Bishopstown Stadium | |
| Capacity | 2000 | |
| Chairman | Chris O'Mahony | |
| Manager | Charlie Lynch | |
| League | Women's National League | |
| 2013-14 | 7th | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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Cork City Women's Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Chorcaí na mBan) is an Irish women's association football team, based in Cork. The club play in a green strip with red shorts and red & white hooped socks. The current crest is a variant of the Cork coat of arms. The club was founded in 2011 as Cork Women'S FC, to take its place as one of seven teams in Ireland's inaugural Women's National League.[1] As of 2014, they are affiliated with Cork City F.C.. The club play their games in Bishopstown Stadium.[2]
History
Season 2011 – 2012
Cork Women’s F.C. was founded after the granting of a license to compete in the inaugural season of the Women’s National League by the Football Association of Ireland.[3] The club initially played it’s games in the stadium in Cork Institute of Technology for their debut year. A strong squad was assembled containing players such as Denise O’Sullivan, Marie Curtin, Ciara O’Connell, Claire Shine under the management of Dave Bell.[4] The club had some mixed results on the field and Bell left by mutual agreement in early March 2012. Former Tralee Dynamos player Ronan Collins took the reins of the club until the end of the season. After a strong finish to the season, the Leesiders finish third behind Dublin duo Rahney United and Peamount United. Peamount won the competition outright and sealed a double that season by also winning the cup.
Season 2012 - 2013
A new season and a new manager as Maurice Farrell is appointed as head coach,[5] there was also much change in the playing staff as several players like Katie McCarthy, Marie Curtin and Sylvia Gee depart while a young team impresses in patches but is disrupted by injury, especially to Irish International Denise O’Sullivan. The club also moved to Turners Cross Stadium for the upcoming season. The injury problems and changes in playing staff result in a difficult season and the club finishes second-bottom of the league.
Season 2013 - 2014
For the third season of existence, the club underwent a huge transition in the playing staff as effectively a new team was signed due to departures.[6] Irish International Denise O’Sullivan was the highest profile departure – sealing a moves to Scottish club Glasgow City FC after two excellent seasons. The club also begin very tentative discussions with FORAS Trust which sees the club playing their home games in Bishopstown Stadium in what is a difficult season as they fail to register a point and only score two goals all season. At the end of the season, Maurice Farrell departs the club.[7] In more positive moves, the club strengthens ties with COPE Foundation and Cork Institute of Technology throughout the year.
Season 2014 - 2015
The club formally agrees to a merger with Cork City F.C. and FORAS Trust, to become Cork City W.F.C. for the upcoming season.[8] The club continues to play games at Bishopstown Stadium. Former Gaynor cup winning manager for Cork, Charlie Lynch is appointed to the helm as manager of the club and starts to assemble a squad with additions such as Irish U19 International’s Ciara McNamara and Shannon Carson.
Stadium
In Cork City W.F.C. debut season games were played at Cork Institute of Technology sports facility on campus before a move to Turners Cross for the second season. The club then moved to play their home games at Bishopstown Stadium.
League placings
| Season | Points Total | Position |
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| 2011/12 | 20 | 3rd |
| 2012/13 | 14 | 6th |
| 2013/14 | 0 | 8th |
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
As of 25 September 2014 the coaching staff includes:[9]
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Charlie Lynch |
| Assistant Manager | Craig Robinson |
| Chairman | Chris O'Mahony |
| Club Physio | Gráinne Desmond |
Cork City W.F.C. managers
| Year/s | Manager |
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| 2011-2012 |  Dave Bell |
| 2012 |  Ronan Collins |
| 2012-2014 | Maurice Farrell |
| 2014- | Charlie Lynch |
See also
- League of Ireland in Cork city
- Cork City F.C.
- FORAS (football supporters' trust)
- Women's National League (Ireland)
References
- ↑ RTÉ Sport (2011-08-03). "FAI announce new Women's League". RTÉ News. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ http://www.supporters-direct.org/news-article/cork-womens-fc-to-re-launch
- ↑ "Bus Eireann Women's League ready for kick-off". sseairtricityleague.ie.
- ↑ Louise Cashell (2011-08-03). "The dream is finally becoming a reality". Cork Independent. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ↑ Peter McNamara (2012-08-01). "New Cork boss Farrell focuses on long term development". Extratime.ie. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ↑ Louise Cashell (2013-08-15). "New players for Cork Women's FC". Cork Independent. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ↑ Kieran McCarthy (2014-05-02). "Maurice Farrell departs Cork Women's FC". Southern Star.
- ↑ http://www.corkcitywomensfc.com/recentposts/cwfc-relaunched-as-cork-city-wfc/|title=Cork Women’s FC relaunched as Cork City W.F.C.|author=Joseph McSweeney|work=Official Site|date=2014-06-23
- ↑ "First Team Coaching Staff". Cork City W.F.C. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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