Cork Hibernians F.C.

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'''Cork Hibernians F.C.''' was an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[association football|football]] club based in [[Cork (city)|Cork]]. They played in the [[League of Ireland]] between [[1957–58 League of Ireland|1957]] and [[1975–76 League of Ireland|1976]] and, from 1962, played their home games at [[Flower Lodge]]. In [[1970–71 League of Ireland|1971]], they were League of Ireland champions. The club was dissolved in 1977 due to financial trouble.

==History== The club was originally formed by members of the [[Ancient Order of Hibernians]] and had previously played as AOH in the [[Cork Athletic Union League]].<ref name="caul">{{cite web|url=https://corkaul.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/cork-aul-records-1947-to-present.pdf|title=Cork AUL Records|publisher=corkaul.files.wordpress.com|access-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023053545/https://corkaul.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/cork-aul-records-1947-to-present.pdf|archive-date=23 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under this name the club won the [[FAI Intermediate Cup]] in 1952 and were runners-up in the same competition in 1957. 1957 also saw them change their name, turn semi-professional and join the League of Ireland, replacing [[Cork Athletic F.C.|Cork Athletic]]. They played at [[Mardyke (UCC)|The Mardyke]] until 1962, when they moved to [[Flower Lodge]].<ref>Niall Macsweeney (n.d.), ''A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2–1984/5''. Basildon:Association of Football Statisticians.</ref> During the late 1960s and early 1970s Hibs enjoyed a local rivalry with [[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]]. Both clubs enjoyed moderate success on the field and support for both teams was very strong. Average gates of 10,000 were not unfamiliar. Indeed, at one game at [[Flower Lodge]] against [[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]], a league decider, an attendance of 26,000 was recorded.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

Hibernians enjoyed their most successful era under player-manager [[Dave Bacuzzi]], a former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] defender. Bacuzzi joined the club in May 1970. Initially, he thought he had been approached from a mysterious exotic location when he received a misspelled telegram asking him to contact ''Cork Island'' instead of ''Cork, Ireland''. Bacuzzi subsequently guided Hibs to several trophies including the [[League of Ireland]] title in [[League of Ireland 1970–71|1971]], beating [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] in a play-off. In 1972 they won the [[FAI Cup]] when [[Miah Dennehy]] scored a [[hat-trick]] in the final against [[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] and in 1973 they retained the same trophy. This win earned Cork a place in the [[1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup]]. In the first round, Hibernians met [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] outfit [[Banik Ostrava]]. In the opening game, away in [[Ostrava]] as Cork lost 1–0 on 13 September 1973.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} On 3 October 1973, ''Hibs'' lost 2–1 at Flower Lodge, exiting the competition. [[Carl Humphries]] scored the home side's only goal.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} They also won the all-Ireland competition, the [[Blaxnit Cup]] in 1972.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

After Bacuzzi left to manage [[Home Farm F.C.|Home Farm]] in 1974, Hibs remained a top-five club but dramatically folded just before the start of the [[1976-77 League of Ireland|1976–77 season]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1976%2F08%2F18&id=Ar01105&sk=FC1F9697 |title=Hibs Crash Out Of L.O.I. |first=Jimmy |last=Meagan |work=[[The Irish Press]] |date=18 August 1976 |access-date=25 May 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}</ref> Their crowds had dwindled, and they had lost money fielding ex-[[England national football team|England]] international [[Rodney Marsh (footballer)|Rodney Marsh]]. The club was replaced by another Cork team, [[Albert Rovers F.C.|Albert Rovers]] for that season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IEX%2F1976%2F09%2F18&id=Ar01511&sk=7AF14DB7 |title=Alberts Elected To League |first=Bill |last=George |work=[[Cork Examiner]] |date=18 September 1976 |access-date=25 May 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}</ref>

In 1985 former player-manager [[Amby Fogarty]] attempt to revive the Cork Hibernians name, with the club elected to join the new [[League of Ireland First Division]]. However the club was removed from the League of Ireland without playing a game, as the Munster F.A. refused the new team a lease on Turners Cross unless they had their own public liability insurance, which Hibernians could not afford.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IEX%2F1985%2F09%2F03&id=Ar01304&sk=2CD246E0 |title=Cork Hibs forced out |first=Bill |last=George |work=[[Cork Examiner]] |date=3 September 1985 |access-date=22 May 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}</ref>

==Colours==

The club wore green shirts, white shorts, and green socks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lenihan |first1=Donal |title=Memories of afternoons spent following Cork Hibs have lasted a lifetime |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport-columnists/arid-30996584.html |website=Irish Examiner |date=29 April 2020 |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>

==Honours==

*'''[[League of Ireland]]: 1''' **[[1970–71 League of Ireland|1970–71]] *'''[[FAI Cup]]: 2''' ** 1971–72, 1972–73 *'''[[League of Ireland Shield]]: 2''' ** 1969–70, 1972–73 *'''[[Blaxnit Cup]]: 1''' ** [[1971–72 Blaxnit Cup|1971-72]] *'''[[Dublin City Cup]]: 3''' ** 1965–66, 1970–71, 1972–73 *'''[[Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division|Munster Senior League]]: 5''' ** 1942–43, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1962–63 *'''[[Munster Senior Cup (association football)|Munster Senior Cup]]: 8''' ** 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75 *'''[[FAI Intermediate Cup]]: 1''' ** 1951–52

==Team records== *'''Record Win:''' ** 10–1 V's [[Transport F.C.|Transport]]. 20 March 1960, [[Mardyke]]. *'''Record Defeat:''' ** 2–8 V's [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]]. 10 November 1957, [[Oriel Park]]. *'''Highest Scorer in One Season:''' ** Tony Marsden 22 goals (1971–72) *'''Highest League Scorer Aggregate:''' ** Dave Wigginton 73 goals; **John Lawson 41 goals **Tony Marsden 38 goals **Donie Wallace 33 goals **[[Miah Dennehy]] 31 goals. *'''Leading Scorer in all Competitions:''' ** Dave Wigginton 130. *'''Highest Attendance:''' ** 26,000 V's [[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]], April 1972, [[Flower Lodge]].

==Season placings== [[File:Performance chart ire CORKHIB.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions for Cork Hibernians in League of Ireland]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !'''Season''' !'''Position''' |---- |'''[[League of Ireland 1975–76|1975–76]]''' |5th |---- |'''[[League of Ireland 1974–75|1974–75]]''' |4th |---- |'''[[League of Ireland 1973–74|1973–74]]''' |3rd |---- |'''1972–73''' |4th |---- |'''1971–72''' |2nd |---- |'''1970–71''' |1st |---- |'''1969–70''' |3rd |---- |'''1968–69''' |3rd |---- |'''1967–68''' |10th |---- |'''1966–67''' |9th |---- |'''1965–66''' |4th |---- |'''1964–65''' |4th |---- |'''1963–64''' |6th |---- |'''1962–63''' |6th |---- |'''1961–62''' |5th |---- |'''1960–61''' |9th |---- |'''1959–60''' |6th |---- |'''1958–59''' |10th |---- |'''1957–58''' |12th |}

==European record==

===Overview=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Competition ! Matches ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA |- | [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] | {{center|2}} | {{center|0}} | {{center|0}} | {{center|2}} | {{center|1}} | {{center|7}} |- | [[UEFA Europa League|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] | {{center|2}} | {{center|0}} | {{center|0}} | {{center|2}} | {{center|1}} | {{center|6}} |- | ''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]'' | {{center|6}} | {{center|2}} | {{center|1}} | {{center|3}} | {{center|7}} | {{center|8}} |- | '''TOTAL''' | {{center|'''10'''}} | {{center|'''2'''}} | {{center|'''1'''}} | {{center|'''7'''}} | {{center|'''9'''}} | {{center|'''21'''}} |}

===Matches=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! [[Aggregate score|Aggregate]] |- | [[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1970–71]] | [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] | [[1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''1–6''' |- | [[1971–72 European Cup|1971–72]] | [[European Cup]] | [[1971–72 European Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–5 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''1–7''' |- | rowspan=2|[[1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup|1972–73]] | rowspan=2|[[European Cup Winners' Cup]] | [[1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pezoporikos Larnaca FC|Pezoporikos]] | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|'''6–2''' |- | [[1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup#Second round|2R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] | bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''0–3''' |- | [[1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup|1973–74]] | [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] | [[1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1R]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[FC Baník Ostrava|Baník Ostrava]] | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2 | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|'''1–3''' |}

==Notable former players== {{main article|:Category:Cork Hibernians F.C. players}} *[[Dinny Allen]] *[[Frankie Connolly]] *[[Patsy Dorgan]] *[[Carl Humphries]] *[[Charlie Tully]]

==Former managers== *[[George Lax]]: 1957–59 *John McGowan: 1959–61 * [[Tommy Moroney]]: 1961–64 *George O'Sullivan 1963–64 *John Maloney 1965–66 * [[Amby Fogarty]]: 1967–69 * [[Austin Noonan]]: 1969–70, 1974–76 * [[Dave Bacuzzi]]: 1970–74

==See also== *[[League of Ireland in Cork city]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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