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Cork Hibernians Full name Cork Hibernians Football Club Founded 1957 Dissolved 1977 Ground Flower Lodge
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(Capacity: 26,000)League League of Ireland Cork Hibernians F.C. were an Irish football club based in Cork. They played in the League of Ireland between 1957 and 1976 and played their home games at Flower Lodge. In 1971, they were League of Ireland champions.
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History
The club was originally formed by members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and had previously played as AOH at an amateur level. 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. During the late 1960s and early 1970s Hibs enjoyed a local rivalry with 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, a league decider, an attendance of 26,000 was recorded.
Hibernians enjoyed their most successful era under player-manager Dave Bacuzzi, a former Arsenal and 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 1971, beating 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 and in 1973 they retained the same trophy. They also won the all-Ireland competition, the Blaxnit Cup in 1972.
After Bacuzzi left to manage Home Farm in 1974, Hibs remained a top-five club but dramatically folded in 1976. Their crowds had dwindled, and they had lost money fielding ex-England international Rodney Marsh. The club's League of Ireland status came to an end in 1977 when the club resigned from the league due to financial difficulties. The club was replaced by another Cork team, Albert Rovers the next season. [1] [2]
Honours
Cork Hibernians
- League of Ireland
- Winners 1970–71: 1
- Runners Up 1971–72: 1
- FAI Cup
- Winners 1972, 1973: 2
- Runners Up 1960, 1963: 2
- League of Ireland Shield
- Winners 1970, 1973: 2
- Runners Up 1961, 1962: 2
- Blaxnit Cup
- Winners 1972: 1
- Runners Up 1971, 1973: 2
- Dublin City Cup
- Winners 1971, 1973: 2
- Runners Up 1963, 1972: 2
- Munster Senior Cup
- Winners 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975: 8
- Runners Up 1963, 1967, 1976: 3
- Top Four Cup
- Runners Up 1970, 1971: 2
AOH
- FAI Intermediate Cup
- Winners 1952: 1
- Runners Up 1957: 1
Team records
- Record Win:
- Record Defeat:
- 2–8 V's Dundalk. November 10, 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, April 1972, Flower Lodge.
Season placings
Season Position 1975–76 5th 1974–75 4th 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
Played Win Draw lose For Against 10 2 1 7 9 21 Opponents:
Season Competition Team 1970–71 Fairs Cup Valencia CF 1971–72 Champions' Cup Borussia Mönchengladbach 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup Pezoporikos 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup Schalke 04 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup Banik Ostrava Former players
Main page: :Category:Cork Hibernians F.C. playersFormer 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
References
Categories:- Association football clubs established in 1957
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1976
- Football (soccer) clubs in County Cork
- Defunct League of Ireland clubs
- League of Ireland
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