SOCCER REPUBLIC HAVE this evening selected their Team of the Year and it shows a total of six Cork City players.
John Caulfield’s side sealed an historic double for the club with their FAI Cup win over Dundalk at the Aviva Stadium yesterday.
Mark McNulty proved his side’s penalty shootout hero on the evening, and has tonight been named between the posts in Soccer Republic’s best XI of 2017.
Alan Bennett, Ryan Delaney, Karl Sheppard, Conor McCormack of the champions were also rewarded with spots on the team, while Sean Maguire’s goalscoring returns before his move across the water earned him a spot up top.
The Ireland striker hit 20 goals in 21 games before he left for Preston North End during the summer.
The Leesiders were crowned SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions for the first time in 12 years last month.
Stephen Kenny’s Dundalk side, beaten to both titles, have three representatives — Patrick McEleney, Michael Duffy and David McMillan while Bohemian FC and Shamrock Rovers have one player a-piece in the team.
Derek Pender and Trevor Clarke both got the nod in the back four.
And the 2017 Airtricity League Premier Division team of the season is... #RTEsoccer pic.twitter.com/39yVNE1yEt
— Soccer Republic (@SoccRepublic) November 6, 2017
Conan Byrne’s audacious strike from way back in March when St Pat’s and Bohemians went head-to-head was named Goal of the Season.
The results are in. The 2017 goal of the season goes to... pic.twitter.com/iavZmnmlyk
— Soccer Republic (@SoccRepublic) November 6, 2017
Soccer Republic’s 2017 Airtricity League Premier Division Team of the Season
Mark McNulty (Cork City); Derek Pender (Bohemian FC), Alan Bennett (Cork City), Ryan Delaney (Cork City), Trevor Clarke (Shamrock Rovers); Karl Sheppard (Cork City), Patrick McEleney (Dundalk), Conor McCormack (Cork City), Michael Duffy (Dundalk); David McMillan (Dundalk), Sean Maguire (Cork City).
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Just won the double so it’s the least the club deserve #ccfc84
Supple ahead of McNulty, apart from that couldn’t disagree with anything else
Good choices
Pender at right back is controversial. But biggest. Gaffe is leaving Conan Byrne out. Goals of the season kept Pats up.
@John Stewart: why? He has been immense all season
And it goes without saying that Sadlier should be included.
I don’t agree with the selection. Where are Beattie, McCarthy, O’Connor, Morrissey, Buckley, Keohane, Bolger, Dooley, Ellis, Campion, Smith, Dunleavy,and Byrne? Other than that, everything is OK.