Cork City F.C.
By 1938–39 the new club had settled on the Cork City F.C. name. The club also managed to recruit some professional players including Hugh Connolly, Willie Ross, Jim Foley, Jimmy Turnbull and Tom Davis. The club also enjoyed some moderate success. They reached the final of the Dublin City Cup. In the semi-final on 31 August 1938 they defeated Shamrock Rovers 7–0, a result which remains Rovers' biggest ever defeat. However, in the final Cork City lost 6–0 to St James's Gate. They also won the 1938–39 Munster Senior Cup, defeating Limerick 4–0 in the final at The Mardyke with Turnbull scoring a hat-trick in the final.