Cork county ladies' football team

Cork
Sport:Ladies' football
Irish:Corcaigh
Nickname(s):The Rebelettes,[1]
The Leesiders[2]
Home venue(s):Cork Institute of Technology
First colours
Second colours

The Cork county ladies' football team represents Cork GAA in ladies' Gaelic football. The team competes in inter-county competitions such as the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, the Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League.

After winning their first All-Ireland and League titles in 2005, Cork went on to dominate both competitions during the late 2000s and the 2010s. Between 2005 and 2009 Cork were All-Ireland champions five times in a row. They then achieved an All-Ireland six in a row between 2011 and 2016. During this era they also won eleven consecutive League titles. In 2014 the Cork senior ladies' football team also won the RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award.[1][2][3][4][5]

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

In 1973, during a carnival at Banteer, Cork played Kerry in an inter-county game. Kerry won by 5–10 to 4–11. The match was refereed by Dinny Long, the Cork senior men's footballer. In 1974, together with Kerry, Roscommon, Laois, Offaly, Galway, Waterford and Tipperary, Cork was one of eight GAA counties who played in the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship. Cork and the other three Munster counties also agreed to play an inaugural Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship.[6][7] After thirty years living very much in the shadow of their neighbours, Kerry and Waterford, Cork won their first Munster title in 2004 and their first senior All-Ireland title in 2005.[8]

Senior final appearances[edit]

All-Irelands

Between 2005 and 2016, with a team that included Valerie Mulcahy, Juliet Murphy, Angela Walsh, Mary O'Connor, Rena Buckley and Briege Corkery, Cork won eleven All-Ireland titles.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2014, after winning their ninth title, Cork won the RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award. They were the first female team to win the award. They received 27% of the vote, beating the Ireland men's national rugby union team, winners of the 2014 Six Nations Championship, by 11%.[4][9][10]

Season Winner Score Runners–up
2005[11][12] Cork 1–11; 0–8 Galway
2006[13][14] Cork 1–7; 1–6 Armagh
2007[15][16] Cork 2–11; 2–6 Mayo
2008[17][18] Cork 4–13; 0–11 Monaghan
2009[19][20] Cork 1–9; 0–11 Dublin
2011[21][22] Cork 2–7; 0–11 Monaghan
2012[23][24] Cork 0–16; 0-7 Kerry
2013[25][26] Cork 1-10; 1-9 Monaghan
2014[27][28] Cork 2–13; 2-12 Dublin
2015[5][29] Cork 0-12; 0-10 Dublin
2016[30][31] Cork 1-7; 1-6 Dublin
2018[32][33] Dublin 3-11; 1-12 Cork
Ladies' National Football League
Season Winner Score Runners–up
1993 Laois Cork
2005 Cork [34] Galway
2006 Cork [35] Meath
2008 Cork [36] Kerry
2009 Cork [37] Mayo
2010 Cork [38] Galway
2011 Cork Laois
2012 Monaghan Cork
2013 Cork [39] Mayo
2014 Cork [40] Dublin
2015 Cork [41] Galway
2016 Cork [42] Mayo
2017 Cork [43] 2–15;2–14 Donegal
2019 Cork [44][45] 1–12;2–7 Galway

Source:[46]

Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Season Winner Score Runners–up
2004 [47] Cork 4–13;1–9 Kerry
2005 [48] Cork 2–15;1–8 Kerry
2006 [49][50] Cork 1–17;1–5 Waterford
2007 [51] Cork 3–7;1–6 Waterford
2008 [52][53] Cork Kerry
2009 [54] Cork Kerry
2010 [55] Cork 5–13;2–9 Clare
2011 [56] Cork 2–15;0–12 Kerry
2012 Cork Kerry ?
2013 [57] Kerry Cork
2014 Cork
2015 Kerry 2–13;2–4 Cork
2016[58] Cork 2–8;0–7 Kerry
2018[59][60] Cork 5–13;2–10 Kerry
2019[61][62][63] Cork 2–14;0–9 Waterford

Notable players[edit]

TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year[edit]

Season
2011 [64][65] Juliet Murphy
2012 [66] Briege Corkery
2013 [67][68] Geraldine O'Flynn
2015 [69] Briege Corkery
2016 [70] Bríd Stack

All Stars[edit]

Season
2020 [71][72][73] Martina O'Brien, Eimear Meaney, Melissa Duggan, Áine O'Sullivan
2019 [74][75] Melissa Duggan, Orla Finn
2018 [76][77] Róisín Phelan, Emma Spillane, Ciara O'Sullivan, Doireann O'Sullivan
2017 [78][79] Emma Spillane
2016 [70][80][81] Marie Ambrose, Bríd Stack, Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege Corkery, Ciara O'Sullivan, Orla Finn
2015 [82][83][69] Marie Ambrose, Geraldine O'Flynn, Vera Foley, Briege Corkery, Rena Buckley, Valerie Mulcahy
2014 [84][85] Angela Walsh, Bríd Stack, Vera Foley, Geraldine O'Flynn, Ciara O'Sullivan
2013 [86][67][68] Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege Corkery, Geraldine O'Flynn, Juliet Murphy, Valerie Mulcahy
2012 [87][66] Elaine Harte, Bríd Stack, Briege Corkery, Rena Buckley, Geraldine O'Flynn, Ciara O'Sullivan, Valerie Mulcahy
2011 [88][64][65] Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege Corkery, Bríd Stack, Geraldine O'Flynn, Juliet Murphy, Rena Buckley
2010 [89][90] Bríd Stack
2009 [91][92] Angela Walsh, Geraldine O'Flynn, Briege Corkery, Juliet Murphy, Norita Kelly, Nollaig Cleary
2008 [93] Elaine Harte, Linda Barrett, Angela Walsh, Briege Corkery, Bríd Stack, Juliet Murphy, Nollaig Cleary
2007 [94][95] Angela Walsh, Rena Buckley, Bríd Stack, Briege Corkery, Juliet Murphy, Valerie Mulcahy, Deirdre O'Reilly
2006 [96][97] Angela Walsh, Rena Buckley, Nollaig Cleary, Mary O'Connor
2005 [98][99] Angela Walsh, Briege Corkery, Juliet Murphy, Deirdre O'Reilly, Valerie Mulcahy
2004 [100] Rena Buckley, Valerie Mulcahy
1995 [101] Fiona O'Driscoll
1993 [102] Margaret Buckley
1985 [103] Joan Shannon, Mairead O'Leary

Ireland internationals[edit]

A number of Cork ladies' footballers have also represented Ireland at international level in various other sports.

Players Sport
Rena Buckley International Rules Football
Megan Connolly Association football; represented Cork at under-16 level.
Norita Kelly International Rules Football
Juliet Murphy International Rules Football
Saoirse Noonan Association football
Angela Walsh International Rules Football

Captains[edit]

Managers[edit]

Honours[edit]

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