Cork senior ladies' football team


The Cork senior ladies' football team represents Cork GAA in senior Ladies' Gaelic football 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.

History

Early years

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 agree to play an inaugural Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship. After thirty years living very much in the shadow of their neighbours, Kerry and Waterford, Cork won their first Munster title until 2004 and their first senior All-Ireland title in 2005.

Senior final appearances

;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. 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%.
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–up
2005Cork1–11; 0–8Galway
2006Cork1–7; 1–6Armagh
2007Cork2–11; 2–6Mayo
2008Cork4–13; 0–11Monaghan
2009Cork1–9; 0–11
2011Cork2–7; 0–11Monaghan
2012Cork0–16; 0-7Kerry
2013Cork1-10; 1-9Monaghan
2014Cork2–13; 2-12
2015Cork0-12; 0-10
2016Cork1-7; 1-6
20183-11; 1-12Cork

;Ladies' National Football League
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–up
1993LaoisCork
2005CorkGalway
2006CorkMeath
2008CorkKerry
2009CorkMayo
2010CorkGalway
2011CorkLaois
2012MonaghanCork
2013CorkMayo
2014Cork
2015CorkGalway
2016CorkMayo
2017Cork2–15;2–14Donegal
2019Cork1–12;2–7Galway

;Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–up
2004Cork4–13;1–9Kerry
2005Cork2–15;1–8Kerry
2006Cork1–17;1–5Waterford
2007Cork3–7;1–6Waterford
2008CorkKerry
2009CorkKerry
2010Cork5–13;2–9Clare
2011Cork2–15;0–12Kerry
2012CorkKerry ?
2013KerryCork
2014Cork
2015Cork2–4;2–13Kerry
2016Cork2–8;0–7Kerry
2018Cork5–13;2–10Kerry
2019Cork2–14;0–9Waterford

Notable players

[TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year]

[Ladies' [Gaelic football All Stars Awards|All Stars]]

Ireland internationals

A number of Cork ladies' footballers have also represented Ireland at international level in various other sports.
Rena BuckleyInternational Rules Football
Megan ConnollyAssociation football; represented Cork at under-16 level.
Norita KellyInternational Rules Football
Juliet MurphyInternational Rules Football
Angela WalshInternational Rules Football

Captains

Managers