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.

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 agreed 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 in 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%.

Season Winner Score Runners–up2005Cork1–11; 0–8Galway2006 Cork1–7; 1–6Armagh2007Cork2–11; 2–6Mayo2008Cork4–13; 0–11Monaghan2009Cork1–9; 0–112011Cork2–7; 0–11Monaghan2012Cork0–16; 0-7Kerry2013Cork1-10; 1-9Monaghan2014Cork2–13; 2-122015Cork0-12; 0-102016Cork1-7; 1-620183-11; 1-12Cork

Ladies' National Football League Season Winner Score Runners–up1993Laois Cork2005Cork Galway2006Cork Meath2008Cork Kerry2009Cork Mayo2010Cork Galway2011Cork Laois2012Monaghan Cork 2013Cork Mayo 2014Cork 2015Cork Galway 2016Cork Mayo 2017Cork 2–15;2–14Donegal 2019 Cork 1–12;2–7Galway

Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship Season Winner Score Runners–up2004 Cork4–13;1–9Kerry2005 Cork2–15;1–8Kerry2006 Cork 1–17;1–5Waterford2007 Cork3–7;1–6Waterford2008 Cork Kerry2009 Cork Kerry2010 Cork 5–13;2–9Clare2011 Cork2–15;0–12Kerry2012Cork Kerry ?2013 Kerry Cork2014Cork 2015Kerry2–13;2–4Cork2016Cork2–8;0–7Kerry2018 Cork 5–13;2–10Kerry2019Cork 2–14;0–9Waterford

Notable players TG4 Senior Player's Player of the Year 2011 Juliet Murphy2012 Briege Corkery2013 Geraldine O'Flynn2015 Briege Corkery2016 Bríd Stack

All Stars 2020 Martina O'Brien, Eimear Meaney, Melissa Duggan, Áine O'Sullivan2019 Melissa Duggan, Orla Finn 2018 Róisín Phelan, Emma Spillane, Ciara O'Sullivan, Doireann O'Sullivan2017 Emma Spillane2016 Marie Ambrose, Bríd Stack, Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege Corkery, Ciara O'Sullivan, Orla Finn2015 Marie Ambrose, Geraldine O'Flynn, Vera Foley, Briege Corkery, Rena Buckley, Valerie Mulcahy 2014 Angela Walsh, Bríd Stack, Vera Foley, Geraldine O'Flynn, Ciara O'Sullivan 2013 Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege Corkery, Geraldine O'Flynn, Juliet Murphy, Valerie Mulcahy2012 Elaine Harte, Bríd Stack, Briege Corkery, Rena Buckley, Geraldine O'Flynn, Ciara O'Sullivan, Valerie Mulcahy2011 Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege Corkery, Bríd Stack, Geraldine O'Flynn, Juliet Murphy, Rena Buckley 2010 Bríd Stack 2009 Angela Walsh, Geraldine O'Flynn, Briege Corkery, Juliet Murphy, Norita Kelly, Nollaig Cleary2008 Elaine Harte, Linda Barrett, Angela Walsh, Briege Corkery, Bríd Stack, Juliet Murphy, Nollaig Cleary 2007 Angela Walsh, Rena Buckley, Bríd Stack, Briege Corkery, Juliet Murphy, Valerie Mulcahy, Deirdre O'Reilly2006 Angela Walsh, Rena Buckley, Nollaig Cleary, Mary O'Connor 2005 Angela Walsh, Briege Corkery, Juliet Murphy, Deirdre O'Reilly, Valerie Mulcahy2004 Rena Buckley, Valerie Mulcahy1995 Fiona O'Driscoll1993 Margaret Buckley1985 Joan Shannon, Mairead O'Leary

Ireland internationals A number of Cork ladies' footballers have also represented Ireland at international level in various other sports. Rena Buckley International Rules FootballMegan ConnollyAssociation football; represented Cork at under-16 level.Norita Kelly International Rules FootballJuliet MurphyInternational Rules Football Saoirse NoonanAssociation footballAngela WalshInternational Rules Football

Captains

Managers Éamonn Ryan Ephie Fitzgerald Mary Collins

Honours All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Winners: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016: 11 Runners up: 2018: 1 Ladies' National Football League Winners: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019: 12 Runners up: 1993, 2012: 2 Munster Senior Ladies' Football Championship Winners: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019: 13 Runners up: 2013: 1 RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award 2014

References

External links corkladiesfootball.com