2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final explained

2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
Team1score:1–7
Team2score:1–6
Details:Second of five titles in a row for Cork
Date:2 October 2006
Stadium:Croke Park
City:Dublin
Woman Player1:Nollaig Cleary
Referee:Declan Corcoran (Mayo)
Attendance:25,665
Previous:2005
Next:2007

The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured and . Armagh led 1–4 to 0–3 at half-time but a goal from player of the match, Nollaig Cleary, helped Cork to a one-point win.[1] [2] It was also the second of five consecutive All-Ireland finals that Cork would win between 2005 and 2009.[3] The Armagh team featured Caroline O'Hanlon, a Northern Ireland netball international.[4]

Teams

valign=topManager: Éamonn Ryan----Team:
Elaine Harte
Rena Buckley
Angela Walsh
Briege Corkery
Geraldine O'Flynn
Bríd Stack
S. O'Reilly
Juliet Murphy (c)
Norita Kelly
Nollaig Cleary
Deirdre O'Reilly
Amanda Murphy
Valerie Mulcahy
Mary O'Connor
Caoimhe Creedon----Substitutes:
Mairéad Kelly for Mulcahy (44)
Ciara Walsh for A. Murphy (48)
Amanda Murphy for Creedon (52)
valign=middle align=centervalign=topManager: ----Team:
F. McAtamney
Caoimhe Marley
Fiona Quinn
Ailish Murphy
R. O’Mahony
Bronagh O'Donnell (c)
Sinead McCleary
Alma O'Donnell
Caroline O'Hanlon
Mairéad Tennyson
Sharon Duncan
Shauna O'Hagan
Maighdlin McAlinden
Maria O'Donnell
Aileen Matthews----Substitutes:
P. McAvoy for Matthews (42)
O. Murtagh for Murphy (45)
D. Toal for M. O’Donnell (54)
Maebh Moriarty for Duncan (58)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork belles dig deep to ring up double. www.irishexaminer.com. 2 October 2006. 9 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Armagh 1-6 1-7 Cork. news.bbc.co.uk. 1 October 2006. 8 March 2018.
  3. Web site: 10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football. 11 August 2016. www.balls.ie. 9 March 2018.
  4. Web site: These 10 top Irish female athletes have experienced the wrath of Cork. www.the42.ie. 25 February 2018. 24 September 2015.