2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final

The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Armagh. 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]

2006 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
Cork Armagh
1–7 1–6
Second of five titles in a row for Cork
Date2 October 2006
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Player of the MatchNollaig Cleary
RefereeDeclan Corcoran (Mayo)
Attendance25,665

Match info
Cork1–7; 1–6Armagh
Nollaig Cleary (1-2)
Mary O'Connor (0-1)
Juliet Murphy (0-1)
Caoimhe Creedon (0-1)
Amanda Murphy (0-1)
Geraldine O'Flynn (0-1)		 [1][2][5] Mairéad Tennyson (1-1)
Maighdlin McAlinden (0-2)
Caroline O'Hanlon (0-2)
Aileen Matthews (0-1)
Attendance: 25,665
Referee: Declan Corcoran (Mayo)

Teams
Manager: Éamonn Ryan

Team:
1 Elaine Harte
2 Rena Buckley
3 Angela Walsh
4 Briege Corkery
5 Geraldine O'Flynn
6 Bríd Stack
7 S. O'Reilly
8 Juliet Murphy (c)
9 Norita Kelly
10 Nollaig Cleary
11 Deirdre O'Reilly
12 Amanda Murphy
13 Valerie Mulcahy
14 Mary O'Connor
15 Caoimhe Creedon

Substitutes:
Mairéad Kelly for Mulcahy (44)
Ciara Walsh for A. Murphy (48)
Amanda Murphy for Creedon (52)

 Manager:

Team:
1 F. McAtamney
2 Caoimhe Marley
3 Fiona Quinn
4 Ailish Murphy
5 R. O’Mahony
6 Bronagh O'Donnell (c)
7 Sinead McCleary
8 Alma O'Donnell
9 Caroline O'Hanlon
10 Mairéad Tennyson
11 Sharon Duncan
12 Shauna O'Hagan
13 Maighdlin McAlinden
14 Maria O'Donnell
15 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)

References
  1. "Cork belles dig deep to ring up double". www.irishexaminer.com. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. "Armagh 1-6 1-7 Cork". news.bbc.co.uk. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. "These 10 top Irish female athletes have experienced the wrath of Cork". www.the42.ie. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. "Cork v Armagh - TG4 Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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