2012 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the 39th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament. It is known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2012
Championship details
Dates23 July – 7 October 2012
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
WinnersCork (7th win)
CaptainRena Buckley
ManagerEamonn Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKerry
CaptainBernie Breen
ManagerWilliam O'Sullivan
Provincial champions
Championship Statistics
Matches Played12
Player of the YearBriege Corkery (Cork)
2011
2013

Structure

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  • Thirteen teams compete.
    • The top four teams from 2011 receive byes to the quarter-finals.
    • The quarter-finalists from 2011 receive byes to the second round.
    • The other two teams play in the first round.
  • All games are knockout matches, drawn games being replayed.

Fixtures and results

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Qualifiers

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First round
Kildare0-11 – 0-9Laois

Second round
Kerry1-25 – 0-10Westmeath

Second round
Donegal 3-13 – 0-13Kildare

Second round
Clare1-11 – 0-10Meath

Second round
Mayo3-12 – 0-4Tyrone

Final stages

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Quarter-final
Clare2-16 – 5-19Galway
Referee: Maggie Farrelly

Quarter-final
Dublin0-10 – 0-11Kerry
Referee: John Niland

Quarter-final
Cork8-27 – 0-2Donegal
Referee: Gavin Corrigan

Quarter-final
Mayo2-14 – 4-15Monaghan
Referee: Michael John O'Keeffe

Semi-final
Cork2-15 – 0-12Monaghan
Referee: John Niland

Semi-final
Kerry1-13 – 1-7Galway
S Houlihan (2f), L Ní Mhuircheartaigh (2f) 0-5 each; L Scanlon 1-1; C Kelly, D Corridan 0-1 each Report E Concannon 1-2 (0-2f); L Joyce, S Burke, B Walsh, T Leonard, G O’Connor 0-1 each

Cork0–16; 0–7Kerry
Valerie Mulcahy (0-7)
Doireann O'Sullivan (0-4)
Geraldine O'Flynn (0-2)
Briege Corkery (0-1)
Orlagh Farmer (0-1)
Nollaig Cleary (0-1)
[1][2][3] Sarah Houlihan (0-3)
Lorraine Scanlon (0-2)
Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh (0-1)
Patrice Dennehy (0-1)
Attendance: 16,998
Referee: Gavin Corrigan (Down)

References

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  1. ^ "TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC Final – Cork 0-16 Kerry 0-7". munster.gaa.ie. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. ^ "As it happened: Cork v Kerry, Ladies Senior Football final". www.the42.ie. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Cork v Kerry - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2018.