Brendan Martin Cup
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The Brendan Martin Cup is the name of the Cup that Ladies' Gaelic football teams play for in the final of the All-Ireland Ladies' Senior Football Championship, the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played by women in Ireland. The series of games are organised by Cumann Peil Gael na mBan (Ladies' Gaelic Football Association) and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Final being played on the last Sunday in September or the first Sunday in October in Croke Park, Dublin.
The cup is named after Brendan Martin, a native of Tullamore, County Offaly, who organised ladies' football games in the early 1970s and became one of the first treasurers of the newly founded Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Kerry are the most successful team in the Ladies' Championship. They have won the Brendan Martin Cup on 11 occasions. Cork are the current holders of the Brendan Martin Cup.
[edit] Finals
- 1974 Tipperary beat Offaly
- 1975 Tipperary beat Galway
- 1976 Kerry beat Offaly
- 1977 Cavan beat Roscommon
- 1978 Roscommon beat Tipperary
- 1979 Offaly beat Tipperary
- 1980 Tipperary beat Cavan
- 1981 Offaly beat Cavan
- 1982 Kerry beat Offaly
- 1983 Kerry beat Wexford
- 1984 Kerry beat Leitrim
- 1985 Kerry beat Laois
- 1986 Kerry beat Wexford
- 1987 Kerry beat Westmeath
- 1988 Kerry beat Laois
- 1989 Kerry beat Wexford
- 1990 Kerry beat Laois
- 1991 Waterford beat Laois
- 1992 Waterford beat Laois
- 1993 Kerry beat Laois
- 1994 Waterford beat Monaghan
- 1995 Waterford beat Monaghan
- 1996 Monaghan beat Laois
- 1997 Monaghan beat Waterford
- 1998 Waterford beat Monaghan
- 1999 Mayo beat Waterford
- 2000 Mayo beat Waterford
- 2001 Laois beat Mayo
- 2002 Mayo beat Monaghan
- 2003 Mayo beat Dublin
- 2004 Galway beat Dublin
- 2005 Cork beat Galway
- 2006 Cork beat Armagh
[edit] Roll of honour
| County | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kerry |
11 | 0 | 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 |
 Waterford |
5 | 3 | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998 |
 Mayo |
4 | 1 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 |
 Tipperary |
3 | 2 | 1974, 1975, 1980 |
 Monaghan |
2 | 4 | 1996, 1997 |
 Offaly |
2 | 3 | 1979, 1981 |
 Cavan |
1 | 2 | 1977 |
 Cork |
2 | 0 | 2005, 2006 |
 Galway |
1 | 1 | 2004 |
 Laois |
1 | 7 | 2001 |
 Roscommon |
1 | 1 | 1978 |
