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Cork Rebels
Championship Last 16: 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
Open Cup Winners 1959
Formed 1948
Colours: Capri & Brown
Feeder Teams: Waterford Lionesses, Galway Tribe, Letterkenny Crusaders, Brest Pirates, Cobh Wanderers
Record Appearances:
Liccy Davies {1957-1961}
Record Scorer:
Marie Craig 46 {1953-58}
Record Victory
10-0 at Havanna {Third Division Club in cup 4th March 1961}
Record Defeat
0-6 at Dublin 17th September 1960
Most Goals in a Game
{5} Ruth Lynch 6-0 at Bristol 4th April 1953
{5} Birgitte Bak 10-0 at Havanna {Cup 4th March 1961}
Most Goals in a Season
Margaret Bower {16} 1958
Season History
1953 Second Round
1954 First Round
1955 Failed To Qualify
1956 Failed To Qualify
1957 Second Round
1958 Second Round
1959 Second Round - Open Cup Winners
1960 Fifteenth - Open Cup First Round
Players of the Year
None
Young Players of the Year
None
Team of the Season
Patricia Allen {1957}
Golden Bat
None
Silver Bat
None
Bronze Bat
None
Nations Cup Honours
Liccy Davies - Wales - Gold 1960, Silver 1957 & 1959
International Representatives
Birgitte Bak - Denmark {1961}
Elsje Barend - Holland {1961}
Marie Craig - Ireland {1958}
Liccy Davies - Wales {1958-1961}
Judee Graves - Ireland {1961}
Jill Jenkins - Wales {1961}
The Cork Story
The Cork Rebels were the second of the two franchises offered to the Irish Free State in 1948, set up to represent the provinces of Munster and Connaught as well as the three Ulster Counties in Ireland that weren't under the governance of the Belfast Weavers in Northern Ireland. The Rebels took their name from its namesake county, known as the Rebel County.
The Rebels made their elite debut in 1953, reaching the Second Round [Last 16} at the first attempt. They've yet to make the last eight of Supergrid but landed their first major honour in 1959, becoming the first winners of the Open Cup.
Cork Team 22nd April 1961
Coach: Isobel Wyndham: Age 41: Rated 2 {Respected}
Coached the club to their only major honour, Cup 1959
Netminder: Jill Jenkins: Age 27: Rated 5 {Excellent}
Joined 1961, Won Nations Cup with Wales 1960
Left Guard: Elizabeth Jayston: Age 24: Rated 6 {World Class}
Part of '59 cup winning side
Maternity: Elizabeth Needham: Age 26: Rated 6 {World Class}
1st choice Right Guard. '56 Champ with West Ham
Sweeper: Judee Tuach: Age 21: Rated 3 {Good}
Joined from Cardiff 1958, wasn't in '59 cup team.
Centre: Elsje Barend: Age 22: Rated 5 {Excellent}
New signing this season from Amsterdam.
Attacker: Liccy Davies: Age 22: Rated 7 {Star}
'59 cup winner, '60 Nations Cup Winner with Wales
Shooter: Birgitte Bak: Age 22: Rated 5 {Excellent}
New signing this season from Copenhagen
1961 Squad Rating {Excellent}
1961 World Ranking {7}
Highest {7} 1961
Right Guard: Delores Kelly: Age 23: Rated 4 {Very Good}
American new signing from Manhattan
Cork Legends
Liccy Davies: 46 appearances, 6 goals {1953-} - Monmouthshire {1 substitute appearance 1954}, Cork {46 apps, 6 goals} {1955-}
Felicity 'Liccy' Davies
Open Cup Winner 1959
Nations Cup Winner 1960, Runner Up 1957 & 1959 {Wales}
Date and place of Birth: 27th September 1938; Denbigh, Wales
Age: 22
Position: Attacker {Sweeper, Centre}
Appearances: Monmouthshire {1 appearance 1955}
Cork {73 apps, 18 goals 1956-up to and inc 22nd April 1961}
The Welsh wonder is the nickname the Irish have given her since she arrived
as a relatively untried seventeen year old in 1955. Felicity Davies hails from
Denbighshire and signed as a junior for the Monmouthshire Beacons straight
from school in 1954. Davies played just once in the green of the Welsh side
in 1955, but attracted enough attention in junior games for suitors to come
calling. Cork were, at the time, a side struggling to qualify for the
Championship, and saw the Welsh Centre as a promising option.
Undaunted by relocating over the Irish sea when still only eighteen, Davies
hit the ground running in the Capri and Brown, playing a major part in the Rebels reaching the Second Round for the first time in four years. Liccy, as she quickly became known to Munster fans, has gone on to be the star of the team when still only twenty, producing performances that inspired the Rebels to their first honour in winning the Open Cup in 1959. Davies has also been a key member of the Welsh set up, winning the Nations Cup in 1960 after twice being a losing finalist in 1957 & 59.
