1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (12th win)
CaptainMiko Doyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCavan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLaois
UlsterCavan
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
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The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 51st staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. In the All Ireland semifinal Cavan ended Mayo's day as All Ireland Champions. Kerry won the title.[1][2][3]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Sligo2-10 – 1-6Roscommon
Attendance: 2,000
Galway3-1 – 0-2Sligo

Final

Mayo3-5 – 0-8Galway
P Flannelly (0-1), J Carney (0-2, one free), P Laffey (1-1); J Munnelly (1-0), P Munnelly (0-1) & sub M Hannon (0-1).
Attendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Meath3-9 – 2-3Westmeath
Wexford2-7 – 1-4Carlow
Kildare5-11 – 1-7Wicklow
P.Byrne 2-6, T.Mulhall, W.Ryan 1-0, J.Martin, P.Bourke 0-2.
Laois2-6 – 1-9Offaly
Referee: P Waters (Kildare)
Dublin1-7 – 0-10Louth
Laois2-7 – 1-7Offaly
Attendance: 8000
Referee: P Waters (Kildare)
Wexford3-7 – 1-8Meath
Dublin1-4 – 2-5Louth
Attendance: 10,000
Wexford0-6 – 1-5Louth
Laois2-10 – 2-7Kildare
P.Byrne 1-5, T.Mulhall 1-0, M.Brosnan 0-1, P.Bourke 0-1.

Final

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GK1Martin Farrell (Graiguecullen)
RCB2Joe Brennan (Edenderry)
FB3Tom Delaney (Stradbally)
LCB4Dan Walsh (Army Metro)
RHB5Chris Delaney (Tullamore)
CHB6Mick Delaney (Stradbally)
LHB7Jim Slater (Graiguecullen)
MF8Jack Delaney (Stradbally) (c)
MF9Bill Delaney (Stradbally)
RHF10Danny Douglas (Army Metro)
CHF11Tommy Murphy (Graiguecullen)
LHF12Syd Harkins (Portlaoise)
RCF13Mick Haughney (Graiguecullen)
FF14Tom Keogh (Portlaoise)
LCF15Jack McDarby (Graiguecullen)
GK1Hugh Callan (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB2Peter Martin (Wolfe Tones)
FB3Eddie Boyle (Cooley Kickhams)
LCB4Jim Culligan (Newtown Blues)
RHB5Paddy McManus (Wolfe Tones)
CHB6Eugene Callan (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
LHB7Jim Thornton (Cooley Kickhams)
MF8Jimmy Coyle (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
MF9Paul Matthews (Athy, Kildare)
RHF10Mick Callaghan (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11James McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF12Paddy Cluskey (Darver Young Irelands)
RCF13Harry Devine (St Bride's)
FF14Paddy Hoey (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF15Peter McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)
Substitutes:
16Tom McKeown (Wolfe Tones) for Callan

Munster Senior Football Championship

Tipperary1-8 – 1-6Waterford
Referee: S. Moynihan (K)
Kerry6-7 – 0-4Cork
Paddy Kennedy (0-2), Charlie O'Sullivan (0-1), Con Geaney (1-3), Sean McCarthy (3-0) & Michael O'Gorman (2-1). D. O'Connor (0-2) & A. Ricken (0-1).
Clare2-3 – 1-6Limerick
Clare1-8 – 0-6Limerick
Kerry2-11 – 0-4Tipperary
P. Kennedy (0-2), T. O'Leary (0-1), C. O'Sullivan (1-2), J. G. O'Gorman (0-1), C. Geaney (0-1), S. McCarthy (0-1) & M. Ferriter (1-3).
Referee: T. Greaney (W)

Final

Kerry4-9 – 1-1Clare
Tim O'Leary (1-3), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (0-4), Con Geaney (0-1), Sean McCarthy (2-1) & Mick Ferriter (1-0).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Donegal3-8 – 0-6Antrim
Monaghan4-12 – 0-8Tyrone
Cavan3-11 – 2-6Fermanagh
Attendance: 2,000
Armagh4-14 – 2-7Down
Cavan2-12 – 1-4Donegal
Monaghan1-3 – 2-12Armagh
Attendance: 8,000

Final

Cavan0-13 – 0-3Armagh

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Kerry2-3 – 2-3Laois
Tadhg Healy (0-1), Johnny Walsh (0-1), Con Geaney (1-1) & Sean McCarthy (1-0).
Kerry2-2 – 1-4Laois
Tim Landers (2-1) & Mikey Lyne (0-1).
Cavan2-5 – 1-7Mayo
J Carney (0-2), J Munnelly (0-3), P Moclair (1-0), P Munnelly (0-1).

Finals

Kerry2-5 – 1-8Cavan
Charlie O'Sullivan (0-1), Gearoid Fitzgerald (0-1), John Joe Landers (2-1), Tim O'Donnell Camp (0-1) & Tim Landers (0-1).
Attendance: 52,325
Kerry4-4 – 1-7Cavan
Tim Landers (0-4), John Joe Landers (1-0), Miko Doyle (1-0) & Tim O'Leary (2-0).
Attendance: 51,234
Referee: M. Hennessy (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Lettekenny's pitch is named O'Donnell Park after Hugh O'Donnell.
  • There was 3 replays in the Leinster Football championship 1 in the preliminary round game between Wexford vs Louth and 2 Quarterfinals between Offaly vs Laois and Dublin vs Louth.
  • The last year that All Ireland Semifinals were no longer outside Rotation cycle.

References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "G.A.A. Notes". Dundalk Democrat. 31 July 1937.
  5. ↑ "Haughney, Mick". Hogan Stand. 15 September 2006.
  6. ↑ "Offaly-Laoighis Draw, Thrilling Football Match at Newbridge". Midland Counties Advertiser. 20 May 1937.
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