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]
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kerry (12th win) |
| Captain | Miko Doyle |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cavan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Cavan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1936 1938 → | |
Results edit
Connacht Senior Football Championship edit
Final edit
| Mayo | 3-5 – 0-8 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Final edit
{{football box
Final
|date=25 July 1937[4][5][6]
|time =
|team1 = 
Laois
|score1 = 0-12
|score2 = 0-04
|team2 = 
Louth
|goals1 = Tom Keogh 0-4 (0-1f), Mick Haughney 0-3, Danny Douglas and Tommy Murphy 0-2 each, Bill Delaney 0-1
|goals2 = James McKevitt (0-2f) and Harry Devine 0-2 each
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance = 15,000
|referee = Martin Lynch (Carlow)
}}
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Munster Senior Football Championship edit
| Kerry | 6-7 – 0-4 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| Kerry | 2-11 – 0-4 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Kerry | 4-9 – 1-1 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Final edit
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship edit
Finals edit
| Kerry | 2-5 – 1-8 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Championship statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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) - ^ "G.A.A. Notes". Dundalk Democrat. 31 July 1937.
- ^ "Haughney, Mick". Hogan Stand. 15 September 2006.
- ^ "Offaly-Laoighis Draw, Thrilling Football Match at Newbridge". Midland Counties Advertiser. 20 May 1937.