1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (12th win)
CaptainMiko Doyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCavan
CaptainTom O'Reilly
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

Laois0-12–0-04 Louth
Tom Keogh 0-4 (0-1f), Mick Haughney 0-3, Danny Douglas and Tommy Murphy 0-2 each, Bill Delaney 0-1 James McKevitt (0-2f) and Harry Devine 0–2 each
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Martin Lynch (Carlow)
GK 1 Martin Farrell (Graiguecullen)
RCB 2 Joe Brennan (Edenderry, Offaly)
FB 3 Tom Delaney (Stradbally)
LCB 4 Dan Walsh (Army Metro, Dublin)
RHB 5 Chris Delaney (Tullamore, Offaly)
CHB 6 Mick Delaney (Stradbally)
LHB 7 Jim Slater (Graiguecullen)
MF 8 Jack Delaney (Stradbally) (c)
MF 9 Bill Delaney (Stradbally)
RHF 10 Danny Douglas (Army Metro, Dublin)
CHF 11 Tommy Murphy (Graiguecullen)
LHF 12 Syd Harkins (Army Metro, Dublin)
RCF 13 Mick Haughney (Graiguecullen)
FF 14 Tom Keogh (Portlaoise)
LCF 15 Jack McDarby (Graiguecullen)
GK 1 Hugh Callan (Dundalk Gaels)
RCB 2 Peter Martin (Wolfe Tones)
FB 3 Eddie Boyle (Cooley Kickhams)
LCB 4 Jim Culligan (Newtown Blues) (c)
RHB 5 Paddy McManus (Wolfe Tones)
CHB 6 Eugene Callan (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
LHB 7 Jim Thornton (Cooley Kickhams)
MF 8 Jimmy Coyle (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
MF 9 Paul Matthews (Athy, Kildare)
RHF 10 Mick Callaghan (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF 11 James McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF 12 Paddy Cluskey (Darver Young Irelands)
RCF 13 Harry Devine (Seán McDermott's, Dublin)
FF 14 Paddy Hoey (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF 15 Patsy McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)
Substitutes:
16 Tom 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

Main article: 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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.
  • Roscommon withdraw from Connacht championship until 1941.
  • 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. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  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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