1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (12th win)
Captain	Miko Doyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cavan
Captain	Tom O'Reilly
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
	← 1936 1938 →

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

16 May 1937
Quarterfinal

Sligo	2-10 – 1-6	Roscommon

Castlerea

Attendance: 2,000

13 June 1937
Semifinal

Galway	3-1 – 0-2	Sligo

Castlerea

Final

18 July 1937
Final

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).

St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Attendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

30 May 1937
Preliminary Round

Meath	3-9 – 2-3	Westmeath

Kells

6 June 1937
Preliminary Round Replay

Wexford	2-7 – 1-4	Carlow

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

9 May 1937
Quarterfinal

Kildare	5-11 – 1-7	Wicklow
P.Byrne 2-6, T.Mulhall, W.Ryan 1-0, J.Martin, P.Bourke 0-2.

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

16 May 1937
Quarterfinal

Laois	2-6 – 1-9	Offaly

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Referee: P Waters (Kildare)

23 May 1937
Quarterfinal

Dublin	1-7 – 0-10	Louth

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

30 May 1937
Quarterfinal Replay

Laois	2-7 – 1-7	Offaly

Geraldine Park, Athy

Attendance: 8000

Referee: P Waters (Kildare)

20 June 1937
Quarterfinal

Wexford	3-7 – 1-8	Meath

Croke Park, Dublin

20 June 1937
Quarterfinal Replay

Dublin	1-4 – 2-5	Louth

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Attendance: 10,000

4 July 1937
Semifinal

Wexford	0-6 – 1-5	Louth

Drogheda Park, Drogheda

11 July 1937
Semifinal

Laois	2-10 – 2-7	Kildare
		P.Byrne 1-5, T.Mulhall 1-0, M.Brosnan 0-1, P.Bourke 0-1.

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Final

25 July 1937
Final^[4]^[5]^[6]

Laois	0-12–0-04	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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Martin Lynch (Carlow)


GK	1	Martin Farrell (Graiguecullen)
RCB	2	Joe Brennan (Edenderry)
FB	3	Tom Delaney (Stradbally)
LCB	4	Dan Walsh (Army Metro)
RHB	5	Chris Delaney (Tullamore)
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)
CHF	11	Tommy Murphy (Graiguecullen)
LHF	12	Syd Harkins (Portlaoise)
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 (St Bride's)
FF	14	Paddy Hoey (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF	15	Patsy McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)
Substitutes:
	16	Tom McKeown (Wolfe Tones) for Callan

Munster Senior Football Championship

16 May 1937
Quarterfinal

Tipperary	1-8 – 1-6	Waterford

Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

Referee: S. Moynihan (K)

13 June 1937
Quarterfinal

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).

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

13 June 1937
Semifinal

Clare	2-3 – 1-6	Limerick

The Cricket Field, Kilrush

27 June 1937
Semifinal Replay

Clare	1-8 – 0-6	Limerick

Foynes

11 July 1937
Semifinal

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).

Mitchelstown

Referee: T. Greaney (W)

Final

18 July 1937
Final

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).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Ulster Senior Football Championship

6 June 1937
Quarterfinal

Donegal	3-8 – 0-6	Antrim

Bundoran

6 June 1937
Quarterfinal

Monaghan	4-12 – 0-8	Tyrone

Fr. Peter Campbell Park, Coalisland

13 June 1937
Quarterfinal

Cavan	3-11 – 2-6	Fermanagh

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Attendance: 2,000

13 June 1937
Quarterfinal

Armagh	4-14 – 2-7	Down

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

27 June 1937
Semifinal

Cavan	2-12 – 1-4	Donegal

Breffni Park, Cavan

4 July 1937
Semifinal

Monaghan	1-3 – 2-12	Armagh

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Attendance: 8,000

Final

25 July 1937
Final

Cavan	0-13 – 0-3	Armagh

St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

15 August 1937
Semifinal

Kerry	2-3 – 2-3	Laois
Tadhg Healy (0-1), Johnny Walsh (0-1), Con Geaney (1-1) & Sean McCarthy (1-0).

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

22 August 1937
Semifinal Replay

Kerry	2-2 – 1-4	Laois
Tim Landers (2-1) & Mikey Lyne (0-1).

Cusack Park, Mullingar

29 August 1937
Semifinal

Cavan	2-5 – 1-7	Mayo
		J Carney (0-2), J Munnelly (0-3), P Moclair (1-0), P Munnelly (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Finals

26 September 1937
Final

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).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 52,325

17 October 1937
Final Replay

Kerry	4-4 – 1-7	Cavan
Tim Landers (0-4), John Joe Landers (1-0), Miko Doyle (1-0) & Tim O'Leary (2-0).

Croke Park, Dublin

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

^ "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.

[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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