1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date26 September 1937
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance52,325
1936
1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay
Date17 October 1937
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee M. Hennessy (Dublin)
Attendance51,234
1938

The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the fiftieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

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The Radio Athlone commentator mistakenly announced Cavan as the winners of the first game; Packie Boylan's late point had been disallowed. Kerry won the replay by six points, with goals by Timmy O'Leary (2), Miko Doyle and John Joe Landers. [1]

It was the fourth of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1930s. [2]

Matches

1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final poster.jpg
1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final R.jpg
Official programmes for the final (left) and playoff (right)

Details

26 Sep 1939
Final
Kerry 2–5 1–8 Cavan
Gls: John Joe Landers (2)
Pts: Charlie O'Sullivan, Gearoid Fitzgerald, John Joe Landers, Tim O'Donnell Camp & Tim Landers (1) each.
Croke Park , Dublin
Attendance: 52,325

17 Oct 1939
Replay
Kerry 4–4 1–7 Cavan
Gls: John Joe Landers (1-0), Miko Doyle (1-0) & Tim O'Leary (2-0).
Pts: Tim Landers (0-4).
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: M. Hennessy (Dublin)
Attendance: 51,234

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References

  1. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  2. "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.