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.
Matches
Summary
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 Tim O'Leary (2), Miko Doyle and John Joe Landers.[1]
It was the fourth of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.[2]
Details
26 Sep 1939 Final |
| Kerry | 2–5 – 1–8 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| Gls: John Joe Landers (2) Pts: Charlie O'Sullivan, Gearóid Fitzgerald, John Joe Landers, Tim O'Donnell Camp & Tim Landers (1) each |
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) |
       Kerry
|
  Cavan
|
Official programmes for the final (left) and playoff (right)
Kerry
- 1 Dan O'Keeffe
- 2 Bill Kinnerk
- 3 Joe Keohane
- 4 Billy Myers
- 5 Tim O'Donnell
- 6 Bill Dillon
- 7 Tadhg Healy
- 8 Johnny Walsh
- 9 Seán Brosnan
- 10 J. Flavin
- 11 Charlie O'Sullivan
- 12 Tim Landers
- 13 J. J. Landers
- 14 Miko Doyle (c)
- 15 Tim O'Leary
- Subs used
- Tom O'Connor for O'Donnell
- Played in drawn game
- Gearóid Fitzgerald
- Paddy Kennedy
- Seán McCarthy
References
- ↑ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ↑ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.