1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Event	1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry Cavan 2–5 (11) 1–8 (11)
Date	26 September 1937
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance	52,325

1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay

Kerry Cavan 4–4 (16) 1–7 (10)
Date	17 October 1937
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	M Hennessy (Dublin)
Attendance	51,234

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.

It was the fourth of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.

Details

Kerry v Cavan

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

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 52,325

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Kerry v Cavan

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

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