1937 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1937 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1937 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersDublin (2nd win)
CaptainPeadar McMahon
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtGalway
1936
1938

Westmeath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Championship.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 3 October 1937 at Croke Park, between Dublin and London, in what was their first meeting in a final in five years. Dublin won the match by 7–08 to 3–06 to claim their second championship title overall and the first title since 1932.[3]

Results

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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8 August 1937 Semi-final Dublin 8-05 - 1-01 Antrim Breffni Park
29 August 1937 Semi-final Galway 3-04 - 2-06 Cork St. Cronan's Park

All-Ireland home final

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19 September 1937 Home final Dublin 6-06 - 3-03 Galway Nowlan Park

All-Ireland final

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3 October 1937 Final Dublin 7-08 - 3-06 London Croke Park

References

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  1. ^ "Westmeath profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ 6 May 2009. "Silverware has proved elusive". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Dublin profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.