The 1937 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the ninth staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Louth entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Leinster Championship.
Cavan won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-5 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results
Connacht Minor Football Championship
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Final
GK1 Michael Kehoe (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)RCB2 James Dwyer (Slaney Harriers)FB3 Nick Butler (St John's Volunteers) (c)LCB4 Harry Kenny (Slaney Harriers)RHB5 Dermot Hall (St John's Volunteers)CHB6 Tom Hurley (St John's Volunteers)LHB7 John Morris (St John's Volunteers)MF8 Jack Murphy (Starlights)MF9 Patrick Foley (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)RHF10 Patrick Dunbar (Starlights)CHF11 Edward Roice (St John's Volunteers)LHF12 William Howlin (St John's Volunteers)RCF13 James Williams (Mulgannon Harriers)FF14 Tom Redmond (St John's Volunteers)LCF15 Sam Thorpe (Slaney Harriers) GK1 Martin O'Brien (Glyde Rangers)RCB2 M.G. Byrne (St. Mary's College)FB3 Jim Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands)LCB4 Tom McArdle (Dundalk Gaels)RHB5 Kevin Devin (St. Mary's College) CHB6 Frank Rock (St. Mary's College) (c)LHB7 Peter Woods (Glyde Rangers) MF8 Niall Hardy (St. Mary's College)MF9 Brian Reynolds (Darver Young Irelands) RHF10 Chris O'Higgins (St. Mary's College)CHF11 Ollie Halpin (St Magdalene's) LHF12 Kevin O'Dowda (St. Mary's College) RCF13 Willie Murtagh (Dundalk Gaels)FF14 Aidan Goulding (St. Mary's College)LCF15 Jim Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)
Munster Minor Football Championship
Ulster Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Finals
Final
References