The 1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a

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match played at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney,

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on 5 September 1937 to determine the winners of the

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, the 51st season of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the three hurling

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. The final was contested by Tipperary of Munster and

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of Leinster, with Tipperary winning by 3-11 to 0-3. For the first time since

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the All-Ireland final was played at a venue other than

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. Construction of the new Cusack Stand was eleven months behind schedule due to a strike by builders leaving Croke Park unusable. The first half failed to live up to expectations as Tipperary, with a number of bright youngsters in their side, swept Kilkenny aside. Tommy Doyle, one of Tipperary's newcomers, had his side a point clear virtually from the throw-in. Kilkenny, with a somewhat veteran team, failed to match a speedier Tipperary and only managed two points in the first half. Tipperary finished the half with 2-8, with goals by

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and

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. After the interval Jimmy Cooney was a key player for Tipperary at midfield. Kilkenny introduced veteran Lory Meagher from the substitutes in a bid to improve matters, but Tipperary still dominated. Meagher recorded Kilkenny's solitary score of the second half, a point and the opening score of the half. Tipperary responded with another goal by Dinny Murphy to finally end the game as a contest. Tipperary's All-Ireland victory was their first since

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. The win gave them their 12th All-Ireland title over all and put them as outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour. It was their first championship defeat of Kilkenny since the 1916 All-Ireland final. Kilkenny's All-Ireland defeat was their second successive after being beaten by Limerick in

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. It was their first championship defeat by Tipperary since the 1913 All-Ireland final.

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