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| Dates | 11 April - 31 October 1937 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Champions |  St. Nicholas' (2nd title)J. Buckley (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Bantry BluesT. Cotter (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Goals scored | 20 (3.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 48 (8 per match) | ||
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The 1937 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 28th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 31 January 1937. The championship ran from 11 April to 31 October 1937.
Bantry Blues entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 31 October 1937 at the Dunmanway Gaelic Grounds, between St Nicholas' and Bantry Blues, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years.[2] St. Nicholas' won the match, a replay, by 3-03 to 0-02 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 20 years.[3][4]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]| 11 April 1937 Quarter-final | St. Nicholas' | 5-08 - 1-00 | Shamrocks | Douglas Grounds |
| 25 April 1937 Quarter-final | St. Columba's | 0-00 - 2-12 | Dohenys | Ballincollig Grounds |
| 9 May 1937 Quarter-final | Bantry Blues | 2-02 - 1-03 | Dromtarriffe | Cork Athletic Grounds |
- Mallow received a bye in this round.
Semi-final
[edit]| 27 June 1937 Semi-final | St. Nicholas' | 1-05 - 0-06 | Dohenys | Bandon Grounds |
| 27 June 1937 Semi-final | Bantry Blues | w/o - scr. | Mallow | The Mardyke |
Final
[edit]| 3 October 1937 Final | St. Nicholas' | 2-05 - 3-02 | Bantry Blues | Dunmanway Gaelic Grounds |
| 31 October 1937 Final | St. Nicholas' | 3-03 - 0-02 | Bantry Blues | Dunmanway Gaelic Grounds |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Roll of honour". Bantry Blues GAA website. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Premier IFC roll of honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ "History". Bantry Blues GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "Club history". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 22 August 2022.[dead link]