National League 1937

1937 National League

The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season. West Ham Hammers won their first national title despite finishing bottom the previous season

M W D L F A P West Ham 24 18 0 6 1129 859 36 Wembley 24 16 0 8 1054 943 32 New Cross 24 16 0 8 1042½ 957½ 32 Belle Vue 24 13 0 11 1094 909 26 Hackney 24 10 0 14 935½ 1062½ 20 Harringay 24 9 0 15 929 1064 18 Wimbledon 24 2 0 22 799 1188 4 Averages Jack Milne New Cross Rangers 11.09 Lionel van Praag Wembley Lions 10.53 Eric Langton Belle Vue Aces 10.18 Bluey Wilkinson West Ham Hammers 10.14 Bill Kitchen Belle Vue Aces 9.88 Jack Parker Harringay Tigers 9.71 Cordy Milne Hackney Wick Wolves 9.38 Eric Chitty West Ham Hammers 9.32 Joe Abbott Belle Vue Aces 8.98 Frank Charles Wembley Lions 8.96 complete averages complete averages by team Fixtures & Results 13/04/1937 West Ham 57-25 Hackney Wick 14/04/1937 New Cross 49.5-34.5 Harringay 17/04/1937 Belle Vue 47-37 Hackney Wick 17/04/1937 Harringay 35-48 West Ham 20/04/1937 West Ham 53-30 New Cross 21/04/1937 New Cross 51-33 Belle Vue 23/04/1937 Hackney Wick 40-42 New Cross 24/04/1937 Belle Vue 39-45 West Ham 24/04/1937 Harringay 46-36 Wembley 26/04/1937 Wimbledon 40-44 Hackney Wick 27/04/1937 West Ham 68-16 Wembley 28/04/1937 New Cross 48-35 Wimbledon 30/04/1937 Hackney Wick 42-41 West Ham 01/05/1937 Belle Vue 48-36 Wembley 01/05/1937 Harringay 47-32 Wimbledon 03/05/1937 Wimbledon 40-42 New Cross 04/05/1937 West Ham 53-31 Belle Vue 05/05/1937 New Cross 49-35 Wembley 07/05/1937 Hackney Wick 38-46 Wembley 08/05/1937 Belle Vue 62-22 Wimbledon 08/05/1937 Harringay 49-35 New Cross 13/05/1937 Wembley 52-31 New Cross 15/05/1937 Harringay 54-30 Hackney Wick 17/05/1937 Belle Vue 52-31 Harringay 17/05/1937 Wimbledon 31-49 Wembley 21/05/1937 Hackney Wick 46-37 Harringay 25/05/1937 West Ham 47-37 Wimbledon 26/05/1937 New Cross 44-39 Hackney Wick 28/05/1937 Hackney Wick 45-39 Belle Vue 31/05/1937 Wimbledon 38-43 West Ham 01/06/1937 West Ham 54-28 Harringay 03/06/1937 Wembley 43-40 Belle Vue 04/06/1937 Hackney Wick 53-31 Wimbledon 10/06/1937 Wembley 34-20 Wimbledon 16/06/1937 New Cross 56-28 West Ham 17/06/1937 Wembley 44-40 Hackney Wick 19/06/1937 Belle Vue 54-29 New Cross 23/06/1937 New Cross 55-28 Wimbledon 24/06/1937 Wembley 52-30 West Ham 26/06/1937 Harringay 41-43 Belle Vue 28/06/1937 Wimbledon 30-53 Belle Vue 01/07/1937 Wembley 48-36 Harringay 02/07/1937 Hackney Wick 43-40 New Cross 08/07/1937 Wembley 47-36 New Cross 23/07/1937 Hackney Wick 34-49 Wembley 26/07/1937 Wimbledon 38-44 Belle Vue 27/07/1937 West Ham 49-34 Wembley 31/07/1937 Harringay 42-41 Wimbledon 02/08/1937 Belle Vue 62-22 Harringay 02/08/1937 Wimbledon 33-51 Wembley 06/08/1937 Hackney Wick 49-32 West Ham 07/08/1937 Belle Vue 61-23 Wimbledon 07/08/1937 Harringay 46-37 Hackney Wick 09/08/1937 Wimbledon 38-42 West Ham 10/08/1937 West Ham 59-24 Harringay 17/08/1937 West Ham 52-31 Hackney Wick 19/08/1937 Wembley 44-40 West Ham 20/08/1937 Hackney Wick 54-29 Wimbledon 21/08/1937 Harringay 40-43 West Ham 24/08/1937 West Ham 65-19 Wimbledon 27/08/1937 Hackney Wick 44-39 Belle Vue 28/08/1937 Belle Vue 38-45 West Ham 28/08/1937 Harringay 30-54 New Cross 28/08/1937 Wembley 45-39 Hackney Wick 01/09/1937 New Cross 42-41 Wembley 04/09/1937 Belle Vue 60-24 Hackney Wick 07/09/1937 West Ham 55-28 New Cross 08/09/1937 New Cross 46-37 Belle Vue 09/09/1937 Wembley 56-28 Wimbledon 10/09/1937 Hackney Wick 43.5-38.5 Harringay 13/09/1937 Wimbledon Harringay 15/09/1937 New Cross 58-26 Hackney Wick 16/09/1937 Wembley 50-34 Belle Vue 18/09/1937 Harringay 43-41 Wembley 20/09/1937 Wimbledon 52-32 Hackney Wick 21/09/1937 West Ham 43-38 Belle Vue 25/09/1937 Harringay 49-35 Belle Vue 25/09/1937 Wembley 55-28 Wimbledon 27/09/1937 Wimbledon 45-38 Harringay 30/09/1937 Wembley 53-28 Harringay 02/10/1937 Belle Vue 52-31 Wembley 04/10/1937 Wimbledon 31-52 New Cross 06/10/1937 New Cross 47-37 Harringay 11/10/1937 Wimbledon 30-53 Harringay 13/10/1937 New Cross 47-37 West Ham 16/10/1937 Belle Vue 53-31 New Cross West Ham Hammers Eric Chittty, Tommy Croombs, Arthur Atkinson, Phil Bishop, Johnnie Hoskins (promoter), Alec Mosley (mechanic), Broncho Dixon, Bluey Wilkinson, Charlie Spinks. On Bike Captain Harold 'Tiger' Stevenson