Provincial League 1937

1937 Provincial League

The 1937 Provincial Speedway League was the second season of the Provincial League. Seven speedway teams started the season. From the previous season's finishers, Plymouth had dropped out but Leicester, Birmingham (Hall Green) and Norwich Stars joined up. Leicester withdrew mid-season and their record was expunged. Liverpool Merseysiders also withdrew mid-season but their entry was taken over by Belle Vue. Bristol Bulldogs were the champions and moved up to the National League for the following season. Due to the brevity of the season, teams also competed for the Provincial Trophy in a league format. Leicester had already folded before the competition started and as with the league, Belle Vue replaced Liverpool Merseysiders. Nottingham won the Provincial Trophy and completed a double by winning the Provincial League Coronation Cup.

Team M W D L F A Pts Bristol 20 15 0 5 969½ 680½ 30 Southampton 20 13 0 7 892 771 26 Nottingham 20 11 0 9 892 758 22 Belle Vue 20 8 0 12 774 883 16 Norwich 20 8 0 12 707 941 16 Birmingham 20 5 0 15 729½ 930½ 10 Liverpool 11 5 0 6 453 458 10 Leicester 7 2 0 5 183 352 4 Fixtures & Results 16/04/1937 Bristol 45 36 Southampton 26/04/1937 Liverpool 29 55 Bristol 27/04/1937 Nottingham 65 19 Leicester 28/04/1937 Birmingham 26 57 Nottingham 29/04/1937 Leicester 47 33 Birmingham 30/04/1937 Bristol 68 15 Leicester 06/05/1937 Leicester 23 57 Bristol 07/05/1937 Bristol 58 25 Liverpool 08/05/1937 Norwich 37 47 Southampton 10/05/1937 Liverpool 58 26 Birmingham 11/05/1937 Birmingham Rain Bristol 17/05/1937 Norwich 57 27 Leicester 18/05/1937 Nottingham 31 53 Liverpool 19/05/1937 Birmingham 39 44 Norwich 22/05/1937 Norwich 28 49 Nottingham 25/05/1937 Nottingham 51 31 Birmingham 26/05/1937 Birmingham Rain Bristol 28/05/1937 Bristol 49 31 Nottingham 29/05/1937 Norwich 48 35 Birmingham 01/06/1937 Nottingham 42 40 Bristol 02/06/1937 Birmingham 30 53 Southampton 05/06/1937 Norwich 32 50 Liverpool 07/06/1937 Liverpool 42 40 Nottingham 08/06/1937 Nottingham 60 24 Norwich 09/06/1937 Birmingham 41 40 Liverpool 11/06/1937 Bristol 64 18 Norwich 12/06/1937 Norwich 27 54 Bristol 14/06/1937 Liverpool 37 46 Southampton 23/06/1937 Birmingham 39 44 Bristol 03/07/1937 Norwich 44 39 Bristol 05/07/1937 Liverpool 54 27 Birmingham 09/07/1937 Bristol 59 24 Liverpool 14/07/1937 Birmingham 38 45 Bristol 17/07/1937 Norwich 46 37 Southampton 27/07/1937 Nottingham 53 31 Norwich 03/08/1937 Nottingham 54 30 Southampton 04/08/1937 Birmingham 45 39 Nottingham 14/08/1937 Norwich 50 34 Birmingham 18/08/1937 Birmingham 55 28 Norwich 19/08/1937 Belle Vue Merseysiders 49 35 Southampton 20/08/1937 Bristol 55 28 Southampton 25/08/1937 Birmingham 53 31 Belle Vue Mersey 26/08/1937 Belle Vue Merseysiders 30 54 Norwich 28/08/1937 Norwich 48 34 Belle Vue Mersey 31/08/1937 Nottingham 58 26 Belle Vue Mersey 03/09/1937 Bristol 48 35 Nottingham 07/09/1937 Nottingham 45 35 Bristol 09/09/1937 Belle Vue Merseysiders 31 52 Bristol 10/09/1937 Bristol 48 34 Birmingham 11/09/1937 Norwich 46 37 Nottingham 14/09/1937 Nottingham 45 38 Southampton 15/09/1937 Belle Vue Merseysiders 46 37 Nottingham 17/09/1937 Bristol 60 23 Norwich 21/09/1937 Nottingham 50 33 Birmingham 01/10/1937 Bristol 50.5 33.5 Birmingham 13/10/1937 Birmingham 60 24 Southampton 16/10/1937 Belle Vue Merseysiders 44 35 Norwich