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.[4]
Stan Hart was killed during a match at Hall Green Stadium between Birmingham and Belle Vue on 25 August. He fell during a heat and was hit by a rider behind.[5][6]
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
+ Liverpool scored 2 points from 6 matches, Belle Vue scored 6 from 4
National Trophy
The 1937 National Trophy was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup.[7]Southampton Saints won the Provincial Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).
Provincial League first qualifying round
Date
Team one
Score
Team two
03/05
Liverpool
57-26
Norwich
01/05
Norwich
30-51
Liverpool
Provincial League second qualifying round
Date
Team one
Score
Team two
23/04
Bristol
48-36
Nottingham
20/04
Nottingham
rain
Bristol
04/05
Nottingham
46-37
Bristol
31/05
Liverpool
39-45
Southampton
25/05
Southampton
55-28
Liverpool
Final
First leg
Bristol Bulldogs Roy Dook 7 Fred Leavis 7 Bill Rogers 6 Harry Shepherd 5 George Saunders 5 Rol Stobart 4 Bill Maddern 4 Jack Dalton 3
41 – 42
Southampton Saints Billy Dallison 9 Bert Jones 9 Syd Griffiths 8 Frank Goulden 7 Ivor Creek 3 Jack Riddle 3 Cyril Anderson 3 Vic Collins 0