1937 BCFL season

From Dominion of British Columbia
1937 BC Football League
Defending champions Cranbrook North Side
Champions Cranbrook North Side (2nd title)
Relegated
to regional leagues
Cache Creek,
Fernie Town,
Inv & Ath Utd,
Penticton Foxes
Promoted
to Division Three
Atlin,
Mission City,
Penticton Shamrocks,
South Hazelton
Previous season 1936
Following season 1938

Final league tables

Division One

  • Greater Vancouver - 2 clubs (Rowing Club, Royal City)
  • Greater Victoria - 2 clubs (Langford, Royal Oak)
  • Vancouver Island - 2 clubs (Nanaimo City, Port Alberni)
  • Northern BC - 4 clubs (Cassiar City, Fort George, Kitimat City, Quesnel Utd)
  • Southern BC - 2 clubs (Cranbrook NS, Blaenau)
Pos. Club GP W D L GF GA Pts Notes
1 Cranbrook NS 33 23 5 5 56 26 74 League champions
2 Royal City 33 17 9 7 47 34 60
3 Rowing Club 33 16 10 7 56 36 58
4 Fort George 33 13 10 10 49 48 49
5 Quesnel Utd 33 13 7 13 54 56 46
6 Port Alberni 33 12 10 11 50 57 46 1937 FA Cup winners
7 Royal Oak 33 12 9 12 61 60 45
8 Nanaimo City 33 13 5 15 46 49 44
9 Kitimat City 33 12 7 14 32 36 43
10 Cassiar City 33 7 9 17 35 45 30
11 Langford 33 6 11 16 36 48 29 Relegated
12 Blaenau 33 4 8 21 36 63 20 Relegated

Division Two

  • Greater Vancouver - 3 clubs (Burnaby Albion, Port Moody, Van Utd)
  • Greater Victoria - 2 clubs (Oak Bay, Vic Utd)
  • Vancouver Island - 3 clubs (Courtenay, Nanaimo Thistle, Wellington)
  • Northern BC - 3 clubs (Fort Nelson, Kitimat City, Regatta Club)
  • Southern BC - 5 clubs (Cache Creek, Cranbrook City, Grand Forks, Kelowna Central, Vavenby Town)
Pos. Club GP W D L GF GA Pts Notes
1 Fort Nelson 30 16 8 6 46 30 56 Division champions, promoted
2 Vic Utd 30 14 7 9 47 38 49 Promoted
2 Cranbrook City 30 15 4 11 61 55 49
4 Regatta Club 30 14 7 9 52 53 49
5 Vic Athletic 30 15 3 12 50 46 48
6 Oak Bay 30 13 8 9 60 48 47
7 Courtenay 30 12 10 8 41 32 46
8 Kelowna Central 30 13 7 10 45 44 46
9 Nelson City 30 12 6 12 55 53 42
10 Wellington 30 11 6 13 45 45 39
11 Kamloops City 30 10 7 13 50 55 37
12 Port Moody 30 10 6 14 48 53 36
13 Nanaimo Thistle 30 9 6 15 31 50 33
14 Grand Forks 30 9 5 16 50 61 32 Relegated
15 Kimberley Town 30 7 10 13 45 54 31 Relegated
16 Van Utd 30 8 4 18 42 51 28 Relegated

Division Three

  • Greater Vancouver - 3 club (Burnaby Albion, Coquitlam Town, Kitsilano)
  • Vancouver Island - 3 clubs (Alberni Town, Cumberland, Quatsino Navy)
  • Northern BC - 1 club (PG Army)
  • Southern BC - 9 clubs (Cache Creek, Castlegar Utd, Fernie Town, Inv & Ath Utd, Llangefni, Penticton Foxes, Silver King, Squamish, Vavenby Town)
Pos. Club GP W D L GF GA Pts Notes
1 Burnaby Albion 30 19 6 5 62 30 63 Division champions, promoted
2 Quatsino Navy 30 17 7 6 57 35 58 Promoted
3 Alberni Town 30 14 12 4 53 29 54 Promoted
4 Coquitlam Town 30 15 7 8 48 37 52
5 Kitsilano 30 13 11 6 43 30 50
6 PG Army 30 12 8 10 46 48 44
7 Vavenby Town 30 13 4 13 45 51 43
8 Castlegar Utd 30 10 9 11 31 27 39
8 Cumberland 30 11 6 13 48 47 39
10 Llangefni 30 10 8 12 34 40 38
11 Squamish 30 8 9 13 36 42 33
12 Silver King 30 7 19 13 40 52 31
12 Pen Foxes 30 8 7 15 42 60 31 Relegated
14 Inv & Ath Utd 30 7 9 14 37 49 30 Relegated
15 Fernie Town 30 8 5 17 30 45 29 Relegated
16 Cache Creek 30 7 4 19 33 63 25 Relegated

Division Three Qualification Competition

The top three finishers of each of the four regional leagues qualified.

Pos. Club League GP W D L GF GA Pts Notes
1 Pen Shamrocks SE (1) 11 8 2 1 22 8 18 Promoted
2 Atlin NW (1) 11 6 3 2 17 12 15 Promoted
2 Mission City SW (2) 11 6 3 2 16 11 15 Promoted
4 South Hazelton NW (2) 11 5 4 2 20 15 14 Promoted
5 Yellowhead NE (1) 11 4 2 5 14 14 10
5 Minoru SW (1) 11 4 2 5 12 15 10
5 Dawson Creek NE (2) 11 3 4 4 12 12 10
5 Ioco SW (3) 11 3 4 4 10 14 10
9 Vernon City SE (2) 11 2 5 4 14 16 9
10 Barriere Rly NE (3) 11 3 2 6 10 15 8
10 Terrace NW (2) 11 2 4 5 10 16 8
12 Southgate SE (3) 11 1 3 7 8 17 5