1920–21 Lancashire Cup

1920–21 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams14
WinnersBroughton Rangers
Runners-upLeigh

The 1920–21 Lancashire Cup competition was the thirteenth playing of this regional rugby league competition. Broughton Rangers beat Leigh in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 6–3. The attendance at the final was 25,000 and receipts £1800. Both set new records at the time; the previous highest attendance was 20,000 in 1911.

Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition was increased by 2 from the previous season's 12 to 14 with the introduction of two junior/amateur clubs Wigan Highfield (who would become members of the league in two years time), and Cumbrian team Askam. This enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 16 October 1920 Oldham 0–6 Leigh Watersheddings
2 Sat 16 October 1920 Rochdale Hornets '11–5 Salford Athletic Grounds
3 Sat 16 October 1920 St Helens Recs 16–0 Barrow City Road
4 Sat 16 October 1920 St. Helens 26–2 Askam Knowsley Road 1 [2]
5 Sat 16 October 1920 Swinton 11–18 Wigan Chorley Road ground [3]
6 Sat 16 October 1920 Wigan Highfield 2–12 Broughton Rangers Tunstall Lane 2
7 Warrington bye [4]
8 Widnes bye [5]

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 30 October 1920 Broughton Rangers 6–2 St. Helens The Cliff [2]
2 Sat 30 October 1920 Rochdale Hornets 0–0 Leigh Athletic Grounds
3 Sat 30 October 1920 Warrington 5–9 St Helens Recs Wilderspool [4]
4 Sat 30 October 1920 Widnes 13–12 Wigan Lowerhouse Lane [3][5]
Replay
5 Wed 3 November 1920 Leigh 9–7 Rochdale Hornets Mather Lane

Round 3 – semifinals

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 13 November 1920 Broughton Rangers 9–4 Widnes The Cliff [5]
2 Sat 13 November 1920 Leigh 9–3 St Helens Recs Mather Lane

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 4 December 1920 Broughton Rangers 6–3 Leigh The Willows 25000 £1,800 3 [6]

Teams and scorers

Broughton Rangers № Leigh
teams
team unknown 1 Tommy Clarkson
2 George Higham
3 Dai Price
4 Wyndham Emery
5 Stanley Rowe
6 Bert Ganley (c)
7 Emlyn Thomas
8 Jim Winstanley
9 Joe Cartwright
10 Jack Prosser
11 Joe Darwell
12 Fred Coffey
13 Dai Davies
6 score 3
6 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
unknown T George Higham
T
Goals
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Wigan Highfield 2
Broughton Rangers 12
Broughton Rangers 6
St. Helens 2
St. Helens 26
Askam 2
Broughton Rangers 9
Widnes 4
Widnes
bye
Widnes 13
Wigan 12
Swinton 11
Wigan 18
Broughton Rangers 6
Leigh 3
Rochdale Hornets 11
Salford 5
Rochdale Hornets 0(7)
Leigh 0(9)
Oldham 0
Leigh 6
Leigh 9
St Helens Recs 3
Warrington
bye
Warrington 6
St Helens Recs 9
St Helens Recs 16
Barrow 0

See also

Notes

  • 1 Askam are a junior (or amateur) team from the neighbourhood of Barrow in Cumbria (originally the Furness district of Lancashire).
  • 2 Wigan Highfield were at the time a Junior (or amateur) Club. They joined the league in season 1922–23
  • 3 The Willows was the home ground of Salford

References

  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ a b "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1920–21".
  3. ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. ^ a b "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1920".
  5. ^ a b c "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1920–21".
  6. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.