1933–34 Lancashire Cup
| 1933-34 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 13 |
| Winners | Oldham |
| Runners-up | St Helens Recs |
The 1933–34 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-sixth occasion on which the completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating St Helens Recs by 12-0.
Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.
Competition and Results
Round 1
Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 23 Sep 1933 | St Helens Recs | 5-2 | Warrington | City Road | [2] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Oldham | 2-0 | Widnes | Watersheddings | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Rochdale Hornets | 19-10 | London Highfield | Athletic Grounds | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | St. Helens | 12-8 | Salford | Knowsley Road | [4] | |||||
| 5 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Swinton | 9-6 | Leigh | Station Road | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Wigan | 21-2 | Barrow | Central Park | [5] | |||||
| 7 | Broughton Rangers | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 11 Oct 1933 | Broughton Rangers | 0-12 | Oldham | Belle Vue Stadium | 2 | |||||
| 2 | Mon 16 Oct 1933 | St. Helens | 52-14 | Rochdale Hornets | Knowsley Road | [4] | |||||
| 3 | Wed 18 Oct 1933 | St Helens Recs | 19-5 | Swinton | City Road | ||||||
| 4 | Wigan | bye | [5] |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 25 Oct 1933 | Wigan | 15-21 | Oldham | Central Park | [5] | |||||
| 2 | Thu 02 Nov 1933 | St Helens Recs | 9-2 | St. Helens | City Road | 12,000 | [4] |
Final
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,085 and receipts £516 (both disappointing after last year's crowd of 28,500 and gate receipts of £1,675.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18 November 1933 | Oldham | 12-0 | St Helens Recs | Station Road | 9,085 | £516 | 3 | [6] |
Teams and Scorers
| Oldham | No. | St Helens Recs |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| team unknown | 1 | team unknown |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 12 | score | 0 |
| 0 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| T | ||
| T | ||
| T | ||
| T | ||
| Goals | ||
| G | ||
| 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 | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| London Highfield | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments
1 * The first (and only) Lancashire Cup match to be played by London Highfield
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match at the club's new stadium
3 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2
See also
References
- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ a b c "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.