1924–25 Lancashire Cup
| 1924–25 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout competition |
| Teams | 13 |
| Winners | Oldham |
| Runners-up | St Helens Recs |
The 1924–25 Lancashire Cup competition was the seventeenth in the history of this regional rugby league competition and the cup was won by Oldham who beat the holders and last year's winners St Helens Recs in the final at The Willows, Salford, by a score of 10–0. The attendance at the final was 15,000 and receipts £1,116.
Background[edit]
The number of teams entering the competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.
Competition and results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 11 October 1924 | Leigh | 0–8 | Warrington | Mather Lane | [2] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 11 October 1924 | St Helens Recs | 17–2 | Wigan | City Road | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 11 October 1924 | Rochdale Hornets | 8–0 | Swinton | Athletic Grounds | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 11 October 1924 | Salford | 5–3 | Wigan Highfield | The Willows | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 11 October 1924 | Widnes | 7–7 | St. Helens | Lowerhouse Lane | [4][5] | |||||
| 6 | Barrow | bye | |||||||||
| 7 | Broughton Rangers | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Oldham | bye | |||||||||
| Replay | |||||||||||
| 9 | Wed 15 October 1924 | St. Helens | 19–5 | Widnes | Knowsley Road | [4][5] | |||||
Round 2 – quarterfinals[edit]
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 25 October 1924 | Barrow | 11–2 | Broughton Rangers | Little Park, Roose | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 25 October 1924 | Oldham | 11–5 | Rochdale Hornets | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 25 October 1924 | St Helens Recs | 36–5 | Salford | City Road | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 25 October 1924 | St. Helens | 15–5 | Warrington | Knowsley Road | [2][5] |
Round 3 – semifinals[edit]
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 8 November 1924 | Barrow | 5–7 | St Helens Recs | Little Park, Roose | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 8 November 1924 | St. Helens | 9–16 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | [5] |
Final[edit]
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 22 November 1924 | Oldham | 10–0 | St Helens Recs | The Willows | 15000 | £1,116 | 1 | [6] |
Teams and scorers[edit]
| Oldham | № | St Helens Recs |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Ernie Knapman | 1 | |
| 2 | ||
| Evan Davies | 3 | |
| Sid Rix | 4 | |
| Joe Corsi | 5 | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| Herman Hilton | 8 | |
| 9 | ||
| Bob Sloman | 10 | Henry 'Harry' Grundy |
| Rothwell Marlor | 11 | Frank Bowen |
| Albert Brough | 12 | |
| George Hesketh | 13 | |
| 10 | score | 0 |
| 5 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| 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[edit]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 7(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 7(19) | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan Highfield | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- 1 The Willows was the home ground of Salford.
References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1924".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ a b "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1924–25".
- ^ a b c d "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1924–25".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.