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1935–36 Lancashire Cup

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1935–36 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSalford
Runners-upWigan

1935–36 was the twenty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 15–7.
The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but (historically in the county of Lancashire. The attendance was 16,500 and receipts were £950.
This was the second of the three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan.

Background

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The number of teams entering this year's competition was increased by one with the addition of Streatham & Mitcham (hardly a Lancashire club, but useful to make the numbers up). This brought the number up to 14 and the same fixture format was retained. There was now no need for a bye in the first round, but there was still a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. The bye in the second round remained.

Competition and results

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Round 1

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Involved 7 matches (with one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 11 Sep 1935 St. Helens 10–7 Streatham & Mitcham Knowsley Road 1 [2]
2 Sat 14 Sep 1935 Leigh 5–2 Broughton Rangers Mather Lane
3 Sat 14 Sep 1935 St Helens Recs 17–5 Barrow City Road
4 Sat 14 Sep 1935 Liverpool Stanley 7–14 Salford Stanley Greyhound Stadium
5 Sat 14 Sep 1935 Rochdale Hornets 5–7 Oldham Athletic Grounds
6 Sat 14 Sep 1935 Swinton 2–2 Warrington Station Road [3]
7 Sat 14 Sep 1935 Wigan 6–5 Widnes Central Park [4][5]
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Round 1 – replays

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Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 18 Sep 1935 Warrington 14–8 Swinton Wilderspool [3]

Round 2 – quarterfinals

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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 25 Sep 1935 St. Helens 2–2 St Helens Recs Knowsley Road [2]
2 Wed 25 Sep 1935 Salford 11–0 Warrington The Willows [3]
3 Wed 25 Sep 1935 Wigan 16–7 Leigh Central Park [4]
4 Oldham bye

Round 2 – quarterfinals – first replays

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Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Mon 31 Sep 1935 St Helens Recs 8–21 St. Helens City Road [2]

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Round 3 – semifinals

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Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 2 Oct 1935 Wigan 9–4 Oldham Central Park [4]
2 Wed 9 Oct 1935 Salford 19–6 St. Helens The Willows [2]

Final

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 19 October 1935 Salford 15–7 Wigan Wilderspool 16,500 £950 2 [4][6]

Teams and scorers

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Salford No. Wigan
teams
Harold Osbaldestin 1 Jim Sullivan
Bob Brown 2 Jack Morley
Sammy Miller 3 Gordon Innes
Gus Risman 4 Gwyn Davies
Barney Hudson 5 Alf Ellaby
Billy Watkins 6 George Bennett
Emlyn Jenkins 7 Hector Gee
Billy Williams 8 Harold Edwards
Bert Day 9 Albert Davis
Joe Bradbury 10 Ken Gee
Paddy Dalton 11 Len Mason
Alf Middleton 12 Billy Hall
Jack Feetham 13 Charlie Seeling
15 score 7
10 HT 7
Scorers
Tries
Joe Bradbury T Gwyn Davies (1)
Alf Middleton T
Jack Feetham T
Goals
Gus Risman (3) G Jim Sullivan (2)
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee Alf Hill (Leeds)

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

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The road to success

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First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Liverpool Stanley 7
Salford 14
Salford 11
Warrington 0
Swinton 2–8
Warrington 2–14
Salford 19
St. Helens 6
St. Helens 10
Streatham & Mitcham 7
St. Helens 2–21
St Helens Recs 2–8
St Helens Recs 17
Barrow 5
Salford 15
Wigan 7
Wigan 6
Widnes 5
Wigan 15
Leigh 7
Leigh 5
Broughton Rangers 2
Wigan 9
Oldham 4
Rochdale Hornets 5
Oldham 7
Oldham
bye
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Notes and comments

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1 * First Lancashire Cup match by new London club Streatham & Mitcham

2 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club. The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10–13.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ a b c d "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1896–97".
  3. ^ a b c "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. ^ "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97".
  6. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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