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1957–58 Lancashire Cup

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1957–58 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersOldham
Runners-upWigan

1957–58 was the forty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Oldham won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 13-8
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). Another excellent attendance, this season of 42,497 was achieved and the receipts were £6,918
This was the second of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. 1958 would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989).

Background

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With no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition was reduced by one to 14.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round

Competition and results

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Round 1

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Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Blackpool Borough 9-4 Widnes St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium [3]
2 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Oldham 44-10 Barrow Watersheddings
3 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Leigh 28-9 Whitehaven Kirkhall Lane
4 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Salford 6-12 Rochdale Hornets The Willows
5 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Swinton 10-18 Wigan Station Road [4]
6 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Warrington 50-19 Liverpool City Wilderspool [5]
7 Sat 31 Aug 1957 Workington Town 12-16 St. Helens Derwent Park 6,500 [6]
8 blank blank

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 Tue 10 Sep 1957 Oldham 18-12 Warrington Watersheddings [5]
2 Wed 11 Sep 1957 Leigh 2-12 Wigan Kirkhall Lane [4]
3 Thu 12 Sep 1957 Blackpool Borough 12-28 St. Helens St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium 4,000 [6]
4 Rochdale Hornets bye

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 Tue 01 Oct 1957 Rochdale Hornets 0-52 Wigan Athletic Grounds [4]
2 Wed 02 Oct 1957 St. Helens 9-29 Oldham Knowsley Road 22,000 [6]

Final

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 19 October 1957 Oldham 13-8 Wigan Station Road 42,497 £6,918 1 [2][4][7]

Teams and scorers

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Oldham Wigan
teams
Bernard Ganley 1 Jack Cunliffe
Dick Cracknell 2 Bob Chisnall [1]
Vince Nestor [2] 3 Eric Ashton
Alan Davies 4 Ernie Ashcroft
John Etty 5 Terry O'Grady
Frank Daley [3] 6 Billy Boston
Frank Pitchford 7 Dave Bolton
Ken Jackson 8 Alan Armstrong [4]
Jack Keith [5] 9 Bill Sayer
Don Vines 10 Brian McTigue
Charlie Winslade 11 Norman Cherrington
Sid Little 12 Bill Bretherton [6][7]
Derek Turner 13 Bernard McGurrin [8]
13 score 8
8 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
Alan Davies (1) T Brian McTigue (1)
Bernard Ganley (1) T Terry O'Grady (1)
Frank Pitchford (1) T
Goals
Bernard Ganley (2) G Jack Cunliffe (1)
Referee M. Coates (Pudsey)

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
            
Blackpool Borough 9
Widnes 4
Blackpool Borough 12
St. Helens 28
Workington Town 12
St. Helens 16
St. Helens 9
Oldham 29
Oldham 44
Barrow 10
Oldham 18
Warrington 12
Warrington 50
Liverpool City 19
Oldham 13
Wigan 8
Salford 6
Rochdale Hornets 12
Rochdale Hornets
bye
blank
blank
Rochdale Hornets 52
Wigan 0
Leigh 28
Whitehaven 9
Leigh 2
Wigan 12
Swinton 10
Wigan 18

Notes and comments

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1 Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ a b David Jack (1958). Empire News Football Annual 1958–59 - 72nd year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
  3. ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. ^ a b c d e "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. ^ a b "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  7. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. ^ "Oldham Heritage Trust".
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