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1936-37 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSalford
Runners-upWigan

1936–37 was the twenty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 5-2
The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but (historically in the county of Lancashire. The attendance was 17,500 and receipts were £1,160.
This was the third of the three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan

Background

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained the same, with Streatham & Mitcham (hardly a Lancashire club, but useful to make the numbers up) playing in their second (and what was to be their final) season. The total entrants remained at 14 and the same fixture format was retained.
There was 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

[1]

Round 1

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 Sat 12 Sep 1936 Broughton Rangers 17-12 Widnes Belle Vue Stadium 1 [2]
2 Sat 12 Sep 1936 St Helens Recs 7-7 Leigh City Road
3 Sat 12 Sep 1936 Liverpool Stanley 3-14 St. Helens Stanley Greyhound Sadium [3]
4 Sat 12 Sep 1936 Salford 8-4 Oldham The Willows
5 Sat 12 Sep 1936 Streatham & Mitcham 8-23 Barrow Mitcham Stadium 2
6 Sat 12 Sep 1936 Swinton 15-0 Rochdale Hornets Station Road
7 Sat 12 Sep 1936 Warrington 6-7 Wigan Wilderspool [4][5]
8 blank blank

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 16 Sep 1936 Leigh 4-8 St Helens Recs Mather Lane

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 23 Sep 1936 St Helens Recs 10-4 St. Helens City Road [3]
2 Wed 23 Sep 1936 Salford 11-3 Swinton The Willows
3 Thu 24 Sep 1936 Barrow 9-8 Broughton Rangers Craven Park
4 Wigan bye [4]

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 30 Sep 1936 Salford 15-15 Barrow The Willows
2 Wed 30 Sep 1936 Wigan 15-2 St Helens Recs Central Park [4]

Semi-Finals - First Replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Thu 8 Oct 1936 Barrow 13-19 Salford Craven Park

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 17 October 1936 Salford 5-2 Wigan Wilderspool 17,500 £1,160 3 }

Teams and Scorers

Salford № Wigan
teams
team unknown 1 Jim Sullivan
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
5 score 2
3 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
T
Goals
G Jim Sullivan (1)
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

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

[4]

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Salford 8
Oldham 4
Salford 11
Swinton 3
Swinton 15
Rochdale Hornets 0
Salford 15 - 19
Barrow 15 - 13
Streatham & Mitcham 8
Barrow 23
Barrow 9
Broughton Rangers 8
Broughton Rangers 17
Widnes 12
Salford 5
Wigan 2
St Helens Recs 7 - 8
Leigh 7 - 4
St Helens Recs 10
St. Helens 4
Liverpool Stanley 3
St. Helens 14
Wigan 15
St Helens Recs 2
Warrington 6
Wigan 7
Wigan
bye
blank
blank

Notes and comments

1 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] show that Broughton Rangers were at home and the match was played at Belle Vue Stadium, but Widnes[2] official archives show that Widnes were at home at Naughton Park

2 * The first (and only) Lancashire Cup match played at "home" and at this (Mitcham Stadium) by London club Streatham & Mitcham

3 * 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

References

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