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1934–35 Lancashire Cup

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1934–35 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersSalford
Runners-upWigan

The 1934–35 Lancashire Cup was the 27th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 21-12 in the final.

Competition and Results

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.[1]

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 08 Sep 1934 Oldham 8-7 Widnes Watersheddings [2]
2 Sat 08 Sep 1934 St Helens Recs 8-20 Wigan City Road [3]
3 Sat 08 Sep 1934 Liverpool Stanley 9-3 Broughton Rangers Stanley Greyhound Stadium 1
4 Sat 08 Sep 1934 Salford 34-0 Leigh The Willows
5 Sat 08 Sep 1934 Swinton 16-8 Barrow Station Road
6 Mon 10 Sep 1934 St. Helens 24-18 Rochdale Hornets Knowsley Road [4]
7 Warrington bye [5]
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 19 Sep 1934 Warrington 5-23 Salford Wilderspool [5]
2 Mon 24 Sep 1934 St. Helens 9-9 Liverpool Stanley Knowsley Road [4]
3 Tue 25 Sep 1934 Oldham 8-12 Wigan Watersheddings [3]
4 Swinton bye Station Road

Round 2 - Quarter Finals - First Replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 26 Sep 1934 Liverpool Stanley 3-3 St. Helens Stanley Greyhound Sadium [4]-

Round 2 - Quarter Finals - Second Replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Fri 28 Sep 1934 St. Helens 9-12 Liverpool Stanley ?? 2 [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 03 Oct 1934 Swinton 5-12 Salford Station Road
2 Wed 03 Oct 1934 Wigan 13-10 Liverpool Stanley Central Park [3]

Final

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). he attendance of 33,544 was a new record and more than 5,000 more than the previous best recorded in 1931, and receipts were also a record £2,191. This would turn out to be only the first of three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 20 October 1934 Salford 21-12 Wigan Station Road 33,544 £2,191 3 4 [3][6]

Teams and Scorers

Salford Wigan
teams
team unknown 1 Jim Sullivan
2
3 Gordon Innes
4 George Bennett
5
6
7 Hector Gee
8
9
10
11
12
13
21 score 12
4 HT 7
Scorers
Tries
T George Bennett
T Gordon Innes
T
T
Goals
G Jim Sullivan (2)
G Hector Gee (1) maybe drop ?
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

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

[3]

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Swinton 16
Barrow 8
Swinton
bye
blank
blank
Swinton 5
Salford 12
Warrington
bye
Warrington 5
Salford 23
Salford 34
Leigh 0
Salford 21
Wigan 12
Oldham 8
Widnes 7
Oldham 8
Wigan 12
St Helens Recs 8
Wigan 20
Wigan 13
Liverpool Stanley 10
St. Helens 24
Rochdale Hornets 18
St. Helens 9-3-9
Liverpool Stanley 9-3-12
Liverpool Stanley 9
Broughton Rangers 3

Notes and comments

1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at this stadium and also by this (newly formed/named) club

2 *This second replay was played at a Neutral Ground according to St. Helens[4] official archives, but no ground is named.

3 * The attendance of 33,544 was a new record and more than 5,000 more than the previous best, and receipts were also a record £2191/=/=.

4 * 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

  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  3. ^ a b c d e "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. ^ a b c d e "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. ^ a b "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  6. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.