1911–12 Lancashire Cup

The 1911 Lancashire Cup was the seventh year of this regional rugby league competition. The winners of the trophy, for the first time, were Rochdale Hornets who beat local rivals Oldham in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 12-5. The attendance at the final was 20,000 and receipts £630.

1911 Lancashire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout competition
Teams	13
Winners	Rochdale Hornets
Runners-up	Oldham

Background

The number of teams entering the competition was increased to 13 with the addition of recent newcomers Coventry. Although not a Lancashire club Coventry and were invited to play to increase the number of games played (the previous year they had played in the Yorkshire Cup on the same basis).

With a total of entrants now at 13, there were only three byes in the first round.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

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 21 October 1911	Barrow		2-13		Oldham	Canendish Park
2	Sat 21 October 1911	Broughton Rangers		24-2		Runcorn	Wheater's Field
3	Sat 21 October 1911	Rochdale Hornets		13-0		Swinton	Athletic Grounds
4	Sat 21 October 1911	St. Helens		18-7		Salford	Knowsley Road				[2]
5	Sat 21 October 1911	Widnes		9-5		Warrington	Lowerhouse Lane				[3][4]
6		Leigh				bye
7		Coventry				bye
8		Wigan				bye					[5]

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Sat 4 November 1911	Broughton Rangers		3-18		Rochdale Hornets	Wheater's Field
2	Sat 4 November 1911	Oldham		23-0		Leigh	Watersheddings
3	Sat 4 November 1911	Widnes		22-3		Coventry	Lowerhouse Lane				[3]
4	Sat 4 November 1911	Wigan		22-8		St. Helens	Central Park				[5][2]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Sat 18 November 1911	Rochdale Hornets		8-8		Widnes	Athletic Grounds				[3]
2	Sat 18 November 1911	Wigan		0-3		Oldham	Central Park				[5]
Replay
3	Wed 22 November 1911	Widnes		0-11		Rochdale Hornets	Lowerhouse Lane				[3]

Final

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
	Saturday 2 December 1911	Rochdale Hornets		12-5		Oldham	Wheater's Field	20000	£630-0-0	1	[6]

Teams and Scorers

Rochdale Hornets	No.	Oldham
	teams
team unknown	1	team unknown
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	9
	10
	11
	12
	13
12	score	5
4	HT	0
	Scorers
	Tries
unknown	T	unknown
	T
	Goals
	G
	Drop Goals
	DG
Referee

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

The road to success

	First Round					Second Round					Semi Finals					Final
	Broughton Rangers		24
	Runcorn		2
						Broughton Rangers		3
						Rochdale Hornets		18
	Rochdale Hornets		13
	Swinton		0
											Rochdale Hornets		8 (11)
											Widnes		8 (0)
	Widnes		9
	Warrington		5
						Widnes		22
						Coventry		3
	Coventry
	bye
																Rochdale Hornets		12
																Oldham		5
	Wigan
	bye
						Wigan		22
						St. Helens		8
	St. Helens		18
	Salford		7
											Wigan		0
											Oldham		3
	Barrow		2
	Oldham		13
						Oldham		23
						Leigh		0
	Leigh
	bye

Notes and comments

• 1 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000

See also

• 1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season

References

1. "Rugby League Project".
2. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1911–12".
3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1911–1912".
4. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1911".
5. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.