1912–13 Lancashire Cup

The 1912 Lancashire Cup was the eighth year of this regional rugby league competition. The cup was won by Wigan who beat the holders Rochdale Hornets in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 21-5. The attendance at the final was 6,000 and receipts £200.

1912–13 Lancashire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout competition
Teams	13
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Rochdale Hornets

Background

As in 1911 the 12 semi-professional clubs and Warwickshire side Coventry. With a total of entrants 13, there were 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 19 October 1912	Barrow		0-18		Salford	Cavendish Park
2	Sat 19 October 1912	Runcorn		7-13		Oldham	Canal Street
3	Sat 19 October 1912	Swinton		0-11		Broughton Rangers	Chorley Road ground
4	Sat 19 October 1912	Widnes		36-0		Coventry	Lowerhouse Lane			1	[2]
5	Sat 19 October 1912	Wigan		24-6		Leigh	Central Park				[3]
6		Rochdale Hornets				bye
7		St. Helens				bye					[4]
8		Warrington				bye					[5]

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Sat 2 November 1912	Broughton Rangers		0-0		Rochdale Hornets	Wheater's Field
2	Sat 2 November 1912	St. Helens		18-10		Warrington	Knowsley Road				[5][4]
3	Sat 2 November 1912	Salford		16-3		Widnes	The Willows				[2]
4	Sat 2 November 1912	Wigan		24-8		Oldham	Central Park				[3]
Replay
5	Tue 5 November 1912	Rochdale Hornets		18-4		Broughton Rangers	Athletic Grounds

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Sat 16 November 1912	Rochdale Hornets		10-8		St. Helens	Athletic Grounds				[4]
2	Sat 16 November 1912	Salford		5-13		Wigan	The Willows				[3]

Final

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
	Wednesday 11 December 1912	Wigan		21-5		Rochdale Hornets	The Willows	6000	£200	2	[3]

Teams and scorers

Wigan[3]	№	Rochdale Hornets
	teams
Jim Sharrock	1	team unknown
Lewis Bradley	2
Bert Jenkins	3
Lance Todd	4
Robert Curwen	5
Fred Gleave	6
Johnny Thomas	7
Charlie Seeling	8
Dick Ramsdale	9
Arthur Francis	10
Percy Coldrick	11
Dick Silcock	12
Thomas Whittaker	13
21	score	5
10	HT	5
	Scorers
	Tries
Lew Bradley (2)	T	unknown
Lance Todd (1)	T
Charlie Seeling (1)	T
Percy Coldrick (1)	T
	Goals
Jim Sharrock (2)	G
Johnny Thomas (1)	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
	Barrow		0
	Salford		18
						Salford		16
						Widnes		3
	Widnes		36
	Coventry		9
											Salford		5
											Wigan		13
	Wigan		24
	Leigh		6
						Wigan		24
						Oldham		8
	Runcorn		7
	Oldham		13
																Wigan		21
																Rochdale Hornets		5
	Swinton		0
	Broughton Rangers		10
						Broughton Rangers		0(4)
						Rochdale Hornets		0(18)
	Rochdale Hornets
	bye
											Rochdale Hornets		10
											St. Helens		8
	St. Helens
	bye
						St. Helens		18
						Warrington		10
	Warrington
	bye

See also

• 1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season

Notes

• 1 According to the Widnes official archives the score was 36-0,[2] but according to "RUGBY LEAGUE project" the score was 36-9[1]
• 2 The Willows was the home ground of Salford

References

1. "Rugby League Project".
2. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1912–13".
3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
4. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1912–13".
5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1912".