1921–22 Lancashire Cup

The 1921–22 Lancashire Cup competition, the fourteenth contest for this regional rugby league competition, saw a new name on the trophy, Warrington. They beat Oldham in the final at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford by a score of 7-5. The final was watched by 18,000 and receipts were £1,200.

1921–22 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams14
WinnersWarrington
Runners-upOldham

Background

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at the previous level of 14, this enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 22 October 1921Broughton Rangers5-0WiganThe Cliff[2]
2Sat 22 October 1921Leigh3-2Wigan HighfieldMather Lane
3Sat 22 October 1921Rochdale Hornets0-2OldhamAthletic Grounds
4Sat 22 October 1921St Helens Recs0-0SwintonCity Road
5Sat 22 October 1921Widnes6-0SalfordLowerhouse Lane[3]
6Sat 29 October 1921Barrow25-0AskamLittle Park, Roose
7St. Helensbye[4]
8Warringtonbye[5]
Replay
9Wed 26 October 1921Swinton2-8St Helens RecsChorley Road ground

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 5 November 1921Barrow10-3Broughton RangersLittle Park, Roose
2Sat 5 November 1921St. Helens5-17OldhamKnowsley Road[4]
3Sat 5 November 1921Warrington5-3St Helens RecsWilderspool[5]
4Sat 5 November 1921Widnes2-2LeighLowerhouse Lane[3]
Replay
1Wed 9 November 1921Leigh5-3WidnesMather Lane[3]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 19 November 1921Oldham17-8BarrowWatersheddings
2Sat 19 November 1921Warrington13-7LeighWilderspool[5]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 3 December 1921Warrington7-5OldhamThe Cliff18000£1,2001[6]

Teams and scorers

Warrington[5] Oldham
complete team unknownteamsteam unknown
1
Bob Bradbury2
Charlie Collins3
Ben Jolley4
Bert Cartwright5
John "Jack" Harrison Prescott (c)6
Tommy Anderson7
Robert Mather8
Alfred Peacock9
10
George Ogden11
12
13
7score5
2HT0
Scorers
Tries
Bob Bradbury (1)T
Goals
Ben Jolley (2)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
            
Warrington
bye
Warrington 5
St Helens Recs 3
St Helens Recs 0(8)
Swinton 0(2)
Warrington 13
Leigh 7
Widnes 6
Salford 0
Widnes 2(3)
Leigh 2(5)
Leigh 3
Wigan Highfield 2
Warrington 7
Oldham 5
St. Helens
bye
St. Helens 5
Oldham 17
Rochdale Hornets 0
Oldham 2
Oldham 17
Barrow 8
Barrow
Askam
Barrow 10
Broughton Rangers 3
Broughton Rangers 25
Wigan 0
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See also

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