1937–38 Lancashire Cup

1937–38 was the thirtieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Warrington won the trophy by beating Barrow by 8-4.
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 14,000 and receipts were £800.

1937-38 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersWarrington
Runners-upBarrow

Background

The number of teams entering this year’s competition decreased by one with the withdrawal of Streatham & Mitcham, back to the previous total of 13 but the same fixture format was retained.
There was once again a bye in the first round, and there was still a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. The bye in the second round remained.

Competition and Results

[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
1Sat 11 Sep 1937Barrow11-2St Helens RecsCraven Park
2Sat 11 Sep 1937Leigh18-3Rochdale HornetsMather Lane
3Sat 11 Sep 1937Oldham2-4WarringtonWatersheddings[2]
4Sat 11 Sep 1937St. Helens0-11Broughton RangersKnowsley Road[3]
5Sat 11 Sep 1937Salford2-3WidnesThe Willows[4]
6Sat 11 Sep 1937Swinton9-9WiganStation Road[5]
7Liverpool Stanleybye
8blankblank

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 15 Sep 1937Wigan24-5SwintonCentral Park[5]

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
1Wed 22 Sep 1937Broughton Rangers12-8LeighBelle Vue Stadium
2Thu 23 Sep 1937Barrow3-2Liverpool StanleyCraven Park
3Thu 23 Sep 1937Widnes26-5WiganNaughton Park[5][4]
4Warringtonbye[2]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 30 Sep 1937Barrow5-2Broughton RangersCraven Park
2Thu 07 Oct 1937Widnes0-3WarringtonNaughton Park[4][2]

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 23 October 1937Warrington8-4BarrowCentral Park14,000£8001[2][6]

Teams and Scorers
Warrington № Barrow
teams
Les Jones1Freddie French
Jack Garratt/J. W. Garrett2Val Cumberbatch
Dave Brown3John Higgin
Bill Shankland Captain (sports) (c)4Thomas "Tom my" Barr
Islwyn Davies5Buster Harris
Melville De Lloyd6Ian Lloyd
Francisco "Frank" Cueto7Billy Little
Sammy Hardman8George Blackburn
Dave Cotton9Dan McKeating
Jack Miller10William "Billy" Skelly
Jack Arkwright11Alec Troup (c)
Ivor Bennett12Bob Ayres
William "Bill" Chapman/William "Bill" Chapman13Gordon Askew Rawlings
Chris BrockbankCoachunknown
8score4
0HT0
Scorers
Tries
David Brown (2)T
Goals
Bill Shankland (1)GFreddie French (2)
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeF. Peel (Bradford)

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

[2][7][8][9]

The road to success
First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Salford 2
Widnes 3
Widnes 26
Wigan 5
Swinton 9 - 5
Wigan 9 - 24
Widnes 0
Warrington 3
Oldham 2
Warrington 4
Warrington
bye
blank
blank
Warrington 8
Barrow 4
Barrow 11
St Helens Recs 2
Barrow 3
Liverpool Stanley 2
Liverpool Stanley
bye
Barrow 5
Broughton Rangers 2
St. Helens 0
Broughton Rangers 11
Broughton Rangers 12
Leigh 8
Leigh 18
Rochdale Hornets 3

Notes and comments

1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

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See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  3. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  5. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. "Wire2Wolves Warrington archive". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  8. "North West Evening Mail". Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  9. "News and Star". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
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