1955–56 Lancashire Cup

1955–56 was the forty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Leigh won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 26-9.
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 26,504 and receipts were £4,090.

1955–56 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams15
WinnersLeigh
Runners-upWidnes

Background

The end of last season saw the demise of Belle Vue Rangers. With this and the retention of the invitation to juniors, Lancashire Amateurs the number of clubs was reduced by one to a total of 15.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to reduction in the number of clubs this resulted in one bye in the first round.
The whole tournament was again played on a knock-out basis, and there would be no return to the two legged fixtures during the life of the competition.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one bye but no “blank” fixture) and 15 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 27 Aug 1955Barrow18-12St. HelensCraven Park9,732[2]
2Sat 27 Aug 1955Blackpool Borough8-18OldhamSt Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium
3Sat 27 Aug 1955Leigh71-14County AmateursKirkhall Lane
4Sat 27 Aug 1955Rochdale Hornets26-17WhitehavenAthletic Grounds
5Sat 27 Aug 1955Salford8-33WidnesThe Willows[3]
6Sat 27 Aug 1955Wigan15-16WarringtonCentral Park[4][5]
7Sat 27 Aug 1955Workington Town24-10Liverpool CityBorough Park
8Swintonbye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 06 Sep 1955Barrow24-10Workington TownCraven Park
2Tue 06 Sep 1955Rochdale Hornets12-26WarringtonAthletic Grounds[5]
3Wed 07 Sep 1955Oldham11-13LeighWatersheddings
4Thu 08 Sep 1955Widnes9-3SwintonNaughton Park[3]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue

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 Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 22 Sep 1955Barrow7-11LeighCraven Park
2Thu 22 Sep 1955Widnes11-6WarringtonNaughton Park[3][5]

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 15 October 1955Leigh26-9WidnesCentral Park26,504£4,0901[3][6]

Teams and scorers
Leigh № Widnes
teams
1John Sale
2Gordon Williamson
3Harold 'Lal' Kinsey
4Tommy Galligan
5Peter Ratcliffe
6Roy Butler
7Percy Davies
Bill Robinson (position uncertain)8Ron Rowbottom
9Jack Hayes/J. J. Hayes
10Harold Tomlinson
11Derek Smith/Tom Smith/Vin Smith
12Gordon Murray
13George Kemel
26score9
8HT4
Scorers
Tries
TGordon Williamson (1)
T
T
T
T
Goals
GJohn Sale (3)
G
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
            
Barrow 18
St. Helens 12
Barrow 24
Workington Town 10
Workington Town 24
Liverpool City 10
Barrow 7
Leigh 11
Blackpool Borough 8
Oldham 18
Oldham 11
Leigh 13
Leigh 71
County Amateurs 14
Leigh 26
Widnes 9
Salford 8
Widnes 33
Widnes 9
Swinton 3
Swinton
bye
Widnes 11
Warrington 6
Rochdale Hornets 26
Whitehaven 17
Rochdale Hornets 12
Warrington 26
Wigan 15
Warrington 16

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. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. "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.
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