1910–11 Lancashire Cup

The 1910 Lancashire Cup was the sixth year of the regional rugby league competition and once again a previous winner captured the trophy. The cup was won by Oldham who beat Swinton in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 4-3. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £418.

1910–11 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams12
WinnersOldham
Runners-upSwinton

Background

For the fourth year in succession the same 12 clubs entered and four clubs awarded byes in the first round.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 22 October 1910Barrow17-11LeighCavendish Park
3Sat 22 October 1910St. Helens5-11Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road[2]
4Sat 22 October 1910Wigan6-10Widnes VikingsCentral Park[3][4]
5Swintonbye
6Warringtonbye[5]
7Salfordbye
8Oldhambye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 5 November 1910Barrow0-0Rochdale HornetsCavendish Park
2Sat 5 November 1910Broughton Rangers2-10SwintonWheater's Field
3Sat 5 November 1910Warrington14-5SalfordWilderspool[5]
4Sat 5 November 1910Widnes Vikings10-13OldhamNaughton Park[4]
1Tue 8 November 1910Rochdale Hornets14-7BarrowAthletic Grounds

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 19 November 1910Rochdale Hornets6-16OldhamAthletic Grounds
2Sat 19 November 1910Swinton10-0WarringtonChorley Road ground[5]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 3 December 1910Oldham4-3SwintonWheater's Field14,000£4181[6]

Teams and scorers

Oldham Swinton
teams
teams unknown1Eddie Griffiths
2Tommy Gartrell
3Albert Valentine
4Jack Parker
5Albert Morris
6Jimmy Fairhurst
7Dai Davies (c)
8Jim Blears
Joe Ferguson (position uncertain)9Dan Davies
10Bill Preston
11Jack Bailey
12David B. Davies
13Tom McVeigh
4score3
4HT3
Scorers
Tries
unknownTTommy Gartrell (1)
T
Goals
G
G
Drop Goals
Joe FergusonDG
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 17
Leigh 11
Barrow 0 – 7
Rochdale Hornets 0 – 14
St. Helens 5
Rochdale Hornets 11
Rochdale Hornets 6
Oldham 16
Wigan 6
Widnes Vikings 10
Widnes Vikings 10
Oldham 13
Oldham
bye
Oldham 4
Swinton 3
Broughton Rangers 11
Runcorn 2
Broughton Rangers 2
Swinton 10
Swinton
bye
Swinton 10
Warrington 0
Warrington
bye
Warrington 14
Salford 5
Salford
bye

Notes and comments

See also

References

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