1933–34 Lancashire Cup

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1933–34 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersOldham
Runners-upSt Helens Recs

The 1933–34 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-sixth occasion on which the completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating St Helens Recs by 12–0.

Background[edit]

The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.

Competition and results[edit]

[1]

Round 1[edit]

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
1 Sat 23 Sep 1933 St Helens Recs 5–2 Warrington City Road [2]
2 Sat 30 Sep 1933 Oldham 2–0 Widnes Watersheddings [3]
3 Sat 30 Sep 1933 Rochdale Hornets 19–10 London Highfield Athletic Grounds 1
4 Sat 30 Sep 1933 St. Helens 12–8 Salford Knowsley Road [4]
5 Sat 30 Sep 1933 Swinton 9–6 Leigh Station Road
6 Sat 30 Sep 1933 Wigan 21–2 Barrow Central Park [5]
7 Broughton Rangers bye
8 blank blank

Round 2 – quarterfinals[edit]

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 11 Oct 1933 Broughton Rangers 0–12 Oldham Belle Vue Stadium 2
2 Mon 16 Oct 1933 St. Helens 52–14 Rochdale Hornets Knowsley Road [4]
3 Wed 18 Oct 1933 St Helens Recs 19–5 Swinton City Road
4 Wigan bye [5]

Round 3 – semifinals[edit]

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 25 Oct 1933 Wigan 15–21 Oldham Central Park [5]
2 Thu 02 Nov 1933 St Helens Recs 9–2 St. Helens City Road 12,000 [4]

Final[edit]

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,085 and receipts £516 (both disappointing after last year's crowd of 28,500 and gate receipts of £1,675.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 18 November 1933 Oldham 12–0 St Helens Recs Station Road 9,085 £516 3 [6]

Teams and scorers[edit]

Oldham No. St Helens Recs
teams
Tommy Rees 1 Alf Frodsham
Albert Taylor 2 Laithwaite
Sam Bardsley 3 Albert Bailey
Jack Stephens 4 Heaton
Les Lewis 5 J. Turton
Tom Egan 6 W. Bowen
Jack Reynolds 7 W. Greenall
Jack Read 8 G. Highcock
Jack Scaife 9 Oliver Dolan
Ted Hodgson 10 W. Liptrot
Trevor Thomas 11 Mason
Abe Clayton 12 J. Green
Fred Ashworth 13 W. Grundy
12 score 0
0 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
Sam Bardsley T
Jack Stephens T
T
T
Goals
Tommy Rees (3) G
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

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

The road to success[edit]

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Wigan 21
Barrow 2
Wigan
bye
blank
blank
Wigan 15
Oldham 21
Broughton Rangers
bye
Broughton Rangers 0
Oldham 12
Oldham 2
Widnes 0
Oldham 12
St Helens Recs 0
St Helens Recs 5
Warrington 2
St Helens Recs 19
Swinton 5
Swinton 9
Leigh 6
St Helens Recs 9
St. Helens 2
St. Helens 12
Salford 8
St. Helens 52
Rochdale Hornets 14
Rochdale Hornets 19
London Highfield 10

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97".
  4. ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1896–97".
  5. ^ a b c "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.

References[edit]

  • Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.39 1933–1934. League Publications. p. 10.

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