1933–34 Lancashire Cup
| 1933–34 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 13 |
| Winners | Oldham |
| Runners-up | St 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]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]- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97".
- ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1896–97".
- ^ a b c "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- "Lancashire Cup 1933/34 – Results". Rugby League Project.