1905 Lancashire Cup

The 1905 Lancashire Cup was the inaugural year for the rugby league Lancashire Cup competition. The cup was won by Wigan who beat Leigh in a replay at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford by a score of 8-0.

1905 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWigan
Runners-upLeigh

Background

Following the great schism of 1895 which led to the formation of rugby league there was an interest in a competitive competition for clubs based in Lancashire. Prior to the breakaway from rugby union this was something that had been discouraged as it was feared that competition would lead to professionalism, as had happened in other sports like Association Football.

There appears to be very little, if any, details of how this came about, or any details of any of the instigators or of any campaign, but the County Cups became the last part of what would become known as the four cups.

The competitions were played on the same basis as was the Challenge Cup, i.e. a free draw with matches played on a sudden death straight knock-out basis, and with the final played (usually) on a neutral ground.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 Clubs.[1]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 14 October 1905Barrow11-0ChaddertonCanendish Park1
2Sat 14 October 1905Leigh8-0RuncornFrog Hall Field, Mather Lane
3Sat 14 October 1905Morecambe0-5WidnesMoss Lane[2]
4Sat 14 October 1905Rochdale Hornets0-10WarringtonAthletic Grounds[3]
5Sat 14 October 1905Salford3-0SwintonThe Willows
6Sat 14 October 1905Wigan18-0St. HelensCentral Park8,000[4][5]
7Broughton Rangersbye
8Oldhambye

Round 2 – Quarter-finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 28 October 1905Salford0-10OldhamThe Willows
2Sat 28 October 1905Warrington2-5LeighWilderspool[3]
3Sat 28 October 1905Widnes9-0BarrowLowerhouse Lane[2]
4Sat 28 October 1905Wigan4-3Broughton RangersCentral Park[4]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 18 November 1905Oldham7-11WiganWatersheddings[4]
2Wed 22 November 1905Leigh6-2WidnesFrog Hall Field, Mather Lane[2]

Final

The attendance was 10,000 and receipts £200. The initial final (which had taken place 9 days earlier at the same venue) had ended in a 0-0 draw before a crowd estimated at 16.000 and receipts of £400.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 2 December 1905Leigh0-0WiganWheater's Field16000£400-0-02[4][6]
ReplayMonday 11 December 1905Wigan8-0LeighWheater's Field10000£200-0-02[4][6]

Teams and Scorers

Wigan[4] Leigh
teams
Reuben Collier1 Propteam unknown
Frank Watkins2 Hooker
Anthony Little3 Prop
Jack Barton4 Lock
Thomas Whittaker5 Lock
Richard Tyrer6 Flanker
J. R. "Jack" Hilton7 Flanker
Sam Moores8 Number 8
Johnny Thomas9 Scrum Half
William "Billy" Anderson10 Fly Half
Harry Lowe11 Winger
W. G. "Naddy" Jones12 Centre
Bert Jenkins13 Centre
Jim Leytham14 Winger
Jack Mason15 Full Back
0score0
0HT0
Referee
Replay
teams
Reuben Collier1 Propteam unknown
Frank Watkins2 Hooker
Peter Vickers3 Prop
Jack Barton4 Lock
Tom Whittaker5 Lock
Richard Tyrer6 Flanker
J. R. "Jack" Hilton7 Flanker
Sam Moores8 Number 8
Johnny Thomas9 Scrum Half
Billy Anderson10 Fly Half
Harry Lowe11 Winger
Naddy Jones12 Centre
Bert Jenkins13 Centre
Jim Leytham14 Winger
Jack Mason15 Full Back
8score0
3HT0
Scorers
Tries
Bert JenkinsT
Johnny ThomasT
Goals
Jim LeythamG
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
            
Salford 3
Swinton 0
Salford 0
Oldham 10
Oldham
bye
Oldham 7
Wigan 11
Wigan 18
St. Helens 0
Wigan 4
Broughton Rangers 3
Broughton Rangers
bye
Wigan 0 (8)
Leigh 0 (0)
Rochdale Hornets 0
Warrington 10
Warrington 2
Leigh 5
Leigh 8
Runcorn 0
Leigh 6
Widnes 2
Morecambe 0
Widnes 5
Widnes 9
Barrow 0
Barrow 11
Chadderton 0

Notes and comments

1 * Chadderton was a junior (or amateur) club from Oldham

2 * Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000

See also

References

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