1908–09 Lancashire Cup

The 1908–09 Lancashire Cup was the fourth year for this regional rugby league competition and saw a final between two previous cup winners. The cup was won by Wigan who beat Oldham in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 10-9. The attendance for the final was 20,000 and receipts £600.

1908–09 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams12
WinnersWigan
Runners-upOldham

Background

This format of the 1908 competition was the same as the previous year, there were the same 12 semi-professional clubs entered and four clubs awarded byes in the first round.

The tournament saw several replays. In the first round Broughton Rangers played Runcorn three times, the first two matches both ending in draws. In the quarter-finals Wigan and Leigh also played each other three times. The first game ended in a draw, in the second game the score finished 11-5 in favour of Wigan, but Leigh complained to the governing body that a Wigan player had left the pitch without the referee's permission. The complain was upheld, the result was declared void, and the teams had to meet again, this time Wigan triumphed 17-3.

Competition and Results

Source:[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 7 November 1908Oldham20-5SalfordWatersheddings
2Sat 7 November 1908Runcorn5-5Broughton RangersCanal Street
3Sat 7 November 1908St. Helens6-21WarringtonKnowsley Road[2][3]
4Sat 7 November 1908Widnes2-14WiganLowerhouse Lane[4][5]
5Barrowbye
6Leighbye
7Rochdale Hornetsbye
8Swintonbye
** First replay
9Mon 9 November 1908Broughton Rangers8-8RuncornWheater's Field
** Second replay
10Wed 11 November 1908Runcorn10-7Broughton RangersWatersheddings1

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 21 November 1908Barrow3-5RuncornCanendish Park
2Sat 21 November 1908Leigh3-3WiganMather Lane[4]
3Sat 21 November 1908Oldham28-3Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings
4Sat 21 November 1908Swinton2-6WarringtonChorley Road ground[6]
** First replay
5Mon 23 November 1908Wigan11-5LeighCentral Park2[4]
** Second replay
6Mon 30 November 1908Wigan17-3LeighCentral Park[4]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 5 December 1908Oldham26-7RuncornWatersheddings
2Sat 5 December 1908Wigan15-10WarringtonCentral Park[3][4]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 19 December 1908Wigan10-9OldhamWheater's Field20000£600-0-03 4[4][7]

Teams and scorers

Wigan[4] Oldham
teams
Jim Sharrock1Alf Wood
Jim Leytham2George Tyson
Bert Jenkins3George William Smith
Lance Todd4Tom Llewellyn
Joe Miller5George Cook[8]
Johnny Thomas6Tom White
Fred Gleave7William "Billy" Dixon[9]
Jack Barton8Albert Avery
Walter Cheetham[10]9Joe Ferguson
Massa Johnston10Bill Longworth
Dick Ramsdale11William "Billy" Nansen[11]
Dick Silcock12Arthur Smith
Thomas Whittaker13James "Jimmy" Wright[12]
10score9
5HT7
Scorers
Tries
Massa Johnston (1)TGeorge Cook (1)
Johnny Thomas (1)T
Goals
Jim Sharrock (1)GAlf Wood (3)
Jim Leytham (1)G
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeFrank Renton (Hunslet)

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Oldham 20
Salford 5
Oldham 28
Rochdale Hornets 3
Rochdale Hornets
bye
Oldham 26
Runcorn 7
Barrow
bye
Barrow 3
Runcorn 5
Runcorn 5 (8) (10)
Broughton Rangers 5 (8) (7)
Oldham 9
Wigan 10
Leigh
bye
Leigh 3 X 3
Wigan 3 X 17
Widnes 2
Wigan 14
Wigan 15
Warrington 10
Swinton
bye
Swinton 2
Warrington 6
St. Helens 6
Warrington 21

See also

Notes

1 * Watersheddings was the home ground of Oldham.

2 * This game was ordered to be replayed again as an objection by Leigh was upheld. Leigh had objected to a Wigan player leaving the pitch without the referee's permission (W. Johnson left the field without the permission of the referee to change his jersey). Wigan had won this game 11-5.[4]

3 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992[7] gives the attendance as 20,000 - but the Wigan official archives[4] give the attendance as 21,000

4 * The Cliff was the home ground of Broughton Rangers from 1913 and until they moved out to Belle Vue in 1933. In 1938 Manchester United moved in and used it as both a match ground for academy teams etc. and a general a training ground. They purchased the ground outright in 1951 and downgraded it to Junior team use in the early 2000s.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.