1922–23 Lancashire Cup
The 1922–23 Lancashire Cup was the fifteenth staging of this regional rugby league competition. The trophy was won again by Wigan who beat local rivals Leigh in the final at The Willows, Salford, by a score of 20–2. The attendance at the final was 15,000 and receipts £1,200 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £232,200 in 2018).[1]
| 1922–23 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout competition |
| Teams | 13 |
| Winners | Wigan |
| Runners-up | Leigh |
Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition was reduced by one to 13. Wigan Highfield continued to participate, but now as full league members after joining the league. Askam who had played in the previous two tournaments were not invited to take part this year and no other junior/amateur club was invited to take part. With 13 teams, 3 teams were given byes in the first round.
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Barrow | 5-14 | Swinton | Little Park, Roose | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Rochdale Hornets | 2-5 | Wigan | Athletic Grounds | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 14 October 1922 | St. Helens | 25-8 | Salford | Knowsley Road | [4] | |||||
| 4 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Warrington | 8-5 | Broughton Rangers | Wilderspool | [5] | |||||
| 5 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Wigan Highfield | 0-0 | Oldham | Tunstall Lane | 1 | |||||
| 6 | St Helens Recs | bye | |||||||||
| 7 | Leigh | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Widnes | bye | [6] | ||||||||
| Replay | |||||||||||
| 9 | Mon 16 October 1922 | Oldham | 20-5 | Wigan Highfield | Watersheddings |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 28 October 1922 | Leigh | 13-8 | Oldham | Mather Lane | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 28 October 1922 | St. Helens | 4-17 | Warrington | Knowsley Road | [5][4] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 28 October 1922 | Widnes | 7-0 | Swinton | Lowerhouse Lane | [6] | |||||
| 4 | Sat 28 October 1922 | Wigan | 14-3 | St Helens Recs | Central Park | [3] |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 11 November 1922 | Leigh | 5-2 | Widnes | Mather Lane | [6] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 11 November 1922 | Warrington | 2-8 | Wigan | Wilderspool | [5][3] |
Final
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 25 November 1922 | Wigan | 20-2 | Leigh | The Willows | 15000 | £1,200-0-0 | 2 | [3][7] |
Teams and scorers
| Wigan[3] | No. | Leigh |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Jim Sullivan | 1 | Walter Mooney (position uncertain) |
| Danny Hurcombe | 2 | |
| Jerry Shea | 3 | |
| Tommy Howley | 4 | |
| Johnny Ring | 5 | |
| George Owens | 6 | |
| Syd Jerram | 7 | |
| Wilf Hodder | 8 | |
| Tom Woods | 9 | |
| Bert Webster | 10 | |
| Percy Coldrick | 11 | |
| Harry Banks | 12 | |
| Fred Roffey | 13 | |
| 20 | score | 2 |
| 13 | HT | 2 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Bert Webster (2) | T | |
| Tommy Howley] (1) | T | |
| Johnny Ring (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Jim Sullivan(4) | G | Walter Mooney (1) |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan Highfield | 0(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 0(20) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- 1 This was also the first game in the competition to be played at Tunstall Lane
- 2 The Willows was the home ground of Salford w
References
- "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Rugby League Project".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1922–23".
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1922".
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1922–23".
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.