1910 Lancashire Cup

1910 Lancashire Cup
Structure Regional knockout competition
Number of teams 12
Winners Oldham
Runners-up Swinton
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The 1910 Lancashire Cup was the sixth year of the regional rugby league competition and once again a previous winner captured the trophy. The cup was won by Oldham who beat Swinton in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 4-3. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £418.

Background

For the fourth year in succession the same 12 clubs entered and four clubs awarded byes in the first round.

Competition and results [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 22 October 1910Barrow17-11LeighCanendish Park
3Sat 22 October 1910St Helens5-11Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road[2]
4Sat 22 October 1910Wigan6-10Widnes VikingsCentral Park[3] [4]
5 Swintonbye
6 Warringtonbye[5]
7 Salfordbye
8 Oldhambye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 05 November 1910Barrow0-0Rochdale HornetsCanendish Park
2Sat 05 November 1910Broughton Rangers2-10SwintonWheater's Field
3Sat 05 November 1910Warrington14-5SalfordWilderspool[5]
4Sat 05 November 1910Widnes Vikings10-13OldhamNaughton Park[4]
1Tue 08 November 1910Rochdale Hornets14-7BarrowAthletic Grounds

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 19 November 1910Rochdale Hornets6-16OldhamAthletic Grounds
2Sat 19 November 1910Swinton10-0WarringtonChorley Road ground[5]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 3 December 1910Oldham4-3SwintonWheater's Field14000£418-0-01[6]

Teams and scorers

Oldham Swinton
teams
teams unknown1teams unknown
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Joe Ferguson (actual position unknown)9
10
11
12
13
4score3
4HT3
Scorers
Tries
unknownTunknown
T
Goals
G
G
Drop Goals
Joe FergusonDG
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
            
Barrow 17
Leigh 11
Barrow 0 – 7
Rochdale Hornets 0 – 14
St Helens 5
Rochdale Hornets 11
Rochdale Hornets 6
Oldham 16
Wigan 6
Widnes Vikings 10
Widnes Vikings 10
Oldham 13
Oldham
bye
Oldham 4
Swinton 3
Broughton Rangers 11
Runcorn 2
Broughton Rangers 2
Swinton 10
Swinton
bye
Swinton 10
Warrington 0
Warrington
bye
Warrington 14
Salford 5
Salford
bye

Notes and comments

See also

References