1921 Lancashire Cup

1921 Lancashire Cup
Structure Regional knockout competition
Teams 14
Winners Warrington
Runners-up Oldham

The 1921 Lancashire Cup competition, the fourteenth contest for this regional rugby league competition, saw a new name on the trophy, Warrington. They beat Oldham in the final at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford by a score of 7-5. The final was watched by 18,000 and receipts were £1,200.

Background

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at the previous level of 14, this enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.

Competition and results [1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 22 October 1921Broughton Rangers5-0WiganThe Cliff[2]
2Sat 22 October 1921Leigh3-2Wigan HighfieldMather Lane
3Sat 22 October 1921Rochdale Hornets0-2OldhamAthletic Grounds
4Sat 22 October 1921St Helens Recs0-0SwintonCity Road
5Sat 22 October 1921Widnes6-0SalfordLowerhouse Lane[3]
6Sat 29 October 1921Barrow25-0AskamLittle Park, Roose
7 St. Helensbye[4]
8 Warringtonbye[5]
Replay
9Wed 26 October 1921Swinton2-8St Helens RecsChorley Road ground

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 5 November 1921Barrow10-3Broughton RangersLittle Park, Roose
2Sat 5 November 1921St. Helens5-17OldhamKnowsley Road[4]
3Sat 5 November 1921Warrington5-3St Helens RecsWilderspool[5]
4Sat 5 November 1921Widnes2-2LeighLowerhouse Lane[3]
Replay
1Wed 9 November 1921Leigh5-3WidnesMather Lane[3]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 19 November 1921Oldham17-8BarrowWatersheddings
2Sat 19 November 1921Warrington13-7LeighWilderspool[5]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 3 December 1921Warrington7-5OldhamThe Cliff18000£1,2001[6]

Teams and scorers

Warrington[5] Oldham
complete team unknown teams team unknown
1
Bob Bradbury2
Charlie Collins3
Ben Jolley4
Bert Cartwright5
Jack Prescott (c)6
Tommy Anderson7
Robert Mather8
9
10
George Ogden11
12
13
7score5
2HT0
Scorers
Tries
Bob Bradbury (1)T
Goals
Ben Jolley (2)G
Drop Goals
DG
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
            
Warrington
bye
Warrington 5
St Helens Recs 3
St Helens Recs 0(8)
Swinton 0(2)
Warrington 13
Leigh 7
Widnes 6
Salford 0
Widnes 2(3)
Leigh 2(5)
Leigh 3
Wigan Highfield 2
Warrington 7
Oldham 5
St. Helens
bye
St. Helens 5
Oldham 17
Rochdale Hornets 0
Oldham 2
Oldham 17
Barrow 8
Barrow
Askam
Barrow 10
Broughton Rangers 3
Broughton Rangers 25
Wigan 0

See also

Notes

References

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