1907–08 Lancashire Cup Explained

1907–08 Lancashire Cup
Structure:Regional knockout competition
Season Champs:Oldham
Season Champ Name:Winners
Second Place:Broughton Rangers
Prevseason Link:1906 Lancashire Cup
Prevseason Year:1906–07
Nextseason Link:1908 Lancashire Cup
Nextseason Year:1908–09
No Of Teams:12

The 1907–08 Lancashire Cup was the third year for this regional rugby league competition and saw its third different winner. The cup was won by Oldham, who beat the previous year's winners, Broughton Rangers, at The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale by a score of 16–9. The attendance for the final was 14,000 and receipts £340.

The venue was the third different venue used in the three years which the competition had run.

Background

For this season's competition, with the loss of Wigan Highfield, there were now only 12 semi-professional clubs, and with no junior team involved, this led to there being four clubs awarded byes in the first round

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 Clubs

width=20 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=100 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Sat 12 October 1907Broughton Rangers28-0Rochdale HornetsWheater's Field
2Sat 12 October 1907Oldham22-3BarrowWatersheddings
3Sat 12 October 1907Runcorn2-15WarringtonCanal Street[2]
4Sat 12 October 1907Swinton7-0St. HelensChorley Road ground[3]
5Leighbye.
6Salfordbye
7Wiganbye[4]
8Widnesbye[5]

Round 2 - Quarterfinals

width=20 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=100 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Sat 26 October 1907Leigh13-11WarringtonMather Lane
2Sat 26 October 1907Oldham13-0SwintonWatersheddings
3Sat 26 October 1907Salford10-8WiganThe Willows
4Sat 26 October 1907Widnes0-14Broughton RangersLowerhouse Lane

Round 3 – semifinals

width=20 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=100 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Sat 16 November 1907Leigh8-26Broughton RangersMather Lane
2Sat 16 November 1907Salford7-8OldhamThe Willows

Final

width=20 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=100 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=45 abbr="Att" Attwidth=60 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
Saturday 30 November 1907Oldham16-9Broughton RangersAthletic Grounds14000£340[6]

Teams and scorers

width=280 abbr="Oldham"Oldhamwidth=60 abbr="Number"No.width=280 abbr="Broughton R"Broughton Rangers
Teams
Dicky Thomas1Billy Barlow
George Tyson2Billy Harris
Billy Dixon3Andy Hogg
Tom Llewellyn4Bob Wilson
Arthur Oldershaw5Jack Flynn
Tom White6Sam James
David Benyon7Horton
Joe Ferguson8George Ruddick
Bert Avery9Jack Beetham
Arthur Smith10J. Grainey
Billy Longworth11Jim Clampitt
Harry Topham12C.J. Darlison
Joe Wilkinson13Mottram
16score9
8HT3
Scorers
Tom LlewellynTries
Arthur OldershawTAndy Hogg
Joe Ferguson, Arthur SmithT
Goals
Joe Ferguson (2)GBilly Barlow (3)
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeH. Farrar (Keighley)
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1907.
  3. Web site: Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97.
  4. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  5. Web site: Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1907–08.
  6. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.