1909–10 Lancashire Cup Explained

1909–10 Lancashire Cup
Structure:Regional knockout competition
Season Champs:Wigan
Season Champ Name:Winners
Second Place:Leigh
Prevseason Link:1908–09 Lancashire Cup
Prevseason Year:1908–09
Nextseason Link:1910–11 Lancashire Cup
Nextseason Year:1910–11
No Of Teams:12

The 1909–10 Lancashire Cup was the fifth year of this regional rugby league competition and for the first time the defending champions retained the trophy as Wigan beat Leigh in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by 22–5. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £296.

Background

For the third year there were 12 teams participating in the competitions so four clubs were awarded byes in the first round.

Fixtures and results

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Round 1

Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs

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1Sat 16 October 1909Leigh15–3BarrowMather Lane
2Sat 16 October 1909Rochdale Hornets6–38OldhamAthletic Grounds
3Sat 16 October 1909Widnes4–10St. HelensLowerhouse Lane1[2] [3]
4Sat 16 October 1909Wigan'15–8WarringtonCentral Park[4] [5]
5Salfordbye
6Runcornbye
7Swintonbye
8Broughton Rangersbye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

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1Sat 30 October 1909Leigh13–6SalfordMather Lane
2Sat 30 October 1909Runcorn9–5OldhamCanal Street
3Sat 30 October 1909Swinton2–0St. HelensChorley Road ground
4Sat 30 October 1909Wigan16–0Broughton RangersCentral Park

Round 3 – semifinals

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1Sat 13 November 1909Leigh11–8RuncornMather Lane
2Sat 13 November 1909Swinton0–8WiganChorley Road ground

Final

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Saturday 27 November 1909Wigan22–5LeighWheater's Field14000£2962, 3[6]

Teams and scorers

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teams
Jim Sharrock1Ellis Clarkson
Jim Leytham2Sam Johnson
Bert Jenkins3Dai Davies
Harry Pricehttp://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=8224Dan Isherwood (c)
Joe Miller5Tom Johnson
Naddy Joneshttp://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=6036Mick Bolewski
Johnny Thomas7Frank Battersby
Dick Silcock8Paddy O’Neill
Dick Ramsdale9Aaron Lee
Tom Whittaker10Dick Gallop
Joseph Toppinghttp://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=99411Herbert Woods
Howell de Francis12Edward Jones
Jack Barton13Harry Marsh
22score5
5HT5
Scorers
Tries
Joe Miller (2)TSam Johnson
Jim Leytham (1)T
Johnny Thomas (1)T
Naddy Jones (1)T
Howell De Francis (1)T
Goals
Jim Leytham (2)GFrank Battersby
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

Notes and comments

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1909–10.
  3. Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1909–10.
  4. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  5. Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1909.
  6. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.