1911–12 Lancashire Cup Explained

1911 Lancashire Cup
Structure:Regional knockout competition
Season Champs:Rochdale Hornets
Season Champ Name:Winners
Second Place:Oldham
Prevseason Link:1910 Lancashire Cup
Prevseason Year:1910
Nextseason Link:1912 Lancashire Cup
Nextseason Year:1912
No Of Teams:13

The 1911 Lancashire Cup was the seventh year of this regional rugby league competition. The winners of the trophy, for the first time, were Rochdale Hornets who beat local rivals Oldham in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 12–5. The attendance at the final was 20,000 and receipts £630.

Background

The number of teams entering the competition was increased to 13 with the addition of recent newcomers Coventry. Although not a Lancashire club Coventry and were invited to play to increase the number of games played (the previous year they had played in the Yorkshire Cup on the same basis).

With a total of entrants now at 13, there were only three byes in the first round.

Competition and results

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Round 1

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs

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1Sat 21 October 1911Barrow2–13OldhamCanendish Park
2Sat 21 October 1911Broughton Rangers24–2RuncornWheater's Field
3Sat 21 October 1911Rochdale Hornets13–0SwintonAthletic Grounds
4Sat 21 October 1911St. Helens18–7SalfordKnowsley Road[2]
5Sat 21 October 1911Widnes9–5WarringtonLowerhouse Lane[3] [4]
6Leighbye
7Coventrybye
8Wiganbye[5]

Round 2 – quarterfinals

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1Sat 4 November 1911Broughton Rangers3–18Rochdale HornetsWheater's Field
2Sat 4 November 1911Oldham23–0LeighWatersheddings
3Sat 4 November 1911Widnes22–3CoventryLowerhouse Lane
4Sat 4 November 1911Wigan22–8St. HelensCentral Park

Round 3 – semifinals

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1Sat 18 November 1911Rochdale Hornets8–8WidnesAthletic Grounds
2Sat 18 November 1911Wigan0–3OldhamCentral Park
Replay
3Wed 22 November 1911Widnes0–11Rochdale HornetsLowerhouse Lane

Final

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Saturday 2 December 1911Rochdale Hornets12–5OldhamWheater's Field20000£630–0–01[6]

Teams and scorers

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teams
Johnnie Baxter1Alf Wood
Mick English2George Smith
Jack Robinson3Tom Llewellyn
Tommy West4James Lomas
Richard Paddon5George Cook
Bobbie Schofield6Tommy Brice
Ernest Jones7EA Anlezark
Tommy Woods8Bill Biggs
Jimmy Dearden9Joe Ferguson
Alf Turner10Arthur Smith
Walter Roman11Tom McCabe
Jack Fitzsimmons12Joe Owens
Ernie Jenkins13Albert Avery
12score5
4HT0
Scorers
Tries
unknownTGeorge Smith
T
Goals
GEA Anlezark
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 1911–12.
  3. Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1911–1912.
  4. Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1911.
  5. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  6. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.