1912–13 Lancashire Cup Explained
1912–13 Lancashire Cup |
Structure: | Regional knockout competition |
Season Champs: | Wigan |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Second Place: | Rochdale Hornets |
Prevseason Link: | 1911–12 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1911–12 |
Nextseason Link: | 1913–14 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1913–14 |
No Of Teams: | 13 |
The 1912 Lancashire Cup was the eighth year of this regional rugby league competition. The cup was won by Wigan who beat the holders Rochdale Hornets in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 21–5. The attendance at the final was 6,000 and receipts £200.
Background
As in 1911 the 12 semi-professional clubs and Warwickshire side Coventry. With a total of entrants 13, there were three byes in the first round
Competition and results
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Round 1
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
Round 2 – quarterfinals
Round 3 – semifinals
width=20 abbr="No" | Game No | width=100 abbr="Date" | Fixture date | width=150 abbr="Home team" | Home team | width=5 abbr="space" | | width=20 abbr="Score" | Score | width=5 abbr="space" | | width=150 abbr="Away team" | Away team | width=150 abbr="Venue" | Venue | width=30 abbr="Att" | Att | width=30 abbr="Rec" | Rec | width=20 abbr="Notes" | Notes | width=30 abbr="Ref" | Ref |
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1 | Sat 16 November 1912 | Rochdale Hornets | | 10–8 | | St. Helens | Athletic Grounds | | | | |
2 | Sat 16 November 1912 | Salford | | 5–13 | | Wigan | The Willows | | | | |
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Final
width=20 abbr="No" | Game No | width=100 abbr="Date" | Fixture date | width=150 abbr="Home team" | Home team | width=5 abbr="space" | | width=20 abbr="Score" | Score | width=5 abbr="space" | | width=150 abbr="Away team" | Away team | width=150 abbr="Venue" | Venue | width=45 abbr="Att" | Att | width=60 abbr="Rec" | Rec | width=20 abbr="Notes" | Notes | width=30 abbr="Ref" | Ref |
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| Wednesday 11 December 1912 | Wigan | | 21–5 | | Rochdale Hornets | The Willows | 6000 | £200 | 2 | | |
Teams and scorers
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also
Notes
- 1 According to the Widnes official archives the score was 36–0,[2] but according to "RUGBY LEAGUE project" the score was 36–9[1]
- 2 The Willows was the home ground of Salford
Notes and References
- Web site: Rugby League Project.
- Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1912–13.
- Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
- Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1912–13.
- Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1912.