1913–14 Lancashire Cup Explained
1913 Lancashire Cup |
Structure: | Regional knockout competition |
Season Champs: | Oldham |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Second Place: | Wigan |
Prevseason Link: | 1912 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1912 |
Nextseason Link: | 1914 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1914 |
No Of Teams: | 12 |
The 1913 Lancashire Cup was the ninth year of this regional rugby league competition. The cup was won by Oldham who beat the holders Wigan in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 5–0. The attendance at the final was 18,000 and receipts £610.
Background
Warwickside team, Coventry, did not enter this year so the number of teams entering this year's competition was reduced to 12, there were four byes in the first round.
Competition and results
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Round 1
Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs
Round 2 – quarterfinals
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 1 November 1913 | Leigh | | 8–7 | | Barrow | Mather Lane | | | | |
2 | Sat 1 November 1913 | Oldham | | 14–8 | | Widnes | Watersheddings | | | | |
3 | Sat 1 November 1913 | St. Helens | | 26–6 | | Runcorn | Knowsley Road | | | | |
4 | Sat 1 November 1913 | Salford | | 7–9 | | Wigan | The Willows | | | | | |
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 15 November 1913 | Leigh | | 0–16 | | Wigan | Mather Lane | | | | |
2 | Sat 15 November 1913 | Oldham | | 17–5 | | St. Helens | Watersheddings | | | | |
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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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| Saturday 6 December 1913 | Oldham | | 5–0 | | Wigan | Wheater's Field | 18000 | £610 | 1 | [6] | |
Teams and scorers
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also
Notes
Notes and References
- Web site: Rugby League Project.
- Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1913.
- Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1913–14.
- Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
- Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1913–14.
- Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.