1919–20 Lancashire Cup Explained
1919–20 Lancashire Cup |
Structure: | Regional knockout competition |
Season Champs: | Oldham |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Second Place: | Rochdale Hornets |
Prevseason Link: | 1918–19 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1918–19 |
Nextseason Link: | 1920–21 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1920–21 |
No Of Teams: | 12 |
The 1919–20 Lancashire Cup was the twelfth competition for this regional rugby league competition. The final was contested between the same finalists as the Spring tournament, but the result was reversed as Oldham beat Rochdale Hornets at The Willows, Salford by a score of 7–0. The attendance at the final was 19,000 and receipts £1,615.
Background
The number of teams entering this competition was again 12 with 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
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 15-11-1919 | Rochdale Hornets | | 8–3 | | Widnes | Athletic Grounds | | | | |
2 | Sat 15-11-1919 | Swinton | | 2–2 | | Oldham | Chorley Road ground | | | | |
Replay |
3 | Mon 17-11-1919 | Oldham | | 26–2 | | Swinton | Watersheddings | | | | | |
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 1919 | Oldham | | 7–0 | | Rochdale Hornets | The Willows | 19000 | £1,615–0–0 | 1 | [6] | |
Teams and scorers
width=280 abbr="Oldham" | | width=60 abbr="Number" | № | width=280 abbr="Rochdale H" | Rochdale Hornets |
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team unknown | 1 | team unknown |
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Herman Hilton (position uncertain) | 8 | | |
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7 | score | 0 |
2 | HT | 0 |
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unknown | T | | |
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Referee | | | |
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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
- Web site: Rugby League Project.
- Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1919.
- Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1919–20.
- Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1919–20.
- Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results. 13 February 2014. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001050/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3224. dead.
- Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.