1921–22 Lancashire Cup Explained
1921–22 Lancashire Cup |
Structure: | Regional knockout competition |
Season Champs: | Warrington |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Second Place: | Oldham |
Prevseason Link: | 1920 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1920–21 |
Nextseason Link: | 1922 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1922–23 |
No Of Teams: | 14 |
The 1921–22 Lancashire Cup competition, the fourteenth contest for this regional rugby league competition, saw a new name on the trophy, Warrington. They beat Oldham in the final at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford by a score of 7–5. The final was watched by 18,000 and receipts were £1,200.
Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at the previous level of 14, this enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.
Competition and results
[1]
Round 1
Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 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 |
---|
| | | | | | | | | |
1 | Sat 19 November 1921 | Oldham | | 17–8 | | Barrow | Watersheddings | | | | |
2 | Sat 19 November 1921 | Warrington | | 13–7 | | Leigh | Wilderspool | | | | | |
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 |
---|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Saturday 3 December 1921 | Warrington | | 7–5 | | Oldham | The Cliff | 18000 | £1,200 | 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: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
- Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1921–22.
- Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1921–22.
- Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1922.
- Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.