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

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1Sat 22 October 1921Broughton Rangers5–0WiganThe Cliff[2]
2Sat 22 October 1921Leigh3–2Wigan HighfieldMather Lane
3Sat 22 October 1921Rochdale Hornets0–2OldhamAthletic Grounds
4Sat 22 October 1921St Helens Recs0–0SwintonCity Road
5Sat 22 October 1921Widnes6–0SalfordLowerhouse Lane[3]
6Sat 29 October 1921Barrow25–0AskamLittle Park, Roose
7St. Helensbye[4]
8Warringtonbye[5]
Replay
9Wed 26 October 1921Swinton2–8St Helens RecsChorley Road ground

Round 2 – quarterfinals

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1Sat 5 November 1921Barrow10–3Broughton RangersLittle Park, Roose
2Sat 5 November 1921St. Helens5–17OldhamKnowsley Road
3Sat 5 November 1921Warrington5–3St Helens RecsWilderspool
4Sat 5 November 1921Widnes2–2LeighLowerhouse Lane
Replay
1Wed 9 November 1921Leigh5–3WidnesMather Lane

Round 3 – semifinals

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1Sat 19 November 1921Oldham17–8BarrowWatersheddings
2Sat 19 November 1921Warrington13–7LeighWilderspool

Final

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Saturday 3 December 1921Warrington7–5OldhamThe Cliff18000£1,2001[6]

Teams and scorers

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complete team unknown teams team unknown
1
Bob Bradbury2
Charlie Collins3
Ben Jolleyhttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Jolley&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search4
Bert Cartwright5
John "Jack" Harrison Prescotthttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Prescott&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search (c)6
Tommy Anderson7
Robert Mather8
Alfred Peacock9
10
George Ogden11
12
13
7score5
2HT0
Scorers
Tries
Bob Bradbury (1)T
Goals
Ben Jolley (2)G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

See also

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  3. Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1921–22.
  4. Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1921–22.
  5. Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1922.
  6. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.