1924–25 Lancashire Cup Explained
1924–25 Lancashire Cup |
Structure: | Regional knockout competition |
Season Champs: | Oldham |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Second Place: | St Helens Recs |
Prevseason Link: | 1923 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1923–24 |
Nextseason Link: | 1925 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1925–26 |
No Of Teams: | 13 |
The 1924–25 Lancashire Cup competition was the seventeenth in the history of this regional rugby league competition and the cup was won by Oldham who beat the holders and last year's winners St Helens Recs in the final at The Willows, Salford, by a score of 10–0. The attendance at the final was 15,000 and receipts £1,116.
Background
The number of teams entering the competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 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 8 November 1924 | Barrow | | 5–7 | | St Helens Recs | Little Park, Roose | | | | |
2 | Sat 8 November 1924 | St. Helens | | 9–16 | | Oldham | Knowsley Road | | | | | |
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 22 November 1924 | Oldham | | 10–0 | | St Helens Recs | The Willows | 15000 | £1,116 | 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 – 1924.
- Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
- Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1924–25.
- Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1924–25.
- Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.