1929–30 Lancashire Cup Explained
1929–30 Lancashire Cup |
Structure: | Regional knockout competitionm |
Season Champs: | Warrington |
Second Place: | Salford |
Prevseason Link: | 1928 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1928–29 |
Nextseason Link: | 1930 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1930–31 |
No Of Teams: | 13 |
The 1929–30 Lancashire Cup was the 22nd occasion on which this regional rugby league competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating Salford in the final by 15–2. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance at the final was 21,012 and receipts £1,250.
Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.
The semi-final clash between Salford and Swinton took two replays to decide. This resulted in Salford playing 5 matches (a semi-final, a league match, two replays and a final) within 11 days.
Competition and results
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Round 1
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
Round 2 – quarter-finals
Round 3 – semi-finals
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 | Mon 11 November 1929 | Oldham | | 5–7 | | Warrington | Watersheddings | | | | |
2 | Wed 13 November 1929 | Swinton | | 3–3 | | Salford | Station Road | | | 2 | |
1st Replay |
3 | Mon 18 November 1929 | Salford | | 0–0 | | Swinton | The Willows | | | 2 | |
2nd Replay |
4 | Wed 20 November 1929 | Swinton | | 0–8 | | Salford | The Cliff | | | | | |
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 23 November 1929 | Warrington | | 15–2 | | Salford | Central Park | 21,012 | £1,250 | 2 3 | [6] | |
Teams and scorers
Scoring – Try = three points; Goal = two points; Drop goal = two points
The road to success
See also
References
- Book: Saxton . Irvin . History of Rugby League: No.35 1929–1930. League Publications . 10.
Notes and References
- Web site: Rugby League Project.
- Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1929–30.
- Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1929–30.
- Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1929.
- Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
- Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.