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

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1Sat 12 October 1929Barrow12–0WidnesLittle Park, Roose[2]
2Sat 12 October 1929Broughton Rangers9–10St. HelensThe Cliff[3]
3Sat 12 October 1929Leigh3–6WarringtonMather Lane[4]
4Sat 12 October 1929Rochdale Hornets15–11Wigan HighfieldAthletic Grounds
5Sat 12 October 1929Wigan5–10OldhamCentral Park[5]
6St Helens Recsbye
7Salfordbye
8Swintonbye

Round 2 – quarter-finals

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1Mon 21 October 1929Oldham8–2St Helens RecsWatersheddings
2Wed 23 October 1929St. Helens8–8SalfordKnowsley Road
3Wed 23 October 1929Swinton38–3Rochdale HornetsStation Road1
4Thu 24 October 1929Barrow7–9WarringtonLittle Park, Roose
Replay
5Sat 30 October 1929Salford13–3St. HelensThe Willows

Round 3 – semi-finals

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1Mon 11 November 1929Oldham5–7WarringtonWatersheddings
2Wed 13 November 1929Swinton3–3SalfordStation Road2
1st Replay
3Mon 18 November 1929Salford0–0SwintonThe Willows2
2nd Replay
4Wed 20 November 1929Swinton0–8SalfordThe Cliff

Final

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Saturday 23 November 1929Warrington15–2SalfordCentral Park21,012£1,2502 3[6]

Teams and scorers

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Teams
Billy Holding1Gus Risman
Tommy Blinkhorn2Sid Boyd
3Richard Manning
Billy Dingsdale4George Dobing
Thomas "Tubby" Thompson5Barney Hudson
William "Billy" Kirk6Sammy Miller
Tommy Flynn7Reg Meek
Jack Miller8Billy Williams
Alfred Peacock9Fred Shaw
Billy Cunliffe10Jack Muir
Frank Williams11Teddy Haines
Jesse Meredith12Alf Middleton
Charlie Seeling Jr.13Aubrey Casewell
15score2
7HT0
Scorers
Tries
William "Billy" Kirk (1)T
Jesse Meredith (1)T
Tommy Blinkhorn (1)T
Goals
Billy Holding (3)GGeorge Dobing
Drop Goals
DG
Referee
Scoring – Try = three points; Goal = two points; Drop goal = two points

The road to success

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1929–30.
  3. Web site: Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1929–30.
  4. Web site: Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1929.
  5. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  6. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.