1933–34 Lancashire Cup

The 1933–34 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-sixth occasion on which the completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating St Helens Recs by 12-0.

1933-34 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersOldham
Runners-upSt Helens Recs

Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.

Competition and Results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 23 Sep 1933St Helens Recs5-2WarringtonCity Road[2]
2Sat 30 Sep 1933Oldham2-0WidnesWatersheddings[3]
3Sat 30 Sep 1933Rochdale Hornets19-10London HighfieldAthletic Grounds1
4Sat 30 Sep 1933St. Helens12-8SalfordKnowsley Road[4]
5Sat 30 Sep 1933Swinton9-6LeighStation Road
6Sat 30 Sep 1933Wigan21-2BarrowCentral Park[5]
7Broughton Rangersbye
8blankblank

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 11 Oct 1933Broughton Rangers0-12OldhamBelle Vue Stadium2
2Mon 16 Oct 1933St. Helens52-14Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road[4]
3Wed 18 Oct 1933St Helens Recs19-5SwintonCity Road
4Wiganbye[5]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 25 Oct 1933Wigan15-21OldhamCentral Park[5]
2Thu 02 Nov 1933St Helens Recs9-2St. HelensCity Road12,000[4]

Final

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,085 and receipts £516 (both disappointing after last year's crowd of 28,500 and gate receipts of £1,675.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 18 November 1933Oldham12-0St Helens RecsStation Road9,085£5163[6]

Teams and Scorers
Oldham No. St Helens Recs
teams
team unknown1team unknown
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
12score0
0HT0
Scorers
Tries
T
T
T
T
Goals
G
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success
First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Wigan 21
Barrow 2
Wigan
bye
blank
blank
Wigan 15
Oldham 21
Broughton Rangers
bye
Broughton Rangers 0
Oldham 12
Oldham 2
Widnes 0
Oldham 12
St Helens Recs 0
St Helens Recs 5
Warrington 2
St Helens Recs 19
Swinton 5
Swinton 9
Leigh 6
St Helens Recs 9
St. Helens 2
St. Helens 12
Salford 8
St. Helens 52
Rochdale Hornets 14
Rochdale Hornets 19
London Highfield 10

Notes and comments

1 * The first (and only) Lancashire Cup match to be played by London Highfield

2 * The first Lancashire Cup match at the club's new stadium

3 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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