1925–26 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams13
WinnersSwinton
Runners-upWigan

The 1925–26 Lancashire Cup was the eighteenth tournament in the history of this regional rugby league competition, and another new name was added to the trophy. This time it was the turn of Swinton, one of the founding members of the Northern Union, whose previous best had been as runners up to Oldham in 1910.

Background

The number of teams entering this year's 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

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 10 October 1925Leigh10-7Rochdale HornetsMather Lane
2Sat 10 October 1925Oldham14-9St. HelensWatersheddings[2]
3Sat 10 October 1925Wigan Highfield6-7SalfordTunstall Lane
4Sat 10 October 1925Barrow8-0WidnesLittle Park, Roose[3]
5Sat 10 October 1925Wigan14-10WarringtonCentral Park[4][5]
6Broughton Rangersbye
7St Helens Recsbye
8Swintonbye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 19 October 1925Oldham8-5SalfordWatersheddings
2Wed 21 October 1925Wigan31-8Broughton RangersCentral Park[4]
3Thu 22 October 1925Barrow8-6LeighLittle Park, Roose
4Thu 22 October 1925St Helens Recs7-8SwintonCity Road

Round 3 – semifinals

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 2 November 1925Oldham5-5WiganWatersheddings[4]
2Wed 4 November 1925Swinton22-3BarrowChorley Road ground8,000
Replay
3Wed 11 November 1925Wigan52-3OldhamCentral Park[4]

Final

The final was due to be played on Saturday, 21 November 1925 but was postponed due to bad weather, in this case fog. The weather during that short period was atrocious and in fact Wigan had 5 matches postponed due to either a waterlogged pitch, a frozen pitch, fog or other bad weather in the four-week period from early November to early December. The final was eventually played on Wednesday 9 December 1925 and Swinton beat Wigan by 15–11. The match was played at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford. The attendance was 15,000 and receipts £1,116.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 21 November 1925SwintonpostWiganThe Cliff1[4]
Wednesday 9 December 1925Swinton15-11WiganThe Cliff17,000£1,1152[4][6]

Teams and scorers

Swinton No. Wigan[4]
teams
Jack Pearson1Jim Sullivan
Frank Evans2Johnny Ring
Hector Halsall (c)3Tommy Howley
Jack Evans4David Booysen
Chris Brockbank5Attie van Heerden
Billo Rees6George Owens
Bryn Evans7Danny Hurcombe
Miller Strong8Wilf Hodder
Henry Blewer9Jack Bennett
Bert Morris10Bob Ilsley
Tom Halliwell11George van Rooyen
Harry Entwistle12Frank Stephens
Fred Beswick13Jack Price
15score11
5HT0
Scorers
Tries
Chris Brockbank (1)TJohnny Ring (3)
Jack Evans (1)T
Bryn Evans (1)T
Goals
Bert Morris (3)GJim Sullivan (1)
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 Semifinals Final
            
St Helens Recs
bye
St Helens Recs 7
Swinton 8
Swinton
bye
Swinton 22
Barrow 3
Widnes 0
Barrow 8
Barrow 8
Leigh 6
Leigh 10
Rochdale Hornets 7
Swinton 15
Wigan 11
Wigan 14
Warrington 10
Wigan 31
Broughton Rangers 8
Broughton Rangers
bye
Oldham 5(52)
Wigan 5(3)
Oldham 14
St. Helens 9
Oldham 8
Salford 5
Wigan Highfield 6
Salford 7

See also

Notes

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1925–26".
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1925–26".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1925".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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