| 1913 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout competition |
| Teams | 12 |
| Winners | Oldham |
| Runners-up | Wigan |
The 1913 Lancashire Cup was the ninth year of this regional rugby league competition. The cup was won by Oldham who beat the holders Wigan in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 5-0. The attendance at the final was 18,000 and receipts £610.
Background
Warwickside team, Coventry, did not enter this year so the number of teams entering this year’s competition was reduced to 12, there were four byes in the first round.
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 18 October 1913 | Broughton Rangers | 3-15 | Oldham | Wheater's Field | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 18 October 1913 | Warrington | 8-15 | Barrow | Wilderspool | [2] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 19 October 1913 | Widnes | 24-2 | Swinton | Lowerhouse Lane | [3] | |||||
| 4 | Sat 19 October 1913 | Wigan | 9-2 | Rochdale Hornets | Central Park | [4] | |||||
| 5 | Leigh | bye | |||||||||
| 6 | St. Helens | bye | [5] | ||||||||
| 7 | Runcorn | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Salford | bye |
Round 2 – quarterfinals
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 1 November 1913 | Leigh | 8-7 | Barrow | Mather Lane | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 1 November 1913 | Oldham | 14-8 | Widnes | Watersheddings | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 1 November 1913 | St. Helens | 26-6 | Runcorn | Knowsley Road | [5] | |||||
| 4 | Sat 1 November 1913 | Salford | 7-9 | Wigan | The Willows | [4] |
Round 3 – semifinals
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 15 November 1913 | Leigh | 0-16 | Wigan | Mather Lane | [4] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 15 November 1913 | Oldham | 17-5 | St. Helens | Watersheddings | [5] | |||||
Final
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 6 December 1913 | Oldham | 5-0 | Wigan | Wheater's Field | 18000 | £610 | 1 | [4][6] |
Teams and scorers
| Oldham | № | Wigan |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| team unknown | 1 | team unknown |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 5 | score | 0 |
| 5 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| unknown | T | |
| T | ||
| Goals | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Runcorn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Runcorn | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- 1 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers.
References
- ↑ "Rugby League Project".
- ↑ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1913".
- 1 2 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1913–14".
- 1 2 3 4 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- 1 2 3 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1913–14".
- ↑ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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