The 1926–27 Lancashire Cup was the nineteenth competition in the history of this regional rugby league contest and another new name was added to the trophy. It was the turn of St. Helens, one of the founding members of the Northern Union, to lift the trophy and until this year had never even reached the final of the competition. In a local derby match St. Helens beat very near neighbours St Helens Recs by 10–2. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 19,439 and receipts £1192.
| 1926–27 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout competition |
| Teams | 14 |
| Champions | St. Helens |
| Runners-up | St Helens Recs |
For the first time in the competition, both semi-finals resulted in draws and required replays.
Background
editThe number of teams entering this year's competition increased by one to 14 which resulted in 2 byes in the first round. The additional team were amateur side Pemberton Rovers.
Competition and results
editRound 1
editInvolved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 6 October 1926 | Wigan Highfield | 10–11 | Rochdale Hornets | Tunstall Lane | ||||||
| 2 | Thu 7 October 1926 | St. Helens | 51–8 | Pemberton Rovers | Knowsley Road | 1 | [2] | ||||
| 3 | Sat 9 October 1926 | Barrow | 24–2 | Broughton Rangers | Little Park, Roose | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 9 October 1926 | Oldham | 2–3 | Salford | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 9 October 1926 | St Helens Recs | 21–3 | Leigh | City Road | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 9 October 1926 | Wigan | 6–10 | Swinton | Central Park | [3] | |||||
| 7 | Warrington | bye | [4] | ||||||||
| 8 | Widnes | bye | [5] |
Round 2 – quarterfinals
edit| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 18 October 1926 | Warrington | 9–16 | Widnes | Wilderspool | [4][5] | |||||
| 2 | Wed 20 October 1926 | St Helens Recs | 26–2 | Rochdale Hornets | City Road | ||||||
| 3 | Wed 20 October 1926 | Salford | 6–5 | Barrow | The Willows | ||||||
| 4 | Thu 21 October 1926 | St. Helens | 29–18 | Swinton | Knowsley Road | [2] |
Round 3 – semifinals
edit| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 4 November 1926 | Widnes | 3–3 | St. Helens | Lowerhouse Lane | [2][5] | |||||
| 2 | Wed 10 November 1926 | St Helens Recs | 8–8 | Salford | City Road | ||||||
| Replays | |||||||||||
| 3 | Mon 8 November 1926 | St. Helens | 17–0 | Widnes | Knowsley Road | [2][5] | |||||
| 4 | Fri 12 November 1926 | Salford | 0–14 | St Helens Recs | The Willows | ||||||
Final
edit| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20 November 1926 | St. Helens | 10–2 | St Helens Recs | Wilderspool | 19439 | £1,192 | 2 | [2][6] |
Teams and scorers
edit| St. Helens[2] | No. | St Helens Recs |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Charlie Crooks[1] | 1 | team unknown |
| George Cotton[2] | 2 | |
| Alf Frodsham | 3 | |
| George Lewis | 4 | |
| Alf Ellaby | 5 | |
| Les Fairclough | 6 | |
| Walter Groves[3] | 7 | |
| Bob Atkin[4] | 8 | |
| Albert Simm[5] | 9 | |
| Louis Houghton | 10 | |
| Bill Clarey[6] | 11 | |
| Fred Roffey | 12 | |
| Ernie Shaw | 13 | |
| 10 | score | 2 |
| 10 | HT | 2 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Alf Ellaby (1) | T | |
| Les Fairclough (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| George Lewis (2) | G | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | ||
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 3(0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 3(17) | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pemberton Rovers | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan Highfield | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 8(14) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 8(0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- 1 Pemberton Rovers were a Junior (amateur) club from Wigan.
- 2 Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season.
References
edit- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b c d e f "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1926–27".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ a b "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1926".
- ^ a b c d "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1926–27".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.