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 | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 13 |
| Winners | Oldham |
| Runners-up | St Helens Recs |
Background
editThe 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
editRound 1
editInvolved 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 23 Sep 1933 | St Helens Recs | 5–2 | Warrington | City Road | [2] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Oldham | 2–0 | Widnes | Watersheddings | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Rochdale Hornets | 19–10 | London Highfield | Athletic Grounds | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | St. Helens | 12–8 | Salford | Knowsley Road | [4] | |||||
| 5 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Swinton | 9–6 | Leigh | Station Road | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Wigan | 21–2 | Barrow | Central Park | [5] | |||||
| 7 | Broughton Rangers | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
Round 2 – quarterfinals
editInvolved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 11 Oct 1933 | Broughton Rangers | 0–12 | Oldham | Belle Vue Stadium | 2 | |||||
| 2 | Mon 16 Oct 1933 | St. Helens | 52–14 | Rochdale Hornets | Knowsley Road | [4] | |||||
| 3 | Wed 18 Oct 1933 | St Helens Recs | 19–5 | Swinton | City Road | ||||||
| 4 | Wigan | bye | [5] |
Round 3 – semifinals
editInvolved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 25 Oct 1933 | Wigan | 15–21 | Oldham | Central Park | [5] | |||||
| 2 | Thu 02 Nov 1933 | St Helens Recs | 9–2 | St. Helens | City Road | 12,000 | [4] |
Final
editThe 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 1933 | Oldham | 12–0 | St Helens Recs | Station Road | 9,085 | £516 | 3 | [6] |
Teams and scorers
edit| Oldham | No. | St Helens Recs |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Tommy Rees | 1 | Alf Frodsham |
| Albert Taylor | 2 | Laithwaite |
| Sam Bardsley | 3 | Albert Bailey |
| Jack Stephens | 4 | Heaton |
| Les Lewis | 5 | J. Turton |
| Tom Egan | 6 | W. Bowen |
| Jack Reynolds | 7 | W. Greenall |
| Jack Read | 8 | G. Highcock |
| Jack Scaife | 9 | Oliver Dolan |
| Ted Hodgson | 10 | W. Liptrot |
| Trevor Thomas | 11 | Mason |
| Abe Clayton | 12 | J. Green |
| Fred Ashworth | 13 | W. Grundy |
| 12 | score | 0 |
| 0 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Sam Bardsley | T | |
| Jack Stephens | T | |
| T | ||
| T | ||
| Goals | ||
| Tommy Rees (3) | G | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97".
- ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1896–97".
- ^ a b c "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
References
edit- Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.39 1933–1934. League Publications. p. 10.
External links
edit- "Lancashire Cup 1933/34 – Results". Rugby League Project.