1909 Lancashire Cup

Structure

Regional knockout competition

Number of teams

Winners

Runners-up

< 1908	Seasons	1910 >

The 1909 Lancashire Cup was the fifth year of this regional rugby league competition and for the first time the defending champions retained the trophy as Wigan beat Leigh in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by 22-5. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £296.

Background

For the third year there were 12 teams participating in the competitions so four clubs were awarded byes in the first round.

Fixtures and results ^[1]

Round 1

Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 Clubs

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Notes	Ref

1	Sat 16 October 1909	Leigh	15-3	Barrow	Mather Lane
2	Sat 16 October 1909	Rochdale Hornets	6-38	Oldham	Athletic Grounds
3	Sat 16 October 1909	Widnes	4-10	St Helens	Lowerhouse Lane	1	^[2]^[3]
4	Sat 16 October 1909	Wigan	'15-8	Warrington	Central Park		^[4] ^[5]
5		Salford		bye
6		Runcorn		bye
7		Swinton		bye
8		Broughton Rangers		bye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 30 October 1909	Leigh	13-6	Salford	Mather Lane
2	Sat 30 October 1909	Runcorn	9-5	Oldham	Canal Street
3	Sat 30 October 1909	Swinton	2-0	St Helens	Chorley Road ground	^[2]
4	Sat 30 October 1909	Wigan	16-0	Broughton Rangers	Central Park	^[4]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 13 November 1909	Leigh	11-8	Runcorn	Mather Lane
2	Sat 13 November 1909	Swinton	0-8	Wigan	Chorley Road ground	^[4]

Final

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref

	Saturday 27 November 1909	Wigan		22-5		Leigh	Wheater's Field	14000	£296	2, 3	^[4] ^[6]

Teams and scorers

Wigan^[4]	№	Leigh

	teams
Jim Sharrock	1	team not known
Jim Leytham	2
Bert Jenkins	3
Harry Price	4
Joe Miller	5
Naddy Jones	6
Johnny Thomas	7
Dick Silcock	8
Dick Ramsdale	9
Tom Whittaker	10
Joseph Topping	11
Howell de Francis	12
Jack Barton	13

22	score	5
5	HT	5

	Scorers
	Tries
Joe Miller (2)	T	unknown
Jim Leytham (1)	T
Johnny Thomas (1)	T
Naddy Jones (1)	T
Howell De Francis (1)	T
	Goals
Jim Leytham (2)	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

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Notes and comments

1 The first time St Helens had won a game in the competition
2 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000
3 Joe Millar was the first player to score more than one try in the final

References

↑ "Rugby League Project".
1 2 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1909–10".
↑ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1909–10".
1 2 3 4 5 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
↑ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1909".
↑ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

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1909 Lancashire Cup

Background

Fixtures and results [1]

Round 1

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Final

Teams and scorers

The road to success

Notes and comments

See also

References

Fixtures and results ^[1]