1935-36 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSalford
Runners-upWigan

1935–36 was the twenty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 15–7.
The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but (historically in the county of Lancashire. The attendance was 16,500 and receipts were £950.
This was the second of the three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan.

Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition was increased by one with the addition of Streatham & Mitcham (hardly a Lancashire club, but useful to make the numbers up). This brought the number up to 14 and the same fixture format was retained. There was now no need for a bye in the first round, but there was still a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. The bye in the second round remained.

Competition and results

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Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 11 Sep 1935St. Helens10-7Streatham & MitchamKnowsley Road1[2]
2Sat 14 Sep 1935Leigh5-2Broughton RangersMather Lane
3Sat 14 Sep 1935St Helens Recs17-5BarrowCity Road
4Sat 14 Sep 1935Liverpool Stanley7-14SalfordStanley Greyhound Sadium
5Sat 14 Sep 1935Rochdale Hornets5-7OldhamAthletic Grounds
6Sat 14 Sep 1935Swinton2-2WarringtonStation Road[3]
7Sat 14 Sep 1935Wigan6-5WidnesCentral Park[4][5]
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Round 1 – replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 18 Sep 1935Warrington14-8SwintonWilderspool[3]

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 25 Sep 1935St. Helens2-2St Helens RecsKnowsley Road[2]
2Wed 25 Sep 1935Salford11-0WarringtonThe Willows[3]
3Wed 25 Sep 1935Wigan16-7LeighCentral Park[4]
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Round 2 – quarterfinals – first replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 31 Sep 1935St Helens Recs8-21St. HelensCity Road[2]

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Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 2 Oct 1935Wigan9-4OldhamCentral Park[4]
2Wed 9 Oct 1935Salford19-6St. HelensThe Willows[2]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 19 October 1935Salford15-7WiganWilderspool16,500£9502[4][6]

Teams and scorers

Salford No. Wigan
teams
Harold Osbaldestin1Jim Sullivan
Bob Brown2Jack Morley
Sammy Miller3Gordon Innes
Gus Risman4Gwyn Davies
Barney Hudson5Alf Ellerby
Billy Watkins6George Bennett
Emlyn Jenkins7Hector Gee
Billy Williams8Harold Edwards
Bert Day9Albert Davis
Joe Bradbury10Ken Gee
Paddy Dalton11Len Mason
Alf Middleton12Billy Hall
Jack Feetham13Charlie Seeling
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10HT7
Scorers
Tries
Joe BradburyTGwyn Davies (1)
Alf MiddletonT
Jack FeethamT
Goals
Gus Risman (3)GJim Sullivan (2)
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeAlf Hill (Leeds)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

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The road to success

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Liverpool Stanley 7
Salford 14
Salford 11
Warrington 0
Swinton 2 - 8
Warrington 2 - 14
Salford 19
St. Helens 6
St. Helens 10
Streatham & Mitcham 7
St. Helens 2 - 21
St Helens Recs 2 - 8
St Helens Recs 17
Barrow 5
Salford 15
Wigan 7
Wigan 6
Widnes 5
Wigan 15
Leigh 7
Leigh 5
Broughton Rangers 2
Wigan 9
Oldham 4
Rochdale Hornets 5
Oldham 7
Oldham
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Notes and comments

1 * First Lancashire Cup match by new London club Streatham & Mitcham

2 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club. The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10–13.

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  3. 1 2 3 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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