1920–21 Lancashire Cup

The 1920–21 Lancashire Cup competition was the thirteenth playing of this regional rugby league competition. Broughton Rangers beat Leigh in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 6–3. The attendance at the final was 25,000 and receipts £1800. Both set new records at the time; the previous highest attendance was 20,000 in 1911.

1920–21 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams14
WinnersBroughton Rangers
Runners-upLeigh

Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition was increased by 2 from the previous season's 12 to 14 with the introduction of two junior/amateur clubs Wigan Highfield (who would become members of the league in two years time), and Cumbrian team Askam. This enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 16 October 1920Oldham0–6LeighWatersheddings
2Sat 16 October 1920Rochdale Hornets'11–5SalfordAthletic Grounds
3Sat 16 October 1920St Helens Recs16–0BarrowCity Road
4Sat 16 October 1920St. Helens26–2AskamKnowsley Road1[2]
5Sat 16 October 1920Swinton11–18WiganChorley Road ground[3]
6Sat 16 October 1920Wigan Highfield2–12Broughton RangersTunstall Lane2
7Warringtonbye[4]
8Widnesbye[5]

Round 2 – quarterfinals
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 30 October 1920Broughton Rangers6–2St. HelensThe Cliff[2]
2Sat 30 October 1920Rochdale Hornets0–0LeighAthletic Grounds
3Sat 30 October 1920Warrington5–9St Helens RecsWilderspool[4]
4Sat 30 October 1920Widnes13–12WiganLowerhouse Lane[3][5]
Replay
5Wed 3 November 1920Leigh9–7Rochdale HornetsMather Lane

Round 3 – semifinals
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 13 November 1920Broughton Rangers9–4WidnesThe Cliff[5]
2Sat 13 November 1920Leigh9–3St Helens RecsMather Lane

Final
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 4 December 1920Broughton Rangers6–3LeighThe Willows25000£1,8003[6]

Teams and scorers
Broughton Rangers № Leigh
teams
team unknown1Tommy Clarkson
2George Higham
3Dai Price
4Wyndham Emery
5Stanley Rowe
6Bert Ganley (c)
7Emlyn Thomas
8Jim Winstanley
9Joe Cartwright
10Jack Prosser
11Joe Darwell
12Fred Coffey
13Dai Davies
6score3
6HT0
Scorers
Tries
unknownTGeorge Higham
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
            
Wigan Highfield 2
Broughton Rangers 12
Broughton Rangers 6
St. Helens 2
St. Helens 26
Askam 2
Broughton Rangers 9
Widnes 4
Widnes
bye
Widnes 13
Wigan 12
Swinton 11
Wigan 18
Broughton Rangers 6
Leigh 3
Rochdale Hornets 11
Salford 5
Rochdale Hornets 0(7)
Leigh 0(9)
Oldham 0
Leigh 6
Leigh 9
St Helens Recs 3
Warrington
bye
Warrington 6
St Helens Recs 9
St Helens Recs 16
Barrow 0

See also

Notes
  • 1 Askam are a junior (or amateur) team from the neighbourhood of Barrow in Cumbria (originally the Furness district of Lancashire).
  • 2 Wigan Highfield were at the time a Junior (or amateur) Club. They joined the league in season 1922–23
  • 3 The Willows was the home ground of Salford

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1920–21".
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1920".
  5. "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1920–21".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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