1929–30 Lancashire Cup

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1929–30 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competitionm
Teams13
ChampionsWarrington
Runners-upSalford
← 1928–29
1930–31 →

The 1929–30 Lancashire Cup was the 22nd occasion on which this regional rugby league competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating Salford in the final by 15-2. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance at the final was 21,012 and receipts £1,250.

Background[]

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.

The semi-final clash between Salford and Swinton took two replays to decide. This resulted in Salford playing 5 matches (a semi-final, a league match, two replays and a final) within 11 days.

Competition and results[]

[1]

Round 1[]

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 12 October 1929 Barrow 12-0 Widnes Little Park, Roose [2]
2 Sat 12 October 1929 Broughton Rangers 9-10 St. Helens The Cliff [3]
3 Sat 12 October 1929 Leigh 3-6 Warrington Mather Lane [4]
4 Sat 12 October 1929 Rochdale Hornets 15-11 Wigan Highfield Athletic Grounds
5 Sat 12 October 1929 Wigan 5-10 Oldham Central Park [5]
6 St Helens Recs bye
7 Salford bye
8 Swinton bye

Round 2 - quarter-finals[]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Mon 21 October 1929 Oldham 8-2 St Helens Recs Watersheddings
2 Wed 23 October 1929 St. Helens 8-8 Salford Knowsley Road [3]
3 Wed 23 October 1929 Swinton 38-3 Rochdale Hornets Station Road 1
4 Thu 24 October 1929 Barrow 7-9 Warrington Little Park, Roose [4]
Replay
5 Sat 30 October 1929 Salford 13-3 St. Helens The Willows [3]

Round 3 – semi-finals[]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Mon 11 November 1929 Oldham 5-7 Warrington Watersheddings [4]
2 Wed 13 November 1929 Swinton 3-3 Salford Station Road 2
1st Replay
3 Mon 18 November 1929 Salford 0-0 Swinton The Willows 2
2nd Replay
4 Wed 20 November 1929 Swinton 0-8 Salford The Cliff

Final[]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 23 November 1929 Warrington 15-2 Salford Central Park 21,012 £1,250 2 3 [4][6]

Teams and scorers[]

Warrington[4] № Salford
team positions may differ teams the team probably included
Billy Holding 1
Tommy Blinkhorn 2 Alan Edwards
(c) 3 Gus Risman
Billy Dingsdale 4
Thomas "Tubby" Thompson 5 Barney Hudson
6 Emlyn Jenkins
William "Billy" Kirk 7 Billy Watkins
8 Billy Williams
Alfred Peacock 9
10 John "Jack" Feetham
11
Frank Williams 12 team positions may differ
Jesse Meredith 13
15 score 2
7 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
William "Billy" Kirk (1) T
Jesse Meredith (1) T
Tommy Blinkhorn (1) T
Goals
Billy Holding (3) G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

Scoring - Try = three points; Goal = two points; Drop goal = two points

The road to success[]

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Wigan 5
Oldham 10
Oldham 8
St Helens Recs 2
St Helens Recs
bye
Oldham 5
Warrington 7
Barrow 12
Widnes 0
Barrow 7
Warrington 9
Leigh 3
Warrington 6
Warrington 15
Salford 2
Swinton
bye
Swinton 38
Rochdale Hornets 3
Rochdale Hornets 15
Wigan Highfield 11
Swinton 3(0)(0)
Salford 3(0)(8)
Broughton Rangers 9
St. Helens 10
St. Helens 8(3)
Salford 8(13)
Salford
bye

See also[]

Notes[]

  • 1 This was the first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this new ground.
  • 2 Central Park was the home ground of Wigan.

References[]

  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1929–30".
  3. ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1929–30".
  4. ^ a b c d e "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1929".
  5. ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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