1948–49 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1948–49 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Wigan Winners Warrington 1947 Lancashire Cup 1947–48 1949 Lancashire Cup 1949–50 14 The 1948–49 Lancashire Cup was the thirty-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 14–8. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was a record-breaking 39,015, over 5,500 more than the previous record, and receipts were £5,518, another record. This was the third of Wigan's record-breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories. Background Overall, the number of teams entering this year's competition remained the same as last year's 14 with a further invitation to Lancashire Amateurs (a junior/amateur club). The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one "blank" or "dummy" fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no "blank" fixture" in the second round. As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties. However this year, the second round becomes a straightforward knock-out basis. Competition and results Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubsRugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 04 Sep 1948Leigh37–2Liverpool StanleyKirkhall Lane2Sat 04 Sep 1948Oldham8–7WidnesWatersheddingsWidnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18963Sat 04 Sep 1948Rochdale Hornets5–13Belle Vue RangersAthletic Grounds4Sat 04 Sep 1948St. Helens9–24WiganKnowsley Road25,000Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 15 February 2014 21 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 deadSaints Heritage Society – History – Season 1896–97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 15 February 2014 2 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 dead5Sat 04 Sep 1948Swinton26–10Lancashire AmateursStation Road1 6Sat 04 Sep 1948Warrington30–8BarrowWilderspoolWarrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1897 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100706043029/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 2010-07-06 7Sat 04 Sep 1948Workington Town7–5SalfordBorough Park8blankblank Round 1 – second leg Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Tue 07 Sep 1948Liverpool Stanley2–46LeighStanley Greyhound Stadium4–832Thu 09 Sep 1948Widnes5–5OldhamNaughton Park12–133Mon 06 Sep 1948Belle Vue Rangers6–5Rochdale HornetsBelle Vue Stadium19–104Wed 08 Sep 1948Wigan8–7St. HelensCentral Park32–1618,0005Mon 13 Sep 1948Lancashire Amateurs4–11SwintonKirkhall Lane14–372 6Thu 09 Sep 1948Barrow4–7WarringtonCraven Park12–377Wed 08 Sep 1948Salford14–0Workington TownThe Willows19–78 blankblank Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 16 Sep 1948Leigh10–15WarringtonKirkhall Lane2Wed 29 Sep 1948Salford5–18WiganThe Willows3Thu 30 Sep 1948Belle Vue Rangers14–4SwintonBelle Vue Stadium4 Oldhambye Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Tue 28 Sep 1948Warrington55–0OldhamWilderspool2Mon 04 Oct 1948Wigan22–9Belle Vue RangersCentral Park Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef Saturday 13 November 1948Wigan14–8WarringtonStation Road39,015£5,5183 4Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers WiganNo.Warrington teams Martin Ryan1Les Jones Gordon Ratcliffe2Brian BevanTed Ward3Albert PimblettErnie Ashcroft4Ossie PeakeJohn Lawrenson5Albert JohnsonCes Mountford6Jack FlemingJohnny Alty 7Gerry HelmeKen Gee8Bill DerbyshireJoe Egan9Dave Cotton Frank Barton10Billy Riley Nat Silcock, Jr.11Jim FeatherstoneBilly Blan12Harry BathBill Hudson13Harold Palin 14score812HT5 Scorers Tries Gordon Ratcliffe (1)TAlbert Johnson (1)Ted Ward (1)TBrian Bevan (1) Goals Ted Ward (4)GHarold Palin (1)RefereeS. Adams, (Hull) Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis. The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home. the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs. First round Second round Semifinals Final Workington Town 7 Salford 19 St. Helens 16 Wigan 32 Rochdale Hornets 10 Belle Vue Rangers 19 Swinton 37 Lancashire Amateurs 14 Leigh 83 Liverpool Stanley 4 Warrington 37 Barrow 12 Oldham 13 Widnes 12 blank blank Salford 5 Wigan 18 Belle Vue Rangers 14 Swinton 4 Leigh 10 Warrington 15 Oldham bye Wigan 22 Belle Vue Rangers 9 Warrington 55 Oldham 0 Wigan 14 Warrington 8 Notes and comments Lancashire Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club from Lancashire. The match was played at Kirkhall Lane, Leigh. Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3–2. The attendance was a record-breaking 39,015, over 5,500 more than the previous record, set in 1934, and receipts were £5518-0-0, another record. See also 1948–49 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups References External links Saints Heritage Society https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 2 March 2012 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123900/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=319 2 February 2014 Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org Category:1948 in English rugby league Category:RFL Lancashire Cup