1923–24 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1923–24 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout competition St Helens Recs Winners Swinton 1922 Lancashire Cup 1922–23 1924 Lancashire Cup 1924–25 13 The 1923–24 Lancashire Cup competition was the sixteenth competition in the regional Lancashire Cup tournament. The trophy was won by St Helens Recs who beat Swinton in the final at Central Park, Wigan, by a score of 17–0. The attendance was a new record for the competition final at the time, being 25,656 and receipts £1,450. The triumph by St Helens Recs was the first time the club had won the competition and also the first time that winning club were not one of the original clubs who formed the Northern Union. Background The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13, with again no junior/amateur team being admitted. This resulted in 3 byes in the first round. The quarter-final match between Warrington and Widnes took three matches to finally decide, the second replay being held at Central Park. Competition and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html Round 1 Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 13 October 1923Rochdale Hornets7–3Wigan HighfieldAthletic Grounds2Sat 13 October 1923St. Helens5–0SalfordKnowsley RoadSaints Heritage Society – History – Season 1923–24 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 13 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 dead3Sat 13 October 1923Warrington15–2BarrowWilderspoolWarrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1923 http://warringtonwolves.com/results-archive?y=19234Sat 13 October 1923Widnes5–3LeighLowerhouse LaneWidnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1923–24 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1923&smid=1923-24&mids=19235Sat 13 October 1923Wigan11–6Broughton RangersCentral ParkWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=32286 Oldhambye7 St Helens Recsbye8 Swintonbye Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 27 October 1923Oldham15–5WiganWatersheddings2Sat 27 October 1923St Helens Recs21–0Rochdale HornetsCity Road3Sat 27 October 1923St. Helens5–5SwintonKnowsley Road4Sat 27 October 1923Warrington6–6WidnesWilderspool1st Replays5Wed 31 October 1923Swinton21–8St. HelensChorley Road ground6Thu 1 November 1923Widnes5–5WarringtonLowerhouse Lane2nd Replay7Mon 5 November 1923Warrington13–2WidnesCentral Park Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 10 November 1923St Helens Recs13–11OldhamCity Road2Sat 10 November 1923Swinton19–7WarringtonChorley Road ground14,000 Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 24 November 1923St Helens Recs17–0SwintonCentral Park25,656£1,4501Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers St Helens Recs№ Swinton teams Tommy Dingsdale1Frank PearsonJ. Gormley2Frank EvansJim Owen3Hector Halsall (c)J. Pyke4Jack EvansJoe Mc Comas5Chris BrockbankFred Halton6Albert JenkinsJohnny Greenall (c)7Bryn EvansR. Ramsdale8Miller StrongJ. Hughes9Henry BlewerHarry Grundy10Harold WorsleyTommy Smith11Harry PowellAlbert Fildes12Tom McCormickBilly Mulvanney13Stan HowarthJ. Bate (reserve to travel)14F. Leyland (reserve to travel)15 17score04HT0 Scorers Tries Owen, Pyke, GreenallTTTT Goals Pyke (2), Dingsdale (1)GG Drop Goals DGReferee Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success First round Second round Semifinals Final St Helens Recs bye Rochdale Hornets 7 Wigan Highfield 3 Oldham bye Wigan 11 Broughton Rangers 6 St. Helens 5 Salford 0 Swinton bye Warrington 15 Barrow 2 Widnes 5 Leigh 3 St Helens Recs 21 Rochdale Hornets 0 Oldham 15 Wigan 5 St. Helens 5(8) Swinton 5(21) Warrington 6(5)(13) Widnes 6(5)(2) St Helens Recs 13 Oldham 11 Swinton 19 Warrington 7 St Helens Recs 17 Swinton 0 See also 1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season Notes 1 Central Park was the home ground of Wigan References Category:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup