1907–08 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1907–08 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout competition Oldham Winners Broughton Rangers 1906 Lancashire Cup 1906–07 1908 Lancashire Cup 1908–09 12 The 1907–08 Lancashire Cup was the third year for this regional rugby league competition and saw its third different winner. The cup was won by Oldham, who beat the previous year's winners, Broughton Rangers, at The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale by a score of 16–9. The attendance for the final was 14,000 and receipts £340. The venue was the third different venue used in the three years which the competition had run. Background For this season's competition, with the loss of Wigan Highfield, there were now only 12 semi-professional clubs, and with no junior team involved, this led to there being four clubs awarded byes in the first round Competition and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html? Round 1 Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 Clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 12 October 1907Broughton Rangers28-0Rochdale HornetsWheater's Field 2Sat 12 October 1907Oldham22-3BarrowWatersheddings 3Sat 12 October 1907Runcorn2-15WarringtonCanal StreetWarrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1907 http://warringtonwolves.com/results-archive?y=19074Sat 12 October 1907Swinton7-0St. HelensChorley Road groundSaints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 5 Leighbye. 6 Salfordbye 7 WiganbyeWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3211 8 WidnesbyeWidnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1907–08 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1907&smid=1907-08&mids=1907 Round 2 - Quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 26 October 1907Leigh13-11WarringtonMather Lane 2Sat 26 October 1907Oldham13-0SwintonWatersheddings 3Sat 26 October 1907Salford10-8WiganThe Willows 4Sat 26 October 1907Widnes0-14Broughton RangersLowerhouse Lane Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 November 1907Leigh8-26Broughton RangersMather Lane2Sat 16 November 1907Salford7-8OldhamThe Willows Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRefSaturday 30 November 1907Oldham16-9Broughton RangersAthletic Grounds14000£340Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers OldhamNo.Broughton Rangers Teams Dicky Thomas1Billy BarlowGeorge Tyson2Billy HarrisBilly Dixon3Andy HoggTom Llewellyn4Bob WilsonArthur Oldershaw5Jack FlynnTom White6Sam JamesDavid Benyon7HortonJoe Ferguson8George RuddickBert Avery9Jack BeethamArthur Smith10J. GraineyBilly Longworth11Jim ClampittHarry Topham12C.J. DarlisonJoe Wilkinson13Mottram 16score98HT3 Scorers Tom LlewellynTries Arthur OldershawTAndy HoggJoe Ferguson, Arthur SmithT Goals Joe Ferguson (2)GBilly Barlow (3) Drop Goals DGRefereeH. Farrar (Keighley) Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success First round Second round Semifinals Final Salford bye Wigan bye Oldham 22 Barrow 3 Swinton 7 St. Helens 0 Leigh bye Runcorn 2 Warrington 15 Widnes bye Broughton Rangers 28 Rochdale Hornets 0 Salford 10 Wigan 8 Oldham 13 Swinton 0 Leigh 13 Warrington 11 Widnes 0 Broughton Rangers 14 Salford 7 Oldham 8 Leigh 8 Broughton Rangers 26 Oldham 19 Broughton Rangers 9 See also 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rugby league county cups Notes References Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League: No.13 1907–1908 League Publications 9 External links https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup-1907-08/results.html Lancashire Cup 1907/08 - Results Rugby League Project Category:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup