1920–21 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1920–21 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout competition Broughton Rangers Winners Leigh 1919–20 Lancashire Cup 1919–20 1921–22 Lancashire Cup 1921–22 14 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. 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 Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html? Round 1 Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 October 1920Oldham0–6LeighWatersheddings2Sat 16 October 1920Rochdale Hornets'11–5SalfordAthletic Grounds3Sat 16 October 1920St Helens Recs16–0BarrowCity Road4Sat 16 October 1920St. Helens26–2AskamKnowsley Road1Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1920–21 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=95Sat 16 October 1920Swinton11–18WiganChorley Road groundWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=32256Sat 16 October 1920Wigan Highfield2–12Broughton RangersTunstall Lane27 WarringtonbyeWarrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1920 http://warringtonwolves.com/results-archive?y=19208 WidnesbyeWidnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1920–21 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1920&smid=1920-21&mids=1920 Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 30 October 1920Broughton Rangers6–2St. HelensThe Cliff2Sat 30 October 1920Rochdale Hornets0–0LeighAthletic Grounds3Sat 30 October 1920Warrington5–9St Helens RecsWilderspool4Sat 30 October 1920Widnes13–12WiganLowerhouse LaneReplay5Wed 3 November 1920Leigh9–7Rochdale HornetsMather Lane Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 13 November 1920Broughton Rangers9–4WidnesThe Cliff2Sat 13 November 1920Leigh9–3St Helens RecsMather Lane Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 4 December 1920Broughton Rangers6–3LeighThe Willows25000£1,8003Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers Broughton Rangers№Leigh Teams Tom Danson1Tommy ClarksonCritchley2George HighamGeorge Davidson3Dai PriceJames Barnes4Wyndham EmeryHarold Povey5Stanley RoweThomas Moss6Bert Ganley (c)Alex Hurst7Emlyn ThomasW. Larkin8Jim WinstanleyW. Cheetham9Joe CartwrightA. Tomkins10Jack ProsserJack Price11Joe DarwellJ. Richardson12Fred CoffeyJames Scott13Dai Davies 6score36HT0 Scorers Tries James BarnesTGeorge HighamJack PriceT Goals G Drop Goals DGReferee A. Brown (Wakefield) 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 St. Helens 26 Askam 2 Widnes bye Swinton 11 Wigan 18 Rochdale Hornets 11 Salford 5 Oldham 0 Leigh 6 Warrington bye St Helens Recs 16 Barrow 0 Broughton Rangers 6 St. Helens 2 Widnes 13 Wigan 12 Rochdale Hornets 0(7) Leigh 0(9) Warrington 6 St Helens Recs 9 Broughton Rangers 9 Widnes 4 Leigh 9 St Helens Recs 3 Broughton Rangers 6 Leigh 3 See also 1920–21 Northern Rugby Football Union season 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 Category:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup