1958–59 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 The 1958 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition 1958–59 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Oldham Winners St. Helens 1957–58 Lancashire Cup 1957–58 1959–60 Lancashire Cup 1959–60 14 1958–59 was the forty-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 12-2 The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 38,780 and receipts were £6,933; another excellent attendance. This was the third (and final one) of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. It would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989). Background With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14. The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round. Competition and results Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 David Jack Empire News Football Annual 1957–58 - 71st year 1957 Empire News and Sunday Chronicle Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 30 Aug 1958Warrington10-16LeighWilderspoolWarrington 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 2Sat 30 Aug 1958Widnes44-13SalfordNaughton ParkWidnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18963Sat 30 Aug 1958Workington Town25-12Liverpool CityDerwent Park4Sat 30 Aug 1958Rochdale Hornets15-20St. HelensAthletic Grounds8,257Saints 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 30 Aug 1958Swinton12-31WiganStation RoadWigan "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 dead6Sat 30 Aug 1958Oldham49-5WhitehavenWatersheddings7Sat 30 Aug 1958Barrow28-12Blackpool BoroughCraven Park8 blankblank Round 2 - quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 08 Sep 1958Barrow23-17Workington TownCraven Park2Mon 08 Sep 1958Leigh2-12St. HelensKirkhall Lane14,8003Tue 16 Sep 1958Oldham19-7WiganWatersheddings4 Widnesbye Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 17 Sep 1958St. Helens18-6BarrowKnowsley Road23,0002Tue 30 Sep 1958Oldham9-4WidnesWatersheddings Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 25 October 1958Oldham12-2St. HelensStation Road38,780£6,933Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers Oldham№St. Helens teams Bernard Ganley1Peter Fearis Dick Cracknell2Tom van VollenhovenAlan Davies3Doug GreenallJohn Noon4Ken Large John Etty5Frank CarltonAlan Kellett6Brian Howard Frank Stirrup (c)7Alex MurphyRon Rowbottom8Abe TerryJack Keith9Tom McKinneyKen Jackson10Derek Brown Charlie Winslade11Brian BriggsDes McKeown12Walter Delves Derek Turner13Vince Karalius 12score27HT2 Scorers Tries TT Goals GG Drop Goals DGReferee R. Gelder, 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 Oldham 49 Whitehaven 5 Swinton 12 Wigan 31 Widnes 44 Salford 13 blank blank Warrington 10 Leigh 16 Rochdale Hornets 15 St. Helens 20 Barrow 28 Blackpool Borough 12 Workington Town 25 Liverpool City 12 Oldham 19 Wigan 7 Widnes bye Leigh 2 St. Helens 12 Barrow 23 Workington Town 17 Oldham 9 Widnes 4 St. Helens 18 Barrow 6 Oldham 12 St. Helens 2 Notes and comments 1 Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 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 See also 1958–59 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:1958 in English rugby league Category:RFL Lancashire Cup