1951–52 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1951–52 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Wigan Winners Leigh 1950 Lancashire Cup 1950–51 1952 Lancashire Cup 1952–53 14 The 1951–52 Lancashire Cup was the thirty-ninth occasion on which rugby league's Lancashire Cup competition was held. It was won by Wigan who defeated Leigh in the final. Background Overall, the number of teams entering this year's competition remained the same as last year's total of 14. 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 – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis. Competition and results Round 1 – first leg Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs.Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 01 Sep 1951Barrow52–5Liverpool CityCraven Park2Sat 01 Sep 1951Rochdale Hornets7–8OldhamAthletic Grounds3Sat 01 Sep 1951St. Helens4–8Belle Vue RangersKnowsley Road15,000Saints 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 dead4Sat 01 Sep 1951Salford7–14LeighThe Willows5Sat 01 Sep 1951Swinton16–28WiganStation 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 01 Sep 1951Warrington6–16Workington TownWilderspoolWarrington 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 01 Sep 1951Widnes14–6WhitehavenNaughton ParkWidnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18968 blankblank 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 1Thu 06 Sep 1951Liverpool City5–30BarrowMill Yard, Knotty Ash10–822Tue 04 Sep 1951Oldham21–5Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings29–123Thu 06 Sep 1951Belle Vue Rangers2–2St. HelensBelle Vue Stadium10–65,0004Wed 12 Sep 1951Leigh15–9SalfordKirkhall Lane29–165Wed 12 Sep 1951Wigan15–5SwintonCentral Park43–216Mon 03 Sep 1951Workington Town20–3WarringtonBorough Park36–97Wed 05 Sep 1951Whitehaven11–9WidnesRecreation Ground14–238 blankblank Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 24 Sep 1951Oldham17–9WidnesWatersheddings2Wed 26 Sep −1951Belle Vue Rangers12–2Workington TownBelle Vue Stadium3Thu 27 Sep 1951Barrow12–16LeighCraven Park4 Wiganbye Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 15 Oct 1951Wigan22–9Belle Vue RangersCentral Park2Tue 16 Oct 1951Oldham10–14LeighWatersheddings Final Wigan won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 14–6. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 33,230 and receipts were £5,432. This was the sixth (and last) in Wigan's record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories. Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef Saturday 27 October 1951Wigan14–6LeighStation Road33,230£5,4321Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers WiganNo.Leigh Teams Jack Cunliffe1Jimmy LedgardGordon Ratcliffe2Bill KindonGeorge Roughley3Trevor AllanErnie Ashcroft4Norman HarrisBrian Nordgren5Frank MorganJack Broome6Edward KerwickJohnny Alty7Ken BaxterKen Gee8Harry EddenRonald Mather9Joe Egan (c)Frank Barton10Jeff BurkeNat Silcock, Jr.11Charlie PawseyJack Large 12Walt TabernHarry Street13Peter FosterCoachJoe Egan 14score63HT0 Scorers Tries Brian Nordgren (2)THarris (1)Jack Broome (1)TMorgan (1)Jack Large (1)T Goals Ken Gee (1)GRefereeAlbert Dobson, Pontefract 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 Swinton 41 Wigan 43 blank blank St. Helens 6 Belle Vue Rangers 10 Warrington 9 Workington Town 36 Rochdale Hornets 12 Oldham 29 Widnes 23 Whitehaven 14 Barrow 30 Liverpool City 5 Salford 16 Leigh 29 Wigan bye Belle Vue Rangers 12 Workington Town 2 Oldham 17 Widnes 9 Barrow 12 Leigh 16 Wigan 22 Belle Vue Rangers 9 Oldham 10 Leigh 14 Wigan 14 Leigh 6 Notes and comments 1 * 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 See also 1951–52 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:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup