1909–10 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1909–10 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout competition Wigan Winners Leigh 1908–09 Lancashire Cup 1908–09 1910–11 Lancashire Cup 1910–11 12 The 1909–10 Lancashire Cup was the fifth year of this regional rugby league competition and for the first time the defending champions retained the trophy as Wigan beat Leigh in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by 22–5. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £296. Background For the third year there were 12 teams participating in the competitions so four clubs were awarded byes in the first round. Fixtures and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Round 1 Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 October 1909Leigh15–3BarrowMather Lane2Sat 16 October 1909Rochdale Hornets6–38OldhamAthletic Grounds3Sat 16 October 1909Widnes4–10St. HelensLowerhouse Lane1Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1909–10 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1909–10 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1909&smid=1909-10&mids=19094Sat 16 October 1909Wigan'15–8WarringtonCentral ParkWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3213Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1909 http://warringtonwolves.com/results-archive?y=19095 Salfordbye6 Runcornbye7 Swintonbye8 Broughton Rangersbye Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 30 October 1909Leigh13–6SalfordMather Lane2Sat 30 October 1909Runcorn9–5OldhamCanal Street3Sat 30 October 1909Swinton2–0St. HelensChorley Road ground4Sat 30 October 1909Wigan16–0Broughton RangersCentral Park Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 13 November 1909Leigh11–8RuncornMather Lane2Sat 13 November 1909Swinton0–8WiganChorley Road ground Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 27 November 1909Wigan22–5LeighWheater's Field14000£2962, 3Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers WiganNo.Leigh teams Jim Sharrock1Ellis ClarksonJim Leytham2Sam JohnsonBert Jenkins3Dai DaviesHarry Price4Dan Isherwood (c)Joe Miller5Tom JohnsonNaddy Jones6Mick BolewskiJohnny Thomas7Frank BattersbyDick Silcock8Paddy O’NeillDick Ramsdale9Aaron LeeTom Whittaker10Dick GallopJoseph Topping11Herbert WoodsHowell de Francis12Edward JonesJack Barton13Harry Marsh 22score55HT5 Scorers Tries Joe Miller (2)TSam JohnsonJim Leytham (1)TJohnny Thomas (1)TNaddy Jones (1)THowell De Francis (1)T Goals Jim Leytham (2)GFrank BattersbyG 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 Swinton bye Widnes 4 St. Helens 10 Wigan 15 Warrington 8 Broughton Rangers bye Leigh 15 Barrow 3 Salford bye Runcorn bye Rochdale Hornets 6 Oldham 38 Swinton 2 St. Helens 0 Wigan 16 Broughton Rangers 0 Leigh 13 Salford 6 Runcorn 9 Oldham 5 Swinton 0 Wigan 8 Leigh 11 Runcorn 8 Wigan 22 Leigh 5 Notes and comments 1 The first time St Helens had won a game in the competition 2 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000 3 Joe Millar was the first player to score more than one try in the final See also 1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season References Category:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup