1936–37 Lancashire Cup

January 2015 May 2026 1936–37 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Salford Winners Wigan 1935 Lancashire Cup 1935–36 1937 Lancashire Cup 1937–38 14 The 1936–37 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition was held. Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 5–2. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but (historically in the county of Lancashire. The attendance was 17,500 and receipts were £1,160. This was the third of the three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford beat Wigan. Background The number of teams entering this year's competition remained the same, with Streatham & Mitcham (hardly a Lancashire club, but useful to make the numbers up) playing in their second (and what was to be their final) season. The total entrants remained at 14 and the same fixture format was retained. There was no need for a bye in the first round, but there was still a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. The bye in the second round remained. Competition and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Round 1 Round 1 involved seven matches (with one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs. Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 12 Sep 1936Broughton Rangers17–12WidnesBelle Vue Stadium1 Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1896–97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18962Sat 12 Sep 1936St Helens Recs7–7LeighCity Road3Sat 12 Sep 1936Liverpool Stanley3–14St. HelensStanley Greyhound StadiumSaints Heritage Society – History – Season 1896–97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 14 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 12 Sep 1936Salford8–4OldhamThe Willows5Sat 12 Sep 1936Streatham & Mitcham8–23Barrow Mitcham Stadium2 6Sat 12 Sep 1936Swinton15–0Rochdale HornetsStation Road7Sat 12 Sep 1936Warrington6–7WiganWilderspoolWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 14 February 2014 21 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 deadWarrington 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 6 July 2010 8 blankblank Round 1 – replays Round 1 replays involved one match. Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 16 Sep 1936Leigh4–8St Helens RecsMather Lane Round 2 – quarterfinals Round 2 involved three matches (with one bye) and seven clubs. Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 23 Sep 1936St Helens Recs10–4St. HelensCity Road2Wed 23 Sep 1936Salford11–3SwintonThe Willows3Thu 24 Sep 1936Barrow9–8Broughton RangersCraven Park4 Wiganbye Round 3 – semifinals Round 3 semifinals involved two matches and four clubs. Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 30 Sep 1936Salford15–15BarrowThe Willows2Wed 30 Sep 1936Wigan15–2St Helens RecsCentral Park Semifinals – first replays Semifinals replays involved one match. Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 8 Oct 1936Barrow13–19SalfordCraven Park Final Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 17 October 1936Salford5–2WiganWilderspool17,500£1,1603 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers SalfordNo.Wigan Teams Harold Osbaldestin1Jim SullivanBob Brown2Jack MorleySammy Miller3Gordon InnesGus Risman4Gwynne DaviesAlan Edwards5Charlie BanfieldEmlyn Jenkins6George BennettBilly Watkins7Hector GeeBilly Williams8Francis GregoryBert Day9Joe GolbyJoe Bradbury10Harold EdwardsPaddy Dalton11Trevor ThomasGeorge Harris12George KershawJack Feetham13Charlie Seeling Jr. 5score23HT0 Scorers TriesHarold OsbaldestinT GoalsGus RismanGJim Sullivan (1) 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 Salford 8 Oldham 4 Swinton 15 Rochdale Hornets 0 Streatham & Mitcham 8 Barrow 23 Broughton Rangers 17 Widnes 12 St Helens Recs 7–8 Leigh 7–4 Liverpool Stanley 3 St. Helens 14 Warrington 6 Wigan 7 blank blank Salford 11 Swinton 3 Barrow 9 Broughton Rangers 8 St Helens Recs 10 St. Helens 4 Wigan bye Salford 15–19 Barrow 15–13 Wigan 15 St Helens Recs 2 Salford 5 Wigan 2 See also 1936–37 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups References Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League: No.42 1936–1937 League Publications 9 External links https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup-1936/results.html Lancashire Cup 1936/37 – Results Rugby League Project Category:1936 in English rugby league Category:RFL Lancashire Cup