1912–13 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1912–13 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout competition Wigan Winners Rochdale Hornets 1911–12 Lancashire Cup 1911–12 1913–14 Lancashire Cup 1913–14 13 The 1912 Lancashire Cup was the eighth year of this regional rugby league competition. The cup was won by Wigan who beat the holders Rochdale Hornets in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 21–5. The attendance at the final was 6,000 and receipts £200. Background As in 1911 the 12 semi-professional clubs and Warwickshire side Coventry. With a total of entrants 13, there were three byes in the first round Competition and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Round 1 Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 19 October 1912Barrow0–18SalfordCavendish Park2Sat 19 October 1912Runcorn7–13OldhamCanal Street3Sat 19 October 1912Swinton0–11Broughton RangersChorley Road ground4Sat 19 October 1912Widnes36–0CoventryLowerhouse Lane1Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1912–13 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1912&smid=1912-13&mids=19125Sat 19 October 1912Wigan24–6LeighCentral ParkWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3215 13 February 2014 22 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001251/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3215 dead6 Rochdale Hornetsbye7 St. HelensbyeSaints Heritage Society – History – Season 1912–13 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=98 WarringtonbyeWarrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1912 http://warringtonwolves.com/results-archive?y=1912 Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 2 November 1912Broughton Rangers0–0Rochdale HornetsWheater's Field2Sat 2 November 1912St. Helens18–10WarringtonKnowsley Road3Sat 2 November 1912Salford16–3WidnesThe Willows4Sat 2 November 1912Wigan24–8OldhamCentral ParkReplay5Tue 5 November 1912Rochdale Hornets18–4Broughton RangersAthletic Grounds Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 November 1912Rochdale Hornets10–8St. HelensAthletic Grounds2Sat 16 November 1912Salford5–13WiganThe Willows Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Wednesday 11 December 1912Wigan21–5Rochdale HornetsThe Willows6000£2002 Teams and scorers WiganNo.Rochdale Hornets teams Jim Sharrock1J. BaxterLewis Bradley2H.L. PaddonBert Jenkins3J.E. RobinsonLance Todd4T. WestRobert Curwen https://web.archive.org/web/20150219174652/http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=305 19 February 2015 5J. HopwoodFred Gleave6R. SchofieldJohnny Thomas7E.W. JonesCharlie Seeling8T. WoodsDick Ramsdale9J. DeardonArthur Francis10Walter RomanPercy Coldrick11S. CarterDick Silcock12V.B. SladeThomas Whittaker13Turner 21score510HT5 Scorers Tries Lew Bradley (2)TJ.E. Robinson (1)Lance Todd (1)TCharlie Seeling (1)TPercy Coldrick (1)T Goals Jim Sharrock (2)GH.L. Paddon (1)Johnny Thomas (1)G Drop Goals DGRefereeBob Robinson (Bradford) Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success First round Second round Semifinals Final Barrow 0 Salford 18 Widnes 36 Coventry 9 Wigan 24 Leigh 6 Runcorn 7 Oldham 13 Swinton 0 Broughton Rangers 10 Rochdale Hornets bye St. Helens bye Warrington bye Salford 16 Widnes 3 Wigan 24 Oldham 8 Broughton Rangers 0(4) Rochdale Hornets 0(18) St. Helens 18 Warrington 10 Salford 5 Wigan 13 Rochdale Hornets 10 St. Helens 8 Wigan 21 Rochdale Hornets 5 See also 1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season Notes 1 According to the Widnes official archives the score was 36–0, but according to "RUGBY LEAGUE project" the score was 36–9 2 The Willows was the home ground of Salford References Category:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup