1934–35 Lancashire Cup

The 1934–35 Lancashire Cup was the 27th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 21–12 in the final.

1934–35 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersSalford
Runners-upWigan

Competition and results

The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 08 Sep 1934Oldham8-7WidnesWatersheddings[2]
2Sat 08 Sep 1934St Helens Recs8-20WiganCity Road[3]
3Sat 08 Sep 1934Liverpool Stanley9-3Broughton RangersStanley Greyhound Stadium1
4Sat 08 Sep 1934Salford34-0LeighThe Willows
5Sat 08 Sep 1934Swinton16-8BarrowStation Road
6Mon 10 Sep 1934St. Helens24-18Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road[4]
7Warringtonbye[5]
8blankblank

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 19 Sep 1934Warrington5-23SalfordWilderspool[5]
2Mon 24 Sep 1934St. Helens9-9Liverpool StanleyKnowsley Road[4]
3Tue 25 Sep 1934Oldham8-12WiganWatersheddings[3]
4SwintonbyeStation Road

Round 2 – quarterfinals - First replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 26 Sep 1934Liverpool Stanley3-3St. HelensStanley Greyhound Sadium[4]-

Round 2 – quarterfinals - Second replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 28 Sep 1934St. Helens9-12Liverpool Stanley??2[4]-

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 03 Oct 1934Swinton5-12SalfordStation Road
2Wed 03 Oct 1934Wigan13-10Liverpool StanleyCentral Park[3]

Final

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). he attendance of 33,544 was a new record and more than 5,000 more than the previous best recorded in 1931, and receipts were also a record £2,191. This would turn out to be only the first of three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 20 October 1934Salford21-12WiganStation Road33,544£2,1913 4[3][6]

Teams and scorers

Salford No. Wigan
teams
team unknown1Jim Sullivan
2
3Gordon Innes
4George Bennett
5
6
7Hector Gee
8
9
10
11
12
13
21score12
4HT7
Scorers
Tries
TGeorge Bennett
TGordon Innes
T
T
Goals
GJim Sullivan (2)
GHector Gee (1) maybe drop ?
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

[3]

The road to success

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Swinton 16
Barrow 8
Swinton
bye
blank
blank
Swinton 5
Salford 12
Warrington
bye
Warrington 5
Salford 23
Salford 34
Leigh 0
Salford 21
Wigan 12
Oldham 8
Widnes 7
Oldham 8
Wigan 12
St Helens Recs 8
Wigan 20
Wigan 13
Liverpool Stanley 10
St. Helens 24
Rochdale Hornets 18
St. Helens 9-3-9
Liverpool Stanley 9-3-12
Liverpool Stanley 9
Broughton Rangers 3

Notes and comments

1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at this stadium and also by this (newly formed/named) club

2 *This second replay was played at a Neutral Ground according to St. Helens[4] official archives, but no ground is named.

3 * The attendance of 33,544 was a new record and more than 5,000 more than the previous best, and receipts were also a record £2191/=/=.

4 * 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

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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