1949–50 Lancashire Cup

The 1949–50 Lancashire Cup competition was the 37th Rugby League Lancashire Cup. In the final, Wigan beat Leigh 20-7 to win the trophy. Thirty-five thousand people attended the match, which took place at Wilderspool, Warrington with receipts of £4,751. The attendance was the second-highest to date for the competition (for further information see Rugby league county cups). This was the fourth of Wigan’s record-breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.

1949–50 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWigan
Runners-upLeigh

Background

Overall, 14 teams entered this competition, the same number as in 1948, with Whitehaven being newly elected into the Rugby League at the start of the 1949–50 season, replacing the prior season's junior/amateur club entrant. No junior/amateur club took part during the 1949–50 season. The same pre-war fixture format was retained, with no bye, but one "blank" or "dummy" fixture in the first round. The second round contained one bye, but no "blank" fixture. As in the 1948–49 competition, all the first round matches were played on the basis of two legged (home and away) ties, and the remainder of the rounds on straight forward knock-out basis.

Competition and results

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Round 1

7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) involving 14 clubs.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 27 Aug 1949Belle Vue Rangers18-2Rochdale HornetsBelle Vue Stadium
2Sat 27 Aug 1949Liverpool Stanley0-41LeighStanley Greyhound Stadium
3Sat 27 Aug 1949St. Helens0-7Workington TownKnowsley Road15,000[2]
4Sat 27 Aug 1949Salford9-22WarringtonThe Willows[3]
5Sat 27 Aug 1949Whitehaven3-2SwintonRecreation Ground1
6Sat 27 Aug 1949Widnes11-2BarrowNaughton Park[4]
7Sat 27 Aug 1949Wigan45-14OldhamCentral Park[5]
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Round 1 – second leg

7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) involving 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 31 Aug 1949Rochdale Hornets5-5Belle Vue RangersAthletic Grounds7-23
2Wed 31 Aug 1949Leigh38-7Liverpool StanleyKirkhall Lane79-7
3Wed 31 Aug 1949Workington Town7-4St. HelensBorough Park14-414,256[2]
4Wed 31 Aug 1949Warrington17-2SalfordWilderspool39-11[3]
5Wed 31 Aug 1949Swinton23-2WhitehavenStation Road25-5
6Wed 31 Aug 1949Barrow7-5WidnesCraven Park9-16[4]
7Wed 31 Aug 1949Oldham19-9WiganWatersheddings33-54[5]
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Round 2 - quarterfinals

3 matches (with one bye) involving 7 clubs.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 14 Sep 1949Warrington45-7Belle Vue RangersWilderspool[3]
2Wed 14 Sep 1949Wigan33-13SwintonCentral Park[5]
3Wed 14 Sep 1949Workington Town18-5WidnesBorough Park[4]
4Leighbye

Round 3 – semifinals

2 matches involving 4 clubs.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 03 Oct 1949Leigh10-7WarringtonKirkhall Lane[3]
2Mon 03 Oct 1949Wigan30-17Workington TownCentral Park[5]

Final
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 29 October 1949Wigan20-7LeighWilderspool35,000£4,7512[5][6]

Teams and scorers
Wigan № Leigh
Martin Ryan1Jimmy Ledgard
Jack Hilton2Wood
Jack Cunliffe3Norman Harris
Ernie Ashcroft4Edward Kerwick
Brian Nordgren5Cleworth
Ces Mountford6Rowe
Tommy Bradshaw7Riley
Ken Gee8Edge
Joe Egan9Stephens
Ted Slevin10Wheatley
Bill Hudson11Ryan
Frank Barton12Charlie Pawsey
Billy Blan13Jeff Burke
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Scorers
Tries
Brian Nordgren (4)TCleworth (1)
Billy Blan (1)T
Jack Hilton (1)T
Goals
Ken Gee (1)GJimmy Ledgard (2)
RefereeG. S. Phillips, Widnes

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

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Tournament bracket

All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis. The first club named in the first round 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
            
Wigan 54
Oldham 33
Wigan 33
Swinton 13
Whitehaven 5
Swinton 25
Wigan 30
Workington Town 17
St. Helens 4
Workington Town 14
Workington Town 18
Widnes 5
Widnes 16
Barrow 9
Wigan 20
Leigh 7
Liverpool Stanley 7
Leigh 79
Leigh
bye
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Leigh 10
Warrington 7
Salford 11
Warrington 39
Warrington 45
Belle Vue Rangers 7
Belle Vue Rangers 23
Rochdale Hornets 7

Notes and comments

1 * This was the first Lancashire Cup match to be played by Whitehaven as well as being the first match at this stadium.
2 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 through the 2003 summer season, after which they moved into the new Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained a sports/Rugby League facility, used by the Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club. It had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948, when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 13-10.

See also

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