1956–57 Lancashire Cup

1956–57 was the forty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Oldham won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 10-3
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The excellent attendance was 39,544 and receipts were £6,274
This was the first of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. 1958 would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989

1956–57 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams15
WinnersOldham
Runners-upSt. Helens

Background

With the invitation to junior club “County Amateurs”, the number of clubs remained the same at 15.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in one bye in the first round.

Competition and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one bye but no “blank” fixture) and 15 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 01 Sep 1956Blackpool Borough15-12WhitehavenSt Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium
2Sat 01 Sep 1956Liverpool City24-7County AmateursMill Yard, Knotty Ash1
3Sat 01 Sep 1956St. Helens27-7SwintonKnowsley Road17,000[2]
4Sat 01 Sep 1956Salford17-9Workington TownThe Willows
5Sat 01 Sep 1956Warrington31-8Rochdale HornetsWilderspool[3]
6Sat 01 Sep 1956Widnes7-17BarrowNaughton Park[4]
7Sat 01 Sep 1956Wigan16-18OldhamCentral Park[5]
8Leighbye

[6]

Round 2 - quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 11 Sep 1956St. Helens34-3Liverpool CityKnowsley Road9,000[2]
2Tue 11 Sep 1956Salford0-31OldhamThe Willows
3Wed 12 Sep 1956Leigh25-3Blackpool BoroughKirkhall Lane
4Thu 13 Sep 1956Warrington5-2BarrowWilderspool[3]

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 19 Sep 1956Leigh9-18OldhamKirkhall Lane
2Thu 20 Sep 1956Warrington9-17St. HelensWilderspool26,000[3][2]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 20 October 1956Oldham10-3St. HelensCentral Park39,544£6,2742[2][7][6]

Teams and scorers

Oldham No. St. Helens
teams
1Glyn Moses
John Etty2Steve Llewellyn
3Doug Greenall
4Bill Finnan
5Frank Carlton
Frank Stirrup (c)6Austin Rhodes
7John Dickinson
8Alan Prescott
9Len McIntyre
10Nat Silcock, Jr.
11George Parsons
12Josh Gaskell
13Vince Karalius
10score3
7HT3
Scorers
Tries
John Etty (1)T
Goals
G
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

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

[2]

The road to success

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Leigh
bye
Leigh 25
Blackpool Borough 3
Blackpool Borough 15
Whitehaven 12
Leigh 9
Oldham 18
Salford 17
Workington Town 9
Salford 0
Oldham 31
Wigan 16
Oldham 18
Oldham 10
St. Helens 3
Warrington 31
Rochdale Hornets 8
Warrington 5
Barrow 2
Widnes 7
Barrow 17
Warrington 9
St. Helens 17
#REF!   27
Swinton 7
St. Helens 34
Liverpool City 3
Liverpool City 24
County Amateurs 7

Notes and comments

1 * County Amateurs were a Junior (amateur) club from ??
2 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

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. David Jack (1957). Empire News Football Annual 1957–58 - 71st year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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