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 | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 15 |
| Winners | Oldham |
| Runners-up | St. 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
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | Blackpool Borough | 15-12 | Whitehaven | St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | Liverpool City | 24-7 | County Amateurs | Mill Yard, Knotty Ash | 1 | |||||
| 3 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | St. Helens | 27-7 | Swinton | Knowsley Road | 17,000 | [2] | ||||
| 4 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | Salford | 17-9 | Workington Town | The Willows | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | Warrington | 31-8 | Rochdale Hornets | Wilderspool | [3] | |||||
| 6 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | Widnes | 7-17 | Barrow | Naughton Park | [4] | |||||
| 7 | Sat 01 Sep 1956 | Wigan | 16-18 | Oldham | Central Park | [5] | |||||
| 8 | Leigh | bye |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 11 Sep 1956 | St. Helens | 34-3 | Liverpool City | Knowsley Road | 9,000 | [2] | ||||
| 2 | Tue 11 Sep 1956 | Salford | 0-31 | Oldham | The Willows | ||||||
| 3 | Wed 12 Sep 1956 | Leigh | 25-3 | Blackpool Borough | Kirkhall Lane | ||||||
| 4 | Thu 13 Sep 1956 | Warrington | 5-2 | Barrow | Wilderspool | [3] |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 19 Sep 1956 | Leigh | 9-18 | Oldham | Kirkhall Lane | ||||||
| 2 | Thu 20 Sep 1956 | Warrington | 9-17 | St. Helens | Wilderspool | 26,000 | [3][2] |
Final
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20 October 1956 | Oldham | 10-3 | St. Helens | Central Park | 39,544 | £6,274 | 2 | [2][7][6] |
Teams and scorers
| Oldham | No. | St. Helens |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| 1 | Glyn Moses | |
| John Etty | 2 | Steve Llewellyn |
| 3 | Doug Greenall | |
| 4 | Bill Finnan | |
| 5 | Frank Carlton | |
| Frank Stirrup (c) | 6 | Austin Rhodes |
| 7 | John Dickinson | |
| 8 | Alan Prescott | |
| 9 | Len McIntyre | |
| 10 | Nat Silcock, Jr. | |
| 11 | George Parsons | |
| 12 | Josh Gaskell | |
| 13 | Vince Karalius | |
| 10 | score | 3 |
| 7 | HT | 3 |
| 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
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
References
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- David Jack (1957). Empire News Football Annual 1957–58 - 71st year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.