1959–60 Lancashire Cup
The 1959–60 Lancashire Cup was the forty-seventh occasion on which the competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 5-4.
| 1959–60 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Warrington |
| Runners-up | St. Helens |
Background
With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Widnes | 21-15 | Barrow | Naughton Park | [3] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Leigh | 12-12 | Blackpool Borough | Hilton Park | 1 | |||||
| 3 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Salford | 45-8 | Liverpool City | The Willows | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Whitehaven | 23-5 | Oldham | Recreation Ground | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Wigan | 39-20 | Rochdale Hornets | Central Park | [4] | |||||
| 6 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Swinton | 9-17 | St. Helens | Station Road | 14,000 | [5] | ||||
| 7 | Sat 29 Aug 1959 | Workington Town | 12-33 | Warrington | Derwent Park | [6] | |||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
Round 1 - Replay
Involved 1 match
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 03 Sep 1959 | Blackpool Borough | 7-13 | Leigh | St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 07 Sep 1959 | Wigan | 39-15 | Salford | Central Park | [4] | |||||
| 2 | Wed 09 Sep 1959 | Leigh | 2-27 | Warrington | Kirkhall Lane | [6] | |||||
| 3 | Wed 09 Sep 1959 | Widnes | 9-24 | St. Helens | Naughton Park | 16,630 | [3][5] | ||||
| 4 | Whitehaven | bye |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 15 Sep 1959 | Wigan | 13-15 | Warrington | Central Park | [4][6] | |||||
| 2 | Tue 29 Sep 1959 | Whitehaven | 2-18 | St. Helens | Recreation Ground | 12,500 | 2 | [5] |
Final
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 39,237 and receipts were £6,424. This is the last time the attendance at a Lancashire Cup final would approach 40,000.
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 31 October 1959 | Warrington | 5-4 | St. Helens | Central Park | 39,237 | £6,424 | 1 | [2][5][6][7] |
Teams and scorers
| Warrington | № | St. Helens |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Eric Fraser | 1 | Austin Rhodes |
| Brian Bevan | 2 | Tom van Vollenhoven |
| Jim Challinor (position uncertain) | 3 | Doug Greenall |
| Albert Naughton (position uncertain) | 4 | Brian McGinn |
| 5 | Jan Prinsloo | |
| Bobby Greenough | 6 | Wilf Smith |
| 7 | Alex Murphy | |
| Nat Silcock, Jr. (position uncertain) | 8 | Abe Terry |
| 9 | Tom McKinney | |
| Alistair Brindle | 10 | Alan Prescott |
| 11 | Brian Briggs | |
| 12 | Dick Huddart | |
| 13 | Fred Terry | |
| 5 | score | 4 |
| 5 | HT | 4 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Brian Bevan (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Eric Fraser (1) | G | Austin Rhodes (2) |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool City | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 12-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 7-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments
1 * The first Lancashie Cup match to be played since the stadium was renamed after the former chairman James Hilton
2 * The fixture date was given in the official St. Helens archives[5] as Wednesday 30 September - but RUGBY LEAGUE review[1] gives the date as Tuesday 29 September
3 * 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
- "Rugby League Project".
- David Jack and Malcolm Gunn (1959). Empire News Football Annual 1959–60 - 73rd year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.