1906–07 Lancashire Cup

The 1906–07 Lancashire Cup was the second year that the competition was conducted and saw two clubs fight it out for the right to hold the trophy. This year, the cup was won by Broughton Rangers who beat Warrington at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire), by a score of 15-6. The attendance for the final was 14,048 and receipts £392.

1906–07 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams13
WinnersBroughton Rangers
Runners-upWarrington

Background

For this season’s competition, Morecambe had left the league and no junior/amateur club were included, but in their place were new league entrants, Wigan Highfield. This resulted in there being 13 teams in the competition (one less than the preceding year) which resulted in three clubs awarded byes in the first round.

Fixtures and results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 16 Clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 13 October 1906Broughton Rangers56-3Liverpool CityWheater's Field
2Sat 13 October 1906St. Helens14-17OldhamKnowsley Road[2]
3Sat 13 October 1906Salford12-3WiganThe Willows[3]
4Sat 13 October 1906Warrington31-18LeighWilderspool[4]
5Sat 13 October 1906Widnes5-14RuncornLowerhouse Lane[5]
6Swintonbye
7Rochdale Hornetsbye
8Barrowbye

Round 2 - Quarterfinals
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 27 October 1906Broughton Rangers25-2SwintonWheater's Field
2Sat 27 October 1906Oldham20-2Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings
3Sat 27 October 1906Salford2-3RuncornThe Willows
4Sat 27 October 1906Warrington47-14BarrowWilderspool[4]

Round 3 – semifinals
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 17 November 1906Broughton Rangers5-0RuncornWheater's Field
2Sat 17 November 1906Warrington10-2OldhamWilderspool[4]

Final
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 1 December 1906Broughton Rangers15-6WarringtonCentral Park14048£392-0-01[4][6]

Teams and scorers

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Broughton Rangers № Warrington
teams
generally unknown1generally unknown
2
3
4
5
6
7
George Ruddick8
at 8 or 109
10
11
12
13
15score6
5HT0
Scorers
Tries
unknownTErnest Brooks (1)
TGeorge Dickenson (1)
Goals
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
            
Broughton Rangers 56
Wigan Highfield 3
Broughton Rangers 25
Swinton 2
Swinton
bye
Broughton Rangers 5
Runcorn 0
Salford 12
Wigan 3
Salford 2
Runcorn 3
Widnes 5
Runcorn 14
Broughton Rangers 15
Warrington 6
Warrington 31
Leigh 18
Warrington 47
Barrow 14
Barrow
bye
Warrington 10
Oldham 2
St. Helens 14
Oldham 17
Oldham 20
Rochdale Hornets 2
Rochdale Hornets
bye

See also

Notes

1 * 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
  1. "Rugby League Project - Lancashire Cup".
  2. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1906–07".
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1906".
  5. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1906–07".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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