1938 Lancashire Cup

1938 Lancashire Cup

1938-39 Lancashire Cup
Structure Regional knockout championship
Number of teams 13
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Salford
< 1937 Seasons 1940 (Spring) >

1938 was the thirty-first occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 10-7
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 27,940 and receipts were £1,708

Background

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained the same at 13 and the same fixture format was retained.
There was once again one bye and one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round. The bye in the second round remained.

Competition and Results [1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

1Sat 10 Sep 1938Salford8-4Broughton RangersThe Willows
2Sat 10 Sep 1938St Helens Recs12-7BarrowCity Road
3Sat 10 Sep 1938Rochdale Hornets5-19WidnesAthletic Grounds[2]
4Sat 10 Sep 1938Leigh8-24WarringtonMather Lane[3]
5Sat 10 Sep 1938Wigan12-8SwintonCentral Park[4]
6Mon 12 Sep 1938St Helens5-10Liverpool StanleyKnowsley Road[5]
7Oldhambye
8 blankblank

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

1Wed 21 Sep 1938Oldham4-13WiganWatersheddings[4]
2Wed 21 Sep 1938St Helens Recs8-10Liverpool StanleyCity Road
3Wed 21 Sep 1938Warrington5-4WidnesWilderspool[2][3]
4 Salfordbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

1Wed 28 Sep 1938Wigan13-9Liverpool StanleyCentral Park[4]
2Thu 29 Sep 1938Warrington6-12SalfordWilderspool[3]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

Saturday 22 October 1938Wigan10-7SalfordStation Road27,940£1,7081[4][6]

Teams and Scorers[4]

Wigan Salford
teams
Jim Sullivan1Harold Osbaldestin
Jack Morley2Barney Hudson
Ted Ward3Albert Gear
Gwynne Davies4Bob Brown
Gwyn Williams5Alan Edwards
Jack Garvey6Gus Risman
Hector Gee7Billy Watkins
George Banks8David Davies
Joe Egan9Bert Day
Ken Gee10Joe Bradbury
Ike Jones11Paddy Dalton
Trevor Thomas12Harold Thomas
Jackie Bowen13Jack Feetham
10score7
4HT2
Scorers
Tries
Goals
Jim Sullivan (5)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 Semi Finals Final
            
Oldham
bye
Oldham 4
Wigan 13
Wigan 12
Swinton 8
Wigan 13
Liverpool Stanley 9
St Helens Recs 12
Barrow 7
St Helens Recs 8
Liverpool Stanley 10
St Helens 5
Liverpool Stanley 10
Wigan 10
Salford 7
Leigh 8
Warrington 24
Warrington 5
Widnes 4
Rochdale Hornets 5
Widnes 19
Warrington 6
Salford 12
Salford 8
Broughton Rangers 4
Salford
bye
blank
blank

Notes and comments

1 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2

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