1951–52 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWigan
Runners-upLeigh

The 1951–52 Lancashire Cup was the thirty-ninth occasion on which rugby league's Lancashire Cup completion was held. It was won by Wigan who defeated Leigh in the final.

Background

Overall, the number of teams entering this year’s competition remained the same as last year’s total of 14. The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no “blank” fixture” in the second round. As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.

Competition and results

Round 1 – first leg

Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs.[1]

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 01 Sep 1951Barrow52-5Liverpool CityCraven Park
2Sat 01 Sep 1951Rochdale Hornets7-8OldhamAthletic Grounds
3Sat 01 Sep 1951St. Helens4-8Belle Vue RangersKnowsley Road15,000[2]
4Sat 01 Sep 1951Salford7-14LeighThe Willows
5Sat 01 Sep 1951Swinton16-28WiganStation Road[3]
6Sat 01 Sep 1951Warrington6-16Workington TownWilderspool[4]
7Sat 01 Sep 1951Widnes14-6WhitehavenNaughton Park[5]
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Round 1 – second leg

Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 06 Sep 1951Liverpool City5-30BarrowMill Yard, Knotty Ash10-82
2Tue 04 Sep 1951Oldham21-5Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings29-12
3Thu 06 Sep 1951Belle Vue Rangers2-2St. HelensBelle Vue Stadium10-65,000[2]
4Wed 12 Sep 1951Leigh15-9SalfordKirkhall Lane29-16
5Wed 12 Sep 1951Wigan15-5SwintonCentral Park43-21[3]
6Mon 03 Sep 1951Workington Town20-3WarringtonBorough Park36-9[4]
7Wed 05 Sep 1951Whitehaven11-9WidnesRecreation Ground14-23[5]
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Round 2 - quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 24 Sep 1951Oldham17-9WidnesWatersheddings[5]
2Wed 26 Sep -1951Belle Vue Rangers12-2Workington TownBelle Vue Stadium
3Thu 27 Sep 1951Barrow12-16LeighCraven Park
4Wiganbye[3]

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 15 Oct 1951Wigan22-9Belle Vue RangersCentral Park[3]
2Tue 16 Oct 1951Oldham10-14LeighWatersheddings

Final

Wigan won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 14-6. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 33,230 and receipts were £5,432. This was the sixth (and last) in Wigan’s record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 27 October 1951Wigan14-6LeighStation Road33,230£5,4321[3][6]

Teams and scorers

Wigan № Leigh
teams
Jack Cunliffe1Jimmy Ledgard
Gordon Ratcliffe2Kingdom
George Roughley 3Trevor Allan
Ernie Ashcroft4Norman Harris
Brian Nordgren5Morgan
Jack Broome6Edward Kerwick
Johnny Alty 7Baxter
Ken Gee8Edden
Ronald Mather9Joe Egan
Frank Barton10Jeff Burke
Nat Silcock, Jr.11Charlie Pawsey
Jack Large 12Tabern (Walt?)
Harry Street13Peter Foster
coachJoe Egan
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3HT0
Scorers
Tries
Brian Nordgren (2)THarris (1)
Jack Broome (1)TMorgan (1)
Jack Large (1)T
Goals
Ken Gee (1)G
RefereeAlbert Dobson, Pontefract

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

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The road to success

All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.

The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.

the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Swinton 41
Wigan 43
Wigan
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Wigan 22
Belle Vue Rangers 9
St. Helens 6
Belle Vue Rangers 10
Belle Vue Rangers 12
Workington Town 2
Warrington 9
Workington Town 36
Wigan 14
Leigh 6
Rochdale Hornets 12
Oldham 29
Oldham 17
Widnes 9
Widnes 23
Whitehaven 14
Oldham 10
Leigh 14
Barrow 30
Liverpool City 5
Barrow 12
Leigh 16
Salford 16
Leigh 29

Notes and comments

1 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby League Project".
  2. 1 2 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. 1 2 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. ↑ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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