1907–08 Lancashire Cup


The 1907–08 Lancashire Cup was the third year for this regional rugby league competition and saw its third different winner. The cup was won by Oldham, who beat the previous year's winners, Broughton Rangers, at The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale by a score of 16–9. The attendance for the final was 14,000 and receipts £340.
The venue was the third different venue used in the three years which the competition had run.

Background

For this season's competition, with the loss of Wigan Highfield, there were now only 12 semi-professional clubs, and with no junior team involved, this led to there being four clubs awarded byes in the first round

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 4 matches and 12 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 12 October 1907Broughton Rangers28-0Rochdale HornetsWheater's Field
2Sat 12 October 1907Oldham22-3BarrowWatersheddings
3Sat 12 October 1907Runcorn2-15WarringtonCanal Street
4Sat 12 October 1907Swinton7-0St. HelensChorley Road ground
5Leighbye.
6Salfordbye
7Wiganbye
8Widnesbye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Final

Teams and scorers

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points

The road to success