1908–09 Lancashire Cup


The 1908–09 Lancashire Cup was the fourth year for this regional rugby league competition and saw a final between two previous cup winners. The cup was won by Wigan who beat Oldham in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 10-9. The attendance for the final was 20,000 and receipts £600.

Background

This format of the 1908 competition was the same as the previous year, there were the same 12 semi-professional clubs entered and four clubs awarded byes in the first round.
The tournament saw several replays. In the first round Broughton Rangers played Runcorn three times, the first two matches both ending in draws. In the quarter-finals Wigan and Leigh also played each other three times. The first game ended in a draw, in the second game the score finished 11-5 in favour of Wigan, but Leigh complained to the governing body that a Wigan player had left the pitch without the referee's permission. The complain was upheld, the result was declared void, and the teams had to meet again, this time Wigan triumphed 17-3.

Competition and Results

Source:

Round 1

Involved 4 matches and 12 Clubs

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Final

Teams and scorers

Wigan№Oldham
teams
Jim Sharrock1Alf Wood
Jim Leytham2George Tyson
Bert Jenkins3George William Smith
Lance Todd4Tom Llewellyn
Joe Miller5George Cook
Johnny Thomas6Tom White
Fred Gleave7William "Billy" Dixon
Jack Barton8Albert Avery
Walter Cheetham9Joe Ferguson
Massa Johnston10Bill Longworth
Dick Ramsdale11William "Billy" Nansen
Dick Silcock12Arthur Smith
Thomas Whittaker13James "Jimmy" Wright
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10score9
5HT7
Scorers
Tries
Massa Johnston TGeorge Cook
Johnny Thomas T
Goals
Jim Sharrock GAlf Wood
Jim Leytham G
G-
Drop Goals
DG-
RefereeFrank Renton

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