1930–31 Lancashire Cup


The 1930–31 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. St Helens Recs won the trophy by beating Wigan in the final by the score of 5-4.

Competition and Results

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.

Round 1

Involved 5 matches and 13 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 11 Oct 1930Broughton Rangers12-7Wigan HighfieldThe Cliff
2Sat 11 Oct 1930Oldham7-2SalfordWatersheddings
3Sat 11 Oct 1930Rochdale Hornets21-9BarrowAthletic Grounds
4Sat 11 Oct 1930Warrington2-10SwintonWilderspool
5Sat 11 Oct 1930Wigan24-7St. HelensCentral Park
6Leighbye
7St Helens Recsbye
8Widnesbye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Tue 21 Oct 1930Rochdale Hornets3-25OldhamAthletic Grounds
2Wed 22 Oct 1930Broughton Rangers10-0WidnesThe Cliff
3Wed 22 Oct 1930Wigan14-9SwintonCentral Park
4Thu 23 October 1930St Helens Recs24-7LeighCity Road

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 05 Nov 1930Broughton Rangers0-9WiganThe Cliff1
2Thu 06 Nov 1930St Helens Recs6-4OldhamCity Road

Final

The final was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford,. The attendance was 16,710 and receipts were £1,030.
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 29 November 1930St Helens Recs18-3WiganStation Road16,710£1,0302-

Teams and Scorers

St Helens RecsWigan
teams
possible team member1remainder unknown
2-
3-
4-
5Johnny Ring-
6-
7-
8-
9-
10-
Frank Bowen11
12-
13-
-
18score3
10HT0
Scorers
Tries
unknownTJohnny Ring
T-
T-
T-
Goals
G-
G-
Drop Goals
DG-
Referee

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

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