1932–33 Lancashire Cup


The 1932–33 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by 10-9 in the final.

Competition and Results

The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.

Round 1

Involved 6 matches and 13 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 08 Oct 1932Broughton Rangers8-6Wigan HighfieldThe Cliff
2Sat 08 Oct 1932St Helens Recs5-5OldhamCity Road
3Sat 08 Oct 1932Rochdale Hornets8-8SalfordAthletic Grounds
4Sat 08 Oct 1932Warrington24-14BarrowWilderspool
5Sat 08 Oct 1932Widnes5-10St. HelensNaughton Park
6Sat 08 Oct 1932Wigan14-3LeighCentral Park
7Swintonbye
8blankblank

Round 1 – Replays

Involved 2 matches
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 10 Oct 1932Oldham4-0St Helens RecsWatersheddings1
2Wed 12 Oct 1932Salford26-13Rochdale HornetsThe Willows

Round 1 – Second Replays

Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Thu 13 Oct 1932Oldham7-7St Helens RecsWatersheddings

Round 1 – Third Replays

Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 17 Oct 1932St Helens Recs9-6OldhamThe Willows

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 19 Oct 1932Salford25-11SwintonThe Willows
2Mon 24 Oct 1932St. Helens22-4Broughton RangersKnowsley Road
3Wed 26 Oct 1932Warrington11-8St Helens RecsWilderspool
4Wiganbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 02 Nov 1932Salford2-2St. HelensThe Willows
2Thu 03 Nov 1932Warrington21-10WiganWilderspool

Round 3 – Semi-Finals – Replays

Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 07 Nov 1932St. Helens17-10SalfordKnowsley Road

Final

The final was played at Central Park, Wigan,. The attendance was 28,500 and receipts £1,675. The attendance was again a new record - beating last year's total of 26,471.
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 19 November 1932Warrington10-9St. HelensCentral Park28,500£1,6752 3-

Teams and Scorers

WarringtonSt. Helens
teams
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
unknownCoachunknown
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10score9
5HT7
Scorers
Tries
Dai Davies TAlbert Fildes
Thomas "Tubby" Thompson T
Goals
Billy Holding GGeorge Lewis
RefereeA. Brown

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

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