1932-33 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams13
WinnersWarrington
Runners-upSt. Helens

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.[1]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one “blank” fixture) and 13 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
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[2]
5Sat 08 Oct 1932Widnes5-10St. HelensNaughton Park[3][4]
6Sat 08 Oct 1932Wigan14-3LeighCentral Park[5]
7Swintonbye
8blankblank

Round 1 – replays

Involved 2 matches

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 10 Oct 1932Oldham4-0St Helens RecsWatersheddings1
2Wed 12 Oct 1932Salford26-13Rochdale HornetsThe Willows

Round 1 – Second replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 13 Oct 1932Oldham7-7St Helens RecsWatersheddings

Round 1 – Third replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 17 Oct 1932St Helens Recs9-6OldhamThe Willows

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 19 Oct 1932Salford25-11SwintonThe Willows
2Mon 24 Oct 1932St. Helens22-4Broughton RangersKnowsley Road[4]
3Wed 26 Oct 1932Warrington11-8St Helens RecsWilderspool[2]
4Wiganbye[5]

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 02 Nov 1932Salford2-2St. HelensThe Willows[4]
2Thu 03 Nov 1932Warrington21-10WiganWilderspool[5][2]

Round 3 – semifinals – replays

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 07 Nov 1932St. Helens17-10SalfordKnowsley Road[4]

Final

The final was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). 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 No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 19 November 1932Warrington10-9St. HelensCentral Park28,500£1,6752 3[2][4][6]

Teams and scorers

Warrington No. St. Helens
teams
Billy Holding1R. E. "Bob" Jones
Thomas "Tubby" Thompson2Roy A. Hardgrave
Billy Dingsdale3George Lewis
Bill Shankland4Teddy Butler
Steve Ray5Alf Ellaby
Jack Oster6Jack Garvey
Dai Davies7Harry Frodsham
Jack Miller8Bob Atkin
Nat Bentham9Dave Cotton
Sammy Hardman10Ben Halfpenny
Bill Jones11Albert Fildes
Candy Evans12Jack Arkwright
Charlie Seeling Jr.13Walter Groves
unknownCoachunknown
10score9
5HT7
Scorers
Tries
Dai Davies (1)TAlbert Fildes (1)
Thomas "Tubby" Thompson (1)T
Goals
Billy Holding (2)GGeorge Lewis (3)
RefereeA. Brown (Wakefield)

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

[4][2][7]

The road to success

First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Warrington 24
Barrow 14
Warrington 11
St Helens Recs 8
St Helens Recs 5-0A-7-9
Oldham 5-4A-7-6
Warrington 21
Wigan 10
Wigan 14
Leigh 3
Wigan
bye
blank
blank
Warrington 10
St. Helens 9
Rochdale Hornets 8 - 13
Salford 8 - 26
Salford 25
Swinton 11
Swinton
bye
Salford 2 - 10
St. Helens 2 - 17
Widnes 5
St. Helens 10
St. Helens 22
Broughton Rangers 4
Broughton Rangers 8
Wigan Highfield 6

Notes and comments

1 * Match abandoned after 40 minutes

2 * The attendance of 28,500 was a new record for a Lancashire Cup final attendance

3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. 1 2 3 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. "Wire2Wolves Warrington archive". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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