The 1929–30 Lancashire Cup was the 22nd occasion on which this regional rugby league competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating Salford in the final by 15–2. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance at the final was 21,012 and receipts £1,250.
| 1929–30 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout competitionm |
| Teams | 13 |
| Champions | Warrington |
| Runners-up | Salford |
Background
editThe number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.
The semi-final clash between Salford and Swinton took two replays to decide. This resulted in Salford playing 5 matches (a semi-final, a league match, two replays and a final) within 11 days.
Competition and results
editRound 1
editInvolved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 12 October 1929 | Barrow | 12–0 | Widnes | Little Park, Roose | [2] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 12 October 1929 | Broughton Rangers | 9–10 | St. Helens | The Cliff | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Sat 12 October 1929 | Leigh | 3–6 | Warrington | Mather Lane | [4] | |||||
| 4 | Sat 12 October 1929 | Rochdale Hornets | 15–11 | Wigan Highfield | Athletic Grounds | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 12 October 1929 | Wigan | 5–10 | Oldham | Central Park | [5] | |||||
| 6 | St Helens Recs | bye | |||||||||
| 7 | Salford | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Swinton | bye |
Round 2 – quarter-finals
edit| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 21 October 1929 | Oldham | 8–2 | St Helens Recs | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 23 October 1929 | St. Helens | 8–8 | Salford | Knowsley Road | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Wed 23 October 1929 | Swinton | 38–3 | Rochdale Hornets | Station Road | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Thu 24 October 1929 | Barrow | 7–9 | Warrington | Little Park, Roose | [4] | |||||
| Replay | |||||||||||
| 5 | Sat 30 October 1929 | Salford | 13–3 | St. Helens | The Willows | [3] | |||||
Round 3 – semi-finals
edit| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 11 November 1929 | Oldham | 5–7 | Warrington | Watersheddings | [4] | |||||
| 2 | Wed 13 November 1929 | Swinton | 3–3 | Salford | Station Road | 2 | |||||
| 1st Replay | |||||||||||
| 3 | Mon 18 November 1929 | Salford | 0–0 | Swinton | The Willows | 2 | |||||
| 2nd Replay | |||||||||||
| 4 | Wed 20 November 1929 | Swinton | 0–8 | Salford | The Cliff | ||||||
Final
edit| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 23 November 1929 | Warrington | 15–2 | Salford | Central Park | 21,012 | £1,250 | 2 3 | [4][6] |
Teams and scorers
edit| Warrington[4] | № | Salford |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Billy Holding | 1 | Gus Risman |
| Tommy Blinkhorn | 2 | Sid Boyd |
| Les Perkins (c) | 3 | Richard Manning |
| Billy Dingsdale | 4 | George Dobing |
| Thomas "Tubby" Thompson | 5 | Barney Hudson |
| William "Billy" Kirk | 6 | Sammy Miller |
| Tommy Flynn | 7 | Reg Meek |
| Jack Miller | 8 | Billy Williams |
| Alfred Peacock | 9 | Fred Shaw |
| Billy Cunliffe | 10 | Jack Muir |
| Frank Williams | 11 | Teddy Haines |
| Jesse Meredith | 12 | Alf Middleton |
| Charlie Seeling Jr. | 13 | Aubrey Casewell |
| 15 | score | 2 |
| 7 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| William "Billy" Kirk (1) | T | |
| Jesse Meredith (1) | T | |
| Tommy Blinkhorn (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Billy Holding (3) | G | George Dobing |
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | ||
Scoring – Try = three points; Goal = two points; Drop goal = two points
The road to success
edit| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Helens Recs | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan Highfield | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 3(0)(0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 3(0)(8) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Broughton Rangers | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 8(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 8(13) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Widnes Vikings – History – Season In Review – 1929–30".
- ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society – History – Season 1929–30".
- ^ a b c d e "Warrington Wolves – Results Archive – 1929".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
References
edit- Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.35 1929–1930. League Publications. p. 10.