1907–08 Lancashire Cup

The 1907–08 Lancashire Cup was the third year for this regional rugby league competition and saw its third different winner. The cup was won by Oldham, who beat the previous year's winners, Broughton Rangers, at The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale by a score of 16–9. The attendance for the final was 14,000 and receipts £340.

1907–08 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout competition
Teams12
WinnersOldham
Runners-upBroughton Rangers

The venue was the third different venue used in the three years which the competition had run.

Background

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For this season's competition, with the loss of Wigan Highfield, there were now only 12 semi-professional clubs, and with no junior team involved, this led to there being four clubs awarded byes in the first round

Competition and results

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[1]

Round 1

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Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 Clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 12 October 1907 Broughton Rangers 28-0 Rochdale Hornets Wheater's Field
2 Sat 12 October 1907 Oldham 22-3 Barrow Watersheddings
3 Sat 12 October 1907 Runcorn 2-15 Warrington Canal Street [2]
4 Sat 12 October 1907 Swinton 7-0 St. Helens Chorley Road ground [3]
5 Leigh bye .
6 Salford bye
7 Wigan bye [4]
8 Widnes bye [5]

Round 2 - Quarterfinals

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 26 October 1907 Leigh 13-11 Warrington Mather Lane [2]
2 Sat 26 October 1907 Oldham 13-0 Swinton Watersheddings
3 Sat 26 October 1907 Salford 10-8 Wigan The Willows [4]
4 Sat 26 October 1907 Widnes 0-14 Broughton Rangers Lowerhouse Lane [5]

Round 3 – semifinals

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sat 16 November 1907 Leigh 8-26 Broughton Rangers Mather Lane
2 Sat 16 November 1907 Salford 7-8 Oldham The Willows

Final

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 30 November 1907 Oldham 16-9 Broughton Rangers Athletic Grounds 14000 £340 [6]

Teams and scorers

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Oldham No. Broughton Rangers
Teams
Dicky Thomas 1 Billy Barlow
George Tyson 2 Billy Harris
Billy Dixon 3 Andy Hogg
Tom Llewellyn 4 Bob Wilson
Arthur Oldershaw 5 Jack Flynn
Tom White 6 Sam James
David Benyon 7 Horton
Joe Ferguson 8 George Ruddick
Bert Avery 9 Jack Beetham
Arthur Smith 10 J. Grainey
Billy Longworth 11 Jim Clampitt
Harry Topham 12 C.J. Darlison
Joe Wilkinson 13 Mottram
16 score 9
8 HT 3
Scorers
Tom Llewellyn Tries
Arthur Oldershaw T Andy Hogg
Joe Ferguson, Arthur Smith T
Goals
Joe Ferguson (2) G Billy Barlow (3)
Drop Goals
DG
Referee H. Farrar (Keighley)

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

The road to success

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First round Second round Semifinals Final
            
Salford
bye
Salford 10
Wigan 8
Wigan
bye
Salford 7
Oldham 8
Oldham 22
Barrow 3
Oldham 13
Swinton 0
Swinton 7
St. Helens 0
Oldham 19
Broughton Rangers 9
Leigh
bye
Leigh 13
Warrington 11
Runcorn 2
Warrington 15
Leigh 8
Broughton Rangers 26
Widnes
bye
Widnes 0
Broughton Rangers 14
Broughton Rangers 28
Rochdale Hornets 0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ a b "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1907".
  3. ^ "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. ^ a b "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1907–08".
  6. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

References

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  • Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.13 1907–1908. League Publications. p. 9.
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