1931–32 Lancashire Cup
The 1931–32 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Once again a new name was to be added to the trophy this year as it was the turn of Salford, who won the trophy for the first time by beating neighbours and close rivals Swinton in the final by 10-8.
Background
At the time of the great schism in 1895, Salford had initially remained loyal to the Rugby Football Union but in April 1896 the board met and only three members opposed the motion to switch to the new code. The change of heart was partly brought about by the sudden lack of “interesting” or derby fixtures for the club.Competition and results
The number of teams entering this year’s competition remained at 13 but from this season the fixture format was changed. 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 No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sat 10 Oct 1931 | Broughton Rangers | 8-13 | Wigan | The Cliff | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 10 Oct 1931 | Oldham | 13-13 | Barrow | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 10 Oct 1931 | Wigan Highfield | 7-7 | Leigh | Tunstall Lane | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 10 Oct 1931 | Salford | 16-5 | St. Helens | The Willows | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 10 Oct 1931 | Warrington | 11-2 | St Helens Recs | Wilderspool | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 10 Oct 1931 | Widnes | 10-3 | Rochdale Hornets | Lowerhouse Lane | ||||||
| 7 | Swinton | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
Round 1 – Replays
Involved 2 matches| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wed 14 Oct 1931 | Leigh | 11-7 | Wigan Highfield | Mather Lane | ||||||
| 2 | Thu 15 Oct 1931 | Barrow | 27-9 | Oldham | Craven Park | 1 |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | - | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wed 21 Oct 1931 | Leigh | 7-37 | Swinton | Mather Lane | ||||||
| 2 | Wed 21 Oct 1931 | Warrington | 7-17 | Salford | Wilderspool | ||||||
| 3 | Thu 22 Oct 1931 | Widnes | 7-6 | Wigan | Lowerhouse Lane | ||||||
| 4 | Barrow | bye |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubsFinal
The final was played at the Cliff, Broughton, Salford, and on the banks of the River Irwell. The attendance was 26,471 and receipts £1,030. The attendance was a new record beating the 25,656 of 1924.| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | - | ||||||||||
| Saturday 21 November 1931 | Salford | 10-8 | Swinton | The Cliff | 26,471 | £1,654 | 2 3 | - |
Teams and Scorers
| Salford | № | Swinton |
| team unknown | teams | |
| 1 | Bob Scott | - |
| Barney Hudson | 2 | Frank Buckingham |
| 3 | George Whittaker | - |
| 4 | Johnny Jones | - |
| 5 | Jack Kenny | - |
| 6 | Hughie Salmon | - |
| 7 | Bryn Evans | - |
| 8 | Miller Strong | - |
| 9 | Tommy Armitt | - |
| 10 | Joe Wright | - |
| 11 | Martin Hodgson | - |
| 12 | Fred Beswick | - |
| 13 | Fred Butters | - |
| - | ||
| 10 | score | 8 |
| 3 | HT | 3 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| T | Johnny Jones | - |
| T | Hughie Salmon | - |
| Goals | ||
| G | Martin Hodgson | - |
| G | - | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | - | |
| Referee | ||
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points