1950–51 Lancashire Cup


1950–51 was the thirty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 28-5
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury,. The attendance was 42,541 and receipts were £6,222.
The attendance was a new record for the Lancashire Cup Final and would only ever be broken once in the future
This was the fifth of Wigan’s record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.

Background

Overall, the number of teams entering this year’s competition remained the same as last year’s total of 14.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no “blank” fixture” in the second round.
As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.

Competition and results

Round 1 - First Leg

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Sat 02 Sep 1950Belle Vue Rangers5-47Workington TownBelle Vue Stadium
2Sat 02 Sep 1950Leigh27-0BarrowKirkhall Lane
3Sat 02 Sep 1950Oldham21-5Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings
4Sat 02 Sep 1950Liverpool Stanley5-18WarringtonMill Yard, Knotty Ash
5Sat 02 Sep 1950Swinton10-19St. HelensStation Road10,000
6Sat 02 Sep 1950Whitehaven0-20WiganRecreation Ground
7Sat 02 Sep 1950Widnes15-13SalfordNaughton Park
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Round 1 – Second Leg

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg.
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 11 Sep 1950Workington Town8-6Belle Vue RangersBorough Park55-11
2Wed 13 Sep 1950Barrow14-6LeighCraven Park14-33
3Tue 12 Sep 1950Rochdale Hornets2-14OldhamAthletic Grounds7-35
4Wed 13 Sep 1950Warrington73-0Liverpool CityWilderspool91-5
5Wed 13 Sep 1950St. Helens11-3SwintonKnowsley Road30-1318,200
6Mon 11 Sep 1950Wigan34-4WhitehavenCentral Park54-4
7Wed 13 Sep 1950Salford7-0WidnesThe Willows20-15
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Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 25 Sep 1950Workington Town8-15OldhamBorough Park
2Wed 27 Sep 1950Leigh14-28WarringtonKirkhall Lane
3Wed 27 Sep 1950St. Helens20-3SalfordKnowsley Road17,673
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Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef
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1Tue 10 Oct 1950Oldham0-5WarringtonWatersheddings
2Wed 11 Oct 1950St. Helens7-9WiganKnowsley Road33,000-

Final

Teams and scorers

Wigan№Warrington
teams
Jack Cunliffe1Eric Frodsham
Gordon Ratcliffe2Brian Bevan
Jack Broome3Ron Ryder
George Roughley 4Albert Naughton
Brian Nordgren5Albert Johnson
Cecil Mountford6Bryn Knowelden
Johnny Alty 7Gerry Helme
Ken Gee8William "Billy" Derbyshire
Ronnie Mather9Ike Fishwick
Frank Barton10Jim Featherstone
Ted Slevin11Harry Bath
Nat Silcock, Jr.12Bob Ryan
Billy Blan13Harry Palin
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Scorers
Tries
Jack Cunliffe TAlbert Naughton
Brian Nordgren T
Ted Slevin T
George Roughley T
Johnny Alty T
Goals
Ken Gee GHarry Palin
RefereeGeorge Phillips, Widnes

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

The road to success

All the first round ties were played on a two leg basis.
The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.
the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.