1958–59 Lancashire Cup


The 1958 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
1958–59 was the forty-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Oldham won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 12-2

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury,. The attendance was 38,780 and receipts were £6,933; another excellent attendance.

This was the third of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. It would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up.

Background

With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.

The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 30 Aug 1958Warrington10-16LeighWilderspool
2Sat 30 Aug 1958Widnes44-13SalfordNaughton Park
3Sat 30 Aug 1958Workington Town25-12Liverpool CityDerwent Park
4Sat 30 Aug 1958Rochdale Hornets15-20St. HelensAthletic Grounds8,257
5Sat 30 Aug 1958Swinton12-31WiganStation Road
6Sat 30 Aug 1958Oldham49-5WhitehavenWatersheddings
7Sat 30 Aug 1958Barrow28-12Blackpool BoroughCraven Park
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Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 08 Sep 1958Barrow23-17Workington TownCraven Park
2Mon 08 Sep 1958Leigh2-12St. HelensKirkhall Lane14,800
3Tue 16 Sep 1958Oldham19-7WiganWatersheddings
4Widnesbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 17 Sep 1958St. Helens18-6BarrowKnowsley Road23,000
2Tue 30 Sep 1958Oldham9-4WidnesWatersheddings

Final

Teams and Scorers

Oldham№St. Helens
teams
Bernard Ganley1Peter Fearis
Dick Cracknell2Tom van Vollenhoven
Alan Davies3Doug Greenall
John Noon4Ken Large
John Etty5Frank Carlton
Alan Kellett6Brian Howard
Frank Stirrup 7Alex Murphy
Ron Rowbottom8Abe Terry
Jack Keith9Tom McKinney
Ken Jackson10Derek Brown
Charlie Winslade11Brian Briggs
Des McKeown12Walter Delves
Derek Turner13Vince Karalius
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12score2
7HT2
Scorers
Tries
T-
T-
Goals
G-
G-
Drop Goals
DG-
RefereeR. Gelder, Wakefield

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

The road to success