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1911–12 Lancashire Cup
| 1911 Lancashire Cup |
|---|
| Regional knockout competition |
| 13 |
| Rochdale Hornets |
| Oldham |
The 1911 Lancashire Cup was the seventh year of this regional rugby league competition. The winners of the trophy, for the first time, were Rochdale Hornets who beat local rivals Oldham in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 12–5. The attendance at the final was 20,000 and receipts £630.
The number of teams entering the competition was increased to 13 with the addition of recent newcomers Coventry. Although not a Lancashire club Coventry and were invited to play to increase the number of games played (the previous year they had played in the Yorkshire Cup on the same basis).
With a total of entrants now at 13, there were only three byes in the first round.
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
| Rochdale Hornets | No. | Oldham |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Johnnie Baxter | 1 | Alf Wood |
| Mick English | 2 | George Smith |
| Jack Robinson | 3 | Tom Llewellyn |
| Tommy West | 4 | James Lomas |
| Richard Paddon | 5 | George Cook |
| Bobbie Schofield | 6 | Tommy Brice |
| Ernest Jones | 7 | EA Anlezark |
| Tommy Woods | 8 | Bill Biggs |
| Jimmy Dearden | 9 | Joe Ferguson |
| Alf Turner | 10 | Arthur Smith |
| Walter Roman | 11 | Tom McCabe |
| Jack Fitzsimmons | 12 | Joe Owens |
| Ernie Jenkins | 13 | Albert Avery |
| 12 | score | 5 |
| 4 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| unknown | T | George Smith |
| T | ||
| Goals | ||
| G | EA Anlezark | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | ||
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
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1 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000
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