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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 HornetsNo.Oldham
teams
Johnnie Baxter1Alf Wood
Mick English2George Smith
Jack Robinson3Tom Llewellyn
Tommy West4James Lomas
Richard Paddon5George Cook
Bobbie Schofield6Tommy Brice
Ernest Jones7EA Anlezark
Tommy Woods8Bill Biggs
Jimmy Dearden9Joe Ferguson
Alf Turner10Arthur Smith
Walter Roman11Tom McCabe
Jack Fitzsimmons12Joe Owens
Ernie Jenkins13Albert Avery
12score5
4HT0
Scorers
Tries
unknownTGeorge Smith
T
Goals
GEA Anlezark
Drop Goals
DG
Referee

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

  • 1 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000

  • 1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season

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