1919–20 Lancashire Cup

1919–20 Lancashire Cup
1919–20 Lancashire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout competition
Teams	12
Winners	Oldham
Runners-up	Rochdale Hornets
	← 1918–19 1920–21 →

The 1919–20 Lancashire Cup was the twelfth competition for this regional rugby league competition. The final was contested between the same finalists as the Spring tournament, but the result was reversed as Oldham beat Rochdale Hornets at The Willows, Salford by a score of 7–0. The attendance at the final was 19,000 and receipts £1,615.

Background

The number of teams entering this competition was again 12 with four byes in the first round

Competition and results

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Round 1

Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 18-10-1919	Leigh	0–11	Rochdale Hornets	Mather Lane
2	Sat 18-10-1919	Salford	0–15	Barrow	The Willows
3	Sat 18-10-1919	Swinton	5–4	Warrington	Chorley Road ground	^[2]
4	Sat 18-10-1919	Widnes	16–8	St. Helens	Lowerhouse Lane	^[3]^[4]
5		Broughton Rangers		bye
6		Oldham		bye
7		Wigan		bye		^[5]
8		St Helens Recs		bye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 01-11-1919	Broughton Rangers	3–7	Oldham	The Cliff
2	Sat 01-11-1919	Rochdale Hornets	8–6	Wigan	Athletic Grounds	^[5]
3	Sat 01-11-1919	Swinton	2–0	Barrow	Chorley Road ground
4	Sat 01-11-1919	Widnes	7–3	St Helens Recs	Lowerhouse Lane	^[3]

Round 3 – semifinals

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 15-11-1919	Rochdale Hornets	8–3	Widnes	Athletic Grounds	^[3]
2	Sat 15-11-1919	Swinton	2–2	Oldham	Chorley Road ground
Replay
3	Mon 17-11-1919	Oldham	26–2	Swinton	Watersheddings