The 1912 Lancashire Cup was the eighth year of this regional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...
competition. The cup was won by
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington t ...
who beat the holders
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs ...
in the final at
The Willows,
Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
by a score of 21-5. The attendance at the final was 6,000 and receipts £200.
Background
As in 1911 the 12 semi-professional clubs and Warwickshire side
Coventry
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. With a total of entrants 13, there were three byes in the first round
Competition and Results
Round 1
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs
Round 2 – quarterfinals
Round 3 – semifinals
Final
Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also
*
1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 18th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Huddersfield ended the regular season as league leaders and then defeated Wigan 29-2 in the play-off final to win their second Champ ...
Notes
* 1 According to the Widnes official archives the score was 36-0,
[ but according to "RUGBY LEAGUE project" the score was 36-9][
* 2 The Willows was the home ground of ]Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
References
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RFL Lancashire Cup
Lancashire Cup