The 1930–31 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.

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won the trophy by beating

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in the final by the score of 5–4.

Competition and results

The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 which resulted in 3 byes in the first round.

Round 1

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Final

The final was played at Station Road,

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, (

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in the county of

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). The attendance was 16,710 and receipts were £1,030.

Teams and scorers

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

The road to success

Notes

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as the home team with the match played at City Road but the official

archives give Wigan as the home team playing at

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2 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched

beat

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3–2

References

External links

Saints Heritage Society1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.comHull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
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