The 1931–32 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Once again a new name was to be added to the trophy this year as it was the turn 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 ...
, who won the trophy for the first time by beating neighbours and close rivals
Swinton in the final by 10–8.
Background
At the time of the
great schism in 1895, Salford had initially remained loyal to the
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the Sports governing body, national governing body for rugby union in England. It was founded in 1871, and was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as World Rugby ...
but in April 1896 the board met and only three members opposed the motion to switch to the new code. The change of heart was partly brought about by the sudden lack of "interesting" or derby fixtures for the club.
Competition and results
The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 but from this season the fixture format was changed. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.
Round 1
Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one "blank" fixture) and 13 clubs
Round 1 – replays
Involved 2 matches
Round 2 – quarterfinals
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Final
The final was played at
the Cliff
A cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure.
Cliff, The Cliff or The Cliffs may also refer to:
Buildings
*Cliff Brewery, a former brewery near Ipswich, England
*Cliff Palace, largest cliff dwelling in North America
*The Cliffs, a histo ...
,
Broughton,
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 ...
, (
historically
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in the county of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
) and on the banks of the
River Irwell
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. The attendance was 26,471 and receipts £1,030. The attendance was a new record beating the 25,656 of 1924.
Teams and scorers
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
Notes
#The first Lancashire Cup match played at the new ground
#The attendance of 26,471 was a new record for a Lancashire Cup final attendance
#
The Cliff
A cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure.
Cliff, The Cliff or The Cliffs may also refer to:
Buildings
*Cliff Brewery, a former brewery near Ipswich, England
*Cliff Palace, largest cliff dwelling in North America
*The Cliffs, a histo ...
was the home ground of
Broughton Rangers
Broughton Rangers were one of the twenty-one rugby clubs which met at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, in 1895 to form the Northern Rugby Football Union. They were originally based in Broughton, Salford, but in 1933 moved to Gorton, Manchester t ...
from 1913 and until they moved out to
Belle Vue in 1933. In 1938 Manchester United moved in and used it as both a match ground for academy teams etc. and a general a training ground. They purchased the ground outright in 1951 and downgraded it to Junior team use in the early 2000s
See also
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1931–32 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1931–32 Rugby Football League season was the 37th season of rugby league football in northern England.
Season summary
St. Helens won their first championship when they defeated Huddersfield 9-5 in the play-off final.
Huddersfield had fi ...
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Rugby league county cups
Historically, English rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as ''t’owd tin pot ...
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List of defunct rugby league clubs
This is a list of defunct professional rugby league clubs.
Australia
New South Wales Rugby League (1908-1994)
ARL (1995-1997), SL (1997) and NRL (1998-)
The teams listed above, with the exception of Adelaide, Hunter, Gold Coast, Northern Ea ...
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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