The 1927–28 Lancashire Cup competition was the 20th competition in the history 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 112 ...
event and the final was a repeat of the
1925–26 Lancashire Cup
The 1925–26 Lancashire Cup was the eighteenth tournament in the history of this regional rugby league competition, and another new name was added to the trophy. This time it was the turn of Swinton Lions, Swinton, one of the founding members o ...
Final, with
Swinton beating
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, 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 nor ...
by 5-2. The match was played at
Watersheddings
Watersheddings was the site of a former rugby league stadium in the Watersheddings area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Historically it was in Lancashire, lying on the A672 (Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham ...
,
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...
. The attendance was 22,000 and receipts £1,275.
Background
The number of teams entering this year’s competition dropped back to 13 due to no amateur participation. This resulted in the competition running with 3 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
*
1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1927–28 Rugby Football League season was the 33rd season of rugby league football. Swinton won All four cups.
Season summary
Swinton won their second, and successive, Championship when they defeated Featherstone Rovers 11-0 in the play-of ...
Notes
* 1
Watersheddings
Watersheddings was the site of a former rugby league stadium in the Watersheddings area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. Historically it was in Lancashire, lying on the A672 (Ripponden Road) approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham ...
was the home ground of
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...
from 1889 to 1997. The ground, at one time, also housed a greyhound track.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1927-28 Lancashire Cup
RFL Lancashire Cup
Lancashire Cup