The 1920–21 Lancashire Cup competition was the thirteenth playing of this regional rugby league competition. Broughton Rangers beat Leigh in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 6–3. The attendance at the final was 25,000 and receipts £1800. Both set new records at the time; the previous highest attendance was 20,000 in 1911.
Background The number of teams entering this year's competition was increased by 2 from the previous season's 12 to 14 with the introduction of two junior/amateur clubs Wigan Highfield (who would become members of the league in two years time), and Cumbrian team Askam. This enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.
Competition and results
Round 1 Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 October 1920Oldham0–6LeighWatersheddings2Sat 16 October 1920Rochdale Hornets'11–5SalfordAthletic Grounds3Sat 16 October 1920St Helens Recs16–0BarrowCity Road4Sat 16 October 1920St. Helens26–2AskamKnowsley Road15Sat 16 October 1920Swinton11–18WiganChorley Road ground6Sat 16 October 1920Wigan Highfield2–12Broughton RangersTunstall Lane27 Warringtonbye8 Widnesbye
Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 30 October 1920Broughton Rangers6–2St. HelensThe Cliff2Sat 30 October 1920Rochdale Hornets0–0LeighAthletic Grounds3Sat 30 October 1920Warrington5–9St Helens RecsWilderspool4Sat 30 October 1920Widnes13–12WiganLowerhouse LaneReplay5Wed 3 November 1920Leigh9–7Rochdale HornetsMather Lane
Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 13 November 1920Broughton Rangers9–4WidnesThe Cliff2Sat 13 November 1920Leigh9–3St Helens RecsMather Lane
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 4 December 1920Broughton Rangers6–3LeighThe Willows25000£1,8003
Teams and scorers Broughton Rangers№Leigh Teams Tom Danson1Tommy ClarksonCritchley2George HighamGeorge Davidson3Dai PriceJames Barnes4Wyndham EmeryHarold Povey5Stanley RoweThomas Moss6Bert Ganley (c)Alex Hurst7Emlyn ThomasW. Larkin8Jim WinstanleyW. Cheetham9Joe CartwrightA. Tomkins10Jack ProsserJack Price11Joe DarwellJ. Richardson12Fred CoffeyJames Scott13Dai Davies 6score36HT0 Scorers Tries James BarnesTGeorge HighamJack PriceT Goals G Drop Goals DGReferee A. Brown (Wakefield)
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also 1920–21 Northern Rugby Football Union season
Notes
1 Askam are a junior (or amateur) team from the neighbourhood of Barrow in Cumbria (originally the Furness district of Lancashire). 2 Wigan Highfield were at the time a Junior (or amateur) Club. They joined the league in season 1922–23 3 The Willows was the home ground of Salford
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