The 1927–28 Lancashire Cup competition was the 20th competition in the history of this regional rugby league event and the final was a repeat of the 1925–26 Lancashire Cup Final, with Swinton beating Wigan by 5–2. The match was played at Watersheddings, Oldham. 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 Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 8 October 1927Oldham20–9Wigan HighfieldWatersheddings2Sat 8 October 1927St Helens Recs41–5Broughton RangersCity Road3Sat 8 October 1927St. Helens7–13SwintonKnowsley Road15,0004Sat 8 October 1927Widnes10–8Rochdale HornetsLowerhouse Lane5Sat 8 October 1927Wigan21–8LeighCentral Park6 Salfordbye7 Barrowbye8 Warringtonbye
Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 17 October 1927Salford0–0BarrowThe Willows2Mon 17 October 1927Warrington16–2WidnesWilderspool3Wed 19 October 1927St Helens Recs7–10WiganCity Road4Wed 19 October 1927Swinton18–9OldhamChorley Road ground8,000Replay5Thu 20 October 1927Barrow2–5SalfordLittle Park, Roose
Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 2 November 1927Swinton10–3SalfordChorley Road ground7,0002Wed 2 November 1927Wigan12–5WarringtonCentral Park
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 19 November 1927Swinton5–2WiganWatersheddings22,000£1,2751
Teams and scorers Swinton№Wigan teams Jack Pearson1Jim SullivanFrank Evans2Hector Halsall (c)3Jack Evans4Chris Brockbank5Billo Rees6Bryn Evans7Miller Strong8Henry Blewer9Bert Morris10Martin Hodgson11Dick Cracknell12Fred Beswick13 5score25HT0 Scorers Tries Fred Beswick (1)T Goals Bert Morris (1)GJim Sullivan (1) Drop Goals DGReferee 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
Notes 1 Watersheddings was the home ground of Oldham from 1889 to 1997. The ground, at one time, also housed a greyhound track.
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