The 1934–35 Lancashire Cup was the 27th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 21–12 in the final.
Competition and results
The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. 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
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 08 Sep 1934Oldham8–7WidnesWatersheddings2Sat 08 Sep 1934St Helens Recs8–20WiganCity Road3Sat 08 Sep 1934Liverpool Stanley9–3Broughton RangersStanley Greyhound Stadium1 4Sat 08 Sep 1934Salford34–0LeighThe Willows5Sat 08 Sep 1934Swinton16–8BarrowStation Road6Mon 10 Sep 1934St. Helens24–18Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road7 Warringtonbye8 blankblank
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 19 Sep 1934Warrington5–23SalfordWilderspool2Mon 24 Sep 1934St. Helens9–9Liverpool StanleyKnowsley Road3Tue 25 Sep 1934Oldham8–12WiganWatersheddings4 SwintonbyeStation Road
Round 2 – quarterfinals – First replays Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 26 Sep 1934Liverpool Stanley3–3St. HelensStanley Greyhound Stadium-
Round 2 – quarterfinals – Second replays Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Fri 28 Sep 1934St. Helens9–12Liverpool StanleyNaughton Park2 -
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 03 Oct 1934Swinton5–12SalfordStation Road2Wed 03 Oct 1934Wigan13–10Liverpool StanleyCentral Park
Final
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). he attendance of 33,544 was a new record and more than 5,000 more than the previous best recorded in 1931, and receipts were also a record £2,191. This would turn out to be only the first of three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan.
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 20 October 1934Salford21–12WiganStation Road33,544£2,1913 4
Teams and scorers
SalfordNo.Wigan Teams Harold Osbaldestin1Jim SullivanBarney Hudson2Jack MorleySammy Miller3Gordon InnesGus Risman4Gwynne DaviesBob Brown5Alf EllabyEmlyn Jenkins6George BennettBilly Watkins7Hector GeeBilly Williams8Bill TargettBert Day9Joe GolbyJoe Bradbury10Harold EdwardsPaddy Dalton11Len MasonAlf Middleton12Albert DavisJack Feetham13Reg Hathway 21score124HT7 Scorers Tries Barney HudsonTGeorge BennettEmlyn JenkinsTGordon InnesAlf MiddletonTT Goals Gus Risman (6)GJim Sullivan (2)GHector Gee (1) maybe drop ? Drop Goals DGReferee Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also 1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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