The 1950–51 Lancashire Cup was the thirty-eighth occasion on which the RFL Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 28–5
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 42,541 and receipts were £6,222.
The attendance was a new record for the Lancashire Cup final and would only ever be broken once in the future
This was the fifth of Wigan's record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.
Background
Overall, the number of teams entering this year's competition remained the same as last year's total of 14.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one "blank" or "dummy" fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no "blank" fixture" in the second round.
As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.
Competition and results
Round 1 – first leg Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 02 Sep 1950Belle Vue Rangers5–47Workington TownBelle Vue Stadium2Sat 02 Sep 1950Leigh27–0BarrowKirkhall Lane3Sat 02 Sep 1950Oldham21–5Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings4Sat 02 Sep 1950Liverpool Stanley5–18WarringtonMill Yard, Knotty Ash5Sat 02 Sep 1950Swinton10–19St. HelensStation Road10,0006Sat 02 Sep 1950Whitehaven0–20WiganRecreation Ground7Sat 02 Sep 1950Widnes15–13SalfordNaughton Park8 blankblank
Round 1 – second leg Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg.
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 11 Sep 1950Workington Town8–6Belle Vue RangersBorough Park55–112Wed 13 Sep 1950Barrow14–6LeighCraven Park14–333Tue 12 Sep 1950Rochdale Hornets2–14OldhamAthletic Grounds7–354Wed 13 Sep 1950Warrington73–0Liverpool CityWilderspool91–55Wed 13 Sep 1950St. Helens11–3SwintonKnowsley Road30–1318,2006Mon 11 Sep 1950Wigan34–4WhitehavenCentral Park54–47Wed 13 Sep 1950Salford7–0WidnesThe Willows20–158 blankblank
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 25 Sep 1950Workington Town8–15OldhamBorough Park2Wed 27 Sep 1950Leigh14–28WarringtonKirkhall Lane3Wed 27 Sep 1950St. Helens20–3SalfordKnowsley Road17,6734 Wiganbye
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef 1Tue 10 Oct 1950Oldham0–5WarringtonWatersheddings2Wed 11 Oct 1950St. Helens7–9WiganKnowsley Road33,000-
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRef Saturday 4 November 1950Wigan28–5WarringtonStation Road42,541£6,2221
Teams and scorers
Wigan№Warrington teams Jack Cunliffe1Eric FrodshamGordon Ratcliffe2Brian BevanJack Broome3Ron RyderGeorge Roughley 4Albert NaughtonBrian Nordgren5Albert JohnsonCecil Mountford6Bryn KnoweldenJohnny Alty 7Gerry HelmeKen Gee8William "Billy" DerbyshireRonnie Mather9Ike Fishwick Frank Barton10Jim FeatherstoneTed Slevin11Harry BathNat Silcock, Jr.12Bob RyanBilly Blan13Harry Palin 28score515HT2 Scorers Tries Jack Cunliffe (1)TAlbert Naughton (1)Brian Nordgren (2)TTed Slevin (1)TGeorge Roughley (1)TJohnny Alty (1)T Goals Ken Gee (5)GHarry Palin (1)RefereeGeorge Phillips, Widnes Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.
the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.
Notes and comments 1 * The attendance of 42,541 was a new record for the Lancashire Cup final beating the previous by just over 3,500, and would only ever be broken once in the future
2 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3–2
See also 1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
References
External links Saints Heritage Society 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org