The 1909–10 Lancashire Cup was the fifth year of this regional rugby league competition and for the first time the defending champions retained the trophy as Wigan beat Leigh in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by 22–5. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £296.
Background For the third year there were 12 teams participating in the competitions so four clubs were awarded byes in the first round.
Fixtures and results
Round 1 Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 October 1909Leigh15–3BarrowMather Lane2Sat 16 October 1909Rochdale Hornets6–38OldhamAthletic Grounds3Sat 16 October 1909Widnes4–10St. HelensLowerhouse Lane14Sat 16 October 1909Wigan'15–8WarringtonCentral Park5 Salfordbye6 Runcornbye7 Swintonbye8 Broughton Rangersbye
Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 30 October 1909Leigh13–6SalfordMather Lane2Sat 30 October 1909Runcorn9–5OldhamCanal Street3Sat 30 October 1909Swinton2–0St. HelensChorley Road ground4Sat 30 October 1909Wigan16–0Broughton RangersCentral Park
Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 13 November 1909Leigh11–8RuncornMather Lane2Sat 13 November 1909Swinton0–8WiganChorley Road ground
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 27 November 1909Wigan22–5LeighWheater's Field14000£2962, 3
Teams and scorers WiganNo.Leigh teams Jim Sharrock1Ellis ClarksonJim Leytham2Sam JohnsonBert Jenkins3Dai DaviesHarry Price4Dan Isherwood (c)Joe Miller5Tom JohnsonNaddy Jones6Mick BolewskiJohnny Thomas7Frank BattersbyDick Silcock8Paddy O’NeillDick Ramsdale9Aaron LeeTom Whittaker10Dick GallopJoseph Topping11Herbert WoodsHowell de Francis12Edward JonesJack Barton13Harry Marsh 22score55HT5 Scorers Tries Joe Miller (2)TSam JohnsonJim Leytham (1)TJohnny Thomas (1)TNaddy Jones (1)THowell De Francis (1)T Goals Jim Leytham (2)GFrank BattersbyG Drop Goals DGReferee
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
Notes and comments 1 The first time St Helens had won a game in the competition 2 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000 3 Joe Millar was the first player to score more than one try in the final
See also 1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season
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