The 1910 Lancashire Cup was the sixth year of the regional rugby league competition and once again a previous winner captured the trophy. The cup was won by Oldham who beat Swinton in the final at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford, by a score of 4–3. The attendance at the final was 14,000 and receipts £418.
Background For the fourth year in succession the same 12 clubs entered and four clubs awarded byes in the first round.
Competition and results
Round 1 Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 22 October 1910Barrow17–11LeighCavendish Park3Sat 22 October 1910St. Helens5-11Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road4Sat 22 October 1910Wigan6-10Widnes VikingsCentral Park5 Swintonbye6 Warringtonbye7 Salfordbye8 Oldhambye
Round 2 – quarterfinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 5 November 1910Barrow0-0Rochdale HornetsCavendish Park2Sat 5 November 1910Broughton Rangers2-10SwintonWheater's Field3Sat 5 November 1910Warrington14-5SalfordWilderspool4Sat 5 November 1910Widnes Vikings10-13OldhamNaughton Park1Tue 8 November 1910Rochdale Hornets14-7BarrowAthletic Grounds
Round 3 – semifinals Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 19 November 1910Rochdale Hornets6-16OldhamAthletic Grounds2Sat 19 November 1910Swinton10-0WarringtonChorley Road ground
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 3 December 1910Oldham4-3SwintonWheater's Field14,000£4181
Teams and scorers OldhamNo.Swinton Teams Alf Wood1Eddie GriffithsGeorge Smith2Tommy GartrellSid Deane3Albert ValentineGeorge Cook4Jack ParkerBilly Dixon5Albert MorrisTom White6Jimmy FairhurstEA Anlezark7Dai Davies (c)Jim Wright8Jim BlearsJoe Ferguson9Dan DaviesArthur Smith10Bill PrestonBilly Jardine11Jack BaileyTom McCabe12 David B. DaviesAlbert Avery13Tom McVeigh 4score34HT3 Scorers Tries TTommy Gartrell (1)T Goals Alf WoodGJoe FergusonG Drop Goals Joe FergusonDGReferee
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
Notes and comments 1 Wheater's Field was the home ground of Broughton Rangers with a capacity of 20,000
See also 1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season
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