The 1932–33 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by 10–9 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 Oct 1932Broughton Rangers8–6Wigan HighfieldThe Cliff2Sat 08 Oct 1932St Helens Recs5–5OldhamCity Road3Sat 08 Oct 1932Rochdale Hornets8–8SalfordAthletic Grounds4Sat 08 Oct 1932Warrington24–14BarrowWilderspool5Sat 08 Oct 1932Widnes5–10St. HelensNaughton Park6Sat 08 Oct 1932Wigan14–3LeighCentral Park7 Swintonbye8 blankblank
Round 1 – replays Involved 2 matches Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 10 Oct 1932Oldham4–0St Helens RecsWatersheddings12Wed 12 Oct 1932Salford26–13Rochdale HornetsThe Willows
Round 1 – Second replays Involved 1 match Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 13 Oct 1932Oldham7–7St Helens RecsWatersheddings
Round 1 – Third replays Involved 1 match Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 17 Oct 1932St Helens Recs9–6OldhamThe Willows
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 19 Oct 1932Salford25–11SwintonThe Willows2Mon 24 Oct 1932St. Helens22–4Broughton RangersKnowsley Road3Wed 26 Oct 1932Warrington11–8St Helens RecsWilderspool4 Wiganbye
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 02 Nov 1932Salford2–2St. HelensThe Willows2Thu 03 Nov 1932Warrington21–10WiganWilderspool
Round 3 – semifinals – replays Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 07 Nov 1932St. Helens17–10SalfordKnowsley Road
Final
The final was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 28,500 and receipts £1,675. The attendance was again a new record – beating last year's total of 26,471.
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 19 November 1932Warrington10–9St. HelensCentral Park28,500£1,6752 3
Teams and scorers
WarringtonNo.St. Helens teams 12345678910111213unknownCoachunknown 10score95HT7 Scorers Tries Dai Davies (1)TAlbert Fildes (1)Thomas "Tubby" Thompson (1)T GoalsBilly Holding (2)GGeorge Lewis (3)Referee A. Brown (Wakefield) Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
Notes and comments
1 * Match abandoned after 40 minutes
2 * The attendance of 28,500 was a new record for a Lancashire Cup final attendance
3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959
See also 1932–33 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