The 1933–34 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-sixth occasion on which the completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating St Helens Recs by 12–0.
Background 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.
Competition and results
Round 1 Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one "blank" fixture) and 13 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 23 Sep 1933St Helens Recs5–2WarringtonCity Road2Sat 30 Sep 1933Oldham2–0WidnesWatersheddings3Sat 30 Sep 1933Rochdale Hornets19–10London HighfieldAthletic Grounds1 4Sat 30 Sep 1933St. Helens12–8SalfordKnowsley Road5Sat 30 Sep 1933Swinton9–6LeighStation Road6Sat 30 Sep 1933Wigan21–2BarrowCentral Park7 Broughton Rangersbye8 blankblank
Round 2 – quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 11 Oct 1933Broughton Rangers0–12OldhamBelle Vue Stadium2 2Mon 16 Oct 1933St. Helens52–14Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road3Wed 18 Oct 1933St Helens Recs19–5SwintonCity Road4 Wiganbye
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 25 Oct 1933Wigan15–21OldhamCentral Park2Thu 02 Nov 1933St Helens Recs9–2St. HelensCity Road12,000
Final
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,085 and receipts £516 (both disappointing after last year's crowd of 28,500 and gate receipts of £1,675.
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 18 November 1933Oldham12–0St Helens RecsStation Road9,085£5163
Teams and scorers
OldhamNo.St Helens Recs teams Tommy Rees1Alf FrodshamAlbert Taylor2LaithwaiteSam Bardsley3Albert BaileyJack Stephens4HeatonLes Lewis5J. TurtonTom Egan6W. BowenJack Reynolds7W. GreenallJack Read8G. HighcockJack Scaife9Oliver DolanTed Hodgson10W. LiptrotTrevor Thomas11MasonAbe Clayton12J. GreenFred Ashworth13W. Grundy 12score00HT0 Scorers Tries Sam BardsleyTJack StephensTTT Goals Tommy Rees (3)GG Drop Goals DGReferee Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also 1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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