The 1936–37 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition was held.
Salford won the trophy by beating Wigan by 5–2. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but (historically in the county of Lancashire. The attendance was 17,500 and receipts were £1,160. This was the third of the three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford beat Wigan.
Background The number of teams entering this year's competition remained the same, with Streatham & Mitcham (hardly a Lancashire club, but useful to make the numbers up) playing in their second (and what was to be their final) season. The total entrants remained at 14 and the same fixture format was retained.
There was no need for a bye in the first round, but there was still a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. The bye in the second round remained.
Competition and results
Round 1 Round 1 involved seven matches (with one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs.
Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 12 Sep 1936Broughton Rangers17–12WidnesBelle Vue Stadium1 2Sat 12 Sep 1936St Helens Recs7–7LeighCity Road3Sat 12 Sep 1936Liverpool Stanley3–14St. HelensStanley Greyhound Stadium4Sat 12 Sep 1936Salford8–4OldhamThe Willows5Sat 12 Sep 1936Streatham & Mitcham8–23Barrow Mitcham Stadium2 6Sat 12 Sep 1936Swinton15–0Rochdale HornetsStation Road7Sat 12 Sep 1936Warrington6–7WiganWilderspool8 blankblank
Round 1 – replays Round 1 replays involved one match.
Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 16 Sep 1936Leigh4–8St Helens RecsMather Lane
Round 2 – quarterfinals Round 2 involved three matches (with one bye) and seven clubs.
Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 23 Sep 1936St Helens Recs10–4St. HelensCity Road2Wed 23 Sep 1936Salford11–3SwintonThe Willows3Thu 24 Sep 1936Barrow9–8Broughton RangersCraven Park4 Wiganbye
Round 3 – semifinals Round 3 semifinals involved two matches and four clubs.
Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 30 Sep 1936Salford15–15BarrowThe Willows2Wed 30 Sep 1936Wigan15–2St Helens RecsCentral Park
Semifinals – first replays Semifinals replays involved one match.
Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 8 Oct 1936Barrow13–19SalfordCraven Park
Final Game no.Fixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 17 October 1936Salford5–2WiganWilderspool17,500£1,1603
Teams and scorers
SalfordNo.Wigan Teams Harold Osbaldestin1Jim SullivanBob Brown2Jack MorleySammy Miller3Gordon InnesGus Risman4Gwynne DaviesAlan Edwards5Charlie BanfieldEmlyn Jenkins6George BennettBilly Watkins7Hector GeeBilly Williams8Francis GregoryBert Day9Joe GolbyJoe Bradbury10Harold EdwardsPaddy Dalton11Trevor ThomasGeorge Harris12George KershawJack Feetham13Charlie Seeling Jr. 5score23HT0 Scorers TriesHarold OsbaldestinT GoalsGus RismanGJim Sullivan (1) Drop goals DGReferee Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
See also 1936–37 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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