1957–58 was the forty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 13-8 The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). Another excellent attendance, this season of 42,497 was achieved and the receipts were £6,918 This was the second of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. 1958 would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989).
Background
With no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition was reduced by one to 14. The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round
Competition and results
Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 31 Aug 1957Blackpool Borough9-4WidnesSt Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium 2Sat 31 Aug 1957Oldham44-10BarrowWatersheddings3Sat 31 Aug 1957Leigh28-9WhitehavenKirkhall Lane4Sat 31 Aug 1957Salford6-12Rochdale HornetsThe Willows5Sat 31 Aug 1957Swinton10-18WiganStation Road6Sat 31 Aug 1957Warrington50-19Liverpool CityWilderspool7Sat 31 Aug 1957Workington Town12-16St. HelensDerwent Park6,5008 blankblank
Round 2 - quarterfinals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Tue 10 Sep 1957Oldham18-12WarringtonWatersheddings2Wed 11 Sep 1957Leigh2-12WiganKirkhall Lane3Thu 12 Sep 1957Blackpool Borough12-28St. HelensSt Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium 4,0004 Rochdale Hornetsbye
Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Tue 01 Oct 1957Rochdale Hornets0-52WiganAthletic Grounds2Wed 02 Oct 1957St. Helens9-29OldhamKnowsley Road22,000
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 19 October 1957Oldham13-8WiganStation Road42,497£6,9181
Teams and scorers
Oldham№Wigan teams Bernard Ganley1Jack CunliffeDick Cracknell2Bob Chisnall Vince Nestor 3Eric AshtonAlan Davies4Ernie AshcroftJohn Etty5Terry O'GradyFrank Daley 6Billy BostonFrank Pitchford7Dave BoltonKen Jackson8Alan Armstrong Jack Keith 9Bill SayerDon Vines10Brian McTigueCharlie Winslade11Norman CherringtonSid Little12Bill Bretherton Derek Turner13Bernard McGurrin 13score88HT0 Scorers Tries Alan Davies (1)TBrian McTigue (1)Bernard Ganley (1)TTerry O'Grady (1)Frank Pitchford (1)T Goals Bernard Ganley (2)GJack Cunliffe (1)RefereeM. Coates (Pudsey) Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
Notes and comments 1 Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2
See also 1957–58 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