1957–58 Lancashire Cup

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).

1957–58 Lancashire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout championship
Teams	14
Winners	Oldham
Runners-up	Wigan

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

[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Blackpool Borough		9-4		Widnes	St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium				[3]
2	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Oldham		44-10		Barrow	Watersheddings
3	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Leigh		28-9		Whitehaven	Kirkhall Lane
4	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Salford		6-12		Rochdale Hornets	The Willows
5	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Swinton		10-18		Wigan	Station Road				[4]
6	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Warrington		50-19		Liverpool City	Wilderspool				[5]
7	Sat 31 Aug 1957	Workington Town		12-16		St. Helens	Derwent Park	6,500			[6]
8		blank				blank

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Tue 10 Sep 1957	Oldham		18-12		Warrington	Watersheddings				[5]
2	Wed 11 Sep 1957	Leigh		2-12		Wigan	Kirkhall Lane				[4]
3	Thu 12 Sep 1957	Blackpool Borough		12-28		St. Helens	St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium	4,000			[6]
4		Rochdale Hornets				bye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Tue 01 Oct 1957	Rochdale Hornets		0-52		Wigan	Athletic Grounds				[4]
2	Wed 02 Oct 1957	St. Helens		9-29		Oldham	Knowsley Road	22,000			[6]

Final

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team		Score		Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
	Saturday 19 October 1957	Oldham		13-8		Wigan	Station Road	42,497	£6,918	1	[2][4][7]

Teams and Scorers

Oldham	№	Wigan
	teams
Bernard Ganley	1	Jack Cunliffe
Dick Cracknell	2	Bob Chisnall
Vince Nestor	3	Eric Ashton
Alan Davies	4	Ernie Ashcroft
John Etty	5	Terry O'Grady
Frank Daley	6	Billy Boston
Frank Pitchford	7	Dave Bolton
Ken Jackson	8	Alan Armstrong
Jack Keith	9	Bill Sayer
Don Vines	10	Brian McTigue
Charlie Winslade	11	Norman Cherrington
Sid Little	12	Bill Bretherton
Derek Turner	13	Bernard McGurrin
13	score	8
8	HT	0
	Scorers
	Tries
Alan Davies (1)	T	Brian McTigue (1)
Bernard Ganley (1)	T	Terry O'Grady (1)
Frank Pitchford (1)	T
	Goals
Bernard Ganley (2)	G	Jack Cunliffe (1)
Referee		M. Coates (Pudsey)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

[4][8]

The road to success

	First Round					Second Round					Semi Finals					Final
	Blackpool Borough		9
	Widnes		4
						Blackpool Borough		12
						St. Helens		28
	Workington Town		12
	St. Helens		16
											St. Helens		9
											Oldham		29
	Oldham		44
	Barrow		10
						Oldham		18
						Warrington		12
	Warrington		50
	Liverpool City		19
																Oldham		13
																Wigan		8
	Salford		6
	Rochdale Hornets		12
						Rochdale Hornets
						bye
	blank
	blank
											Rochdale Hornets		52
											Wigan		0
	Leigh		28
	Whitehaven		9
						Leigh		2
						Wigan		12
	Swinton		10
	Wigan		18

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

1. "Rugby League Project".
2. David Jack (1958). Empire News Football Annual 1958–59 - 72nd year. Empire News and Sunday Chronicle.
3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
4. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
6. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
8. "Oldham Heritage Trust".

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