1914–15 Lancashire Cup

1914–15 Lancashire Cup
1914–15 Lancashire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout competition
Teams	12
Winners	Rochdale Hornets
Runners-up	Wigan
	← 1913–14 1918–19 →

The 1914–15 Lancashire Cup was the tenth year of this regional rugby league competition and the last until 1918–19 as the competition was suspended for the duration of the First World War. The cup was won by Rochdale Hornets who beat last year's losing finalists Wigan in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 3-2. The attendance at the final was 4,000 and receipts £475.

Background

The First World War had already broken out before the start of the 1914–15 season commenced. Despite the war the decision to play both the regular season and the cup competitions was taken and all were played to a conclusion, although the lack of enthusiasm was evident in the lower attendances at matches and with many teams absent many players who had already enlisted in the Army and the Royal Navy.

The number of teams entering this year's competition was again 12 with four byes in the first round

Competition and results

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Round 1

Involved 4 matches (with four byes) and 12 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 17 October 1914	Broughton Rangers	5-8	Rochdale Hornets	The Cliff
2	Sat 17 October 1914	Swinton	13-11	St. Helens	Chorley Road ground	^[2]
3	Sat 17 October 1914	Warrington	10-0	Barrow	Wilderspool	^[3]
4	Sat 17 October 1914	Wigan	21-5	Oldham	Central Park	^[4]
5		Leigh		bye
6		Widnes		bye		^[5]
7		Runcorn		bye
8		Salford		bye

Round 2 – quarterfinals

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Ref

1	Sat 31 October 1914	Leigh	0-6	Wigan	Mather Lane	^[4]
2	Sat 31 October 1914	Rochdale Hornets	0-0	Widnes	Athletic Grounds	^[5]
3	Sat 31 October 1914	Swinton	36-0	Runcorn	Chorley Road ground
4	Sat 31 October 1914	Warrington	22-10	Salford	Wilderspool	^[3]
Replay
1	Wed 4 November 1914	Widnes	0-12	Rochdale Hornets	Lowerhouse Lane	^[5]

Round 3 – semifinals

Game No	Fixture date	Home team		Score		Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref

1	Sat 14 November 1914	Warrington		5-13		Rochdale Hornets	Wilderspool				^[3]

Final

Game No	Fixture date	Home team		Score		Away team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref

	Saturday 5 December 1914	Rochdale Hornets		3-2		Wigan	The Willows	4000	£475	1	^[4]^[6]

Teams and scorers

Rochdale Hornets	No.	Wigan

	teams
M. English	1	William "Billy" Seddon
Jack Hopwood	2	Llewellyn "Llew" /"Lew" Bradley
Joe Corsi	3	Gwyn Thomas
George A. Prudence	4	xDavid L. "Dai" Evans
J. Fairhurst	5	Billy Curran
Robert /Robin /R. "Bobby" /R. "Bobbie" Schofield	6	Frank Walford
Ernest W. Jones	7	Johnny Thomas
Jack Fitzsimmonds	8	Charlie Seeling
Sammy Carter	9	Arthur R. H. Francis
William /"Billy" Ashworth	10	Percy Coldrick
Victor B. /"Vic" B. Slade	11	George Hayward
G. D. Webb	12	Dick Silcock
Joe Bowers	13	Dick Ramsdale

3	score	2
0	HT	2

	Scorers
	Tries
unknown	T
	T
	Goals
	G
	Drop Goals
	DG
Referee