1951 Lancashire Cup
| 1951–52 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Wigan |
| Runners-up | Leigh |
The 1951 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
1951 was the thirty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 14-6
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 33,230 and receipts were £5,432.
This was the sixth (and last) in Wigan’s record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.
Overall, the number of teams entering this year’s competition remained the same as last year’s total of 14.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no “blank” fixture” in the second round.
As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.
Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs.
Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg.
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.
the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.
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
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