The 1906–07 Lancashire Cup was the second year that the competition was conducted and saw two clubs fight it out for the right to hold the trophy. This year, the cup was won by
Broughton Rangers
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who beat
Warrington
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at
Central Park
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,
Wigan
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, (
historically
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in the county of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...
), by a score of 15-6. The attendance for the final was 14,048 and receipts £392.
Background
For this season’s competition, Morecambe had left the league and no junior/amateur club were included, but in their place were new league entrants,
Wigan Highfield. This resulted in there being 13 teams in the competition (one less than the preceding year) which resulted in three clubs awarded byes in the first round.
Fixtures and results
Round 1
Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 16 Clubs
Round 2 - Quarterfinals
Round 3 – semifinals
Final
Teams and scorers
[
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
]
The road to success
See also
*British rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on a five-tier structure administered by the Rugby Football League.
There is no system of automatic promotion and relegation between all five tiers although teams have moved between them in the past. Since ...
* 1906–07 Northern Rugby Football Union season
*Rugby league county cups
Historically, English rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as ''t’owd tin pot ...
Notes
1 * Central Park
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was the home ground of Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington ...
with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959
References
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RFL Lancashire Cup
Lancashire Cup