# 1933–34 Lancashire Cup

The 1933–34 Lancashire Cup was the twenty-sixth occasion on which the completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy by beating St Helens Recs by 12–0.

## Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained. There was only one bye in the first round but now also a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. This also resulted in one bye in the second round.

## Competition and results
### Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with one bye and one "blank" fixture) and 13 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Notes |
| 1 | Sat 23 Sep 1933 | St Helens Recs | 5–2 | Warrington | City Road | |
| 2 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Oldham | 2–0 | Widnes | Watersheddings | |
| 3 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Rochdale Hornets | 19–10 | London Highfield | Athletic Grounds | 1 |
| 4 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | St. Helens | 12–8 | Salford | Knowsley Road | |
| 5 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Swinton | 9–6 | Leigh | Station Road | |
| 6 | Sat 30 Sep 1933 | Wigan | 21–2 | Barrow | Central Park | |
| 7 | | Broughton Rangers | | bye | | |
| 8 | | blank | | blank | | |

### Round 2 – quarterfinals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Notes |
| 1 | Wed 11 Oct 1933 | Broughton Rangers | 0–12 | Oldham | Belle Vue Stadium | 2 |
| 2 | Mon 16 Oct 1933 | St. Helens | 52–14 | Rochdale Hornets | Knowsley Road | |
| 3 | Wed 18 Oct 1933 | St Helens Recs | 19–5 | Swinton | City Road | |
| 4 | | Wigan | | bye | | |

### Round 3 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Wed 25 Oct 1933 | Wigan | 15–21 | Oldham | Central Park | | | | |
| 2 | Thu 02 Nov 1933 | St Helens Recs | 9–2 | St. Helens | City Road | 12,000 | | | |

### Final

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,085 and receipts £516 (both disappointing after last year's crowd of 28,500 and gate receipts of £1,675.
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Saturday 18 November 1933 | Oldham | 12–0 | St Helens Recs | Station Road | 9,085 | £516 | 3 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Oldham | No. | St Helens Recs |
| | teams | |
| Tommy Rees | 1 | Alf Frodsham |
| Albert Taylor | 2 | Laithwaite |
| Sam Bardsley | 3 | Albert Bailey |
| Jack Stephens | 4 | Heaton |
| Les Lewis | 5 | J. Turton |
| Tom Egan | 6 | W. Bowen |
| Jack Reynolds | 7 | W. Greenall |
| Jack Read | 8 | G. Highcock |
| Jack Scaife | 9 | Oliver Dolan |
| Ted Hodgson | 10 | W. Liptrot |
| Trevor Thomas | 11 | Mason |
| Abe Clayton | 12 | J. Green |
| Fred Ashworth | 13 | W. Grundy |
| 12 | score | 0 |
| 0 | HT | 0 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Sam Bardsley | T | |
| Jack Stephens | T | |
| | T | |
| | T | |
| | Goals | |
| Tommy Rees (3) | G | |
| | G | |
| | Drop Goals | |
| | DG | |
| Referee | | |
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points

### The road to success

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Wigan | Wigan | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 2 | Wigan | Wigan | | | | | | | | |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | | | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 21 | | | | |
| Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | | | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 21 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 2 | Oldham | Oldham | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 0 | | | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 0 |
| St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 0 |
| Warrington | Warrington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 2 | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 19 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Swinton | Swinton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 9 | Swinton | Swinton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 2 | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 12 | | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 2 | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 8 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 52 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 19 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 14 | | | | | | | |
| London Highfield | London Highfield | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |