# 1920–21 Lancashire Cup

The 1920–21 Lancashire Cup competition was the thirteenth playing of this regional rugby league competition. Broughton Rangers beat Leigh in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 6–3. The attendance at the final was 25,000 and receipts £1800. Both set new records at the time; the previous highest attendance was 20,000 in 1911.

## Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition was increased by 2 from the previous season's 12 to 14 with the introduction of two junior/amateur clubs Wigan Highfield (who would become members of the league in two years time), and Cumbrian team Askam. This enabled the competition to be run with only 2 byes in the first round.

## Competition and results
### Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Notes |
| 1 | Sat 16 October 1920 | Oldham | 0–6 | Leigh | Watersheddings | |
| 2 | Sat 16 October 1920 | Rochdale Hornets | '11–5 | Salford | Athletic Grounds | |
| 3 | Sat 16 October 1920 | St Helens Recs | 16–0 | Barrow | City Road | |
| 4 | Sat 16 October 1920 | St. Helens | 26–2 | Askam | Knowsley Road | 1 |
| 5 | Sat 16 October 1920 | Swinton | 11–18 | Wigan | Chorley Road ground | |
| 6 | Sat 16 October 1920 | Wigan Highfield | 2–12 | Broughton Rangers | Tunstall Lane | 2 |
| 7 | | Warrington | | bye | | |
| 8 | | Widnes | | bye | | |

### Round 2 – quarterfinals

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 1 | Sat 30 October 1920 | Broughton Rangers | 6–2 | St. Helens | The Cliff |
| 2 | Sat 30 October 1920 | Rochdale Hornets | 0–0 | Leigh | Athletic Grounds |
| 3 | Sat 30 October 1920 | Warrington | 5–9 | St Helens Recs | Wilderspool |
| 4 | Sat 30 October 1920 | Widnes | 13–12 | Wigan | Lowerhouse Lane |
| Replay |||||||||
| 5 | Wed 3 November 1920 | Leigh | 9–7 | Rochdale Hornets | Mather Lane |

### Round 3 – semifinals

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Sat 13 November 1920 | Broughton Rangers | 9–4 | Widnes | The Cliff | | | | |
| 2 | Sat 13 November 1920 | Leigh | 9–3 | St Helens Recs | Mather Lane | | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Saturday 4 December 1920 | Broughton Rangers | 6–3 | Leigh | The Willows | 25000 | £1,800 | 3 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Broughton Rangers | № | Leigh |
| | teams | |
| team unknown | 1 | Tommy Clarkson |
| | 2 | George Higham |
| | 3 | Dai Price |
| | 4 | Wyndham Emery |
| | 5 | Stanley Rowe |
| | 6 | Bert Ganley (c) |
| | 7 | Emlyn Thomas |
| | 8 | Jim Winstanley |
| | 9 | Joe Cartwright |
| | 10 | Jack Prosser |
| | 11 | Joe Darwell |
| | 12 | Fred Coffey |
| | 13 | Dai Davies |
| 6 | score | 3 |
| 6 | HT | 0 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| unknown | T | George Higham |
| | T | |
| | Goals | |
| | 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 Highfield | Wigan Highfield | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 12 | Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 2 | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 26 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Askam | Askam | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Askam | Askam | 2 | | | | Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 4 | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Widnes | Widnes | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wigan | Wigan | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 11 | Wigan | Wigan | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | | | | | Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 3 |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 3 |
| Salford | Salford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 5 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 0(7) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Leigh | Leigh | 0(9) | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 0 | Leigh | Leigh | 0(9) | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 3 | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | | | | | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 3 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warrington | Warrington | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 9 | | | | | | | |
| St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 16 | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |