1926–27 Lancashire Cup
# 1926–27 Lancashire Cup

The 1926–27 Lancashire Cup was the nineteenth competition in the history of this regional rugby league contest and another new name was added to the trophy. It was the turn of St. Helens, one of the founding members of the Northern Union, to lift the trophy and until this year had never even reached the final of the competition. In a local derby match St. Helens beat very near neighbours St Helens Recs by 10–2. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 19,439 and receipts £1192.

For the first time in the competition, both semi-finals resulted in draws and required replays.

## Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition increased by one to 14 which resulted in 2 byes in the first round. The additional team were amateur side Pemberton Rovers.

## 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 | Wed 6 October 1926 | Wigan Highfield | 10-11 | Rochdale Hornets | Tunstall Lane | |
| 2 | Thu 7 October 1926 | St. Helens | 51-8 | Pemberton Rovers | Knowsley Road | 1 |
| 3 | Sat 9 October 1926 | Barrow | 24-2 | Broughton Rangers | Little Park, Roose | |
| 4 | Sat 9 October 1926 | Oldham | 2-3 | Salford | Watersheddings | |
| 5 | Sat 9 October 1926 | St Helens Recs | 21-3 | Leigh | City Road | |
| 6 | Sat 9 October 1926 | Wigan | 6-10 | Swinton | Central Park | |
| 7 | | Warrington | | bye | | |
| 8 | | Widnes | | bye | | |

### Round 2 – quarterfinals

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mon 18 October 1926 | Warrington | 9-16 | Widnes | Wilderspool |
| 2 | Wed 20 October 1926 | St Helens Recs | 26-2 | Rochdale Hornets | City Road |
| 3 | Wed 20 October 1926 | Salford | 6-5 | Barrow | The Willows |
| 4 | Thu 21 October 1926 | St. Helens | 29-18 | Swinton | Knowsley Road |

### Round 3 – semifinals

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thu 4 November 1926 | Widnes | 3-3 | St. Helens | Lowerhouse Lane |
| 2 | Wed 10 November 1926 | St Helens Recs | 8-8 | Salford | City Road |
| Replays |||||||||
| 3 | Mon 8 November 1926 | St. Helens | 17-0 | Widnes | Knowsley Road |
| 4 | Fri 12 November 1926 | Salford | 0-14 | St Helens Recs | The Willows |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Saturday 20 November 1926 | St. Helens | 10-2 | St Helens Recs | Wilderspool | 19439 | £1,192 | 2 | |

**Teams and scorers**

| St. Helens | No. | St Helens Recs |
| - | - | - |
| | teams | |
| Charlie Crooks | 1 | team unknown |
| George Cotton | 2 | |
| Alf Frodsham | 3 | |
| George Lewis | 4 | |
| Alf Ellaby | 5 | |
| Les Fairclough | 6 | |
| Walter Groves | 7 | |
| Bob Atkin | 8 | |
| Albert Simm | 9 | |
| Louis Houghton | 10 | |
| Bill Clarey | 11 | |
| Fred Roffey | 12 | |
| Ernie Shaw | 13 | |
| 10 | score | 2 |
| 10 | HT | 2 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Alf Ellaby (1) | T | |
| Les Fairclough (1) | T | |
| | Goals | |
| George Lewis (2) | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warrington | Warrington | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warrington | Warrington | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | | Widnes | Widnes | 16 | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 3(0) | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 3(17) | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 51 | | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 3(17) | | | | |
| Pemberton Rovers | Pemberton Rovers | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pemberton Rovers | Pemberton Rovers | 8 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 29 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Swinton | Swinton | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 6 | Swinton | Swinton | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 10 | | | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 2 |
| St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 2 |
| Leigh | Leigh | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 3 | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 26 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan Highfield | Wigan Highfield | 10 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 11 | | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 8(14) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 8(0) | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 2 | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 8(0) | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 3 | Salford | Salford | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Barrow | Barrow | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 24 | Barrow | Barrow | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
