1922–23 Lancashire Cup
# 1922–23 Lancashire Cup

The 1922–23 Lancashire Cup was the fifteenth staging of this regional rugby league competition. The trophy was won again by Wigan who beat local rivals Leigh in the final at The Willows, Salford, by a score of 20–2. The attendance at the final was 15,000 and receipts £1,200 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £232,200 in 2018).

## Background

The number of teams entering this year's competition was reduced by one to 13. Wigan Highfield continued to participate, but now as full league members after joining the league. Askam who had played in the previous two tournaments were not invited to take part this year and no other junior/amateur club was invited to take part. With 13 teams, 3 teams were given byes in the first round.

## Competition and results

### Round 1

Involved 5 matches (with three byes) and 13 clubs

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Barrow | 5-14 | Swinton | Little Park, Roose | |
| 2 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Rochdale Hornets | 2-5 | Wigan | Athletic Grounds | |
| 3 | Sat 14 October 1922 | St. Helens | 25-8 | Salford | Knowsley Road | |
| 4 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Warrington | 8-5 | Broughton Rangers | Wilderspool | |
| 5 | Sat 14 October 1922 | Wigan Highfield | 0-0 | Oldham | Tunstall Lane | 1 |
| 6 | | St Helens Recs | | bye | | |
| 7 | | Leigh | | bye | | |
| 8 | | Widnes | | bye | | |
| Replay |
| 9 | Mon 16 October 1922 | Oldham | 20-5 | Wigan Highfield | Watersheddings | |

### Round 2 – quarterfinals

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sat 28 October 1922 | Leigh | 13-8 | Oldham | Mather Lane |
| 2 | Sat 28 October 1922 | St. Helens | 4-17 | Warrington | Knowsley Road |
| 3 | Sat 28 October 1922 | Widnes | 7-0 | Swinton | Lowerhouse Lane |
| 4 | Sat 28 October 1922 | Wigan | 14-3 | St Helens Recs | Central Park |

### Round 3 – semifinals

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sat 11 November 1922 | Leigh | 5-2 | Widnes | Mather Lane | | | | |
| 2 | Sat 11 November 1922 | Warrington | 2-8 | Wigan | Wilderspool | | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Saturday 25 November 1922 | Wigan | 20-2 | Leigh | The Willows | 15000 | £1,200-0-0 | 2 | |

**Teams and scorers**

| Wigan | No. | Leigh |
| - | - | - |
| | teams | |
| Jim Sullivan | 1 | Walter Mooney (position uncertain) |
| Danny Hurcombe | 2 | |
| Jerry Shea | 3 | |
| Tommy Howley | 4 | |
| Johnny Ring | 5 | |
| George Owens | 6 | |
| Syd Jerram | 7 | |
| Wilf Hodder | 8 | |
| Tom Woods | 9 | |
| Bert Webster | 10 | |
| Percy Coldrick | 11 | |
| Harry Banks | 12 | |
| Fred Roffey | 13 | |
| 20 | score | 2 |
| 13 | HT | 2 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Bert Webster (2) | T | |
| Tommy Howley] (1) | T | |
| Johnny Ring (1) | T | |
| | Goals | |
| Jim Sullivan(4) | G | Walter Mooney (1) |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 25 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 8 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Warrington | Warrington | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 8 | Warrington | Warrington | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Broughton Rangers | Broughton Rangers | 5 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 8 | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 8 | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 5 | Wigan | Wigan | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 3 | | | | | | | |
| St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | | St Helens Recs | St Helens Recs | 3 | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 20 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 2 |
| Leigh | Leigh | | | | | | | | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 2 |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Leigh | Leigh | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan Highfield | Wigan Highfield | 0(5) | Oldham | Oldham | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 0(20) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 0(20) | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 2 | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 2 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Widnes | Widnes | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Swinton | Swinton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 5 | Swinton | Swinton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
