Teams 14 Runners-up Belle Vue Rangers | Winners Wigan | |
Structure Regional knockout championship | ||
The 1947 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
Contents
- Background
- Round 1
- Round 1 Second Leg
- Round 2 Quarter Finals First Leg
- Round 3 Semi Finals
- Teams and scorers
- The road to success
- References
1947 was the thirty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Belle Vue Rangers by the score of 10-7
The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 23,310 and receipts were £3,043.
This was the second of Wigan’s record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.
It was also to be the second of two consecutive finals to be competed for by these two teams.
Background
Overall, the number of teams entering this year’s competition increased by one with the invitation to Lancashire Amateurs (a junior/amateur club) bringing the total up to 14.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained. This season saw no bye but one "blank" or "dummy" fixture in the first round. There was also one bye but no "blank" fixture" in the second round.
As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away ties. However this year, the second round becomes a straightforward knock-out basis.
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs
Round 1 – Second Leg
Involved 7 matches (with no bye and one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs. These are the reverse fixture from the first leg
Round 2 - Quarter Finals - First Leg
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
All the first round ties were played on a two leg (home and away) basis.
The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.
the scores shown in the first round are the aggregate score over the two legs.