Teams 16 Runners-up Oldham | Winners Barrow | |
Structure Regional knockout championship | ||
The 1954 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
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1954 was the forty-second occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
This year, the first time for many years save a new name on the trophy. Barrow changed codes to rugby league in 1897, were promoted into the league for season 1900–01 and have taken part in every one of the Lancashire Cup competitions since their inception in 1905, and now finally, almost 50 years later, they won the trophy by beating Oldham in the final by the score of 12-2.
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 25,204 and receipts were £4,603.
Background
This year saw the entry on new league members Blackpool Borough, and this together with the invitation to juniors, Lancashire Amateurs brought the total number of clubs to a full compliment of 16.
For the first time in the competition, there was no need to have any byes or “blank/dummy” fixtures.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained, but, as mentioned, for the first time without any bye or dummy” fixtures.
And for the first time since the outbreak of war in 1939, the two-legged fistures were abolished, resulting in the competition being played on a knock-out basis.
Round 1
Involved 8 matches (with no bye or “blank” fixture) and 16 clubs
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches (with no bye) and 8 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