Teams 15 Runners-up St Helens | Winners Oldham | |
Structure Regional knockout championship | ||
The 1956 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
Contents
1956 was the forty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Oldham won the trophy by beating St Helens by the score of 10-3
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The excellent attendance was 39,544 and receipts were £6,274
This was the first of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. 1958 would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989
Background
With the invitation to junior club “County Amateurs”, the number of clubs remained the same at 15.
The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in one bye in the first round.
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with one bye but no “blank” fixture) and 15 clubs
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 3 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