1927–28 Lancashire Cup
The 1927–28 Lancashire Cup competition was the 20th competition in the history of this regional rugby league event and the final was a repeat of the 1925–26 Lancashire Cup Final, with Swinton beating Wigan by 5–2. The match was played at Watersheddings, Oldham. The attendance was 22,000 and receipts £1,275.
Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition dropped back to 13 due to no amateur participation. This resulted in the competition running with 3 byes in the first round.Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 5 matches and 13 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| 1 | Sat 8 October 1927 | Oldham | 20–9 | Wigan Highfield | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 8 October 1927 | St Helens Recs | 41–5 | Broughton Rangers | City Road | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 8 October 1927 | St. Helens | 7–13 | Swinton | Knowsley Road | 15,000 | |||||
| 4 | Sat 8 October 1927 | Widnes | 10–8 | Rochdale Hornets | Lowerhouse Lane | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 8 October 1927 | Wigan | 21–8 | Leigh | Central Park | ||||||
| 6 | Salford | bye | |||||||||
| 7 | Barrow | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Warrington | bye |