1937–38 Lancashire Cup
The 1937–38 Lancashire Cup was the thirtieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
Warrington won the trophy by beating Barrow by 8–4.
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan,. The attendance was 14,000 and receipts were £800.
Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition decreased by one with the withdrawal of Streatham & Mitcham, back to the previous total of 13 but the same fixture format was retained.There was once again a bye in the first round, and there was still a "blank" or "dummy" fixture. The bye in the second round remained.
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 6 matches and 13 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Barrow | 11–2 | St Helens Recs | Craven Park | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Leigh | 18–3 | Rochdale Hornets | Mather Lane | ||||||
| 3 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Oldham | 2–4 | Warrington | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 4 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | St. Helens | 0–11 | Broughton Rangers | Knowsley Road | ||||||
| 5 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Salford | 2–3 | Widnes | The Willows | ||||||
| 6 | Sat 11 Sep 1937 | Swinton | 9–9 | Wigan | Station Road | ||||||
| 7 | Liverpool Stanley | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
Round 1 – replays
Involved 1 match| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | - | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wed 15 Sep 1937 | Wigan | 24–5 | Swinton | Central Park |
Round 2 – quarterfinals
Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | - | ||||||||||
| 1 | Wed 22 Sep 1937 | Broughton Rangers | 12–8 | Leigh | Belle Vue Stadium | ||||||
| 2 | Thu 23 Sep 1937 | Barrow | 3–2 | Liverpool Stanley | Craven Park | ||||||
| 3 | Thu 23 Sep 1937 | Widnes | 26–5 | Wigan | Naughton Park | ||||||
| 4 | Warrington | bye |
Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | - | ||||||||||
| 1 | Thu 30 Sep 1937 | Barrow | 5–2 | Broughton Rangers | Craven Park | ||||||
| 2 | Thu 07 Oct 1937 | Widnes | 0–3 | Warrington | Naughton Park |
Final
Teams and scorers
| Warrington | № | Barrow |
| teams | ||
| 1 | ||
| / | 2 | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | (c) | |
| 12 | ||
| / | 13 | |
| Coach | unknown | |
| 8 | score | 4 |
| 0 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| David Brown | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Bill Shankland | G | Freddie French |
| G | ||
| Drop Goals | ||
| DG | ||
| Referee | F. Peel | |
Scoring – Try = three points – Goal = two points – Drop goal = two points