1950–51 Lancashire Cup
rugby league competition
The 1950–51 Lancashire Cup was the thirty-eighth occasion on which the RFL Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 28–5
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 42,541 and receipts were £6,222.
The attendance was a new record for the Lancashire Cup final and would only ever be broken once in the future
This was the fifth of Wigan's record breaking run of six consecutive Lancashire Cup victories.
Background
Overall, the number of teams entering this year's competition remained the same as last year's total of 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 – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.
Competition and results
Round 1 – first leg
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.
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