The RFL Lancashire Cup , usually referred to as the Lancashire Cup , was a British rugby league football knock-out competition founded in 1905. Organised by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the competition was open to all professional clubs in the Lancashire region, but also included a number of clubs based in Cumbria .
5-458: The tournament was held annually and was usually played over four rounds, with the fixtures normally being played during the early part of the season. The tournament was scrapped along with the Yorkshire Cup after the 1992–93 season . The most successful club was Wigan , who won the trophy on 21 occasions. The competition was introduced in 1905. In 1976, Burtonwood Brewery agreed to sponsor
10-515: A trophy, called the White Rose Trophy, was awarded to the man of the match in each final. The judging was conducted by members of the press. In 2019, the name of the competition was reused as a pre-season tournament between seven of the non-Super League teams; Batley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Featherstone, Halifax, Hunslet and York; and amateur side Hunslet Club Parkside . The competition was a one-off has not been played since. Bradford Bulls won
15-521: Is a rugby league county cup competition for teams in Yorkshire. Starting in 1905 the competition ran, with the exception of 1915 to 1918, until the 1992–93 season, when it folded due to fixture congestion. The competition was open to all senior member clubs of the Rugby Football League in Yorkshire and was normally played in the opening months of the season. On two occasions, 1918–19 and 1940–41
20-677: The competition was held towards the end of the season due to the two world wars. During the Second World War the Lancashire Cup was not played for between 1941 and 1945 and several Lancashire clubs were admitted into the Yorkshire Cup competition instead. The cup finals in 1942, 1943 and 1944 were played over two legs with the winner being determined by aggregate score over the two matches. 1941, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1965, 1978, 1987 & 1989 Sources: Between 1966 and 1993
25-602: The tournament in a deal worth £4,000 per year. They were replaced as sponsor by Grunhalle Lager (brewed by Greenall Whitley ) in 1986. During the latter years of the competition, clubs complained increasingly about fixture congestion, resulting in the cup being scrapped in 1993. The Lancashire Cup was not played during the Second World War (1940–45). During this period the Yorkshire Cup finals of 1942, 1943, and 1944 were played over two legs, with aggregate score being used. RFL Yorkshire Cup The RFL Yorkshire Cup
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