1956–57 Lancashire Cup

1956–57 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 - quarterfinals
Involved 3 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

Notes and comments
1 * County Amateurs were a Junior (amateur) club from ??

2 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959