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The 1940 Lancashire Cup was the thirty-second occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Due to the start of the Second World War, there was no Lancashire Cup completion during 1939. The competition was delayed until early 1940. Swinton won the trophy by beating Widnes on a two legged final by the score of 21-15 aggregate. The first leg was played at Naughton Park, Widnes, and the second led was played at Station Road, Swinton. Swinton won both legs, 5-4 away and 16-11 at home. The attendances were 5,500 at Widnes and 9,000 at Swinton. == Preamble to changes == Prior to the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, most clubs had played two or three fixtures (on Saturday 26, Thursday 31 August and Saturday 2 September). During the following week, the Northern Rugby League decided, after publicity from the Government, to suspend the championship. They almost immediately inaugurated two regional (Lancashire and Yorkshire), Wartime Emergency Leagues, with the winner of each league meeting in a play-off final to decide the overall winner. The Challenge Cup and both County Cups were suspended. There was to be no Lancashire Cup competition in 1939. But later in the season both County Cups were resurrected. The Lancashire Cup started on Saturday 2 March 1940 and was played on consecutive weekends. Each and every match was played on a two-legged home and away basis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1940 Lancashire Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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