1935–36 was the twenty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
This was the second of the three consecutive Lancashire Cup finals in which Salford would beat Wigan.
[1] Involved 7 matches (with one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs Involved 1 match Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs Involved 1 match div> Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points [4] 1 * First Lancashire Cup match by new London club Streatham & Mitcham 2 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club.
The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10–13.