1974–75 Lancashire Cup
The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the sixty-second occasion on which the completion had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.
| 1974–75 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Widnes |
| Runners-up | Salford |
Competition and results
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part. The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one “blank” or “dummy” fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.[1][2]
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 30 Aug 1974 | Barrow | 10-31 | Leigh | Craven Park | 1,500 | |||||
| 2 | Fri 30 Aug 1974 | St. Helens | 11-13 | Workington Town | Knowsley Road | 3,000 | [3] | ||||
| 3 | Fri 30 Aug 1974 | Salford | 25-8 | Blackpool Borough | The Willows | 4,058 | |||||
| 4 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Huyton | 22-15 | Whitehaven | Alt Park, Huyton | 250 | |||||
| 5 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Oldham | 9-14 | Widnes | Watersheddings | 3,288 | [4] | ||||
| 6 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Rochdale Hornets | 20-12 | Warrington | Athletic Grounds | [5] | |||||
| 7 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Swinton | 17-15 | Wigan | Station Road | 3,316 | [6] | ||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun 08 Sep 1974 | Salford | 17-15 | Huyton | The Willows | 3,076 | |||||
| 2 | Sun 08 Sep 1974 | Workington Town | 17-7 | Swinton | Derwent Park | 1,022 | |||||
| 3 | Tue 10 Sep 1974 | Rochdale Hornets | 7-7 | Widnes | Athletic Grounds | 2,603 | [4] | ||||
| 4 | Leigh | bye |
Round 2 – Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 13 Sep 1974 | Widnes | 8-7 | Rochdale Hornets | Naughton Park | 3,800 | [4] |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 08 Oct 1974 | Leigh | 5-8 | Widnes | Hilton Park | 4,500 | [4] | ||||
| 2 | Fri 11 Oct 1974 | Salford | 17-10 | Workington Town | The Willows | 8,498 |
Final
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2 November 1974 | Widnes | 6-2 | Salford | Central Park | 7,403 | £2,833 | 1 2 | [2][4][7][8][9] |
Teams and Scorers
| Widnes | № | Salford |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Ray Dutton | 1 | Paul Charlton |
| Mick George | 2 | Keith Fielding |
| Dennis O'Neill | 3 | Colin Dixon |
| Mal Aspey | 4 | Graham |
| Alan Prescott | 5 | Maurice Richards |
| Eric Hughes | 6 | John Taylor |
| Reg Bowden | 7 | Peter Banner |
| Jim Mills | 8 | Graham Mackay |
| Keith Elwell | 9 | Ellis Devlin |
| John Stephens | 10 | Alan Grice |
| Mick Adams | 11 | John Knighton |
| Bob Blackwood | 12 | Mike Coulman |
| Doug Laughton | 13 | Eric Prescott |
| ? | 14 | ? |
| ? | 15 | ? |
| 6 | score | 2 |
| 2 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Mick George (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Ray Dutton (1) | G | Keith Fielding (1) |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Eric Hughes (1) | DG | |
| DG | ||
| Referee | G F Lindop (Wakefield) | |
| Man of the match | Mike Coulman - Salford - Second-row | |
| sponsored by | Rugby Leaguer |
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point
The road to success
| First Round | Second Round | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 7-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 7-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huyton | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huyton | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments
1 * The John Player Yearbook 1975–76[2] gives the attendance as 7,403, as does Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92[7] - The RUGBYLEAGUEproject [1] gives the attendance as 6,703
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
References
- "Rugby League Project".
- Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby Lague Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1974). News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 - 88th year. News of the World Ltd.
- Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1975). News of the World Football Annual 1975–76 - 89th year. News of the World Ltd.