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
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWidnes
Runners-upSalford

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
1Fri 30 Aug 1974Barrow10-31LeighCraven Park1,500
2Fri 30 Aug 1974St. Helens11-13Workington TownKnowsley Road3,000[3]
3Fri 30 Aug 1974Salford25-8Blackpool BoroughThe Willows4,058
4Sun 01 Sep 1974Huyton22-15WhitehavenAlt Park, Huyton250
5Sun 01 Sep 1974Oldham9-14WidnesWatersheddings3,288[4]
6Sun 01 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets20-12WarringtonAthletic Grounds[5]
7Sun 01 Sep 1974Swinton17-15WiganStation Road3,316[6]
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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
1Sun 08 Sep 1974Salford17-15HuytonThe Willows3,076
2Sun 08 Sep 1974Workington Town17-7SwintonDerwent Park1,022
3Tue 10 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets7-7WidnesAthletic Grounds2,603[4]
4Leighbye

Round 2 – Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 13 Sep 1974Widnes8-7Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park3,800[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
1Tue 08 Oct 1974Leigh5-8WidnesHilton Park4,500[4]
2Fri 11 Oct 1974Salford17-10Workington TownThe Willows8,498

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 1974Widnes6-2SalfordCentral Park7,403£2,8331 2[2][4][7][8][9]

Teams and Scorers

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Widnes Salford
teams
Ray Dutton1Paul Charlton
Mick George2Keith Fielding
Dennis O'Neill3Colin Dixon
Mal Aspey4Graham
Alan Prescott5Maurice Richards
Eric Hughes6John Taylor
Reg Bowden7Peter Banner
Jim Mills8Graham Mackay
Keith Elwell9Ellis Devlin
John Stephens10Alan Grice
Mick Adams11John Knighton
Bob Blackwood12Mike Coulman
Doug Laughton13Eric Prescott
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2HT0
Scorers
Tries
Mick George (1)T
Goals
Ray Dutton (1)GKeith Fielding (1)
Drop Goals
Eric Hughes (1)DG
DG
RefereeG F Lindop (Wakefield)
Man of the matchMike Coulman - Salford - Second-row
sponsored byRugby 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
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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

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  6. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby Lague Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1974). News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 - 88th year. News of the World Ltd.
  9. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1975). News of the World Football Annual 1975–76 - 89th year. News of the World Ltd.
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