1989–90 Lancashire Cup

The 1989–90 Lancashire Cup was the 77th occasion on which the completion had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 24-16 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9.990 and receipts were £41,804.

1989–90 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams17
WinnersWarrington
Runners-upOldham

Background

This season, Chorley Borough (see note 1) joined the league, bringing the total number of entrants up to 17.
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game). The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs, thus removing the need of any “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

Competition and Results

[1][2]

Preliminary Round

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Wed 30 Aug 1989Chorley Borough (2)12-6Trafford BoroughVictory Park6281 2

Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 15 Sep 1989Chorley Borough (2)4-50WiganHilton Park50263[3]
2Sun 17 Sep 1989Barrow2-46OldhamCraven Park2253
3Sun 17 Sep 1989Carlisle6-46WidnesBrunton Park43294[4]
4Sun 17 Sep 1989Leigh26-8WhitehavenHilton Park2039
5Sun 17 Sep 1989St. Helens78-10Runcorn HighfieldKnowsley Road54985[5]
6Sun 17 Sep 1989Salford52-12Rochdale HornetsThe Willows3094
7Sun 17 Sep 1989Warrington16-6SwintonWilderspool4055[6]
8Sun 17 Sep 1989Workington Town24-30FulhamDerwent Park702

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 27 Sep 1989Fulham4-34WiganHendon F.C.32046 7[3]
2Wed 27 Sep 1989Leigh12-34WidnesHilton Park6748[4]
3Wed 27 Sep 1989St. Helens6-36OldhamKnowsley Road7834[5]
4Wed 27 Sep 1989Salford4-27WarringtonThe Willows4994[6]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 05 Oct 1989Oldham19-18WiganWatersheddings8603[3]
2Tue 10 Oct 1989Warrington28-6WidnesWilderspool10240[4][6]

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 14 October 1989Warrington24-16OldhamKnowsley Road9990£41,804.008[6][7]

Teams and Scorers

[6][7]

Warrington № Oldham
teams
David Lyon1Duncan Platt
Des Drummond2Steve Robinson
Joe Ropati3Gary Hyde
Tony Thorniley4Richard Irving
Mark Forster5Paul Lord
Robert Turner6Brett Clarke
Greg Mackey7Mike Ford
Tony Burke8Leo Casey
Mark Roskell9Andy Ruane
Steve Molloy10John Fieldhouse
Bob Jackson11Shaun Allen
Gary Sanderson12Keith Newton
Mike Gregory (c)13John Cogger (c)
Paul Darbyshire (for David Lyon 34mins)14Richard Russell (for Duncan Platt 34mins)
Ronnie Duane (for Gary Sanderson 65mins)15xJohn Fairbank (for Leo Casey 58mins)
24score16
14HT12
Scorers
Tries
Joe Ropati (1)TSteve Robinson (1)
Mark Forster (1)TRichard Irving (1)
Bob Jackson (2)TPaul Lord (1)
Goals
Robert Turner (4)GDuncan Platt (1)
GGary Hyde (1)
RefereeR Tennant (Castleford)
Man of the matchBob Jackson - Warrington - Second-row
sponsored byGreenall Whitley
Competition SponsorGreenalls

Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

The road to success
First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Salford 52
Rochdale Hornets 12
Salford 4
Warrington 27
Warrington 16
Swinton 6
Warrington 28
Widnes 6
Leigh 26
Whitehaven 8
Leigh 12
Widnes 34
Carlisle 6
Widnes 46
Warrington 24
Oldham 16
St. Helens 78
Runcorn Highfield 10
St. Helens 6
Oldham 36
Barrow 2
Oldham 46
Oldham 19
Wigan 18
Workington Town 24
Fulham 30
Fulham 4
Wigan 34
Chorley Borough (2) 4
Wigan 50

Notes

1 * Chorley Borough (2) were elected to the league during the close season after the previous team of the same name moved out and to Altrincham as Trafford Borough. This was the first Lancashire Cup match played by the newly formed and elected club and also to be played at the new venue, home of Chorley F.C.
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match played by the reformed and newly named Trafford Borough The half time score was 2-6 in favour of Trafford Borough
3 * Match played at Leigh's Hilton Park
4 * Match played at Carlisle United's Brunton Park
5 * This was the 25th successive defeat for Runcorn Highfield
6 * The venue is given by RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] as Chiswick Poly Sports Grd - Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–91[7] gives the venue as Claremont Road stadium which, at that date, was the home ground of Hendon F.C.
7 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by Fulham during the nomadic period between 1985-1993
8 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  4. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97".
  5. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
  6. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–91. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
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