1981–82 Lancashire Cup

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1981–82 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersLeigh
Runners-upWidnes
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1981–82 was the sixty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Leigh won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 8-3
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,011 and receipts were £14,029.00

Background[]

This season saw the introduction of two new clubs, Carlisle and Fulham, neither in Lancashire, but classed as “Western”. Thus the total number of teams entering the competition increased from 14 to a full complement of 16.
With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

Competition and Results[]

[1][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
1 Fri 14 Aug 1981 Oldham 7-17 Salford Watersheddings 2915
2 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Barrow 15-7 Warrington Craven Park 3197 [3]
3 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Blackpool Borough 0-28 St. Helens Borough Park 2239 [4]
4 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Carlisle 6-9 Wigan Brunton Park 2779 1 [5]
5 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Fulham 32-15 Swinton Craven Cottage 3207 2
6 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Leigh 37-2 Whitehaven Hilton Park 3915
7 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Rochdale Hornets 8-14 Widnes Athletic Grounds 1054 [6]
8 Sun 16 Aug 1981 Workington Town 35-2 Huyton Derwent Park 1417

Round 2 - Quarter Finals[]

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sun 23 Aug 1981 Leigh 32-17 Workington Town Hilton Park 4283
2 Sun 23 Aug 1981 St. Helens 40-17 Barrow Knowsley Road 4303 [4]
3 Sun 23 Aug 1981 Salford 19-3 Fulham The Willows 3462
4 Sun 23 Aug 1981 Wigan 11-26 Widnes Central Park 6711 [5][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
1 Wed 02 Sep 1981 Leigh 20-6 St. Helens Hilton Park 8196 [4]
2 Wed 02 Sep 1981 Widnes 33-2 Salford Naughton Park 5849 [6]

Final[]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 26 September 1981 Leigh 8-3 Widnes Central Park 9011 14029 3 [6][7]

Teams and Scorers[]

[6][7]

Leigh № Widnes
teams
1 Mick Burke
Des Drummond 2 [1]
3 Eric Hughes
Steve Donlan 4 Eddie Cunningham
5 Keith Bentley
John Woods 6 [2]
7 Andy Gregory
8 Steve O'Neill
Ray Tabern 9 Keith Elwell
10 Brian Lockwood
Thomas Martyn 11 Les Gorley
Geoffrey Clarkson 12 Eric Prescott
13 Mick Adams
?? 14
x Billy Platt (for Thomas Martyn) 15
8 score 3
5 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
Terry Bilsbury (1) T Keith Bentley (1)
Goals
John Woods (2) G
Drop Goals
Steve Donlan (1) DG
Referee W H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
Man of the match Ray Tabern - Leigh - Hooker
sponsored by Burtonwood Brewery
Competition Sponsor Forshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)

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
            
Leigh 37
Whitehaven 2
Leigh 32
Workington Town 17
Workington Town 35
Huyton 2
Leigh 20
St. Helens 6
Blackpool Borough 0
St. Helens 28
St. Helens 40
Barrow 17
Barrow 15
Warrington 7
Leigh 8
Widnes 3
Carlisle 6
Wigan 9
Wigan 11
Widnes 26
Rochdale Hornets 8
Widnes 14
Widnes 33
Salford 2
Oldham 7
Salford 17
Salford 19
Fulham 3
Fulham 32
Swinton 15

Notes and comments[]

1 * The first Lancashire Cup match played by the newly elected Carlisle team and also at this stadium, Carlisle United's Brunton Park
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match played by the newly elected Fulham team and also at this stadium, Fulham's Craven Cottage
3 * 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. ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. ^ a b c d e "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  7. ^ a b Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

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