1983–84 Lancashire Cup

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1983–84 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersBarrow
Runners-upWidnes
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The 1983–84 Lancashire Cup was a Rugby league competition, won by Barrow who beat Widnes 12-8 in the final at Central Park, Wigan.

Background[]

This season saw no new clubs and no withdrawals, leaving the total number of entrants at the 16 level. 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 Sat 03 Sep 1983 Rochdale Hornets 4-28 St. Helens Athletic Grounds 720 [3]
2 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Barrow 13-6 Whitehaven Craven Park 2707
3 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Blackpool Borough 4-30 Warrington Borough Park 1756 [4]
4 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Huyton 12-13 Swinton Alt Park, Huyton 306
5 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Leigh 52-10 Carlisle Hilton Park 4000
6 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Oldham 26-20 Workington Town Watersheddings 2567
7 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Salford 16-15 Fulham The Willows 1986
8 Sun 04 Sep 1983 Widnes 36-20 Wigan Naughton Park 7016 [5][6]

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 Wed 14 Sep 1983 Leigh 10-27 Widnes Hilton Park 6500
2 Wed 14 Sep 1983 St. Helens 26-30 Warrington Knowsley Road 5047 [3][4]
3 Wed 14 Sep 1983 Salford 2-13 Barrow The Willows
4 Wed 14 Sep 1983 Swinton 8-6 Oldham Station Road 1881

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 21 Sep 1983 Swinton 8-22 Widnes Station Road 2614 [6]
2 Wed'21 Sep 1983 Warrington 18-19 Barrow Wilderspool 3349 [4]

Final[]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 1 October 1983 Barrow 12-8 Widnes Central Park 7007 13160 1 [6][7]

Teams and Scorers[]

[6][7][8]

Barrow № Widnes
teams
1 Mick Burke
2 Joe Lydon
3 Eric Hughes
4 Keiron O'Loughlin
5 John Basnett
6 Tony Myler
David Cairns 7 Andy Gregory
8 Steve O'Neill
9 Keith Elwell
Mark McJennett 10 Kevin Tamati
11 [1]
Eddie 'Smiler' Szymala 12 Eric Prescott
13 Mick Adams
14
15
Coach Vince Karalius & [2]
12 score 8
6 HT 2
Scorers
Tries
Ralph McConnell (1) T Joe Lydon (1)
Goals
Ian Ball (3) G Joe Lydon (2)
Drop Goals
Steve Tickle (1) DG
Ian Ball (1) DG
Referee Kevin Allatt (Southport)
Man of the match David Cairns - Barrow - scrum-half
sponsored by Burtonwood Brewery
Competition Sponsor Forshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)[9]

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
            
Rochdale Hornets 4
St. Helens 28
St. Helens 26
Warrington 30
Blackpool Borough 4
Warrington 30
Warrington 18
Barrow 19
Salford 16
Fulham 15
Salford 2
Barrow 13
Barrow 13
Whitehaven 6
Barrow 12
Widnes 8
Huyton 12
Swinton 13
Swinton 8
Oldham 6
Oldham 26
Workington Town 20
Swinton 8
Widnes 22
Leigh 52
Carlisle 10
Leigh 10
Widnes 27
Widnes 36
Wigan 20

Notes and comments[]

1 * 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. ^ a b "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
  4. ^ a b c "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  5. ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. ^ a b c d "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 0-356-17852-8.
  8. ^ "Barrow RLFC". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  9. ^ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. The Rugby League.

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