1974–75 Lancashire Cup
Sixty-second occasion
Rugby league season
1974–75 Lancashire Cup | |
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Structure | Regional knockout championship |
Teams | 14 |
Winners | Widnes |
Runners-up | Salford |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → |
The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.
Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14. The same fixture format was retained, with one team receiving a bye in the second round.[1][2]
Competition and results
First round
Involved seven matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | 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] |
Second Round
Involved three matches and six clubs. Leigh received a bye into the next round.
Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Ref |
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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] |
Replay | Fri 13 Sep 1974 | Widnes | 8–7 | Rochdale Hornets | Naughton Park | 3,800 | [4] |
Semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Ref |
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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. The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.[7][8][9][10]
This was the first time Widnes had won the Lancashire Cup since 1945.[11]
2 November 1974 |
Widnes | 6 – 2 | Salford |
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Tries: George Goals: Dutton Drop goals: Hughes | [12] | Goals: Fielding |
Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Player of the Match: Mike Coulman |
Teams
Widnes | № | Salford |
---|---|---|
Ray Dutton | 1 | Paul Charlton |
Mick George | 2 | Keith Fielding |
Dennis O'Neill | 3 | Colin Dixon |
Mal Aspey | 4 | Gordon 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 | ? |
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 |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
- ^ "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ a b c d "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 7,403, as does Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92, but Rugby League Project gives the attendance as 6,703
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League 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.
- ^ Winstanley & Ryding (1975), p. 218.
- ^ Winstanley & Ryding (1975), pp. 218–220.
References
- Winstanley, Jack; Ryding, Malcolm (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook. 1975-76. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-362-00223-2.
- Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.80 1974–1975. League Publications. p. 10.
External links
- "Lancashire Cup 1974/75". Rugby League Project.
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