1975–76 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWidnes
Runners-upSalford

1975–76 was the sixty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 16-7
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,566 and receipts were £3,880.00

Background

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” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and results

[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
1Sat 30 Aug 1975Oldham17-19St. HelensWatersheddings3011[3]
2Sun 31 Aug 1975Barrow9-14SwintonCraven Park
3Sun 31 Aug 1975Blackpool Borough3-11LeighBorough Park
4Sun 31 Aug 1975Rochdale Hornets10-22Workington TownAthletic Grounds
5Sun 31 Aug 1975Salford44-17HuytonThe Willows
6Sun 31 Aug 1975Warrington14-39WiganWilderspool[4][5]
7Sun 31 Aug 1975Widnes19-7WhitehavenNaughton Park[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
1Sat 13 Sep 1975Wigan21-22Workington TownCentral Park[4]
2Sun 14 Sep 1975Leigh6-23SalfordHilton Park
3Sun 14 Sep 1975Swinton2-17St. HelensStation Road4029[3]
4Widnesbye[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
1Tue 16 Sep 1975Workington Town2-16WidnesDerwent Park[6]
2Tue 23 Sep 1975St. Helens8-21SalfordKnowsley Road9000[3]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 4 October 1975Widnes16-7SalfordCentral Park7,5663,8801[6][7][8][9]

Teams and scorers

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Widnes Salford
teams
Ray Dutton1David Watkins
Alan Prescott2Keith Fielding
Mick George3Butler
Mal Aspey4Chris Hesketh
David Jenkins5Maurice Richards
Eric Hughes6Ken Gill
Reg Bowden7Steve Nash
Jim Mills8Fiddler
Derek Hammond (but see note 2)9Roy Hawksley
Nick Nelson10Colin Dixon
John Foran11Turnbull
Jim Fitzpatrick12Knighton
Mick Adams13Eric Prescott
14
Barry Sheridan (for Jim Fitzpatrick)15Mackay (for Dixon)
16score7
8HT5
Scorers
Tries
Alan Prescott (1)TMaurice Richards (1)
Mick George (1)T
Mal Aspey (1)T
Goals
Ray Dutton (3)GDavid Watkins (2)
Drop Goals
Ray Dutton (1)DG
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
Man of the matchMick George - Widnes - Centre
sponsored byRugby Leaguer

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Warrington 14
Wigan 39
Wigan 21
Workington Town 22
Rochdale Hornets 10
Workington Town 22
Workington Town 2
Widnes 16
Widnes 19
blank 7
Widnes
bye
blank
blank
Widnes 16
Salford 7
Barrow 9
Swinton 14
Swinton 2
St. Helens 17
Oldham 17
St. Helens 19
St. Helens 8
Salford 21
Blackpool Borough 3
Leigh 11
Leigh 6
Salford 23
Salford 44
Huyton 17

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
2 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992[7] Names Keith Elwell as number 9 (hooker) - The Widnes official archives[6] name the hooker as Derek Hammond

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. 1 2 3 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. 1 2 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  7. 1 2 3 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1975). News of the World Football Annual 1975–76 - 89th year. News of the World Ltd.
  9. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1976). News of the World Football Annual 1976–77 - 90th year. News of the World Ltd.
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