1981–82 Lancashire Cup

1981–82 was the sixty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1981–82 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersLeigh
Runners-upWidnes

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
1Fri 14 Aug 1981Oldham7-17SalfordWatersheddings2915
2Sun 16 Aug 1981Barrow15-7WarringtonCraven Park3197[3]
3Sun 16 Aug 1981Blackpool Borough0-28St. HelensBorough Park2239[4]
4Sun 16 Aug 1981Carlisle6-9WiganBrunton Park27791[5]
5Sun 16 Aug 1981Fulham32-15SwintonCraven Cottage32072
6Sun 16 Aug 1981Leigh37-2WhitehavenHilton Park3915
7Sun 16 Aug 1981Rochdale Hornets8-14WidnesAthletic Grounds1054[6]
8Sun 16 Aug 1981Workington Town35-2HuytonDerwent Park1417

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sun 23 Aug 1981Leigh32-17Workington TownHilton Park4283
2Sun 23 Aug 1981St. Helens40-17BarrowKnowsley Road4303[4]
3Sun 23 Aug 1981Salford19-3FulhamThe Willows3462
4Sun 23 Aug 1981Wigan11-26WidnesCentral Park6711[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
1Wed 02 Sep 1981Leigh20-6St. HelensHilton Park8196[4]
2Wed 02 Sep 1981Widnes33-2SalfordNaughton Park5849[6]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 26 September 1981Leigh8-3WidnesCentral Park9011140293[6][7]

Teams and Scorers

[6][7]

Leigh Widnes
teams
Mick Hogan1Mick Burke
Des Drummond2Mick George
Terry Bilsbury3Eric Hughes
Steve Donlan4Eddie Cunningham
Graham Worgan5Keith Bentley
John Woods6Dave Moran
Ken Green7Andy Gregory
Alf Wilkinson8Steve O'Neill
Ray Tabern9Keith Elwell
Tony Cooke10Brian Lockwood
Thomas Martyn11Les Gorley
Geoffrey Clarkson12Eric Prescott
Mick McTigue13Mick Adams
??14
x Billy Platt (for Thomas Martyn)15
8score3
5HT0
Scorers
Tries
Terry Bilsbury (1)TKeith Bentley (1)
Goals
John Woods (2)G
Drop Goals
Steve Donlan (1)DG
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
Man of the matchRay Tabern - Leigh - Hooker
sponsored byBurtonwood Brewery
Competition SponsorForshaws (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. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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