1984–85 Lancashire Cup

1984–85 was the seventy-second occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1984–85 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersSt. Helens
Runners-upWigan

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 26-18
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 26,074 and receipts were £6,2139.00
This was the first time in over twenty years that the attendance exceeded 20,000, and it would continue around this level for the next four seasons. The receipts climbed from last year’s near-record £13,160.00 to £62,139.

Background

This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level.
With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

Competition and results

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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 Sep 1984St. Helens58-14HuytonKnowsley Road2766[3]
2Sun 16 Sep 1984Barrow38-4CarlisleCraven Park2563
3Sun 16 Sep 1984Fulham18-25SwintonStation Road15451
4Sun 16 Sep 1984Leigh22-14WarringtonHilton Park5500[4]
5Sun 16 Sep 1984Oldham26-32Blackpool BoroughWatersheddings3366
6Sun 16 Sep 1984Salford19-14WhitehavenThe Willows1700
7Sun 16 Sep 1984Wigan28-8WidnesCentral Park10117[5][6]
8Sun 16 Sep 1984Workington Town0-11Rochdale HornetsDerwent Park659

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 26 Sep 1984Barrow10-26St. HelensCraven Park5573[3]
2Wed 26 Sep 1984Rochdale Hornets10-22LeighAthletic Grounds2189
3Wed 26 Sep 1984Swinton6-32WiganStation Road6589[5]
4Thu 27 Sep 1984Salford15-6Blackpool BoroughThe Willows1917

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 10 Oct 1984St. Helens31-10LeighKnowsley Road9282
2Wed 10 Oct 1984Salford8-19WiganThe Willows7492[5]

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Sunday 28 October 1984St. Helens26-18WiganCentral Park26074621392 3[5][3][7]

Teams and Scorers

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St. Helens № Wigan
teams
Phil Veivers1Shaun Edwards
Barry Ledger2John Ferguson
Shaun Allen3David Stephenson
Mal Meninga4Colin Whitfield
Sean Day5Henderson Gill
Chris Arkwright6Mark Cannon
Neil Holding7Jimmy Fairhurst
Tony Burke8Neil Courtney
Graham Liptrot9Nicky Kiss
Peter Gorley10Brian Case
Andy Platt11Graeme West
Paul Round12Shaun Wane
Harry Pinner13Ian Potter
Johnny Smith (not used)14John Pendlebury (for Henderson Gill 64min)
Roy Haggerty (for Phil Veivers 23min)15?
Billy BenyonCoachColin Clark and Alan McInnes
26score18
24HT2
Scorers
Tries
Mal Meninga (2)THenderson Gill (1)
Roy Haggerty (1)TGraeme West (1)
Sean Day (1)TNicky Kiss (1)
Goals
Sean Day (5)GColin Whitfield (3)
RefereeRonnie Campbell (Widnes)
Man of the matchMal Meninga - St Helens - Centre
sponsored byBurtonwood Brewery
Competition SponsorForshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)

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
            
Barrow 38
Carlisle 4
Barrow 10
St. Helens 26
St. Helens 58
Huyton 14
St. Helens 31
Leigh 10
Workington Town 0
Rochdale Hornets 11
Rochdale Hornets 10
Leigh 22
Leigh 22
Warrington 14
St. Helens 26
Wigan 18
Salford 19
Whitehaven 14
Salford 15
Blackpool Borough 6
Oldham 26
Blackpool Borough 32
Salford 8
Wigan 19
Fulham 18
Swinton 25
Swinton 6
Wigan 32
Wigan 28
Widnes 8

Notes and comments

1 * Fulham did not have a home ground for this season and were very nomadic. This match played at Station Road
2 * Wigan won the coin toss for the home advantage after neither they nor St. Helens wanted to play at the chosen venue, Wilderspool, due to the low capacity 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. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  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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