1968–69 Lancashire Cup

The 1968–69 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition was the fifty-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. St. Helens won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 30-2. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 17,008 and receipts were £4644. This was the second of two consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the seventh of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in nine successive seasons.

1968–69 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSt. Helens
Runners-upOldham

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and Results

[1]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 06 Sep 1968Rochdale Hornets5-17OldhamAthletic Grounds
2Fri 06 Sep 1968Salford14-3WarringtonThe Willows[2]
3Fri 06 Sep 1968Widnes16-15HuytonNaughton Park1[3]
4Sat 07 Sep 1968Leigh15-15Blackpool BoroughHilton Park
5Sat 07 Sep 1968St. Helens19-16WiganKnowsley Road13500[4][5]
6Sat 07 Sep 1968Swinton11-14Workington TownStation Road
7Sat 0704 Sep 1968Whitehaven19-9BarrowRecreation Ground
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Round 1 - Replay

Involved 1 match

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 11 Sep 1968Blackpool Borough15-32LeighBorough Park

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
1Mon 16 Sep 1968Oldham7-5Workington TownWatersheddings
2Tue 18 Sep 1968Widnes17-20St. HelensNaughton Park10300[3][5]
3Sat 22 Sep 1968Whitehaven4-17SalfordRecreation Ground
4Leighbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Mon 07 Oct 1968Leigh6-17St. HelensHilton Park12750[5]
2Wed 09 Oct 1968Salford9-12OldhamThe Willows

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Friday 25 October 1968St. Helens30-2OldhamCentral Park17,008£4,6442[5][6]

Teams and Scorers
St. Helens № Oldham
teams
Austin Rhodes1Martin Murphy
Frank Wilson2Mike Elliott
Billy Benyon3Phil Larder
Frank Myler4Jim McCormack
Cennyd Williams5Derek Whitehead
Alan Whittle6Wilf Briggs
Tommy Bishop7Thomas "Tom" /"Tommy" Canning
John Warlow8Ken Wilson
Bill Sayer9Kevin Taylor
Cliff Watson10Geoff Fletcher
Graham Rees11Robert Irving
Eric Chisnall12Charlie McCourt
Kel Coslett13Arthur Hughes
John Houghton14Trevor Buckley
Brian Hogan15Dennis Maders (for Geoff Fletcher)
Cliff EvansCoach
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Scorers
Tries
Frank Wilson (2)T
Cen Williams (1)T
Tommy Bishop (1)T
Graham Rees (1)T
Eric Chisnall (1)T
Goals
Kel Coslett (6)GWilf Briggs (1)
RefereeWilliam "Billy" H. Thompson (Huddersfield)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

[5][6][7]

The road to success
First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Leigh 15-32
Blackpool Borough 15-15
Leigh
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Leigh 6
St. Helens 17
Widnes 16
Huyton 15
Widnes 17
St. Helens 20
St. Helens 19
Wigan 16
St. Helens 30
Oldham 2
Whitehaven 19
Barrow 9
Whitehaven 4
Salford 17
Salford 14
Warrington 3
Salford 9
Oldham 12
Rochdale Hornets 5
Oldham 17
Oldham 7
Workington Town 5
Swinton 11
Workington Town 14

Notes and comments

1 * This was the first Lancashire Cup match played by new/newly renamed club Huyton (who were "homeless" for this their first season)
2 * 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

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See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. "Oldham Heritage Trust".
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