1973–74 Lancashire Cup

The 1973–74 Lancashire Cup was the sixty-first occasion of the Lancashire Cup. Wigan won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19–9 in the final. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 8,012 and receipts were £2,750.

1973–74 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWigan
Runners-upSalford

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" fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and results

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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
1Fri 31 August 1973Barrow4-24SwintonCraven Park1,200
2Fri 31 September 1973Salford12-11WidnesThe Willows5,399[3]
3Sat 1 September 1973Huyton12-29Rochdale HornetsAlt Park, Huyton350
4Sat 1 September 1973Oldham12-20WiganWatersheddings2,410[4]
5Sun 2 September 1973Blackpool Borough8-15WhitehavenBorough Park8501
6Sun 2 September 1973Warrington20-15LeighWilderspool7,984[5]
7Sun 2 September 1973Workington Town11-5St. HelensDerwent Park1,800[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 8 September 1973Workington Town11-7SwintonDerwent Park1,664
2Tue 11 September 1973Whitehaven19-8WarringtonRecreation Ground3,309[5]
3Fri 4 September 1973Salford24-3Rochdale HornetsThe Willows6,365
4Wiganbye[4]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 20 September 1973Workington Town4-20WiganDerwent Park3,040[4]
2Tue 25 September 1973Whitehaven9-23SalfordRecreation Ground5,000

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 13 October 1973Wigan19-9SalfordWilderspool8,0122,7502 3[4][2][7][8]

Teams and Scorers

[4][2][7][8]

Wigan № Salford
teams
Bill Francis1Paul Charlton
Green Vigo2Keith Fielding
David Hill3David Watkins
Keiron O'Loughlin4Chris Hesketh
Stuart Wright5Holland
Terry Cassidy6Ken Gill
Warren Ayres7Peter Banner
Peter Smethurst8Graham Mackay
Colin Clarke9Walker
John Gray10Davies
Robert Irving11Colin Dixon
Dave Robinson12Kear
Eddie Cunningham13Eric Prescott
?14Knighton (for Kear 47min)
?15Grice (for Davies 65min)
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Scorers
Tries
Keiron O'Loughlin (2)TDavid Watkins (1)
Stuart Wright (1)T
Goals
Warren Ayres (1)GDavid Watkins (3)
John Gray (4)G
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)

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

The road to success
First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Workington Town 11
St. Helens 5
Workington Town 11
Swinton 7
Barrow 4
Swinton 24
Workington Town 4
Wigan 20
Oldham 12
Wigan 20
Wigan
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Wigan 19
Salford 9
Blackpool Borough 8
Whitehaven 15
Whitehaven 19
Warrington 8
Warrington 20
Leigh 15
Whitehaven 9
Salford 23
Salford 12
Widnes 11
Salford 24
Rochdale Hornets 3
Huyton 12
Rochdale Hornets 29

Notes and comments

1 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[2] gives the score as 8-15 (4 goals to 3 converted tries) - The RUGBYLEAGUEproject [1] gives the score as 2-15
2 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[2] gives the attendance as 8,522 (HT 7-4) - The RUGBYLEAGUEproject [1] gives the attendance as 8,556 - Other sources including the Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92[8] show it as 8,012
3 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club.
The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13.

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See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362001774.
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  6. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  7. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1974). News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 - 88th year. News of the World Ltd.
  8. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby Lague Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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