1976–77 Lancashire Cup

1976–77 was the sixty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1976–77 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWidnes
Runners-upWorkington Town

Widnes won the trophy by beating Workington Town by the score of 16-11

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,399 and receipts were £6,414.00

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 number of participating clubs, this resulted in one “blank” or “dummy” fixture 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
1Sat 21 Aug 1976Wigan37-5St. HelensCentral Park2370[4][5]
2Sun 22 Aug 1976Barrow7-40WarringtonCraven Park[6]
3Sun 22 Aug 1976Blackpool Borough17-10OldhamBorough Park
4Sun 22 Aug 1976Leigh41-13WhitehavenHilton Park
5Sun 22 Aug 1976Salford46-14HuytonThe Willows
6Sun 22 Aug 1976Widnes25-13Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park[7]
7Sun 22 Aug 1976Workington Town15-11SwintonDerwent Park
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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
1Sun 29 Aug 1976Warrington14-13SalfordWilderspool[6]
2Sun 29 Aug 1976Wigan14-16LeighCentral Park[4]
3Sun 29 Aug 1976Workington Town30-8Blackpool BoroughDerwent Park
4Widnesbye[7]

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 08 Sep 1976Leigh16-24WidnesHilton Park[7]
2Tue 21 Sep 1976Warrington9-9Workington TownWilderspool[6]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 29 Sep 1976Workington Town26-15WarringtonDerwent Park[6]

Final
Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 30 October 1976Widnes16-11Workington TownCentral Park9,3996,4141 2 3[7][8][3]

Teams and Scorers

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Widnes № Workington Town
teams
Ray Dutton1Paul Charlton
Stuart Wright2David Collister
Mal Aspey3Ray Wilkins
Mick George4Ian Wright
Alan Prescott5Iain McCorquodale
David Eckersley6Brian Lauder
Reg Bowden7Arnold "Boxer" Walker
Bill Ramsey8Jim Mills
Keith Elwell9Alan Banks
Nick Nelson10Ralph Calvin
Mick Adams11Eddie Bowman
Alan Dearden12Les Gorley
Doug Laughton13Bill Pattinson
?14Peter Gorley (for Bill Pattinson)
?15?
16score11
9HT5
Scorers
Tries
Stuart Wright (1)TRay Wilkins (1)
Mick George (1)T
Goals
Ray Dutton (4)GIain McCorquodale (4)
Drop Goals
Ray Dutton (1)DG
Reg Bowden (1)DG
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
Man of the matchDavid Eckersley - Widnes - stand-off
sponsored byRugby Leaguer
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
            
Wigan 27
St. Helens 5
Wigan 14
Leigh 16
Leigh 41
Whitehaven 13
Leigh 19
Widnes 24
Widnes 25
Rochdale Hornets 13
Widnes
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Widnes 16
Workington Town 11
Barrow 7
Warrington 40
Warrington 14
Salford 13
Salford 46
Huyton 14
Warrington 9-26
Workington Town 9-15
Workington Town 15
Swinton 11
Workington Town 30
Blackpool Borough 8
Blackpool Borough 17
Oldham 10

Notes and comments

1 * News of the World Football annual of 1976–77[3] has the score as 17-11 - other publications and archived records e.g. Widnes[7] official archives have the score as 16-11

2 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92[8] gives the attendance as 7,566 - RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] give the attendance as 9,399

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

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See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1976). News of the World Football Annual 1976–77 - 90th year. News of the World Ltd.
  4. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  6. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  7. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  8. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby Lague Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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