1985–86 Lancashire Cup

The 1985–86 Lancashire Cup competition was the seventy-third occasion on which the tournament had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington in the final by the score of 34-8.

1985 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWigan
Runners-upWarrington

Competition and Results

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.[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
1Sun 15 Sep 1985Barrow8-12WhitehavenCraven Park2011
2Sun 15 Sep 1985Leigh40-12OldhamHilton Park3500
3Sun 15 Sep 1985Rochdale Hornets6-17WidnesAthletic Grounds1269[3]
4Sun 15 Sep 1985Runcorn Highfield16-38Workington TownCanal Street1000
5Sun 15 Sep 1985St. Helens72-8CarlisleKnowsley Road3630[4]
6Sun 15 Sep 1985Salford18-14SwintonThe Willows3482
7Sun 15 Sep 1985Warrington30-3Blackpool BoroughWilderspool2234[5]
8Sun 15 Sep 1985Wigan24-13FulhamCentral Park8943[6]

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 25 Sep 1985Leigh14-18WidnesHilton Park4000[3]
2Wed 25 Sep 1985St. Helens26-8WhitehavenKnowsley Road3853[4]
3Wed 25 Sep 1985Warrington38-4Workington TownWilderspool2518[5]
4Wed 25 Sep 1985Wigan22-20SalfordCentral Park11188[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 Oct 1985Warrington11-4WidnesWilderspool5633[3][5][7]
2Wed 02 Oct 1985Wigan30-2St. HelensCentral Park18544[4][6]

Final

The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 19,202 and receipts were £56,030. The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the second of the five-year period when it would reach around the 20,000 level.

This was Wigan's second appearance in two years and a first victory in what would become a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Sunday 13 October 1985Wigan34-8WarringtonKnowsley Road19202560301[5][6][8]

Teams and Scorers

[5][6][8]

Wigan № Warrington
teams
Shaun Edwards1Brian Johnson
Gary Henley-Smith2Brian Carbert
David Stephenson3Paul Cullen
Ellery Hanley4Phil Blake
Colin Whitfield5Rick Thackray
Steve Ella6Ken Kelly
Mike Ford7Andy Gregory
Greg Dowling8Bob Eccles
Nicky Kiss9Carl Webb
Shaun Wane10Robert Jackson
Nick Du Toit11Les Boyd
Andy Goodway12Mike Gregory
Ian Potter13Alan Rathbone
Steve Hampson (for Gary Henley-Smith 58min)14Mark Forster (for Phil Blake 27min)
Brian Case (for Shaun Edwards 27min)15Kevin Tamati (for Les Boyd 49min)
coach
34score8
12HT8
Scorers
Tries
Steve Ella (2)TBrian Johnson (1)
Nicky Kiss (1)T
Ellery Hanley (1)T
Shaun Edwards (1)T
Goals
David Stephenson (7)GBrian Carbert (2)
DisciplineAlan Rathbone - Sent Off -52 Min - Late Hit on Ian Potter
DisciplineAndy Gregory - Sent Off - 71min - Stamping on Nick Du Toit
RefereeJohn Holdsworth (Kippax)
Man of the matchSteve Ella - Wigan - stand-off
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
            
Wigan 24
Fulham 13
Wigan 22
Salford 20
Salford 18
Swinton 14
Wigan 30
St. Helens 2
St. Helens 72
Carlisle 8
St. Helens 26
Whitehaven 8
Barrow 8
Whitehaven 12
Wigan 34
Warrington 8
Warrington 30
Blackpool Borough 3
Warrington 38
Workington Town 4
Runcorn Highfield 16
Workington Town 38
Warrington 11
Widnes 4
Leigh 40
Oldham 12
Leigh 14
Widnes 18
Rochdale Hornets 6
Widnes 17

Notes

1 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan

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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. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  6. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  7. Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Warrington RLFC.
  8. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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