1986–87 Lancashire Cup

1986–87 was the seventy-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 27-6
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 20,180 and receipts were £60,329.00
This was Wigan’s third appearance in three years and a second victory in what would a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years.
The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the third of the five year period when it would reach around the 20,000 level, and the receipts reached a new near record level

1986–87 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWigan
Runners-upOldham

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

[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 14 Sep 1986Blackpool Borough6-30BarrowBorough Park1112
2Sun 14 Sep 1986Oldham29-22LeighWatersheddings4566
3Sun 14 Sep 1986Runcorn Highfield10-48WidnesCanal Street2338[3]
4Sun 14 Sep 1986St. Helens112-0CarlisleKnowsley Road40681[4]
5Sun 14 Sep 1986Warrington28-20SalfordWilderspool3617[5]
6Sun 14 Sep 1986Whitehaven72-6FulhamRecreation Ground1602
7Sun 14 Sep 1986Wigan52-0Rochdale HornetsCentral Park10230[6]
8Sun 14 Sep 1986Workington Town25-16SwintonDerwent Park710

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 24 Sep 1986Barrow10-12WidnesCraven Park3315[3]
2Wed 24 Sep 1986Oldham46-13Workington TownWatersheddings3412
3Wed 24 Sep 1986St. Helens19-15WarringtonKnowsley Road9750[4][5]
4Wed 24 Sep 1986Wigan74-6WhitehavenCentral Park9099[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 01 Oct 1986Oldham16-14WidnesWatersheddings5601[3]
2Wed 01 Oct 1986Wigan22-16St. HelensCentral Park28252[4][6]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Sunday 19 October 1986Wigan27-6OldhamKnowsley Road19202560302[5][6][7]

Teams and Scorers

[6][7]

Wigan Oldham
teams
Shaun Edwards1Hussein M'Barki
Joe Lydon2Paul Sherman
David Stephenson3Gary Bridge
Dean Bell4Gary Warnecke
Henderson Gill5Michael Taylor
Ellery Hanley6David Topliss
Mike Ford7Paddy Kirwan
Graeme West8Bruce Clark
Martin Dermott9Terry Flanagan
Brian Case10David Hobbs
Ian Roberts11Tom Naidole
Ian Potter12Mick Worrall
Andy Goodway13Stuart Raper
?14?
Rob Louw (for Ian Roberts 67min)15Colin Hawkyard (for Stuart Raper Half-time)
Graham LoweCoachFrank Myler
27score6
8HT6
Scorers
Tries
Shaun Edwards (2)TGary Bridge (1)
Mike Ford (1)T
Joe Lydon (1)T
Goals
Henderson Gill (5)GDavid Hobbs (1)
Drop Goals
Joe Lydon (1)DG
RefereeJ E (Jim) Smith (Halifax)
Man of the matchMike Ford - Wigan - scrum-half
sponsored byGreenall Whitley
Competition SponsorGrünhalle Lager[8]

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 52
Rochdale Hornets 0
Wigan 74
Whitehaven 6
Whitehaven 72
Fulham 6
Wigan 22
St. Helens 16
St. Helens 112
Carlisle 0
St. Helens 19
Warrington 15
Warrington 28
Salford 20
Wigan 27
Oldham 6
Oldham 29
Leigh 22
Oldham 16
Workington Town 13
Workington Town 25
Swinton 16
Oldham 16
Widnes 14
Blackpool Borough 6
Barrow 30
Barrow 10
Widnes 12
Runcorn Highfield 10
Widnes 48

Notes and comments

1 * A record score for a match in this competition and a record defeat for Carlisle in any competition
2 * 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

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. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Oldham RLFC.
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