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1973–74 Lancashire Cup

1973–74 Lancashire Cup

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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.

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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

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Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

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Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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Final

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Teams and scorers

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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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blank
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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References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0362001774.
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1974). News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 - 88th year. News of the World Ltd.
  5. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

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