1962–63 Lancashire Cup

1962–63 was the fiftieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1962–63 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSt. Helens
Runners-upSwinton

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 7-4

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 23,523 and receipts were £4,122

This was the third of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the third of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the nine-year period.
It was also the third of Swinton’s three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up positions.

Background

With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.

The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but 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 no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Friday 7 September 1962Whitehaven2-11OldhamRecreation Ground
2Saturday 8 September 1962Blackpool Borough32-9SalfordSt Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium
3Saturday 8 September 1962Rochdale Hornets11-3BarrowAthletic Grounds
4Saturday 8 September 1962St. Helens22-0Liverpool CityKnowsley Road11,500[2]
5Saturday 8 September 1962Swinton5-2WidnesStation Road10,218[3]
6Saturday 8 September 1962Wigan11-3WarringtonCentral Park[4][5]
7Saturday 8 September 1962Workington Town43-2LeighDerwent 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
1Monday 17 September 1962Workington Town16-8WiganDerwent Park[4]
2Tuesday 18 September 1962Blackpool Borough3-14St. HelensBlackpool4,000[2]
3Tuesday 18 September 1962Oldham14-3Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings
4Swintonbye

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tuesday 2 October 1962Oldham8-10St. HelensWatersheddings14,000[2]
2Wednesday 3 October 1962Swinton24-5Workington TownStation Road10,004

Final
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 27 October 1962St. Helens7-4SwintonCentral Park23,523£4,1221[2][6][7]

Teams and scorers

[2][8]

St. Helens № Swinton
teams
Kel Coslett1Ken Gowers
Tom van Vollenhoven2Bernard McMahon
John Donovan 3Frank Halliwell
Wilf Smith 4Alan Buckley
Mick Sullivan5John Speed
Billy Benyon6George Parkinson
Jeff Heaton7Albert Cartwright
Jack Arkwright 8Ken Roberts
Bob Dagnall9Trevor Roberts
Cliff Watson10Ron Morgan
John Tembey11Peter Norburn
Dick Huddart12Dick Bonser
Bill Major 13Albert Blan (c)
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7HT0
Scorers
Tries
Tom van Vollenhoven (1)T
Goals
Kel Coslett (2)GAlbert Blan (2)
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeM. Coates (Pudsey)

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
            
Whitehaven 2
Oldham 11
Oldham 14
Rochdale Hornets 3
Rochdale Hornets 11
Barrow 3
Oldham 8
St. Helens 10
Blackpool Borough 32
Salford 9
Blackpool Borough 3
St. Helens 14
St. Helens 22
Liverpool City 0
St. Helens 7
Swinton 4
Swinton 5
Widnes 2
Swinton
bye
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Swinton 24
Workington Town 5
Workington Town 43
Leigh 2
Workington Town 16
Wigan 8
Wigan 11
Warrington 3

Notes and comments

1 * 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

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  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 6 July 2010.
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. Frank Butler and Malcolm Gunn (1977). News of the World & Empire News Football Annual 1963–64 - 74th year. News of the World Ltd.
  8. "Swinton Lion sTales".
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