1964–65 Lancashire Cup

1964–65 was the fifty-second occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1964–65 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSt. Helens
Runners-upSwinton

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 12-4

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 17,383 and receipts were £3,393

This was the fifth of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the fifth of seven victories in a period of nine successive seasons.
It is also the fourth time in the last five years that Swinton have been defeated finalists.

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

[1]

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 4 September 1964Whitehaven10-31OldhamRecreation Ground
2Saturday 5 September 1964Barrow10-5Blackpool BoroughCraven Park
3Saturday 5 September 1964Leigh10-13WarringtonHilton Park[2]
4Saturday 5 September 1964Liverpool City11-41St. HelensMill Yard, Knotty Ash3,500[3]
5Saturday 5 September 1964Widnes33-0Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park[4]
6Saturday 5 September 1964Wigan36-6SalfordCentral Park[5]
7Saturday 5 September 1964Workington Town2-6SwintonDerwent 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 14 September 1964Barrow11-22St. HelensCraven Park8,125[3]
2Monday 14 September 1964Swinton11-5WiganStation Road13,422[5]
3Monday 21 September 1964Warrington19-4OldhamWilderspool[2]
4Widnesbye[4]

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 29 September 1964Warrington8-10St. HelensWilderspool19,258[2][3]
2Wednesday 30 September 1964Swinton11-7WidnesStation Road9,250[4]

Final
Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 24 October 1964St. Helens12-4SwintonCentral Park17,383£3,3931[3][6]

Teams and scorers
St. Helens No. Swinton
teams
Frank Barrow[7]1Ken Gowers (c)
Tom Pimblett[8]2David Harries
Keith Northey[9]3Bob Fleet
Billy Benyon4Alan Buckley
Len Killeen5John Speed
Peter Harvey[10]6George Parkinson
Alex Murphy7Graham Williams
John Tembey8Harold Bate
Bob Dagnall9Derek Clarke
John Warlow10Ken Halliwell
Ray French11Graham Rees
Mervyn Hicks12Barry Simpson
Doug Laughton13Derek Hurt
Tony Barrow (non-playing substitute)14Billy Davies
Cliff Watson15Albert Cartwright
12score4
5HT0
Scorers
Tries
Billy Benyon (1)T
Mervyn Hicks (1)T
T
Goals
Len Kileen (3)GKen Gowers (2)
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereeE. Clay (Leeds)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

[3]

The road to success
First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Leigh 10
Warrington 13
Warrington 19
Oldham 4
Whitehaven 10
Oldham 31
Warrington 8
St. Helens 10
Barrow 10
Blackpool Borough 5
Barrow 11
St. Helens 22
Liverpool City 11
St. Helens 41
St. Helens 12
Swinton 4
Workington Town 2
Swinton 6
Swinton 11
Wigan 5
Wigan 36
Salford 6
Swinton 11
Widnes 7
Widnes 33
Rochdale Hornets 0
Widnes
bye
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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
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  2. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  3. "Saints Heritage Society". www.saints.org.uk.
  4. Lines, Chris. "Widnes RLFC History | The story of the Chemics / Vikings". Widnes RLFC History.
  5. "Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site - www.cherryandwhite.co.uk". wigan.rlfans.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. "Saints Heritage Society". www.saints.org.uk.
  8. "Saints Heritage Society". www.saints.org.uk.
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  10. "Saints Heritage Society". www.saints.org.uk.
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