1975–76 Lancashire Cup
1975–76 was the sixty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
| 1975–76 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Widnes |
| Runners-up | Salford |
Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 16-7
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,566 and receipts were £3,880.00
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” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 30 Aug 1975 | Oldham | 17-19 | St. Helens | Watersheddings | 3011 | [3] | ||||
| 2 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Barrow | 9-14 | Swinton | Craven Park | ||||||
| 3 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Blackpool Borough | 3-11 | Leigh | Borough Park | ||||||
| 4 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Rochdale Hornets | 10-22 | Workington Town | Athletic Grounds | ||||||
| 5 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Salford | 44-17 | Huyton | The Willows | ||||||
| 6 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Warrington | 14-39 | Wigan | Wilderspool | [4][5] | |||||
| 7 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Widnes | 19-7 | Whitehaven | Naughton Park | [6] | |||||
| 8 | blank | blank |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 13 Sep 1975 | Wigan | 21-22 | Workington Town | Central Park | [4] | |||||
| 2 | Sun 14 Sep 1975 | Leigh | 6-23 | Salford | Hilton Park | ||||||
| 3 | Sun 14 Sep 1975 | Swinton | 2-17 | St. Helens | Station Road | 4029 | [3] | ||||
| 4 | Widnes | bye | [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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 16 Sep 1975 | Workington Town | 2-16 | Widnes | Derwent Park | [6] | |||||
| 2 | Tue 23 Sep 1975 | St. Helens | 8-21 | Salford | Knowsley Road | 9000 | [3] |
Final
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 4 October 1975 | Widnes | 16-7 | Salford | Central Park | 7,566 | 3,880 | 1 | [6][7][8][9] |
Teams and scorers
| Widnes | № | Salford |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Ray Dutton | 1 | David Watkins |
| Alan Prescott | 2 | Keith Fielding |
| Mick George | 3 | Butler |
| Mal Aspey | 4 | Chris Hesketh |
| David Jenkins | 5 | Maurice Richards |
| Eric Hughes | 6 | Ken Gill |
| Reg Bowden | 7 | Steve Nash |
| Jim Mills | 8 | Fiddler |
| Derek Hammond (but see note 2) | 9 | Roy Hawksley |
| Nick Nelson | 10 | Colin Dixon |
| John Foran | 11 | Turnbull |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 12 | Knighton |
| Mick Adams | 13 | Eric Prescott |
| 14 | ||
| Barry Sheridan (for Jim Fitzpatrick) | 15 | Mackay (for Dixon) |
| 16 | score | 7 |
| 8 | HT | 5 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Alan Prescott (1) | T | Maurice Richards (1) |
| Mick George (1) | T | |
| Mal Aspey (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Ray Dutton (3) | G | David Watkins (2) |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Ray Dutton (1) | DG | |
| Referee | W H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield) | |
| Man of the match | Mick George - Widnes - Centre | |
| sponsored by | Rugby Leaguer |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
The road to success
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| blank | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| blank | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Widnes | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huyton | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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
2 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992[7] Names Keith Elwell as number 9 (hooker) - The Widnes official archives[6] name the hooker as Derek Hammond
References
- "Rugby League Project".
- Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1975). News of the World Football Annual 1975–76 - 89th year. News of the World Ltd.
- Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1976). News of the World Football Annual 1976–77 - 90th year. News of the World Ltd.