1963–64 Lancashire Cup


1963–64 was the fifty-first occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
St. Helens won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 15-4
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury. The attendance was 21,231 and receipts were £3,857
This was the fourth of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the fourth of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the nine-year period.

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

Round 1

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 07 Sep 1963Barrow12-34WiganCraven Park
2Sat 07 Sep 1963Blackpool Borough8-22Workington TownBorough Park1
3Sat 07 Sep 1963Liverpool City5-5WhitehavenMill Yard, Knotty Ash
4Sat 07 Sep 1963Oldham10-5WidnesWatersheddings
5Sat 07 Sep 1963Rochdale Hornets7-19LeighAthletic Grounds
6Sat 07 Sep 1963Salford0-31WarringtonThe Willows
7Sat 07 Sep 1963Swinton2-12St. HelensStation Road15,474
8blankblankRecreation Ground

Round 1 - Replays

Involved 1 match
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Wed 11 Sep 1963Whitehaven31-5Liverpool CityRecreation Ground

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 16 Sep 1963St. Helens28-4Workington TownKnowsley Road15,700
2Wed 18 Sep 1963Oldham35-4WhitehavenWatersheddings
3Wed 18 Sep 1963Wigan5-7LeighCentral Park
4Warringtonbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Mon 23 Sep 1963Warrington14-21St. HelensWilderspool20,168
2Mon 30 Sep 1963Leigh10-0OldhamHilton Park

Final

Teams and scorers

St. Helens№Leigh
teams
Kel Coslett1Bev Risman
Len Killeen2Colin Tyrer
Tom van Vollenhoven3Gordon Lewis
Keith Northey 4Mick Collins
Peter Harvey 5Leadbetter
Wilf Smith 6Austin Rhodes
Alex Murphy7T Entwistle
John Tembey8Bill Robinson
Bob Dagnall9J Lewis
Cliff Watson10Stan Owen
Ray French11Mick Murphy
Keith Ashcroft 12Mick Martyn
Bill Major 13Derek Hurt
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15score4
5HT4
Scorers
Tries
Len Kileen T
Tom van Vollenhoven T
Wilf Smith T
Goals
Kel Coslett GColin Tyrer
G-
Drop Goals
DG-
RefereeRon Gelder

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points

The road to success