1971–72 Lancashire Cup


The 1971–72 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens,. The attendance was 6,970 and receipts were £2,204.00

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition decreased by two down to a total of 14, due to 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

Round 1

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Thu 05-08-1971Huyton6-16WiganAlt Park, Huyton
2Fri 06-08-1971St. Helens11-10LeighKnowsley Road7,000
3Fri 06-08-1971Warrington17-9WhitehavenWilderspool
4Fri 06-08-1971Widnes22-4Blackpool BoroughNaughton Park
5Sat 07-08-1971Barrow5-13Rochdale HornetsCraven Park
6Sun 08-08-1971Salford46-5Workington TownThe Willows
7Sun 08-08-1971Swinton10-7OldhamStation Road
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Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Thu 12-08-1971St. Helens23-6WarringtonKnowsley Road5,650
2Sun 15-08-1971Swinton20-11SalfordStation Road
3Sun 15-08-1971Widnes17-8Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park
4Wiganbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Tue 17-08-1971St. Helens10-12WidnesKnowsley Road6,000
2Wed 18-08-1971Swinton2-12WiganStation Road

Final

Teams and scorers

WiganWidnes
teams
Colin Tyrer1Ray Dutton
Phil Eastham2Dennis Brown
Bill Francis3Mick McLoughlin
Chris Fuller4Mal Aspey
Stuart Wright5Johnny Gaydon
David Hill6Dennis O'Neill
Warren Ayres7Reg Bowden
Dennis Ashcroft8John Warlow
Colin Clarke9John Foran
Geoff Fletcher10Joe Doughty
Bill Ashurst11John Kirwan
Kevin O'Loughlin12Alan Walsh
Doug Laughton13George Nicholls
Dave Gandy 14Ged Lowe
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Eric AshtonCoach?
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Scorers
Tries
Warren Ayres TDennis O'Neill
Bill Francis TJohnny Gaydon
Phil Eastham T
Goals
Colin Tyrer GMal Aspey
RefereeW H Thompson

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

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