1966–67 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWigan
Runners-upOldham

1966–67 was the fifty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 16-13

The match was played at Station Road, Swinton. The attendance was 14,193 and receipts were £3,558

Background

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
1Fri 02 Sep 1966Widnes26-13BarrowNaughton Park[2]
2Sat 03 Sep 1966Leigh4-18WiganHilton Park[3]
3Sat 03 Sep 1966Oldham16-13SwintonWatersheddings
4Sat 03 Sep 1966Rochdale Hornets16-18St. HelensAthletic Grounds3,770[4]
5Sat 03 Sep 1966Warrington29-12Liverpool CityWilderspool[5]
6Sat 03 Sep 1966Whitehaven2-5Blackpool BoroughRecreation Ground
7Sat 03 Sep 1966Workington Town9-17SalfordDerwent 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
1Wed 14 Sep 1966Blackpool Borough19-7WidnesBorough Park[2]
2Wed 14 Sep 1966Wigan11-9St. HelensCentral Park13,141[3][4]
3Wed 15 Sep 1966Salford'2-7OldhamThe Willows
4Warringtonbye[5]

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 27 Sep 1966Blackpool Borough5-15OldhamBorough Park
2Wed 28 Sep 1966Wigan16-7WarringtonCentral Park[3][5]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 29 October 1966Wigan16-13OldhamStation Road14,193£3,5581[3][6]

Teams and scorers

[3][7]

Wigan Oldham
teams
Ray Ashby1Stan McLeod
Billy Boston2Terry Dolly
Eric Ashton3Jim McCormack
Keith Holden4John Donovan
Trevor Lake5Trevor Simms
Cliff Hill6Tommy Warburton
Frank Parr7Thomas "Tom" /"Tommy" Canning
Danny Gardiner8Ken Wilson
Colin Clarke9Kevin Taylor
John Stephens10Geoff Fletcher
Geoff Lyon11Peter Smethurst
Laurie Gilfedder12Robert Irving
Harry Major13Mick Mooney
14Peter Holroyd
15Alan Ogden
16score13
11HT4
Scorers
Tries
Eric Ashton (1)TJohn Donovan (1)
Billy Boston (1)T
Colin Clarke (1)T
Laurie Gilfedder (1)T
Goals
Laurie Gilfedder (2)GTommy Warburton (5)
G
Drop Goals
DG
RefereePeter Geraghty (York)

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
            
Leigh 4
Wigan 18
Wigan 11
St. Helens 9
Rochdale Hornets 16
St. Helens 18
Wigan 16
Warrington 7
Warrington 29
Liverpool City 12
Warrington
bye
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Wigan 16
Oldham 13
Whitehaven 2
Blackpool Borough 5
Blackpool Borough 19
Widnes 7
Widnes 26
Barrow 13
Blackpool Borough 5
Oldham 15
Workington Town 9
Salford 17
Salford 2
Oldham 7
Oldham 16
Swinton 13

Notes and comments

1 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. 1 2 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. 1 2 3 "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. "Oldham Heritage Trust".
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