1972–73 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSalford
Runners-upSwinton

The 1972–73 Lancashire Cup was the sixtieth occasion on which the competition was held. Salford won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 25-11 in the final. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,865 and receipts were £3,321.00

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" fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and results

[1]

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 Fixture date Home team Ref
1Fri 1 September 1972Salford41-17OldhamThe Willows
2Fri 1 September 1972Wigan15-7Workington TownCentral Park[2]
3Sun 3 September 1972Huyton12-18BarrowAlt Park, Huyton
4Sun 3 September 1972Leigh6-20WidnesHilton Park[3]
5Sun 3 September 1972Swinton28-25Blackpool BoroughStation Road
6Sun 3 September 1972Warrington16-18St. HelensWilderspool8,500[4][5]
7Sun 3 September 1972Whitehaven19-24Rochdale HornetsRecreation Ground
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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 13 September 1972Widnes11-2St. HelensNaughton Park9,0001[3][5]
2Fri 15 September 1972Barrow4-7SwintonCraven Park
3Fri 15 September 1972Salford46-13Rochdale HornetsThe Willows
4Wiganbye[2]

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 5 October 1972Widnes4-13SwintonNaughton Park[3][6]
2Thu 6 October 1972Wigan2-14SalfordCentral Park[2]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 21 October 1972Salford25-11SwintonWilderspool6,8653,3212[7]

Teams and scorers

[7][8]

Salford № Swinton
teams
Paul Charlton1Paul Jackson
Eastham2Bob Fleay
David Watkins3John Cooke
Chris Hesketh4Alan Buckley
Maurice Richards5John Gomersall
Ken Gill6Peter Kenny
Peter Banner7Ken Gowers
Mackay8Albert Halsall
Walker9Graham Evans
Johnny Ward10Harold Bate
Whitehead11Rod Smith
Colin Dixon12Granville Hoyle
Eric Prescott13Bill Pattinson
?14Mick Philbin (for Peter Kenny)
?15Bill Holliday (for Rod Smith)
Cliff EvansCoach
25score11
10HT4
Scorers
Tries
Peter Banner (1)TBob Fleay (1)
Eastham (1)T
David Watkins (1)T
Maurice Richards (1)T
Paul Charlton (1)T
Goals
David Watkins (5)GKen Gowers (3)
Drop Goals
DGPeter Kenny (1)
RefereeW. "Billy" H. Thompson (Huddersfield)

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
            
Wigan 15
Workington Town 7
Wigan
bye
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Wigan 2
Salford 14
Salford 41
Oldham 17
Salford 46
Rochdale Hornets 13
Whitehaven 19
Rochdale Hornets 24
Salford 25
Swinton 11
Leigh 6
Widnes 20
Widnes 11
St. Helens 2
Warrington 16
St. Helens 18
Widnes 4
Swinton 13
Huyton 12
Barrow 18
Barrow 4
Swinton 7
Swinton 28
Blackpool Borough 25

Notes and comments

1 * The score of 13-2 is shows in the official St. Helens[5] archives and also in the official Widnes[3] archives . RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] shows the score as being 11-2
2 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club.
The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby League Project".
  2. 1 2 3 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. ↑ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  6. ↑ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Widnes RLFC.
  7. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. ↑ "Swinton Lions Tales".
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