1981–82 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersLeigh
Runners-upWidnes

The 1981–82 Lancashire Cup (known as the Forshaws Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th staging of the rugby league knockout competition, the Lancashire Cup.

Leigh won the trophy with an 8–3 win against Widnes.

Background

This season saw the introduction of two new non-Lancashire clubs, Carlisle and Fulham, increasing the number of clubs in the competition from 14 to 16, meaning there was no longer a need for any teams to receive byes in the first round. In his column for the Manchester Evening News, Warrington player Ken Kelly was especially critical of the addition of London-based Fulham, arguing it makes a mockery of the competition.[1]

Competition and results

First Round

Involved eight matches and 16 clubs. Carlisle's match against Wigan was the club's first ever competitive fixture.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Ref
114 August 1981Oldham7–17SalfordWatersheddings2915
216 August 1981Barrow15–7WarringtonCraven Park3197[2]
316 August 1981Blackpool Borough0–28St HelensBorough Park2239[3]
416 August 1981Carlisle6–9WiganBrunton Park2779[4]
516 August 1981Fulham32–15SwintonCraven Cottage3207
616 August 1981Leigh37–2WhitehavenHilton Park3915
716 August 1981Rochdale Hornets8–14WidnesAthletic Grounds1054[5]
816 August 1981Workington Town35–2HuytonDerwent Park1417

Second Round

Involved four matches and eight clubs.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Ref
123 August 1981Leigh32–17Workington TownHilton Park4283
223 August 1981St. Helens40–17BarrowKnowsley Road4303[3]
323 August 1981Salford19–3FulhamThe Willows3462
423 August 1981Wigan11–26WidnesCentral Park6711[4][5]

Semi-finals

Involved two matches and four clubs.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Ref
12 September 1981Leigh20–6St. HelensHilton Park8196[3]
22 September 1981Widnes33–2SalfordNaughton Park5849[5]

Final

The final was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 9,011 and receipts were £14,029. This was Leigh's first Lancashire Cup since the 1970–71 season.[6]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Ref
26 September 1981Leigh8–3WidnesCentral Park9011[5][7]

Teams and scorers

[5][7]

Leigh № Widnes
Mick Hogan1Mick Burke
Des Drummond2Mick George
Terry Bilsbury3Eric Hughes
Steve Donlan4Eddie Cunningham
Graham Worgan5Keith Bentley
John Woods6Dave Moran
Ken Green7Andy Gregory
Alf Wilkinson8Steve O'Neill
Ray Tabern9Keith Elwell
Tony Cooke10Brian Lockwood
Thomas Martyn11Les Gorley
Geoffrey Clarkson12Eric Prescott
Mick McTigue13Mick Adams
??14
x Billy Platt (for Thomas Martyn)15
8score3
5HT0
Scorers
Tries
Terry Bilsbury (1)TKeith Bentley (1)
Goals
John Woods (2)G
Drop Goals
Steve Donlan (1)DG
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
Man of the matchRay Tabern - Leigh - Hooker
sponsored byBurtonwood Brewery
Competition SponsorForshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)

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

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Leigh 37
Whitehaven 2
Leigh 32
Workington Town 17
Workington Town 35
Huyton 2
Leigh 20
St. Helens 6
Blackpool Borough 0
St. Helens 28
St. Helens 40
Barrow 17
Barrow 15
Warrington 7
Leigh 8
Widnes 3
Carlisle 6
Wigan 9
Wigan 11
Widnes 26
Rochdale Hornets 8
Widnes 14
Widnes 33
Salford 2
Oldham 7
Salford 17
Salford 19
Fulham 3
Fulham 32
Swinton 15

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Fulham in Lancashire". Super Pink. Manchester Evening News. No. 34920. 15 August 1981. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. 1 2 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. ↑ Fletcher & Howes (1982), p. 148.
  7. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

References

  • Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1982). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83. Rothmans Publications. ISBN 978-0-907574-15-6.
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