1980 Lancashire Cup

The 1980 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition

1980-81 Lancashire Cup
Structure Regional knockout championship
Number of teams 14
Winners Warrington
Runners-up Wigan
< 1979 Seasons 1981 >

1980 was the sixty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Warrington won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 26-10
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,279 and receipts were £8,629.00

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 fixture format was revised to remove the “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This resulted in two byes in the first round, and no byes in the second round.

Competition and Results[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 6 matches (with two byes) and 14 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Friday 15 August 1980Swinton5-11OldhamStation Road2026
2Sunday 17 August 1980Blackpool Borough2-31WidnesBorough Park2200[3]
3Sunday 17 August 1980Huyton2-31WarringtonWilderspool19371[4]
4Sunday 17 August 1980Salford23-12LeighThe Willows3579
5Sunday 17 August 1980Wigan25-10Rochdale HornetsCentral Park3562[5]
6Sunday 17 August 1980Workington Town5-15St HelensDerwent Park2957[6]
7 Barrowbye
8 Whitehavenbye

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sunday 24 August 1980Barrow9-16WarringtonCraven Park3328[4]
2Sunday 24 August 1980Oldham15-13SalfordWatersheddings3445
3Sunday 24 August 1980Whitehaven10-13WiganRecreation Ground3910[5]
4Sunday 24 August 1980Widnes22-20St HelensNaughton Park8427[3][6]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wednesday 10 September 1980Oldham2-11WarringtonWatersheddings3963[4]
2Wednesday 10 September 1980Widnes10-14WiganNaughton Park6563[3][5]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 4 October 1980Warrington26-10WiganKnowsley Road627986292 3[4][5][7]

Teams and Scorers[4][5][7]

Warrington № Wigan
teams
Derek Finnegan/Finnigan1George Fairbairn
Richard Thackray2Dennis Ramsdale
Ian Duane3Dave Willicombe
John Bevan4Steve Davies
Steve Hesford5Jimmy Hornby
Ken Kelly (c)6Martin Foy
Alan Gwilliam7Les Bolton
Neil Courtney8Steve Breheny
Tony Waller9John Pendlebury
Brian Case10Steve O'Neill
Tommy Martyn11Bill Melling
Bob Eccles12John Clough
Edwin Hunter13Terry Hollingsworth
?14Bernard Coyle (for Les Bolton)
Ian Potter (for Bob Eccles)15Malcolm Smith (for John Pendlebury)
Billy BenyonCoachMaurice Bamford
26score10
19HT5
Scorers
Tries
Richard Thackray (1)TGeorge Fairbairn (1)
John Bevan (1)TDennis Ramsdale (1)
Steve Hesford (1)T
Tommy Martyn (1)T
Goals
Steve Hesford (7)GGeorge Fairbairn (2)
RefereeD G (Gerry) Kershaw (York)
Man of the matchTony Waller - Warrington - hooker
sponsored byBurtonwood Brewery
Competition SponsorForshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)[8]

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Swinton 5
Oldham 11
Oldham 15
Salford 13
Salford 23
Leigh 12
Oldham 2
Warrington 11
Barrow
bye
Barrow 9
Warrington 16
Huyton 2
Warrington 31
Warrington 26
Wigan 10
Blackpool Borough 2
Widnes 31
Widnes 22
St Helens 20
Workington Town 5
St Helens 15
Widnes 10
Wigan 14
Whitehaven
bye
Whitehaven 10
Wigan 13
Wigan 25
Rochdale Hornets 10

Notes and comments

1 * This match played at nearby Warrington's Wilderspool because of the better facilities etc. (and in the hope of a bigger attendance )
2 * The attendance is given as 6,279 in Wigan[5]'s official archives, in RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] files, and other articles - The attendance is given as 6,442 in Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992[7] 3 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695 set on December 26, 1949 for a league game between St Helens and Wigan

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rugby League Project".
  2. ↑ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. 1 2 3 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. 1 2 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  7. 1 2 3 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  8. ↑ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Warrington RLFC.

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