The 1980–81 Lancashire Cup (known as the Forshaws Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th staging of the rugby league knockout competition, the Lancashire Cup.
| 1980–81 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 14 |
| Winners | Warrington |
| Runners-up | Wigan |
Warrington won the trophy with a 26–10 victory over Second Division side Wigan.
Background
editThe total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part.
Competition and results
editFirst Round
editInvolved six matches and 12 clubs. Barrow and Whitehaven received byes into the next round. Huyton's match against Warrington was moved to Wilderspool due to vandalism at Huyton's home ground, Alt Park.[1]
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 1980 | Swinton | 5–11 | Oldham | Station Road | 2026 | |
| 2 | 17 August 1980 | Blackpool Borough | 2–31 | Widnes | Borough Park | 2200 | [2] |
| 3 | 17 August 1980 | Huyton | 2–31 | Warrington | Wilderspool | 1937 | [3] |
| 4 | 17 August 1980 | Salford | 23–12 | Leigh | The Willows | 3579 | |
| 5 | 17 August 1980 | Wigan | 25–10 | Rochdale Hornets | Central Park | 3562 | [4] |
| 6 | 17 August 1980 | Workington Town | 5–15 | St. Helens | Derwent Park | 2957 | [5] |
Second Round
editInvolved four matches and eight clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 August 1980 | Barrow | 9–16 | Warrington | Craven Park | 3328 | [3] |
| 2 | 24 August 1980 | Oldham | 15–13 | Salford | Watersheddings | 3445 | |
| 3 | 24 August 1980 | Whitehaven | 10–13 | Wigan | Recreation Ground | 3910 | [4] |
| 4 | 24 August 1980 | Widnes | 22–20 | St. Helens | Naughton Park | 8427 | [2][5] |
Semi-finals
editInvolved two matches and four clubs.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 1980 | Oldham | 2–11 | Warrington | Watersheddings | 3963 | [3] |
| 2 | 10 September 1980 | Widnes | 10–14 | Wigan | Naughton Park | 6563 | [2][4] |
Final
editThe final was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 6,279 and gate receipts of £8,629.[6] This was Warrington's seventh Lancashire Cup win, and their first since 1965.[7]
4 October 1980
|
| Warrington | 26 – 10 | Wigan |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Martyn, Bevan, Thackray, Hesford Goals: Hesford (7) |
Tries: Fairbairn, Ramsdale Goals: Fairbairn (2) |
Knowsley Road, St Helens
Attendance: 6,279[8] Referee: Gerry Kershaw (Easingwold) Player of the Match: Tony Waller |
Teams
edit| Warrington | № | Wigan |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Finnegan | 1 | George Fairbairn (c) |
| Richard Thackray | 2 | Dennis Ramsdale |
| Ian Duane | 3 | Dave Willicombe |
| John Bevan | 4 | Steve Davies |
| Steve Hesford | 5 | Jimmy Hornby |
| Ken Kelly (c) | 6 | Martin Foy |
| Alan Gwilliam | 7 | Les Bolton |
| Neil Courtney | 8 | Steve Breheny |
| Tony Waller | 9 | John Pendlebury |
| Brian Case | 10 | Steve O'Neill |
| Tommy Martyn | 11 | Bill Melling |
| Bob Eccles | 12 | John Clough |
| Edwin Hunter | 13 | Terry Hollingsworth |
| Tony Worrall | 14 | Bernard Coyle (for Les Bolton) |
| Ian Potter (for Bob Eccles) | 15 | Malcolm Smith (for John Pendlebury) |
| Billy Benyon | Coach | George Fairbairn |
The road to success
edit| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Ground Switch". Liverpool Echo. 11 August 1980. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ a b c d "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-356-17852-3.
- ^ Fletcher & Howes (1981), p. 196.
- ^ Attendance figure in Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92 is given as 6,442
References
edit- Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1981). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82. Rothmans Publications. ISBN 978-0-907574-07-1.
External links
edit- "Lancashire Cup 1980/81 - Results". Rugby League Project.