1967–68 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1967–68 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship St. Helens Winners Warrington 1966 Lancashire Cup 1966–67 1968 Lancashire Cup 1968–69 14 1967–68 was the fifty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. In the final, held on Saturday 7 October at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire), St. Helens drew 2–2 with Warrington. At half-time Warrington were leading St Helens by 2–0.<br/ > The attendance at this match was 16,897, receipts were £3,886, and the half time score 0–2. In the replay held eight weeks later on 2 December, St. Helens won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 13–10. The replay was held at Station Road, Pendlebury, Lancashire) and the halftime score was 3–3.<br/ > The attendance at the replay was only 7,577 and receipts were £2,485-0-0. This was the first of two consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the sixth of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the successive nine years. 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 Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Fri 18 Aug 1967St. Helens7-4Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road6,000Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 15 February 2014 2 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 dead2Fri 18 Aug 1967Widnes9-12SwintonNaughton ParkWidnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18963Sat 19 Aug 1967Oldham17-11LeighWatersheddings4Sat 19 Aug 1967Warrington17-10Blackpool BoroughWilderspoolWarrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100706043029/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 2010-07-06 5Sat 19 Aug 1967Whitehaven10-13Liverpool CityRecreation Ground6Sat 19 Aug 1967Wigan14-18SalfordCentral ParkWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 15 February 2014 21 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 dead7Sat 19 Aug 1967Workington Town35-6BarrowDerwent Park8 blankblank Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 04 Sep 1967Workington Town33-0SalfordDerwent Park2Wed 06 Sep 1967Warrington14-5Liverpool CityWilderspool3Thu 07 Sep 1967Swinton11-8OldhamStation Road4 St. Helensbye Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 Sep 1967Workington Town13-23WarringtonDerwent Park2Tue 19 Sep 1967Swinton8-12St. HelensStation Road10,733 Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 7 October 1967St. Helens2-2WarringtonCentral Park16,897£3,8861Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Final – Replay Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 2 December 1967St. Helens13-10WarringtonStation Road7,577£2485-0-02 Teams and scorers St. HelensNo.Warrington teams Frank Barrow1Keith Affleck https://web.archive.org/web/20150223162128/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Affleck&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Tom van Vollenhoven2John Coupe https://web.archive.org/web/20150223163133/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Coupe&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Billy Benyon3Jackie MellingAlan Whittle4Peter Harvey https://web.archive.org/web/20150223163102/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Harvey&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Tony Barrow5Brian GloverPeter Douglas6Willie AspinallTommy Bishop7Parry GordonJohn Warlow8Keith AshcroftBill Sayer9Dave Harrison https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161336/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Harrison&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Cliff Watson10Brian Brady https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161754/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Brady&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Brian Hogan11Ken ParrJohn Mantle12Barry Briggs https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161938/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Briggs&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Kel Coslett13Ray Clarke https://web.archive.org/web/20150223162040/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Clarke&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Peter Gartland14Joe Pickavance (for Peter Harvey)Tony Karalius15? 2score20HT2 Scorers Goals Kel Coslett (1)G Drop Goals DGWillie Aspinall (1)RefereeG. Fred Lindop (Wakefield) ReplayReplay ReplayFrank Barrow1Tommy Conroy https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161610/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Conroy&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Tom van Vollenhoven2John Coupe https://web.archive.org/web/20150223163133/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Coupe&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Wilf Smith3Jackie MellingBilly Benyon4Bill Allen https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161941/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Allen&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Les Jones5Brian GloverPeter Douglas6Tony Scahill https://web.archive.org/web/20150223171412/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Scahill&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Tommy Bishop7Parry GordonJohn Warlow8Keith AshcroftBill Sayer9Dave Harrison https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161336/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Harrison&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Cliff Watson10Joe Price https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161757/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Price&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Eric Chisnall11Barry Briggs https://web.archive.org/web/20150223161938/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Briggs&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 Kel Coslett12Ken ParrJohn Houghton (for Peter Douglas)13Ray Clarke https://web.archive.org/web/20150223162040/http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Clarke&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 23 February 2015 1415Cliff EvansCoachJoe Egan13score103HT3 Scorers Tries Les Jones (1)TJackie Melling (1)John Warlow (1)TParry Gordon (1)Eric Chisnall (1)T Goals John Houghton (2)TBill Allen (2)RefereeG. Fred Lindop (Wakefield) - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success First round Second round Semi-finals Final Widnes 9 Swinton 12 Oldham 17 Leigh 11 St. Helens 7 Rochdale Hornets 4 blank blank Workington Town 35 Barrow 6 Wigan 14 Salford 18 Warrington 17 Blackpool Borough 10 Whitehaven 10 Liverpool City 13 Swinton 11 Oldham 8 St. Helens bye Workington Town 33 Salford 0 Warrington 14 Liverpool City 5 Swinton 8 St. Helens 12 Workington Town 13 Warrington 23 St. Helens 2-13 Warrington 2-10 Notes and comments 1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959 2 * 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 1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups References External links Saints Heritage Society https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 2 March 2012 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123900/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=319 2 February 2014 Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org Category:1967 in English rugby league Category:RFL Lancashire Cup