1974–75 Lancashire Cup

Sixty-second occasion April 2022 1974–75 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Widnes Winners Salford 1973–74 Lancashire Cup 1973–74 1975–76 Lancashire Cup 1975–76 14 The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9. Background The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14. The same fixture format was retained, with one team receiving a bye in the second round.Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding John Player Yearbook 1975–76 1991 Queen Anne Press Competition and results First round Involved seven matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Fri 30 Aug 1974Barrow10–31LeighCraven Park1,5002Fri 30 Aug 1974St. Helens11–13Workington TownKnowsley Road3,000Saints 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 dead3Fri 30 Aug 1974Salford25–8Blackpool BoroughThe Willows4,0584Sun 01 Sep 1974Huyton22–15WhitehavenAlt Park, Huyton2505Sun 01 Sep 1974Oldham9–14WidnesWatersheddings3,288Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18966Sun 01 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets20–12WarringtonAthletic GroundsWarrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093910/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 2014-02-02 7Sun 01 Sep 1974Swinton17–15WiganStation Road3,316Wigan "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 dead Second Round Involved three matches and six clubs. Leigh received a bye into the next round. Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Sun 08 Sep 1974Salford17–15HuytonThe Willows3,0762Sun 08 Sep 1974Workington Town17–7SwintonDerwent Park1,0223Tue 10 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets7–7WidnesAthletic Grounds2,603ReplayFri 13 Sep 1974Widnes8–7Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park3,800 Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Tue 08 Oct 1974Leigh5–8WidnesHilton Park4,5002Fri 11 Oct 1974Salford17–10Workington TownThe Willows8,498 Final The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 7,403, as does Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92, but Rugby League Project gives the attendance as 6,703Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8Frank Butler and Patrick Collins News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 - 88th year 1974 News of the World LtdFrank Butler and Patrick Collins News of the World Football Annual 1975–76 - 89th year 1975 News of the World Ltd This was the first time Widnes had won the Lancashire Cup since 1945.Winstanley Ryding 1975 218 2 November 1974 Widnes 6 – 2 Salford George Dutton Hughes Fielding Central Park, Wigan 7,403 Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Mike Coulman Winstanley Ryding 1975 218–220 Teams Widnes№SalfordRay Dutton1Paul CharltonMick George2Keith FieldingDennis O'Neill3Colin DixonMal Aspey4Gordon GrahamAlan Prescott5Maurice RichardsEric Hughes6John TaylorReg Bowden7Peter BannerJim Mills8Graham MackayKeith Elwell9Ellis DevlinJohn Stephens10Alan GriceMick Adams11John KnightonBob Blackwood12Mike CoulmanDoug Laughton13Eric Prescott?14??15? The road to success First round Second round Semi-finals Final Barrow 10 Leigh 31 blank blank Rochdale Hornets 20 Warrington 12 Oldham 9 Widnes 14 Salford 25 Blackpool Borough 8 Huyton 22 Whitehaven 15 St. Helens 11 Workington Town 13 Swinton 17 Wigan 15 Leigh bye Rochdale Hornets 7-7 Widnes 7-8 Salford 17 Huyton 15 Workington Town 17 Swinton 7 Leigh 5 Widnes 8 Salford 17 Workington Town 10 Widnes 6 Salford 2 See also 1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups Notes References John Player Rugby League Yearbook. 1975-76 Winstanley Jack Ryding Malcolm 1975 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-362-00223-2 Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League: No.80 1974–1975 League Publications 10 External links Lancashire Cup 1974/75 https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup-1974-75/results.html Rugby League Project Category:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup