1980–81 Lancashire Cup

April 2022 1980–81 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Warrington Winners Wigan 1979–80 Lancashire Cup 1979–80 1981–82 Lancashire Cup 1981–82 14 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. Warrington won the trophy with a 26–10 victory over Second Division side Wigan. Background The 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 First Round Involved 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.Ground Switch https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000271/19800811/471/0015 Liverpool Echo 11 August 1980 14 British Newspaper Archive subscription Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef115 August 1980Swinton5–11OldhamStation Road2026217 August 1980Blackpool Borough2–31WidnesBorough Park2200Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=1896317 August 1980Huyton2–31WarringtonWilderspool1937Warrington 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 2014-02-02 417 August 1980Salford23–12LeighThe Willows3579517 August 1980Wigan25–10Rochdale HornetsCentral Park3562Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 16 February 2014 21 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 dead617 August 1980Workington Town5–15St. HelensDerwent Park2957Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 16 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 dead Second Round Involved four matches and eight clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef124 August 1980Barrow9–16WarringtonCraven Park3328224 August 1980Oldham15–13SalfordWatersheddings3445324 August 1980Whitehaven10–13WiganRecreation Ground3910424 August 1980Widnes22–20St. HelensNaughton Park8427 Semi-finals Involved two matches and four clubs. Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef110 September 1980Oldham2–11WarringtonWatersheddings3963210 September 1980Widnes10–14WiganNaughton Park6563 Final The final was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 6,279 and gate receipts of £8,629.Fletcher Raymond Howes David Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92 1991 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-17852-3 177 This was Warrington's seventh Lancashire Cup win, and their first since 1965.Fletcher Howes 1981 196 4 October 1980 Warrington 26 – 10 Wigan Martyn, Bevan, Thackray, Hesford Hesford (7) Fairbairn, Ramsdale Fairbairn (2) Knowsley Road, St Helens 6,279Attendance figure in Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92 is given as 6,442 Gerry Kershaw (Easingwold) Tony Waller Teams Warrington№WiganDerek Finnegan1George Fairbairn (c)Richard Thackray2Dennis RamsdaleIan Duane3Dave WillicombeJohn Bevan4Steve DaviesSteve Hesford5Jimmy HornbyKen Kelly (c)6Martin FoyAlan Gwilliam7Les BoltonNeil Courtney8Steve BrehenyTony Waller9John PendleburyBrian Case10Steve O'NeillTommy Martyn11Bill MellingBob Eccles12John CloughEdwin Hunter13Terry HollingsworthTony Worrall14Bernard Coyle (for Les Bolton)Ian Potter (for Bob Eccles)15Malcolm Smith (for John Pendlebury)Billy BenyonCoachGeorge Fairbairn The road to success First round Second round Semi-finals Final Swinton 5 Oldham 11 Salford 23 Leigh 12 Barrow bye Huyton 2 Warrington 31 Blackpool Borough 2 Widnes 31 Workington Town 5 St. Helens 15 Whitehaven bye Wigan 25 Rochdale Hornets 10 Oldham 15 Salford 13 Barrow 9 Warrington 16 Widnes 22 St. Helens 20 Whitehaven 10 Wigan 13 Oldham 2 Warrington 11 Widnes 10 Wigan 14 Warrington 26 Wigan 10 See also 1980–81 Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups Notes References Fletcher Raymond Howes David Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82 1981 Rothmans Publications 978-0-907574-07-1 External links Lancashire Cup 1980/81 - Results https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup-1980-81/results.html Rugby League Project Category:1980 in English rugby league Category:RFL Lancashire Cup