1970–71 Lancashire Cup

June 2021 1970–71 Lancashire Cup Regional knockout championship Leigh Winners St. Helens 1969–70 Lancashire Cup 1969–70 1971–72 Lancashire Cup 1971–72 16 The 1970–71 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-eighth staging of the tournament. Leigh won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7–4 in the final. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 10,776 and receipts were £3,136. Background The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at a total of 16. Once again two junior (or amateur) clubs were invited St Helens Amateurs and this year, Whitehaven Amateurs. The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of participating clubs, resulted in a full fixture list with no byes or “blank” or “dummy” fixtures. Competition and results http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 Lancashire Cup - Results - Rugby League Project www.rugbyleagueproject.org Round 1 Involved 8 matches (with no bye or “blank” fixture) and 16 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Fri 28-08-1970Rochdale Hornets14-11WhitehavenAthletic Grounds2Fri 28-08-1970Warrington9-21LeighWilderspoolWarrington 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 February 2, 2014 3Sat 29-08-1970Blackpool Borough10-10WidnesBorough Parkhttps://rugby.widnes.tv/ Widnes RLFC History | The story of the Chemics / Vikings Chris Lines Widnes RLFC History4Sat 29-08-1970Huyton3-30St. HelensAlt Park, Huyton2,121http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 Saints Heritage Society : www.saints.org.uk 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 dead5Sat 29-08-1970Oldham12-35SalfordWatersheddings6Sat 29-08-1970Swinton51-21St Helens AmateursStation Road1 7Sat 29-08-1970Wigan32-2BarrowCentral Parkhttp://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site - www.cherryandwhite.co.uk wigan.rlfans.com 15 February 2014 21 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 dead8Sun 30-08-1970Workington Town49-7Whitehaven AmateursDerwent Park2 Round 1 replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 03-09-1970Widnes41-6Blackpool BoroughNaughton Park Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 4 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Mon 07-09-1970Widnes32-5Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park2Sun 13-09-1970Salford12-12WiganThe Willows3Wed 16-09-1970Leigh12-8Workington TownHilton Park4Thu 17-09-1970St. Helens20-7SwintonKnowsley Road7,500 Round 2 – replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sun 20-09-1970Wigan32-6SalfordCentral Park Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sun 04-10-1970Widnes10-13LeighNaughton ParkClub Programme dept Match Programme Widnes RLFC 2Sat 10-10-1970Wigan0-23St. HelensCentral Park23,508 Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 28 November 1970Leigh7-4St. HelensStation Road10,776£3,136HT 0-0 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers LeighNo.St. Helens teams Stuart Ferguson1Frank Barrowhttp://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=14864 Saints Heritage Society : Frank Barrow www.saints.org.ukRod Tickle2Les JonesLes Chisnall3Billy BenyonMick Collins4Johnny WalshJoseph Walsh5Frank WilsonDavid Eckersley6Frank MylerAlex Murphy7Alan WhittleDave Chisnall8Albert HalsallKevin Ashcroft9Tony KaraliusDerek Watts10Graham ReesPaul Grimes11John MantleGeoffrey Clarkson12Eric ChisnallMick Mooney13Kel CoslettThomas Thomas Canning (rugby league) "Tom" Tom Canning/"Tommy" Canning Tommy Canning (for Rod Tickle)14Jeff Heaton (not used)15Eric Prescott (for Graham Rees) 7score40HT0 Scorers Tries David Eckersley (1)T Goals Stuart Ferguson (2)GKel Coslett (2)RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield) - Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points The road to success First round Second round Semi-finals Final Blackpool Borough 10-6 Widnes 10-41 Rochdale Hornets 14 Whitehaven 11 Warrington 9 Leigh 21 Workington Town 49 Whitehaven Amateurs 7 Oldham 12 Salford 35 Wigan 32 Barrow 2 Huyton 3 St. Helens 30 Swinton 51 St Helens Amateurs 21 Widnes 32 Rochdale Hornets 5 Leigh 12 Workington Town 8 Salford 12-6 Wigan 12-32 St. Helens 20 Swinton 7 Widnes 10 Leigh 13 Wigan 0 St. Helens 23 Leigh 7 St. Helens 4 Notes and comments 1 * St Helens Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club from St Helens 2 * Whitehaven Amateurs are a junior (or amateur) club from Whitehaven 3 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 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 British rugby league system 1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups List of defunct rugby league clubs 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:RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup