1985–86 Lancashire Cup

The 1985–86 Lancashire Cup competition was the seventy-third occasion on which the tournament had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington in the final by the score of 34-8. == Competition and results == This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level. With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes. === Round 1 === Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs === Round 2 - Quarter-finals === Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs === Round 3 – Semi-finals === Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs === Final === The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 19,202 and receipts were £56,030. The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the second of the five-year period when it would reach around the 20,000 level. This was Wigan's second appearance in two years and a first victory in what would become a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years. ==== Teams and scorers ==== Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point === The road to success === == Notes == 1 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan == See also == 1985–86 Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups == References == == External links == Saints Heritage Society Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org