1972–73 Lancashire Cup


The 1972–73 Lancashire Cup was the sixtieth occasion on which the competition was held. Salford won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 25-11 in the final. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington,. The attendance was 6,865 and receipts were £3,321.00

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part.

The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one "blank" or "dummy" fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesFixture DateHome TeamRef
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1Fri 1 September 1972Salford41-17OldhamThe Willows--
2Fri 1 September 1972Wigan15-7Workington TownCentral Park--
3Sun 3 September 1972Huyton12-18BarrowAlt Park, Huyton--
4Sun 3 September 1972Leigh6-20WidnesHilton Park--
5Sun 3 September 1972Swinton28-25Blackpool BoroughStation Road--
6Sun 3 September 1972Warrington16-18St. HelensWilderspool8,500--
7Sun 3 September 1972Whitehaven19-24Rochdale HornetsRecreation Ground--
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Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 13 September 1972Widnes11-2St. HelensNaughton Park9,0001
2Fri 15 September 1972Barrow4-7SwintonCraven Park
3Fri 15 September 1972Salford46-13Rochdale HornetsThe Willows
4Wiganbye

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Thu 5 October 1972Widnes4-13SwintonNaughton Park
2Thu 6 October 1972Wigan2-14SalfordCentral Park

Final

Teams and Scorers

SalfordSwinton
teams
Paul Charlton1Paul Jackson
Eastham2Bob Fleay
David Watkins3John Cooke
Chris Hesketh4Alan Buckley
Maurice Richards5John Gomersall
Ken Gill6Peter Kenny
Peter Banner7Ken Gowers
Mackay8Albert Halsall
Walker9Graham Evans
Johnny Ward10Harold Bate
Whitehead11Rod Smith
Colin Dixon12Granville Hoyle
Eric Prescott13Bill Pattinson
?14Mick Philbin
?15Bill Holliday
Cliff EvansCoach
25score11
10HT4
Scorers
Tries
Peter Banner TBob Fleay
Eastham T
David Watkins T
Maurice Richards T
Paul Charlton T
Goals
David Watkins GKen Gowers
Drop Goals
DGPeter Kenny -
RefereeW. "Billy" H. Thompson

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points

The road to success