1974–75 Lancashire Cup


The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the sixty-second occasion on which the completion had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.

Competition and results

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.

Round 1

Involved 7 matches and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Fri 30 Aug 1974Barrow10-31LeighCraven Park1,500
2Fri 30 Aug 1974St. Helens11-13Workington TownKnowsley Road3,000
3Fri 30 Aug 1974Salford25-8Blackpool BoroughThe Willows4,058
4Sun 01 Sep 1974Huyton22-15WhitehavenAlt Park, Huyton250
5Sun 01 Sep 1974Oldham9-14WidnesWatersheddings3,288
6Sun 01 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets20-12WarringtonAthletic Grounds
7Sun 01 Sep 1974Swinton17-15WiganStation Road3,316
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Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 3 matches and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Sun 08 Sep 1974Salford17-15HuytonThe Willows3,076
2Sun 08 Sep 1974Workington Town17-7SwintonDerwent Park1,022
3Tue 10 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets7-7WidnesAthletic Grounds2,603
4Leighbye

Round 2 – Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Fri 13 Sep 1974Widnes8-7Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park3,800

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Tue 08 Oct 1974Leigh5-8WidnesHilton Park4,500
2Fri 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.
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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Saturday 2 November 1974Widnes6-2SalfordCentral Park7,403£2,8331 2-

Teams and Scorers

WidnesSalford
teams
Ray Dutton1Paul Charlton
Mick George2Keith Fielding
Dennis O'Neill3Colin Dixon
Mal Aspey4Graham
Alan Prescott5Maurice Richards
Eric Hughes6John Taylor
Reg Bowden7Peter Banner
Jim Mills8Graham Mackay
Keith Elwell9Ellis Devlin
John Stephens10Alan Grice
Mick Adams11John Knighton
Bob Blackwood12Mike Coulman
Doug Laughton13Eric Prescott
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Scorers
Tries
Mick George T
Goals
Ray Dutton GKeith Fielding
Drop Goals
Eric Hughes DG
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RefereeG F Lindop
Man of the matchMike Coulman - Salford -
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Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

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