1980–81 Lancashire Cup
1980–81 was the sixty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Warrington won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 26-10
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside,. The attendance was 6,279 and receipts were £8,629.00
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 fixture format was revised to remove the “blank” or “dummy” fixture. This resulted in two byes in the first round, and no byes in the second round.
Competition and Results
Round 1
Involved 6 matches and 14 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Friday 15 August 1980 | Swinton | 5-11 | Oldham | Station Road | 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Sunday 17 August 1980 | Blackpool Borough | 2-31 | Widnes | Borough Park | 2200 | |||||
| 3 | Sunday 17 August 1980 | Huyton | 2-31 | Warrington | Wilderspool | 1937 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Sunday 17 August 1980 | Salford | 23-12 | Leigh | The Willows | 3579 | |||||
| 5 | Sunday 17 August 1980 | Wigan | 25-10 | Rochdale Hornets | Central Park | 3562 | |||||
| 6 | Sunday 17 August 1980 | Workington Town | 5-15 | St. Helens | Derwent Park | 2957 | |||||
| 7 | Barrow | bye | |||||||||
| 8 | Whitehaven | bye |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sunday 24 August 1980 | Barrow | 9-16 | Warrington | Craven Park | 3328 | |||||
| 2 | Sunday 24 August 1980 | Oldham | 15-13 | Salford | Watersheddings | 3445 | |||||
| 3 | Sunday 24 August 1980 | Whitehaven | 10-13 | Wigan | Recreation Ground | 3910 | |||||
| 4 | Sunday 24 August 1980 | Widnes | 22-20 | St. Helens | Naughton Park | 8427 |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wednesday 10 September 1980 | Oldham | 2-11 | Warrington | Watersheddings | 3963 | |||||
| 2 | Wednesday 10 September 1980 | Widnes | 10-14 | Wigan | Naughton Park | 6563 |
Final
Teams and Scorers
| Warrington | № | Wigan |
| teams | ||
| Derek Finnegan/Finnigan | 1 | George Fairbairn |
| Richard Thackray | 2 | Dennis Ramsdale |
| Ian Duane | 3 | Dave Willicombe |
| John Bevan | 4 | Steve Davies |
| Steve Hesford | 5 | Jimmy Hornby |
| Ken Kelly | 6 | Martin Foy |
| Alan Gwilliam | 7 | Les Bolton |
| Neil Courtney | 8 | Steve Breheny |
| Tony Waller | 9 | John Pendlebury |
| Brian Case | 10 | Steve O'Neill |
| Tommy Martyn | 11 | Bill Melling |
| Bob Eccles | 12 | John Clough |
| Edwin Hunter | 13 | Terry Hollingsworth |
| ? | 14 | Bernard Coyle |
| Ian Potter | 15 | Malcolm Smith |
| Billy Benyon | Coach | George Fairbairn |
| - | ||
| 26 | score | 10 |
| 19 | HT | 5 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Richard Thackray | T | George Fairbairn |
| John Bevan | T | Dennis Ramsdale |
| Steve Hesford | T | |
| Tommy Martyn | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Steve Hesford | G | George Fairbairn |
| Referee | D G Kershaw | |
| Man of the match | Tony Waller - Warrington - | |
| sponsored by | Burtonwood Brewery | |
| Competition Sponsor | Forshaws |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point