1986–87 Lancashire Cup


1986–87 was the seventy-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 27-6

The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside,. The attendance was 20,180 and receipts were £60,329.00

This was Wigan’s third appearance in three years and a second victory in what would a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years.

The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the third of the five year period when it would reach around the 20,000 level, and the receipts reached a new near record level

Background

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.

Competition and Results

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sun 14 Sep 1986Blackpool Borough6-30BarrowBorough Park1112
2Sun 14 Sep 1986Oldham29-22LeighWatersheddings4566
3Sun 14 Sep 1986Runcorn Highfield10-48WidnesCanal Street2338
4Sun 14 Sep 1986St. Helens112-0CarlisleKnowsley Road40681
5Sun 14 Sep 1986Warrington28-20SalfordWilderspool3617
6Sun 14 Sep 1986Whitehaven72-6FulhamRecreation Ground1602
7Sun 14 Sep 1986Wigan52-0Rochdale HornetsCentral Park10230
8Sun 14 Sep 1986Workington Town25-16SwintonDerwent Park710

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 24 Sep 1986Barrow10-12WidnesCraven Park3315
2Wed 24 Sep 1986Oldham46-13Workington TownWatersheddings3412
3Wed 24 Sep 1986St. Helens19-15WarringtonKnowsley Road9750
4Wed 24 Sep 1986Wigan74-6WhitehavenCentral Park9099

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
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1Wed 01 Oct 1986Oldham16-14WidnesWatersheddings5601
2Wed 01 Oct 1986Wigan22-16St. HelensCentral Park28252

Final

Teams and Scorers

Wigan№Oldham
teams
Shaun Edwards1Hussein M'Barki
Joe Lydon2Paul Sherman
David Stephenson3Gary Bridge
Dean Bell4Gary Warnecke
Henderson Gill5Michael Taylor
Ellery Hanley6David Topliss
Mike Ford7Paddy Kirwan
Graeme West8Bruce Clark
Martin Dermott9Terry Flanagan
Brian Case10David Hobbs
Ian Roberts11Tom Naidole
Ian Potter12Mick Worrall
Andy Goodway13Stuart Raper
?14?
Rob Louw 15Colin Hawkyard
Graham LoweCoachFrank Myler
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27score6
8HT6
Scorers
Tries
Shaun Edwards TGary Bridge
Mike Ford T
Joe Lydon T
Goals
Henderson Gill GDavid Hobbs
Drop Goals
Joe Lydon DG
RefereeJ E Smith
Man of the matchMike Ford - Wigan -
sponsored byGreenall Whitley
Competition SponsorGrünhalle Lager

Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

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