1991–92 Lancashire Cup


The 1991–92 Lancashire Cup was the seventy-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held. St. Helens won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 24-14 in the final. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, now in the County Palatine of Chester but. The attendance was 9,269 and receipts were £ ?

Background

The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17.

This necessitated the need for a preliminary round. The first round then involved 16 clubs, thus removing the need of any “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

Competition and Results

Preliminary Round

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
Sun 25 Aug 1991Workington Town'27-18WidnesDerwent Park34991-

Round 1

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sun 15 Sep 1991Highfield11-34Rochdale HornetsHoghton Road Stadium7002
2Sun 15 Sep 1991Leigh59-12Chorley Borough Hilton Park2415
3Sun 15 Sep 1991London Crusaders10-38WiganBarnet Copthall18933
4Sun 15 Sep 1991St. Helens104-12Trafford BoroughKnowsley Road45504
5Sun 15 Sep 1991Salford22-16WarringtonThe Willows3656
6Sun 15 Sep 1991Swinton21-22OldhamStation Road3285
7Sun 15 Sep 1991Whitehaven12-44CarlisleRecreation Ground873
8Sun 15 Sep 1991Workington Town'12-6BarrowDerwent Park2721

Round 2 - Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Thu 26 Sep 1991Rochdale Hornets25-18SalfordSpotland1829
2Thu 26 Sep 1991St. Helens39-26OldhamKnowsley Road7025
3Thu 26 Sep 1991Wigan42-12LeighCentral Park11153
4Thu 26 Sep 1991Workington Town2-11CarlisleDerwent Park4278

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Thu 10 Oct 1991Rochdale Hornets19-6CarlisleSpotland1842
2Thu 10 Oct 1991St. Helens28-16WiganKnowsley Road17125

Final

Teams and Scorers

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

The road to success

This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round