1978–79 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersWidnes
Runners-upWorkington Town

1978–79 was the sixty-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Widnes won the trophy by beating Workington Town by the score of 15-13

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 10,020 and receipts were £6,261.00

After relatively little success in the competition, Workington Town had reached the semi-final stage in 1973, 1974 and 1975, had been runner-up in 1976, winner in 1977, and now runners-up again in 1978. They would go on to be runners-up again in 1979.

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 number of participating clubs, this resulted in one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Competition and results

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Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 18 Aug 1978Salford30-15OldhamThe Willows
2Fri 18 Aug 1978Whitehaven15-12Blackpool BoroughRecreation Ground
3Sun 20 Aug 1978Barrow13-17LeighCraven Park
4Sun 20 Aug 1978St. Helens14-14Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road4000[3]
5Sun 20 Aug 1978Warrington18-4SwintonWilderspool[4]
6Sun 20 Aug 1978Widnes43-6HuytonNaughton Park[5]
7Sun 20 Aug 1978Workington Town14-2WiganDerwent Park4200[6]
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Round 1 – First replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 23 Aug 1978Rochdale Hornets8-8St. HelensAthletic Grounds2384[3]

Round 1 – Second replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 25 Aug 1978St. Helens28-9Rochdale Hornetsunknown neutral ground2906[3]

Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sun 27 Aug 1978Leigh21-4St. HelensHilton Park5600[3]
2Sun 27 Aug 1978Whitehaven6-19SalfordRecreation Ground
3Sun 27 Aug 1978Widnes17-10WarringtonNaughton Park[5][4]
4Workington Townbye

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 13 Sep 1978Salford8-9Workington TownThe Willows
2Wed 13 Sep 1978Widnes28-14LeighNaughton Park[5]

Final

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 7 October 1978Widnes15-13Workington TownCentral Park10,0206,2611[5][7]

Teams and scorers

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Widnes Workington Town
teams
David Eckersley1Paul Charlton
Stuart Wright2David Collister
Mal Aspey3John Risman
Mick George4Ray Wilkins
Mick Burke5Iain McCorquodale
Eric Hughes6Derek McMillan
Reg Bowden7Arnold "Boxer" Walker
Jim Mills8Harry Beverley
Keith Elwell9Alan Banks
Glyn Shaw10Eddie Bowman
Mick Adams11Robert Blackwood
Alan Dearden12Peter Gorley
Doug Laughton13Bill Pattinson
Paul Woods14David Smith
David Hull (for Alan Dearden)15Les Gorley (for William "Bill" Pattinson)
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5HT11
Scorers
Tries
Stuart Wright (1)TRay Wilkins (1)
Doug Laughton (2)TIain McCorquodale (1)
TLes Gorley (1)
Goals
Mick Burke (3)GIain McCorquodale (2)
RefereeW H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield)
Man of the matchArnold "Boxer" Walker - Workington Town - scrum-half
sponsored byBurtonwood Brewery
Competition SponsorForshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)

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

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Widnes 43
Huyton 6
Widnes 17
Warrington 10
Warrington 18
Swinton 4
Widnes 17
Leigh 10
Barrow 13
Leigh 17
Leigh 21
St. Helens 4
St. Helens 14-8-9
Rochdale Hornets 14-8-28
Widnes 15
Workington Town 13
Whitehaven 15
Blackpool Borough 12
Whitehaven 6
Salford 19
Salford 30
Oldham 15
Salford 8
Workington Town 9
Workington Town 14
Wigan 2
Workington Town
bye
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Notes and comments

1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  4. 1 2 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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