1974–75 Lancashire Cup

The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.

1974–75 Lancashire Cup
Structure	Regional knockout championship
Teams	14
Winners	Widnes
Runners-up	Salford
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14. The same fixture format was retained, with one team receiving a bye in the second round.^[1][2]

Competition and results

First round

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

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Fri 30 Aug 1974	Barrow	10–31	Leigh	Craven Park	1,500
2	Fri 30 Aug 1974	St. Helens	11–13	Workington Town	Knowsley Road	3,000	[3]
3	Fri 30 Aug 1974	Salford	25–8	Blackpool Borough	The Willows	4,058
4	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Huyton	22–15	Whitehaven	Alt Park, Huyton	250
5	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Oldham	9–14	Widnes	Watersheddings	3,288	[4]
6	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Rochdale Hornets	20–12	Warrington	Athletic Grounds		[5]
7	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Swinton	17–15	Wigan	Station Road	3,316	[6]

Second Round

Involved three matches and six clubs. Leigh received a bye into the next round.

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Sun 08 Sep 1974	Salford	17–15	Huyton	The Willows	3,076
2	Sun 08 Sep 1974	Workington Town	17–7	Swinton	Derwent Park	1,022
3	Tue 10 Sep 1974	Rochdale Hornets	7–7	Widnes	Athletic Grounds	2,603	[4]
Replay	Fri 13 Sep 1974	Widnes	8–7	Rochdale Hornets	Naughton Park	3,800	[4]

Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Tue 08 Oct 1974	Leigh	5–8	Widnes	Hilton Park	4,500	[4]
2	Fri 11 Oct 1974	Salford	17–10	Workington Town	The Willows	8,498

Final

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.^{[7][8][9][10]}

This was the first time Widnes had won the Lancashire Cup since 1945.^[11]

2 November 1974

Widnes	6 – 2	Salford
Tries: George Goals: Dutton Drop goals: Hughes	[12]	Goals: Fielding

Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Player of the Match: Mike Coulman

Teams

Widnes	№	Salford
Ray Dutton	1	Paul Charlton
Mick George	2	Keith Fielding
Dennis O'Neill	3	Colin Dixon
Mal Aspey	4	Gordon Graham
Alan Prescott	5	Maurice Richards
Eric Hughes	6	John Taylor
Reg Bowden	7	Peter Banner
Jim Mills	8	Graham Mackay
Keith Elwell	9	Ellis Devlin
John Stephens	10	Alan Grice
Mick Adams	11	John Knighton
Bob Blackwood	12	Mike Coulman
Doug Laughton	13	Eric Prescott
?	14	?
?	15	?

The road to success

	First round					Second round					Semi-finals					Final
	Barrow		10
	Leigh		31
						Leigh
						bye
	blank
	blank
											Leigh		5
											Widnes		8
	Rochdale Hornets		20
	Warrington		12
						Rochdale Hornets		7-7
						Widnes		7-8
	Oldham		9
	Widnes		14
																Widnes		6
																Salford		2
	Salford		25
	Blackpool Borough		8
						Salford		17
						Huyton		15
	Huyton		22
	Whitehaven		15
											Salford		17
											Workington Town		10
	St. Helens		11
	Workington Town		13
						Workington Town		17
						Swinton		7
	Swinton		17
	Wigan		15

See also

• 1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season
• Rugby league county cups