1967 Lancashire Cup

The 1967 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition

1967-68 Lancashire Cup
Structure Regional knockout championship
Number of teams 14
Winners St Helens
Runners-up Warrington
< 1966 Seasons 1968 >

1967 was the fifty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
In the final, held on Saturday 7 October at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire), St Helens drew 2-2 with Warrington. At half time Warrington were leading St Helens by 2-0.
The attendance at this match was 16,897, receipts were £3,886, and the half time score 0-2.

In the replay held eight weeks later on 2 December, St Helens won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 13-10
The replay was held at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire) and the half time score was 3-3
The attendance at the replay was only 7,577 and receipts were £2,485-0-0
This was the first of two consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St Helens, and what is more, the sixth of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the successive nine years.

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round

Competition and Results[1]

Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

1Fri 18 Aug 1967St Helens7-4Rochdale HornetsKnowsley Road6000[2]
2Fri 18 Aug 1967Widnes9-12SwintonNaughton Park[3]
3Sat 19 Aug 1967Oldham17-11LeighWatersheddings
4Sat 19 Aug 1967Warrington17-10Blackpool BoroughWilderspool[4]
5Sat 19 Aug 1967Whitehaven10-13Liverpool CityRecreation Ground
6Sat 19 Aug 1967Wigan14-18SalfordCentral Park[5]
7Sat 19 Aug 1967Workington Town35-6BarrowDerwent Park
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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

1Mon 04 Sep 1967Workington Town33-0SalfordDerwent Park
2Wed 06 Sep 1967Warrington14-5Liverpool CityWilderspool[4]
3Thu 07 Sep 1967Swinton11-8OldhamStation Road
4 St Helensbye[2]

Round 3 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

1Sat 16 Sep 1967Workington Town13-23WarringtonDerwent Park[4]
2Tue 19 Sep 1967Swinton8-12St HelensStation Road10733[2]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

Saturday 7 October 1967St Helens2-2WarringtonCentral Park16.897£3,8861[2][4][6]

Final – Replay

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref

Saturday 2 December 1967St Helens13-10WarringtonStation Road7577£2485-0-02[2][4][6]

Teams and Scorers[2][6]

St Helens Warrington
teams
Frank Barrow1Keith Affleck
Tom van Vollenhoven2John Coupe
Billy Benyon3Jackie Melling
Alan Whittle4Peter Harvey
Tony Barrow5Brian Glover
Peter Douglas6Willie Aspinall
Tommy Bishop7Parry Gordon
John Warlow8Kevin Ashcroft
Bill Sayer9Dave Harrison
Cliff Watson10Brian Brady
Brian Hogan11Ken Parr
John Mantle12Barry Briggs
Kel Coslett13Ray Clarke
Peter Gartland14Joe Pickavance (for Harvey)
Tony Karalius15?
2score2
0HT2
Scorers
Goals
Kel Coslett (1)G
Drop Goals
DGWillie Aspinall (1)
RefereeG. Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
ReplayReplay Replay
Frank Barrow1Tommy Conroy
Tom van Vollenhoven2John Coupe
Wilf Smith3Jackie Melling
Billy Benyon4Bill Allen
Les Jones5Brian Glover
Peter Douglas6Tony Scahill
Tommy Bishop7Parry Gordon
John Warlow8Kevin Ashcroft
Bill Sayer9Dave Harrison
Cliff Watson10Joe Price
Eric Chisnall11Barry Briggs
Kel Coslett12Ray Clarke
John Houghton (for Peter Douglas)13?
14
15
CoachJoe Egan
13score10
3HT3
Scorers
Tries
Les Jones (1)TJackie Melling (1)
John Warlow (1)TParry Gordon (1)
Eric Chisnall (1)T
Goals
John Houghton (2)TBill Allen (2)
RefereeG. Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
- Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

First Round Second Round Semi Finals Final
            
Widnes 9
Swinton 12
Swinton 11
Oldham 8
Oldham 17
Leigh 11
Swinton 8
St Helens 12
St Helens 7
Rochdale Hornets 4
St Helens
bye
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St Helens 2-13
Warrington 2-10
Workington Town 35
Barrow 6
Workington Town 33
Salford 0
Wigan 14
Salford 18
Workington Town 13
Warrington 23
Warrington 17
Blackpool Borough 10
Warrington 14
Liverpool City 5
Whitehaven 10
Liverpool City 13

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
2 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2

See also

References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 [-http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897"].
  5. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

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