1962–63_Lancashire_Cup

1962–63 Lancashire Cup

1962–63 Lancashire Cup

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1962–63 was the fiftieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

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St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 7-4

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 23,523 and receipts were £4,122

This was the third of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the third of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the nine-year period.
It was also the third of Swinton’s three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up positions.

Background

With again no invitation to a junior club this season, 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

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Round 1

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

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Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

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Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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Final

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Teams and scorers

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Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Whitehaven 2
Oldham 11
Oldham 14
Rochdale Hornets 3
Rochdale Hornets 11
Barrow 3
Oldham 8
St. Helens 10
Blackpool Borough 32
Salford 9
Blackpool Borough 3
St. Helens 14
St. Helens 22
Liverpool City 0
St. Helens 7
Swinton 4
Swinton 5
Widnes 2
Swinton
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Swinton 24
Workington Town 5
Workington Town 43
Leigh 2
Workington Town 16
Wigan 8
Wigan 11
Warrington 3

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. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  3. Frank Butler and Malcolm Gunn (1977). News of the World & Empire News Football Annual 1963–64 - 74th year. News of the World Ltd.

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