1992–93_Lancashire_Cup
The 1992–93 Lancashire Cup was the 80th and last occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition was held. Wigan won the trophy by beating St Helens by the score of 5-4 in the final.
The failure of London Crusaders to enter, due primarily to financial pressures, resulted in the number of entrants this year decreasing by one to 16.
This resulted in a full fixture list, with no requirement for a preliminary round, nor any “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.
First round
Involved eight matches and 16 clubs.[1]
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 11 Sep 1992 | Rochdale Hornets | 8–36 | Wigan | Spotland | 2,936 | [2] |
| 2 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Barrow | 2–36 | St Helens | Craven Park | 2,317 | [3] |
| 3 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Blackpool Gladiators | 8–22 | Workington Town | Jepson Way, Blackpool | 736 | |
| 4 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Leigh | 50–9 | Chorley Borough | Hilton Park | 1,332 | |
| 5 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Oldham | 33–20 | Warrington | Watersheddings | 4,041 | [4] |
| 6 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Salford | 60–8 | Whitehaven | The Willows | 1,985 | |
| 7 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Swinton | 40–10 | Highfield | Station Road | 616 | |
| 8 | Sun 13 Sep 1992 | Widnes | 52–8 | Carlisle | Naughton Park | 3,733 | [5] |
Second round
Involved four matches and eight clubs. In Wigan's match against Swinton, Shaun Edwards scored ten tries, equalling the club record for most tries in a match set by Martin Offiah a few months earlier.[6]
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 23 Sep 1992 | Leigh | 14–26 | Oldham | Hilton Park | 3,395 | |
| 2 | Wed 23 Sep 1992 | Salford | 42–20 | Workington Town | The Willows | 2,143 | |
| 3 | Tue 29 Sep 1992 | Swinton | 0–78 | Wigan | Gigg Lane | 3,501 | [2] |
| 4 | Wed 30 Sep 1992 | St. Helens | 10–8 | Widnes | Knowsley Road | 12,573 | [3][5] |
Semi-finals
Involved two matches and four clubs.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 06 Oct 1992 | Wigan | 48–8 | Oldham | Central Park | 8,954 | [2] |
| 2 | Wed 07 Oct 1992 | St Helens | 18–5 | Salford | Knowsley Road | 9,289 | [3] |
Final
St Helens won a coin toss for the home advantage, and the match was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 20,534.
18 October 1992 |
Teams
| Wigan | № | St. Helens |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Hampson | 1 | Phil Veivers |
| Jason Robinson | 2 | Alan Hunte |
| Joe Lydon | 3 | Gary Connolly |
| Andrew Farrar | 4 | Jarrod McCracken |
| Martin Offiah | 5 | Anthony Sullivan |
| Frano Botica | 6 | Tea Ropati |
| Shaun Edwards | 7 | Jonathan Griffiths |
| Kelvin Skerrett | 8 | John Harrison |
| Martin Dermott | 9 | Bernard Dwyer |
| Andy Platt | 10 | Kevin Ward |
| Denis Betts | 11 | Chris Joynt |
| Billy McGinty | 12 | Sonny Nickle |
| Dean Bell | 13 | Shane Cooper |
| Subs | ||
| Neil Cowie (for Steve Hampson 24 min) | 14 | Gus O'Donnell (for Phil Veivers 50 min) |
| Martin Crompton (for Martin Offiah Half Time) | 15 | Paul Forber (for John Harrison 65 min) |
| John Monie | Coach | Mike McClennan |
The road to success
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highfield | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chorley Borough (2) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Gladiators | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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