1991–92 Lancashire Cup
| 1991–92 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 17 |
| Winners | St Helens |
| Runners-up | Rochdale Hornets |
The 1991–92 Lancashire Cup was the 79th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. St Helens won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 24–14 in the final.
Background
The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17.
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game). The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs.
Competition and results
Preliminary round
Involved one match and two clubs. Widnes were the reigning Lancashire Cup champions, and their defeat to Second Division Workington Town was considered a major upset.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Aug 1991 | Workington Town | 27–18 | Widnes | Derwent Park | 3499 | [2] |
First Round
Involved eight matches and 16 clubs. Trafford Borough's 12–104 loss to St Helens was a club record defeat.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Highfield | 11–34 | Rochdale Hornets | Hoghton Road Stadium | 700 | |
| 2 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Leigh | 59–12 | Chorley Borough | Hilton Park | 2415 | |
| 3 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | London Crusaders | 10–38 | Wigan | Barnet Copthall | 1893 | [3] |
| 4 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | St. Helens | 104–12 | Trafford Borough | Knowsley Road | 4550 | [4] |
| 5 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Salford | 22–16 | Warrington | The Willows | 3656 | [5] |
| 6 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Swinton | 21–22 | Oldham | Station Road | 3285 | |
| 7 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Whitehaven | 12–44 | Carlisle | Recreation Ground | 873 | |
| 8 | Sun 15 Sep 1991 | Workington Town | 12–6 | Barrow | Derwent Park | 2721 |
Second Round
Involved four matches and eight clubs.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 26 Sep 1991 | Rochdale Hornets | 25–18 | Salford | Spotland | 1829 | |
| 2 | Thu 26 Sep 1991 | St. Helens | 39–26 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 7025 | [4] |
| 3 | Thu 26 Sep 1991 | Wigan | 42–12 | Leigh | Central Park | 11153 | [3] |
| 4 | Thu 26 Sep 1991 | Workington Town | 2–11 | Carlisle | Derwent Park | 4278 |
Semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 10 Oct 1991 | Rochdale Hornets | 19–6 | Carlisle | Spotland | 1842 | |
| 2 | Thu 10 Oct 1991 | St. Helens | 28–16 | Wigan | Knowsley Road | 17125 | [3][4] |
Final
The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 9,269 and receipts were £44,278. St Helens won the final, but the victory was marred by the dismissal of Paul Bishop, who was sent off after the end of the match for stamping on Hornets stand-off Brett Clark.[6]
20 October 1991 |
| St. Helens | 24 – 14 | Rochdale Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Veivers (2), Mann (2), Bishop Goals: Bishop (2) |
[7] |
Tries: Duane, Abram, Kuiti Goals: Whitfield |
Wilderspool, Warrington Attendance: 9,269 Referee: David Campbell (Widnes) Player of the Match: Bob Marsden |
Teams
| St. Helens | № | Rochdale Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Tanner | 1 | Colin Whitfield (c) |
| Mike Riley | 2 | Phil Fox |
| Gary Connolly | 3 | Darren Abram |
| Tea Ropati | 4 | Ronnie Duane |
| Anthony Sullivan | 5 | Tony Garrity |
| Phil Veivers | 6 | Brett Clark |
| Paul Bishop | 7 | Steve Gartland |
| Jon Neill | 8 | Tony Humphries |
| Paul Groves | 9 | Martin Hall |
| Kevin Ward | 10 | Bob Marsden |
| John Harrison | 11 | Cliff Eccles |
| George Mann | 12 | Paul Okesene |
| Shane Cooper (c) | 13 | Mike Kuiti |
| Subs | ||
| Mark Bailey (for Connolly) | 14 | Matt Calland (for Fox) |
| Paul Forber (for Neill) | 15 | Simon Bamber (for Eccles) |
| Mike McClennan | Coach | Allan Agar |
The road to success
This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trafford Borough | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| London Crusaders | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chorley Borough | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highfield | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97".
- ^ a b c "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
- ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ^ "First final at Wilderspool since Bishop's red card shocker". Warrington Guardian. 14 November 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Saints march on". The Guardian. London. 21 October 1991. p. 17. ProQuest 187216921.
References
- Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1992). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 205–214. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8.
External links
- "Lancashire Cup 1991/92 - Results". Rugby League Project.