1982–83 Lancashire Cup

1982–83 was the seventieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1982–83 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWarrington
Runners-upSt. Helens

Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 16-0
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,462 and receipts were £11,732.00

Background

This season saw no new clubs and no withdrawals, leaving the total number of entrants at the 16 level.
With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

Competition and results

[1][2]

Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 04 Sep 1982Workington Town12-20BarrowDerwent Park1935
2Sun 05 Sep 1982Carlisle16-8WhitehavenBrunton Park3595
3Sun 05 Sep 1982Leigh32-20Rochdale HornetsHilton Park3950
4Sun 05 Sep 1982Wigan18-13SalfordCentral Park7033[3]
5Sun 05 Sep 1982Blackpool Borough10-27OldhamBorough Park2013
6Sun 05 Sep 1982Fulham20-8SwintonCraven Cottage2796
7Sun 05 Sep 1982Warrington43-5HuytonWilderspool2042[4]
8Sun 05 Sep 1982Widnes12-14St. HelensNaughton Park6704[5][6]

Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 15 Sep 1982Barrow6-9St. HelensCraven Park3282[6]
2Wed 15 Sep 1982Leigh12-13CarlisleHilton Park3939
3Wed 15 Sep 1982Wigan4-15FulhamCentral Park6054[3]
4Sun 19 Sep 1982Warrington16-14OldhamWilderspool4174[4]

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 29 Sep 1982St. Helens7-7CarlisleKnowsley Road4746[6]
2Thu 30 Sep 1982Warrington17-8FulhamWilderspool3356[4]

Round 3 – Semi-finals – replays

Involved 1 matches and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 06 Oct 1982Carlisle5-9St. HelensBrunton Park3406[6]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 23 October 1982Warrington16-0St. HelensCentral Park6462117321[4][6][7]

Teams and scorers

[6][4][7]

Warrington St. Helens
teams
Steve Hesford1Brian Parkes
Paul Fellows2Barry Ledger
Ronnie Duane3Chris Arkwright
John Bevan4Roy Haggerty
Mick Kelly5Dennis Litherland
Paul Cullen6Steve Peters
Ken Kelly (c)7Neil Holding
Neil Courtney8Mel James
Carl Webb9Graham Liptrot
Tony Cooke10Gary Bottell
Bob Eccles11Gary Moorby
John Fieldhouse12Peter Gorley
Mike Gregory13Harry Pinner
??14Johnny Smith (for Brian Parkes)
Dave Chisnall (for Tony Cooke)15Roy Mathias (for Gary Bottell)
Kevin AshcroftCoachBilly Benyon
16score0
3HT0
Scorers
Tries
Paul Fellows (1)T
Mick Kelly (1)T
Ken Kelly (1)T
Bob Eccles (1)T
Goals
Steve Hesford (2) out of 9 attemptsG
RefereeJ Holdsworth (Leeds)
Man of the matchSteve Hesford - Warrington - Fullback
sponsored byBurtonwood Brewery
Competition SponsorForshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd)

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

The road to success

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Warrington 43
Huyton 5
Warrington 16
Oldham 14
Blackpool Borough 10
Oldham 27
Warrington 17
Fulham 8
Wigan 18
Salford 13
Wigan 4
Fulham 15
Fulham 20
Swinton 8
Warrington 16
St. Helens 0
Workington Town 12
Barrow 20
Barrow 6
St. Helens 9
Widnes 12
St. Helens 14
St. Helens 7-9
Carlisle 7-5
Leigh 32
Rochdale Hornets 20
Leigh 12
Carlisle 13
Carlisle 16
Whitehaven 8

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. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1991). John Player Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  5. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  7. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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