1992 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWigan
Runners-upSt. Helens

The 1992 Lancashire Cup was the 80th and last occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion was held. Wigan won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 5-4 in the final.

Background

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.

Competition and results

Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.[1]

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 11 Sep 1992Rochdale Hornets8-36WiganSpotland2936[2]
2Sun 13 Sep 1992Barrow2-36St. HelensCraven Park2317[3]
3Sun 13 Sep 1992Blackpool Gladiators8-22Workington TownJepson Way, Blackpool7361
4Sun 13 Sep 1992Leigh50-9Chorley Borough (2)Hilton Park1332
5Sun 13 Sep 1992Oldham33-20WarringtonWatersheddings4041[4]
6Sun 13 Sep 1992Salford60-8WhitehavenThe Willows1985
7Sun 13 Sep 1992Swinton40-10HighfieldStation Road616
8Sun 13 Sep 1992Widnes52-8CarlisleNaughton Park37332[5]

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 23 Sep 1992Leigh14-26OldhamHilton Park3395
2Wed 23 Sep 1992Salford42-20Workington TownThe Willows2143
3Tue 29 Sep 1992Swinton0-78WiganStation Road3501[2]
4Wed 30 Sep 1992St. Helens10-8WidnesKnowsley Road12573[3][5]

Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 06 Oct 1992Wigan48-8OldhamCentral Park8954[2]
2Wed 07 Oct 1992St. Helens18-5SalfordKnowsley Road9289[3]

Final

The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 20,534.

18 October 1992
St Helens 4 – 5 Wigan
Goals: Dwyer (2)
 [6]
 Goals: Botica (2)
Drop goals: Botica
Knowsley Road, St Helens
Attendance: 20,534
Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)

Teams and scorers

[3]

Wigan № St. Helens
teams
Steve Hampson1Phil Veivers
Jason Robinson2Alan Hunte
Joe Lydon3Gary Connolly
Andrew Farrar4Jarrod McCracken
Martin Offiah5Anthony Sullivan
Frano Botica6Tea Ropati
Shaun Edwards7Jonathan Griffiths
Kelvin Skerrett8John Harrison
Martin Dermott9Bernard Dwyer
Andy Platt10Kevin Ward
Denis Betts11Chris Joynt
Billy McGinty12Sonny Nickle
Dean Bell13Shane Cooper
Neil Cowie (for Steve Hampson 24min)14xGus O'Donnell (for Phil Veivers 50min)
Martin Crompton (for Martin Offiah Half Time)15Paul Forber (for John Harrison 65min)
John MonieCoachMike 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

Notes and comments

1 * The attendance is given as 3,500 in the Widnes official archives[5] - RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives it as 3,499||[5]
2 * The official Widnes archives[5] give the attendance as 3,700 - RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] data gives it as 3,733
3 * St Helens won the toss for the home advantage
4 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan

Postscript

To date, this was the last season for the Lancashire (and Yorkshire) Cup competitions, which except for the break due to the two World Wars, had taken place annually since its inauguration in the 1905–06 season.
It was fitting that the last name on the cup should be the same as the first, that of Wigan, and that the last final should be between the two clubs which had the best records in the competition.
It was only after the two county finals had been played that it was announced that the competitions were to be scrapped; news which came as a major surprise and shock to the fans. The reasons given by the ruling body, the Rugby Football League, were that it was deemed the cup was adding to fixture congestion for more successful sides and also that a local county cup did not fit the modern image of Rugby League.

Records from the Lancashire Cup competition

Club and individual records

In the FinalTeam
Most appearancesWigan35
Most winsWigan21
Highest ScoreWigan34-8v Warrington 1985
Widest marginSt. Helens30-2v Oldham 1968
Biggest Attendance42795St. Helens v Wigan (at Swinton) 1953
Individual
Most triesBrian Nordgren4Wigan v Leigh 1949
Most goalsJim Ledgard7Leigh v Widnes 1955
Steve Hesford7Warrington v Wigan 1980
David Stephenson7Wigan v Warrington 1985
Most pointsSteve Hesford17 (7g+1t)Warrington v Widnes 1980
In the competition
Highest ScoreSt. Helens112-0Carlisle 1986
Other score over 100St. Helens104-12v Trafford Borough 1991

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rugby League Project".
  2. 1 2 3 "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
  4. ↑ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97".
  6. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (18 October 1992). "Rugby League: Botica's boot makes the difference". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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