1966–67 Lancashire Cup | |
Structure: | Regional knockout championship |
Season Champs: | Wigan |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Runner-Up Name: | Runner-up |
Second Place: | Oldham |
Prevseason Link: | 1965 Lancashire Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1965–66 |
Nextseason Link: | 1967 Lancashire Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1967–68 |
No Of Teams: | 14 |
1966–67 was the fifty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 16-13
The match was played at Station Road, Swinton. The attendance was 14,193 and receipts were £3,558
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
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
width=20 abbr="No" | Game No | width=100 abbr="Date" | Fixture date | width=150 abbr="Home team" | Home team | width=5 abbr="space" | width=20 abbr="Score" | Score | width=5 abbr="space" | width=150 abbr="Away team" | Away team | width=150 abbr="Venue" | Venue | width=30 abbr="Att" | Att | width=30 abbr="Rec" | Rec | width=20 abbr="Notes" | Notes | width=30 abbr="Ref" | Ref | ||
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1 | Fri 02 Sep 1966 | Widnes | 26-13 | Barrow | Naughton Park | [2] | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Sat 03 Sep 1966 | Leigh | 4-18 | Wigan | Hilton Park | [3] | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Sat 03 Sep 1966 | Oldham | 16-13 | Swinton | Watersheddings | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sat 03 Sep 1966 | Rochdale Hornets | 16-18 | St. Helens | Athletic Grounds | 3,770 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Sat 03 Sep 1966 | Warrington | 29-12 | Liverpool City | Wilderspool | [5] | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Sat 03 Sep 1966 | Whitehaven | 2-5 | Blackpool Borough | Recreation Ground | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sat 03 Sep 1966 | Workington Town | 9-17 | Salford | Derwent Park | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | blank | blank |
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
width=20 abbr="No" | Game No | width=100 abbr="Date" | Fixture date | width=150 abbr="Home team" | Home team | width=5 abbr="space" | width=20 abbr="Score" | Score | width=5 abbr="space" | width=150 abbr="Away team" | Away team | width=150 abbr="Venue" | Venue | width=30 abbr="Att" | Att | width=30 abbr="Rec" | Rec | width=20 abbr="Notes" | Notes | width=30 abbr="Ref" | Ref | ||
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1 | Wed 14 Sep 1966 | Blackpool Borough | 19-7 | Widnes | Borough Park | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wed 14 Sep 1966 | Wigan | 11-9 | St. Helens | Central Park | 13,141 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Wed 15 Sep 1966 | Salford | '2-7 | Oldham | The Willows | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Warrington | bye |
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
width=20 abbr="No" | Game No | width=100 abbr="Date" | Fixture date | width=150 abbr="Home team" | Home team | width=5 abbr="space" | width=20 abbr="Score" | Score | width=5 abbr="space" | width=150 abbr="Away team" | Away team | width=150 abbr="Venue" | Venue | width=30 abbr="Att" | Att | width=30 abbr="Rec" | Rec | width=20 abbr="Notes" | Notes | width=30 abbr="Ref" | Ref | ||
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1 | Tue 27 Sep 1966 | Blackpool Borough | 5-15 | Oldham | Borough Park | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wed 28 Sep 1966 | Wigan | 16-7 | Warrington | Central Park |
width=20 abbr="No" | Game No | width=100 abbr="Date" | Fixture date | width=150 abbr="Home team" | Home team | width=5 abbr="space" | width=20 abbr="Score" | Score | width=5 abbr="space" | width=150 abbr="Away team" | Away team | width=150 abbr="Venue" | Venue | width=45 abbr="Att" | Att | width=60 abbr="Rec" | Rec | width=20 abbr="Notes" | Notes | width=30 abbr="Ref" | Ref | ||
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Saturday 29 October 1966 | Wigan | 16-13 | Oldham | Station Road | 14,193 | £3,558 | 1 | [6] |
1 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2