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{{Infobox rugby football league season
{{Infobox rugby football league season
| title = 1990 Lancashire Cup
| title = 1990–91 Lancashire Cup
| structure = Regional knockout championship
| structure = Regional knockout championship
| season_champs = [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
| season_champs = [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
| season_champ_name = Winners
| season_champ_name = Winners
| runner-up_name = Runner-up
| runner-up_name = Runner-up
| second_place = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
| second_place = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
| prevseason_link = 1989 Lancashire Cup
| prevseason_link = 1989 Lancashire Cup
| prevseason_year = 1989
| prevseason_year = 1989–90
| nextseason_link = 1991 Lancashire Cup
| nextseason_link = 1991 Lancashire Cup
| nextseason_year = 1991
| nextseason_year = 1991–92
| no_of_teams = 17
| no_of_teams = 17
}}
}}


The '''1990 Lancashire Cup''' was the seventy-eighth occasion on which the completion had been held. [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] won the trophy by beating [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] by the score of 24-18 in the final. The match was played at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]], ([[Historic counties of England|historically]] in the county of [[Lancashire]]). The attendance was 7,485 and receipts were £36,867.00.
The '''1990–91 Lancashire Cup''' was the 78th occasion on which the [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire Cup]] competition had been held. [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] won the trophy by beating [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] by the score of 24-18 in the final.


== Background ==
== Background ==

The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17.<br />
The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17.<br />
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game. The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs, thus removing the need of any “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game. The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs.


== Competition and results ==
== Competition and Results<ref name=RLP.orgMisc>{{cite web|title=Rugby League Project|url= http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup/results.html?page=6 }}</ref><ref name=JP1975-76Misc>{{cite book|last=Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding|title=John Player Yearbook 1975-76|year=1991|publisher=Queen Anne Press}}</ref> ==
=== Preliminary round ===

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
=== Preliminary Round ===
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=120 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=40 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=120 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref

|-
<br />
| || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
|1||Sun 19 Aug 1990||[[Rochdale Hornets]]||||12-41||||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||[[Spotland]]||2049||||1 ||
|1||19 August 1990||[[Rochdale Hornets]]||12–41||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||[[Spotland]]||2,049||1 ||
|}
|}
</div>


=== Round 1 ===
=== First round ===
Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs
Involved eight matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=120 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=40 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=120 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|-
|1||26 August 1990||[[Carlisle RLFC|Carlisle]]||38–18||[[Workington Town]]||Gifford Park||1,104||||
<br />
| || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
|1||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[Carlisle RLFC|Carlisle]]||||38-18||||[[Workington Town]]||Gifford Park||1104||||||
|2||26 August 1990||[[London Broncos|Fulham]]||50–0||[[Runcorn Highfield RLFC|Runcorn Highfield]]||[[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace NSC]]||623||2 ||
|-
|-
|2||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[London Broncos|Fulham]]||||50-0||||[[Runcorn Highfield RLFC|Runcorn Highfield]]||[[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace NSC]]||623||||2 ||
|3||26 August 1990||[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||26–6||[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]||[[Hilton Park (stadium)|Hilton Park]]||3,137||||
|-
|-
|4||26 August 1990||[[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]]||56–24||[[Blackpool Borough|Trafford Borough]]||[[Knowsley Road]]||4,827||||<ref name=SaintsMisc>{{cite web|title=Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9}}</ref>
|3||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||||26-6||||[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]||[[Hilton Park (stadium)|Hilton Park]]||3137||||||
|-
|-
|5||26 August 1990||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||27–24||[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||4,236||||
|4||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]||||56-24||||[[Blackpool Borough|Trafford Borough]]||[[Knowsley Road]]||4827||||||<ref name=SaintsMisc>{{cite web|title=Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9}}</ref>
|-
|-
|6||26 August 1990||[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||36–8||[[Chorley Lynx|Chorley Borough]]||[[Wilderspool Stadium|Wilderspool]]||3,143||||<ref name=WiresMisc>{{cite web|title=Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 |url=http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093910/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 |archivedate=2014-02-02 }}</ref>
|5||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||||27-24||||[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||4236||||||
|-
|-
|6||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||||36-8||||[[Chorley Lynx|Chorley Borough (2)]]||[[Wilderspool Stadium|Wilderspool]]||3143||||||<ref name=WiresMisc>{{cite web|title=Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 |url=http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093910/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 |archivedate=2014-02-02 |df= }}</ref>
|7||26 August 1990||[[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]||6–70||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||[[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]||4,054||||<ref name=ChemicsMisc>{{cite web|title=Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97|url=http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=1896}}</ref>
|-
|-
|7||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]||||6-70||||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||[[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]||4054||||||<ref name=ChemicsMisc>{{cite web|title=Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97|url=http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=1896}}</ref>
|8||26 August 1990||[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]||70–8||[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]||[[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]]||8,377||||<ref name=CherryMisc>{{cite web|title=Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199|access-date=16 February 2014|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|8||Sun 26 Aug 1990||[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]||||70-8||||[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]||[[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]]||8377||||||<ref name=CherryMisc>{{cite web|title=Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199}}</ref>
|}
|}
</div>


=== Round 2 - Quarter Finals ===
=== Second round ===
Involved 4 matches and 7 Clubs
Involved four matches and eight clubs


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=120 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=40 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=120 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|-
|1||2 September 1990||[[Carlisle RLFC|Carlisle]]||7–28||[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||Gifford Park||1,596||||<ref name=WiresMisc/>
<br />
| || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|1||Sun 02 Sep 1990||[[Carlisle RLFC|Carlisle]]||||7-28||||[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||Gifford Park||1596||||||<ref name=WiresMisc/>
|-
|-
|2||Sun 02 Sep 1990||[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||||40-8||||[[London Broncos|Fulham]]||[[Hilton Park (stadium)|Hilton Park]]||2909||||||
|2||2 September 1990||[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||40–8||[[London Broncos|Fulham]]||[[Hilton Park (stadium)|Hilton Park]]||2,909||||
|-
|-
|3||Sun 02 Sep 1990||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||||21-7||||[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||5574||||||<ref name=SaintsMisc/>
|3||2 September 1990||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||21–7||[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||5,574||||<ref name=SaintsMisc/>
|-
|-
|4||Sun 02 Sep 1990||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||||24-22||||[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]||[[Halton Stadium|Naughton Park]]||14035||||||<ref name=ChemicsMisc/><ref name=CherryMisc/>
|4||2 September 1990||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||24–22||[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]||[[Halton Stadium|Naughton Park]]||14,035||||<ref name=ChemicsMisc/><ref name=CherryMisc/>
|}
|}
</div>


=== Round 3 – Semi-Finals ===
=== Semi-finals ===
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Involved two matches and four clubs


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=120 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=40 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score
!width=5 abbr="space" |
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=120 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att
!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|-
|1||12 September 1990||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||16–7||[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||6,939||||
<br />
| || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
|1||Wed 12 Sep 1990||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||||16-7||||[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||6939||||||
|2||12 September 1990||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||20–4||[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||[[Halton Stadium|Naughton Park]]||11,708||3 ||<ref name=WiresMisc/><ref name=ChemicsMisc/>
|-
|2||Wed 12 Sep 1990||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||||20-4||||[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||[[Halton Stadium|Naughton Park]]||11708||||3 ||<ref name=WiresMisc/><ref name=ChemicsMisc/>
|}
|}
</div>


=== Final ===
=== Final ===
The match was played at [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]] ([[Historic counties of England|historically]] in the county of [[Lancashire]]). The attendance was 7,485 and receipts were £36,867.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{Rugbyleaguebox
|-
|date = 29 September 1990
!width=20 abbr="No" |Game No
|time =
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture Date
|team1 = [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
!width=150 abbr="Home Team"|Home Team
|score = 24 – 18
!width=5 abbr="space" |
|team2 = [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score
|try1 = Currier, Myler, Offiah, Smith
!width=5 abbr="space" |
|goal1 = Davies (4)
!width=150 abbr="Away Team" |Away Team
|drop1 =
!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue
|try2 = Blease, Fell, Williams
!width=45 abbr="Att" |Att
|goal2 = Kerry (3)
!width=60 abbr="Rec" |Rec
|drop2 =
!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes
|stadium = [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]], [[Wigan]]
!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|attendance = 7,485
|-
|referee = Alan Burke ([[Oldham]])
<br />
|manofmatch = David Fell
| || || || || || || || || || ||
|report = <ref>{{cite news |title=Offiah is too hot for slick Salford |work=The Observer |date=30 September 1990 |location=London |page=25 |id={{ProQuest|477351850}}}}</ref>
|-
}}
|||Saturday 29 September 1990||[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||||24-18||||[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||[[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]]||7485||36867||4||<ref name=ChemicsMisc/><ref name="Roth1991–92Misc">{{cite book|last=Raymond Fletcher and David Howes|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100|year=1991|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0 35617852 8}}</ref>
|}
</div>


==== Teams and Scorers<ref name=ChemicsMisc/><ref name="Roth1991–92Misc"/> ====
==== Teams and scorers ====


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=280 abbr=winner|[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
!width=280 abbr=winner|[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
!width=60 abbr="Number"|№
!width=60 abbr="Number"|No.
!width=280 abbr=runner-up|[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
!width=280 abbr=runner-up|[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
|-
|-
| ||||
| || Teams ||
|-
| || teams ||
|-
|-
|[[Alan Tait]]||1||[[Steve Gibson (rugby league)|Steve Gibson]]
|[[Alan Tait]]||1||[[Steve Gibson (rugby league)|Steve Gibson]]
|-
|-
|[[Darren Wright]]||2||x[[Tex Evans]]
|[[Darren Wright (rugby league)|Darren Wright]]||2||[[Tex Evans (rugby league)|Tex Evans]]
|-
|-
|[[Andy Currier]]||3||[[Martin Birkett]]
|[[Andy Currier]]||3||[[Martin Birkett]]
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|[[Phil McKenzie]]||9||[[Mark Lee (rugby league)|Mark Lee]]
|[[Phil McKenzie]]||9||[[Mark Lee (rugby league)|Mark Lee]]
|-
|-
|[[Chris Ashurst]][http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Ashurst]||10||[[Chris Whiteley]]
|[[Chris Ashurst]]||10||[[Chris Whiteley]]
|-
|-
|[[Richard Eyres]]||11||[[Arthur Bradshaw]]
|[[Richard Eyres]]||11||[[Arthur Bradshaw]]
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|[[Emosi Koloto]]||12||[[Ian Blease]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
|[[Emosi Koloto]]||12||[[Ian Blease]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
|-
|-
|[[Les Holliday]]||13||[[Andrew Burgess]]
|[[Les Holliday]]||13||[[Andy Burgess (rugby league)|Andy Burgess]]
|-
|-
|||Subs||
|[[John Devereux (rugby)|John Devereux]]||14||[[Frank Cassidy]] (for Steve Kerry 72mins)
|-
|-
|[[David Smith (1980s rugby league)|David Smith]] (for Chris Ashurst 31mins)||15||[[Shane Hansen]] (for Chris Whiteley 31mins)
|[[John Devereux (rugby)|John Devereux]]||14||[[Frank Cassidy (rugby league)|Frank Cassidy]] (for Steve Kerry, 72mins)
|-
|[[David Smith (rugby league, born 1968)|David Smith]] (for Chris Ashurst, 31mins)||15||[[Shane Hansen]] (for Chris Whiteley, 31mins)
|-
|-
|[[Doug Laughton]]||Coach|| [[Kevin Tamati]]
|[[Doug Laughton]]||Coach|| [[Kevin Tamati]]
|-
||| |||
|-
|24||score||18
|-
|12||HT||12
|-
| || ||
|-
| ||Scorers||
|-
| ||Tries||
|-
|Andy Currier (1)||T||Peter Williams (1)
|-
|Tony Myler (1)||T||Ian Blease (1)
|-
|David Smith (1)||T||David Fell (1)
|-
|Martin Offiah (1)||T||
|-
| ||Goals||
|-
|Jonathan Davies (4)||G||Steve Kerry (3)
|-
|Referee||||Alan Burke ([[Oldham]])
|-
|Man of the match||||David Fell - Salford - {{rlp|SO-FE}}
|-
|sponsored by||||Greenall Whitley
|-
|Competition Sponsor||||Greenalls
|}
|}
</div>
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


=== The road to success ===
=== The road to success ===
(This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round)
(This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round)
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First Round
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second Round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Semi Finals
| RD3=Semi-finals
| RD4=Final
| RD4=Final
| group1=
| group2=
| group3=
| subgroup1=
| subgroup2=
| subgroup3=
| subgroup4=
| team-width=


| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-seed01=
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| RD1-score09=27
| RD1-score09=27
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]
| RD1-team10=[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]
| RD1-score10=24
| RD1-score10=24


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== Notes and comments ==
== Notes and comments ==
1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at [[Rochdale Hornets]]'s new ground <br />
1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at [[Rochdale Hornets]]'s new ground <br />
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by [[London Broncos|Fulham]] during the nomadic period between 1985-1993<br />
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by [[London Broncos|Fulham]] during the nomadic period between 1985 and 1993<br />
3 * The attendance is given as 11,708 in the official [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] archives<ref name=ChemicsMisc/> - RUGBYLEAGUEproject<ref name=RLP.orgMisc/> gives the attendance as 12,028<br />
3 * The attendance is given as 11,708 in the official [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] archives - RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 12,028.
4 * [[Central Park (Wigan)|Central Park]] was the home ground of [[Wigan Warriors|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 ==
== See also ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Lancashire Cup 1990/91 - Results |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lancashire-cup-1990-91/results.html |website=Rugby League Project}}
*[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 Saints Heritage Society]

*[http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=319 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024838/http://www.hullfc.com/FixturesAndResults.aspx?sg=12&gi=3 Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897]
*[http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=1896 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896–97]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828182311/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/HistoryB.ink The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org]
{{1990 in rugby league}}
{{1990 in rugby league}}
{{Rugby League County Cups}}


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Latest revision as of 09:25, 4 March 2024

1990–91 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams17
WinnersWidnes
Runners-upSalford

The 1990–91 Lancashire Cup was the 78th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 24-18 in the final.

Background

[edit]

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

[edit]

Preliminary round

[edit]

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
1 19 August 1990 Rochdale Hornets 12–41 Salford Spotland 2,049 1

First round

[edit]

Involved eight matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
1 26 August 1990 Carlisle 38–18 Workington Town Gifford Park 1,104
2 26 August 1990 Fulham 50–0 Runcorn Highfield Crystal Palace NSC 623 2
3 26 August 1990 Leigh 26–6 Swinton Hilton Park 3,137
4 26 August 1990 St Helens 56–24 Trafford Borough Knowsley Road 4,827 [1]
5 26 August 1990 Salford 27–24 Oldham The Willows 4,236
6 26 August 1990 Warrington 36–8 Chorley Borough Wilderspool 3,143 [2]
7 26 August 1990 Whitehaven 6–70 Widnes Recreation Ground 4,054 [3]
8 26 August 1990 Wigan 70–8 Barrow Central Park 8,377 [4]

Second round

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Involved four matches and eight clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
1 2 September 1990 Carlisle 7–28 Warrington Gifford Park 1,596 [2]
2 2 September 1990 Leigh 40–8 Fulham Hilton Park 2,909
3 2 September 1990 Salford 21–7 St. Helens The Willows 5,574 [1]
4 2 September 1990 Widnes 24–22 Wigan Naughton Park 14,035 [3][4]

Semi-finals

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Involved two matches and four clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
1 12 September 1990 Salford 16–7 Leigh The Willows 6,939
2 12 September 1990 Widnes 20–4 Warrington Naughton Park 11,708 3 [2][3]

Final

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The match was played at Central Park, Wigan (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,485 and receipts were £36,867.

29 September 1990
Widnes 24 – 18 Salford
Tries: Currier, Myler, Offiah, Smith
Goals: Davies (4)
 [5]
 Tries: Blease, Fell, Williams
Goals: Kerry (3)
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 7,485
Referee: Alan Burke (Oldham)
Player of the Match: David Fell

Teams and scorers

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Widnes No. Salford
Teams
Alan Tait 1 Steve Gibson
Darren Wright 2 Tex Evans
Andy Currier 3 Martin Birkett
Jonathan Davies 4 Peter Williams
Martin Offiah 5 Adrian Hadley
Tony Myler (c) 6 David Fell
David Hulme 7 Steve Kerry
Kurt Sorensen 8 Ian Sherratt
Phil McKenzie 9 Mark Lee
Chris Ashurst 10 Chris Whiteley
Richard Eyres 11 Arthur Bradshaw
Emosi Koloto 12 Ian Blease (c)
Les Holliday 13 Andy Burgess
Subs
John Devereux 14 Frank Cassidy (for Steve Kerry, 72mins)
David Smith (for Chris Ashurst, 31mins) 15 Shane Hansen (for Chris Whiteley, 31mins)
Doug Laughton Coach Kevin Tamati

The road to success

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(This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round)

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Whitehaven 6
Widnes 70
Widnes 24
Wigan 22
Wigan 70
Barrow 8
Widnes 20
Warrington 4
Carlisle 38
Workington Town 18
Carlisle 7
Warrington 28
Warrington 36
Chorley Borough (2) 8
Widnes 24
Salford 18
Salford 27
Oldham 24
Salford 21
St. Helens 7
St. Helens 56
Trafford Borough 24
Salford 16
Leigh 7
Leigh 26
Swinton 6
Leigh 40
Fulham 8
Fulham 50
Runcorn Highfield 0

Notes and comments

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1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at Rochdale Hornets's new ground
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by Fulham during the nomadic period between 1985 and 1993
3 * The attendance is given as 11,708 in the official Widnes archives - RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 12,028.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
  2. ^ a b c "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97".
  4. ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Offiah is too hot for slick Salford". The Observer. London. 30 September 1990. p. 25. ProQuest 477351850.
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