1983–84 Lancashire Cup
The 1983–84 Lancashire Cup, known as the Burtonwood Brewery Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
| 1983–84 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | Barrow |
| Runners-up | Widnes |
It was won by Barrow, who beat Widnes 12–8 in the final at Central Park, Wigan.
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
First round
Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 03 Sep 1983 | Rochdale Hornets | 4-28 | St. Helens | Athletic Grounds | 720 | [1] | ||||
| 2 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Barrow | 13-6 | Whitehaven | Craven Park | 2707 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Blackpool Borough | 4-30 | Warrington | Borough Park | 1756 | [2] | ||||
| 4 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Huyton | 12-13 | Swinton | Alt Park, Huyton | 306 | |||||
| 5 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Leigh | 52-10 | Carlisle | Hilton Park | 4000 | |||||
| 6 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Oldham | 26-20 | Workington Town | Watersheddings | 2567 | |||||
| 7 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Salford | 16-15 | Fulham | The Willows | 1986 | |||||
| 8 | Sun 04 Sep 1983 | Widnes | 36-20 | Wigan | Naughton Park | 7016 | [3][4] |
Second round
Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 14 Sep 1983 | Leigh | 10-27 | Widnes | Hilton Park | 6500 | |||||
| 2 | Wed 14 Sep 1983 | St. Helens | 26-30 | Warrington | Knowsley Road | 5047 | [1][2] | ||||
| 3 | Wed 14 Sep 1983 | Salford | 2-13 | Barrow | The Willows | ||||||
| 4 | Wed 14 Sep 1983 | Swinton | 8-6 | Oldham | Station Road | 1881 |
Semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 21 Sep 1983 | Swinton | 8-22 | Widnes | Station Road | 2614 | [4] | ||||
| 2 | Wed 21 Sep 1983 | Warrington | 18-19 | Barrow | Wilderspool | 3349 | [2] |
Final
1 October 1983 |
| Barrow | 12 – 8 | Widnes |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: McConnell Goals: Ball (3) Drop goals: Ball, Tickle |
Tries: Lydon Goals: Lydon (2) |
Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 7,007 Referee: Kevin Allatt (Southport) Player of the Match: David Cairns |
| Barrow | № | Widnes |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Steve Tickle | 1 | Mick Burke |
| Terry Moore | 2 | Joe Lydon |
| Andy Whittle | 3 | Eric Hughes (c) |
| Ian Ball | 4 | Keiron O'Loughlin |
| Dave Milby | 5 | John Basnett |
| Ralph McConnell | 6 | Tony Myler |
| David Cairns | 7 | Andy Gregory |
| Alan Hodkinson (c) | 8 | Steve O'Neill |
| Les Wall | 9 | Keith Elwell |
| Mark McJennett | 10 | Kevin Tamati |
| Steve Herbert | 11 | Fred Whitfield |
| Eddie Szymala | 12 | Eric Prescott |
| Steve Mossop | 13 | Mick Adams |
| Dave Elliott | 14 | Tony Garrity |
| Dave Tyson | 15 | Paul Houghton |
| Tommy Dawes | Coach | Vince Karalius & Harry Dawson |
The road to success
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huyton | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
Sources
- Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1984). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-10450-8.
External links
- "Lancashire Cup 1983/84 - Results". Rugby League Project.
- "Super League Show rewind: Barrow's Lancashire Cup glory against Widnes". BBC Sport.
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