1990–91 Lancashire Cup

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.

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

Background

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

Preliminary round

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
119 August 1990Rochdale Hornets12–41SalfordSpotland2,0491

First round

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

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
126 August 1990Carlisle38–18Workington TownGifford Park1,104
226 August 1990Fulham50–0Runcorn HighfieldCrystal Palace NSC6232
326 August 1990Leigh26–6SwintonHilton Park3,137
426 August 1990St Helens56–24Trafford BoroughKnowsley Road4,827[1]
526 August 1990Salford27–24OldhamThe Willows4,236
626 August 1990Warrington36–8Chorley BoroughWilderspool3,143[2]
726 August 1990Whitehaven6–70WidnesRecreation Ground4,054[3]
826 August 1990Wigan70–8BarrowCentral Park8,377[4]

Second round

Involved four matches and eight clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
12 September 1990Carlisle7–28WarringtonGifford Park1,596[2]
22 September 1990Leigh40–8FulhamHilton Park2,909
32 September 1990Salford21–7St. HelensThe Willows5,574[1]
42 September 1990Widnes24–22WiganNaughton Park14,035[3][4]

Semi-finals

Involved two matches and four clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Notes Ref
112 September 1990Salford16–7LeighThe Willows6,939
212 September 1990Widnes20–4WarringtonNaughton Park11,7083[2][3]

Final

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
Widnes No. Salford
Teams
Alan Tait1Steve Gibson
Darren Wright2Tex Evans
Andy Currier3Martin Birkett
Jonathan Davies4Peter Williams
Martin Offiah5Adrian Hadley
Tony Myler (c)6David Fell
David Hulme7Steve Kerry
Kurt Sorensen8Ian Sherratt
Phil McKenzie9Mark Lee
Chris Ashurst10Chris Whiteley
Richard Eyres11Arthur Bradshaw
Emosi Koloto12Ian Blease (c)
Les Holliday13Andy Burgess
Subs
John Devereux14Frank Cassidy (for Steve Kerry, 72mins)
David Smith (for Chris Ashurst, 31mins)15Shane Hansen (for Chris Whiteley, 31mins)
Doug LaughtonCoachKevin Tamati

The road to success

(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

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

References
  1. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97".
  2. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97".
  4. "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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