# 1975–76 Lancashire Cup

1975–76 was the sixty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 16-7 The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,566 and receipts were £3,880.00

## Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part. The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

## Competition and results
### Round 1

Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sat 30 Aug 1975 | Oldham | 17-19 | St. Helens | Watersheddings | 3011 |
| 2 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Barrow | 9-14 | Swinton | Craven Park | |
| 3 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Blackpool Borough | 3-11 | Leigh | Borough Park | |
| 4 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Rochdale Hornets | 10-22 | Workington Town | Athletic Grounds | |
| 5 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Salford | 44-17 | Huyton | The Willows | |
| 6 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Warrington | 14-39 | Wigan | Wilderspool | |
| 7 | Sun 31 Aug 1975 | Widnes | 19-7 | Whitehaven | Naughton Park | |
| 8 | | blank | | blank | | |

### Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sat 13 Sep 1975 | Wigan | 21-22 | Workington Town | Central Park | |
| 2 | Sun 14 Sep 1975 | Leigh | 6-23 | Salford | Hilton Park | |
| 3 | Sun 14 Sep 1975 | Swinton | 2-17 | St. Helens | Station Road | 4029 |
| 4 | | Widnes | | bye | | |

### Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Tue 16 Sep 1975 | Workington Town | 2-16 | Widnes | Derwent Park | | | | |
| 2 | Tue 23 Sep 1975 | St. Helens | 8-21 | Salford | Knowsley Road | 9000 | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Saturday 4 October 1975 | Widnes | 16-7 | Salford | Central Park | 7,566 | 3,880 | 1 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Widnes | № | Salford |
| | teams | |
| Ray Dutton | 1 | David Watkins |
| Alan Prescott | 2 | Keith Fielding |
| Mick George | 3 | Butler |
| Mal Aspey | 4 | Chris Hesketh |
| David Jenkins | 5 | Maurice Richards |
| Eric Hughes | 6 | Ken Gill |
| Reg Bowden | 7 | Steve Nash |
| Jim Mills | 8 | Fiddler |
| Derek Hammond (but see note 2) | 9 | Roy Hawksley |
| Nick Nelson | 10 | Colin Dixon |
| John Foran | 11 | Turnbull |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 12 | Knighton |
| Mick Adams | 13 | Eric Prescott |
| | 14 | |
| Barry Sheridan (for Jim Fitzpatrick) | 15 | Mackay (for Dixon) |
| 16 | score | 7 |
| 8 | HT | 5 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Alan Prescott (1) | T | Maurice Richards (1) |
| Mick George (1) | T | |
| Mal Aspey (1) | T | |
| | Goals | |
| Ray Dutton (3) | G | David Watkins (2) |
| | Drop Goals | |
| Ray Dutton (1) | DG | |
| Referee | | W H (Billy) Thompson (Huddersfield) |
| Man of the match | | Mick George - Widnes - Centre |
| sponsored by | | Rugby Leaguer |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

### The road to success

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Warrington | Warrington | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 39 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 39 | Wigan | Wigan | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Workington Town | Workington Town | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 10 | Workington Town | Workington Town | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 22 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 22 | | | | Workington Town | Workington Town | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 16 | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 19 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 16 | | | | |
| blank | blank | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | 7 | Widnes | Widnes | | | | | | | | |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | | | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 7 |
| Barrow | Barrow | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 7 |
| Swinton | Swinton | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 14 | Swinton | Swinton | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 17 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 17 | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 19 | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 21 | | | | |
| Blackpool Borough | Blackpool Borough | 3 | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 21 | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 11 | Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Salford | Salford | 23 | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 44 | Salford | Salford | 23 | | | | | | | |
| Huyton | Huyton | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Notes and comments

1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959 2 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992 Names Keith Elwell as number 9 (hooker) - The Widnes official archives name the hooker as Derek Hammond