# 1974–75 Lancashire Cup

The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.

## Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14. The same fixture format was retained, with one team receiving a bye in the second round.

## Competition and results
### First round

Involved seven matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Fri 30 Aug 1974 | Barrow | 10–31 | Leigh | Craven Park | 1,500 |
| 2 | Fri 30 Aug 1974 | St. Helens | 11–13 | Workington Town | Knowsley Road | 3,000 |
| 3 | Fri 30 Aug 1974 | Salford | 25–8 | Blackpool Borough | The Willows | 4,058 |
| 4 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Huyton | 22–15 | Whitehaven | Alt Park, Huyton | 250 |
| 5 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Oldham | 9–14 | Widnes | Watersheddings | 3,288 |
| 6 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Rochdale Hornets | 20–12 | Warrington | Athletic Grounds | |
| 7 | Sun 01 Sep 1974 | Swinton | 17–15 | Wigan | Station Road | 3,316 |

### Second Round

Involved three matches and six clubs. Leigh received a bye into the next round.
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sun 08 Sep 1974 | Salford | 17–15 | Huyton | The Willows | 3,076 |
| 2 | Sun 08 Sep 1974 | Workington Town | 17–7 | Swinton | Derwent Park | 1,022 |
| 3 | Tue 10 Sep 1974 | Rochdale Hornets | 7–7 | Widnes | Athletic Grounds | 2,603 |
| Replay | Fri 13 Sep 1974 | Widnes | 8–7 | Rochdale Hornets | Naughton Park | 3,800 |

### Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Ref |
| 1 | Tue 08 Oct 1974 | Leigh | 5–8 | Widnes | Hilton Park | 4,500 | |
| 2 | Fri 11 Oct 1974 | Salford | 17–10 | Workington Town | The Willows | 8,498 | |

### Final

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.
This was the first time Widnes had won the Lancashire Cup since 1945.
* 2 November 1974
| Widnes | 6 – 2 | Salford |
| Tries: George Goals: Dutton Drop goals: Hughes | | Goals: Fielding |
* Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Player of the Match: Mike Coulman

#### Teams

| Widnes | № | Salford |
| Ray Dutton | 1 | Paul Charlton |
| Mick George | 2 | Keith Fielding |
| Dennis O'Neill | 3 | Colin Dixon |
| Mal Aspey | 4 | Gordon Graham |
| Alan Prescott | 5 | Maurice Richards |
| Eric Hughes | 6 | John Taylor |
| Reg Bowden | 7 | Peter Banner |
| Jim Mills | 8 | Graham Mackay |
| Keith Elwell | 9 | Ellis Devlin |
| John Stephens | 10 | Alan Grice |
| Mick Adams | 11 | John Knighton |
| Bob Blackwood | 12 | Mike Coulman |
| Doug Laughton | 13 | Eric Prescott |
| ? | 14 | ? |
| ? | 15 | ? |

### 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 |
| Barrow | Barrow | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 31 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 31 | Leigh | Leigh | | | | | | | | |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | | | | | | | | | | |
| blank | blank | | | | | Leigh | Leigh | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 8 | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 8 | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 12 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 7-7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 7-8 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 9 | Widnes | Widnes | 7-8 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 14 | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 2 |
| Salford | Salford | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | Salford | Salford | 2 |
| Blackpool Borough | Blackpool Borough | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Blackpool Borough | Blackpool Borough | 8 | Salford | Salford | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Huyton | Huyton | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Huyton | Huyton | 22 | Huyton | Huyton | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 15 | | | | Salford | Salford | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Workington Town | Workington Town | 10 | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 11 | | | | | | | Workington Town | Workington Town | 10 | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 13 | Workington Town | Workington Town | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Swinton | Swinton | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 17 | Swinton | Swinton | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |