# 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.
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 |
| 1 | Sat 03 Sep 1983 | Rochdale Hornets | 4-28 | St. Helens | Athletic Grounds | 720 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

### Second round

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 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 |
| 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 | | | |
| 2 | Wed 21 Sep 1983 | Warrington | 18-19 | Barrow | Wilderspool | 3349 | | | |

### 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 | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 28 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 28 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 26 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Warrington | Warrington | 30 | | | | | | | |
| Blackpool Borough | Blackpool Borough | 4 | Warrington | Warrington | 30 | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 30 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Barrow | Barrow | 19 | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 16 | | | | | | | Barrow | Barrow | 19 | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 15 | Salford | Salford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Barrow | Barrow | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 13 | Barrow | Barrow | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 6 | | | | | | | | Barrow | Barrow | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 8 |
| Huyton | Huyton | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 8 |
| Swinton | Swinton | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 13 | Swinton | Swinton | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 26 | Oldham | Oldham | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 20 | | | | Swinton | Swinton | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 22 | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 52 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 22 | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 10 | Leigh | Leigh | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 36 | Widnes | Widnes | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |