# 1982–83 Lancashire Cup

1982–83 was the seventieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 16-0 The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,462 and receipts were £11,732.00

## 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
### Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sat 04 Sep 1982 | Workington Town | 12-20 | Barrow | Derwent Park | 1935 |
| 2 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Carlisle | 16-8 | Whitehaven | Brunton Park | 3595 |
| 3 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Leigh | 32-20 | Rochdale Hornets | Hilton Park | 3950 |
| 4 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Wigan | 18-13 | Salford | Central Park | 7033 |
| 5 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Blackpool Borough | 10-27 | Oldham | Borough Park | 2013 |
| 6 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Fulham | 20-8 | Swinton | Craven Cottage | 2796 |
| 7 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Warrington | 43-5 | Huyton | Wilderspool | 2042 |
| 8 | Sun 05 Sep 1982 | Widnes | 12-14 | St. Helens | Naughton Park | 6704 |

### Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Wed 15 Sep 1982 | Barrow | 6-9 | St. Helens | Craven Park | 3282 |
| 2 | Wed 15 Sep 1982 | Leigh | 12-13 | Carlisle | Hilton Park | 3939 |
| 3 | Wed 15 Sep 1982 | Wigan | 4-15 | Fulham | Central Park | 6054 |
| 4 | Sun 19 Sep 1982 | Warrington | 16-14 | Oldham | Wilderspool | 4174 |

### 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 | Wed 29 Sep 1982 | St. Helens | 7-7 | Carlisle | Knowsley Road | 4746 | | | |
| 2 | Thu 30 Sep 1982 | Warrington | 17-8 | Fulham | Wilderspool | 3356 | | | |

### Round 3 – Semi-finals – replays

Involved 1 matches and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Wed 06 Oct 1982 | Carlisle | 5-9 | St. Helens | Brunton Park | 3406 | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Saturday 23 October 1982 | Warrington | 16-0 | St. Helens | Central Park | 6462 | 11732 | 1 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Warrington | № | St. Helens |
| | teams | |
| Steve Hesford | 1 | Brian Parkes |
| Paul Fellows | 2 | Barry Ledger |
| Ronnie Duane | 3 | Chris Arkwright |
| John Bevan | 4 | Roy Haggerty |
| Mick Kelly | 5 | Dennis Litherland |
| Paul Cullen | 6 | Steve Peters |
| Ken Kelly (c) | 7 | Neil Holding |
| Neil Courtney | 8 | Mel James |
| Carl Webb | 9 | Graham Liptrot |
| Tony Cooke | 10 | Gary Bottell |
| Bob Eccles | 11 | Gary Moorby |
| John Fieldhouse | 12 | Peter Gorley |
| Mike Gregory | 13 | Harry Pinner |
| ?? | 14 | Johnny Smith (for Brian Parkes) |
| Dave Chisnall (for Tony Cooke) | 15 | Roy Mathias (for Gary Bottell) |
| Kevin Ashcroft | Coach | Billy Benyon |
| 16 | score | 0 |
| 3 | HT | 0 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Paul Fellows (1) | T | |
| Mick Kelly (1) | T | |
| Ken Kelly (1) | T | |
| Bob Eccles (1) | T | |
| | Goals | |
| Steve Hesford (2) out of 9 attempts | G | |
| Referee | | J Holdsworth (Leeds) |
| Man of the match | | Steve Hesford - Warrington - Fullback |
| sponsored by | | Burtonwood Brewery |
| Competition Sponsor | | Forshaws (Burtonwood Brewery Co Ltd) |
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 | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huyton | Huyton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huyton | Huyton | 5 | Warrington | Warrington | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Blackpool Borough | Blackpool Borough | 10 | Oldham | Oldham | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 27 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fulham | Fulham | 8 | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | | | | Fulham | Fulham | 8 | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 13 | Wigan | Wigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fulham | Fulham | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 20 | Fulham | Fulham | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 8 | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 0 |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 0 |
| Barrow | Barrow | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 20 | Barrow | Barrow | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 12 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 9 | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 14 | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 7-9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carlisle | Carlisle | 7-5 | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 32 | | | | | | | Carlisle | Carlisle | 7-5 | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | Leigh | Leigh | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Carlisle | Carlisle | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 16 | Carlisle | Carlisle | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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