# 1987–88 Lancashire Cup

The 1987–88 Lancashire Cup was the seventy-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. It was contested during the 1987–88 Rugby Football League season by clubs in Lancashire. Wigan won the trophy by beating Warrington in the final.

## Results

This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level. With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

### Round 1

Round 1 involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Barrow | 2-36 | Wigan | Craven Park | 5950 | |
| 2 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Leigh | 27-21 | St. Helens | Hilton Park | 7747 | |
| 3 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Runcorn Highfield | 6-40 | Widnes | Canal Street | 2679 | |
| 4 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Salford | 58-4 | Fulham | The Willows | 1640 | |
| 5 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Swinton | 38-20 | Rochdale Hornets | Station Road | 1443 | |
| 6 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Warrington | 42-8 | Oldham | Wilderspool | 5615 | |
| 7 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Whitehaven | 28-12 | Carlisle | Recreation Ground | 2075 | |
| 8 | Sun 13 Sep 1987 | Workington Town | 12-10 | Springfield Borough | Derwent Park | 549 | 1 |

### Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Round 2 involved 4 matches and 8 clubs.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Wed 23 Sep 1987 | Swinton | 22-14 | Leigh | Station Road | 3824 |
| 2 | Wed 23 Sep 1987 | Wigan | 42-2 | Salford | Central Park | 11633 |
| 3 | Wed 23 Sep 1987 | Workington Town | 10-50 | Warrington | Derwent Park | 1759 |
| 4 | Thu 24 Sep 1987 | Whitehaven | 14-20 | Widnes | Recreation Ground | 3152 |

### Round 3 – Semi-finals

Round 3 involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Wed 30 Sep 1987 | Warrington | 44-6 | Swinton | Wilderspool | 5296 | | | |
| 2 | Wed 30 Sep 1987 | Widnes | 12-20 | Wigan | Naughton Park | 7306 | | | |

### Final

The final was contested by Wigan and Warrington, with Wigan winning by the score of 28-16. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 20,237 and receipts were £67,339. This was Wigan’s fourth appearance in four years and a third victory in what would be a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years. The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the fourth of the five year period when it would reach around the 20,000 level, and the receipts reached a new record level exceeding the previous record by almost £7,000.
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Sunday 11 October 1987 | Wigan | 28-16 | Warrington | Knowsley Road | 20237 | 67339 | 2 3 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Wigan | № | Warrington |
| | teams | |
| Steve Hampson | 1 | Brian Johnson |
| Richard Russell (see note 4) | 2 | Des Drummond |
| David Stephenson | 3 | Mark Forster |
| Joe Lydon | 4 | Barry Peters |
| Henderson Gill | 5 | Brian Carbert |
| Shaun Edwards | 6 | John Woods |
| Andy Gregory | 7 | Keith Holden, Jr. |
| Brian Case | 8 | Kevin Tamati |
| Nicky Kiss | 9 | Carl Webb |
| Shaun Wane | 10 | Tony Humphries |
| Andy Goodway | 11 | Gary Sanderson |
| Ian Potter | 12 | Mark Roberts |
| Ellery Hanley | 13 | Mike Gregory |
| Dean Bell | 14 | ? |
| Graeme West (for Shaun Wane 52min) | 15 | Neil Harmon (for Carl Webb 7min) |
| Graham Lowe | Coach | |
| 28 | score | 16 |
| 14 | HT | 12 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Ellery Hanley (2) | T | Mark Forster (2) |
| Henderson Gill (1) | T | Mike Gregory (1) |
| Graeme West (1) | T | |
| | Goals | |
| David Stephenson (1) | G | John Woods (2) |
| Joe Lydon (5) | G | |
| Referee | | G F Lindop (Wakefield) |
| Man of the match | | Shaun Edwards - Wigan - stand-off |
| sponsored by | | Greenall Whitley |
| Competition Sponsor | | Grünhalle Lager |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

### Pathway to the final

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 28 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 12 | Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 6 | Widnes | Widnes | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 40 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 40 | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 20 | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 2 | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 20 | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 36 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 36 | Wigan | Wigan | 42 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Salford | Salford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 58 | Salford | Salford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 4 | | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 28 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 16 |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 16 |
| Springfield Borough | Springfield Borough | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Springfield Borough | Springfield Borough | 10 | Workington Town | Workington Town | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Warrington | Warrington | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 42 | Warrington | Warrington | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 8 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 44 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Swinton | Swinton | 6 | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 38 | | | | | | | Swinton | Swinton | 6 | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | Swinton | Swinton | 22 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Leigh | Leigh | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 27 | Leigh | Leigh | 14 | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |