# 1989–90 Lancashire Cup

The 1989–90 Lancashire Cup was the 77th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 24-16 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9.990 and receipts were £41,804.

## Background

This season, Chorley Borough (see note 1) joined the league, bringing the total number of entrants up to 17. This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game). The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs, thus removing the need of any "blank" or "dummy" fixtures or any byes.

## Competition and results
### Preliminary round

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Wed 30 Aug 1989 | Chorley Borough (2) | 12-6 | Trafford Borough | Victory Park | 628 | | 1 2 | |

### First round

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Fri 15 Sep 1989 | Chorley Borough (2) | 4-50 | Wigan | Hilton Park | 5026 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Barrow | 2-46 | Oldham | Craven Park | 2253 | |
| 3 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Carlisle | 6-46 | Widnes | Brunton Park | 4329 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Leigh | 26-8 | Whitehaven | Hilton Park | 2039 | |
| 5 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | St. Helens | 78-10 | Runcorn Highfield | Knowsley Road | 5498 | 5 |
| 6 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Salford | 52-12 | Rochdale Hornets | The Willows | 3094 | |
| 7 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Warrington | 16-6 | Swinton | Wilderspool | 4055 | |
| 8 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Workington Town | 24-30 | Fulham | Derwent Park | 702 | |

### Second round

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Fulham | 4-34 | Wigan | Claremont Road | 3204 | 6 7 |
| 2 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Leigh | 12-34 | Widnes | Hilton Park | 6748 | |
| 3 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | St. Helens | 6-36 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 7834 | |
| 4 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Salford | 4-27 | Warrington | The Willows | 4994 | |

### Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Thu 05 Oct 1989 | Oldham | 19-18 | Wigan | Watersheddings | 8603 | | | |
| 2 | Tue 10 Oct 1989 | Warrington | 28-6 | Widnes | Wilderspool | 10240 | | | |

### Final

* 14 October 1989
| Warrington | 24 – 16 | Oldham |
| Tries: Jackson (2), Ropati, Forster Goals: Turner (4) | | Tries: Irving, Robinson, Lord Goals: Platt, Hyde |
* Knowsley Road, St Helens Attendance: 9,990 Referee: Ray Tennant (Castleford) Player of the Match: Bob Jackson

#### Teams

| Warrington | No. | Oldham |
| | Teams | |
| David Lyon | 1 | Duncan Platt |
| Des Drummond | 2 | Steve Robinson |
| Joe Ropati | 3 | Gary Hyde |
| Tony Thorniley | 4 | Richard Irving |
| Mark Forster | 5 | Paul Lord |
| Robert Turner | 6 | Brett Clark |
| Greg Mackey | 7 | Mike Ford |
| Tony Burke | 8 | Leo Casey |
| Mark Roskell | 9 | Andy Ruane |
| Steve Molloy | 10 | John Fieldhouse |
| Bob Jackson | 11 | Shaun Allen |
| Gary Sanderson | 12 | Keith Newton |
| Mike Gregory (c) | 13 | John Cogger (c) |
| | Subs | |
| Paul Darbyshire (for David Lyon; 34 mins) | 14 | Richard Russell (for Duncan Platt; 34 mins) |
| Ronnie Duane (for Gary Sanderson; 65 mins) | 15 | John Fairbank (for Leo Casey; 58 mins) |
| Brian Johnson | Coach | Tony Barrow |

### 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 |
| Salford | Salford | 52 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 12 | Salford | Salford | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Warrington | Warrington | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 16 | Warrington | Warrington | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 6 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 28 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 6 | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 26 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 6 | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | Leigh | Leigh | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 6 | Widnes | Widnes | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 46 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 46 | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 24 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 16 |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 16 |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 10 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 36 | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 2 | Oldham | Oldham | 36 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 46 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 46 | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 24 | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 30 | Fulham | Fulham | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wigan | Wigan | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Chorley Borough (2) | Chorley Borough (2) | 4 | Wigan | Wigan | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 50 | | | | | | | | | | |