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1988–89 Lancashire Cup

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1988–89 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams16
WinnersWigan
Runners-upSalford

The 1988–89 Lancashire Cup was the 76th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition was held. Wigan won the trophy, beating Salford 22–17 in the final.

This was Wigan’s fifth appearance, and fourth consecutive victory in a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years. The attendance was the fifth in five years to reach almost 20,000, and the receipts set a new record, exceeding the previous record by approximately £4,500.

Background

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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.

Competition and results

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First round

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Involved eight matches and 16 clubs.

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Barrow 10-24 Wigan Craven Park 5528 [1]
2 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Carlisle 17-7 Chorley Borough Gifford Park 645
3 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Oldham 64-2 Workington Town Watersheddings 3877
4 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Rochdale Hornets 25-14 Fulham Athletic Grounds 645
5 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Runcorn Highfield 4-42 Warrington Canal Street 2017 [2]
6 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Salford 42-8 Whitehaven The Willows 2551
7 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Swinton 24-14 Leigh Station Road 3225
8 Sun 18 Sep 1988 Widnes 32-24 St. Helens Naughton Park 10764 [3][4]

Round 2 - Quarter-finals

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Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 28 Sep 1988 Oldham 2-18 Salford Watersheddings 5497
2 Wed 28 Sep 1988 Warrington 34-18 Carlisle Wilderspool 2586 [2]
3 Wed 28 Sep 1988 Widnes 38-4 Swinton Naughton Park 4988 [3]
4 Wed 28 Sep 1988 Wigan 36-4 Rochdale Hornets Central Park 7719 [1]

Round 3 – Semi-finals

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Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Wed 05 Oct 1988 Salford 15-2 Warrington The Willows 7316 [2]>[3][5]
2 Wed 12 Oct 1988 Wigan 14-10 Widnes Central Park 17813 [1][3][6]

Final

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The match was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 19,154 and receipts of £71,879.[7]

23 October 1988
Wigan 22 – 17 Salford
Tries: K. Iro (2), Shelford, Bell
Goals: K. Iro (3)
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Tries: Evans, Bentley, Herbert
Goals: Brown (2)
Drop goals: Worrall
Knowsley Road, St Helens
Attendance: 19,154
Referee: Kevin Allatt (Southport)
Player of the Match: Paul Shaw

Teams

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Wigan Salford
Teams
Steve Hampson 1 Peter Williams (c)
Tony Iro 2 Tex Evans
Kevin Iro 3 Keith Bentley
Dean Bell 4 Ken Jones
Joe Lydon 5 Adrian Hadley
Shaun Edwards 6 Paul Shaw
Andy Gregory 7 David Cairns
Ian Lucas 8 Steve Herbert
Martin Dermott 9 Mark Moran
Adrian Shelford 10 Peter Brown
Andy Platt 11 Ian Gormley
Andy Goodway 12 Mick Worrall
Ellery Hanley (c) 13 Mark Horo
Subs
Ged Byrne (for Joe Lydon 76min) 14 Ian Blease (for Peter Williams 68min)
Denis Betts (for Ian Lucas 49min) 15 Mick McTigue (for Mark Horo 74min)
Graham Lowe Coach Kevin Ashcroft

The road to success

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First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Barrow 10
Wigan 14
Wigan 36
Rochdale Hornets 4
Rochdale Hornets 25
Fulham 14
Wigan 14
Widnes 10
Widnes 32
St. Helens 24
Widnes 38
Swinton 4
Swinton 24
Leigh 14
Wigan 22
Salford 17
Oldham 64
Workington Town 2
Oldham 2
Salford 18
Salford 42
Whitehaven 8
Salford 15
Warrington 2
Runcorn Highfield 4
Warrington 42
Warrington 34
Carlisle 18
Carlisle 17
Chorley Borough 7

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. ^ "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. ^ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Salford RLFC.
  6. ^ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. Wigan RLFC.
  7. ^ Fletcher & Howes (1989), p. 167.
  8. ^ "Taking shine to Wigan cup". The Guardian. London. 24 October 1988. p. 17. ProQuest 186936945.

References

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