1989–90 Lancashire Cup
The 1989–90 Lancashire Cup was the 77th occasion on which the completion 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,. The attendance was 9.990 and receipts were £41,804.
Background
This season, Chorley Borough joined the league, bringing the total number of entrants up to 17.This necessitated the need for a preliminary round. The first round 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 | 12-6 | Trafford Borough | Victory Park | 628 | 1 2 | - |
Round 1
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Fri 15 Sep 1989 | Chorley Borough | 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 |
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| 1 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Fulham | 4-34 | Wigan | Hendon F.C. | 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 |
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| 1 | Thu 05 Oct 1989 | Oldham | 19-18 | Wigan | Watersheddings | 8603 | |||||
| 2 | Tue 10 Oct 1989 | Warrington | 28-6 | Widnes | Wilderspool | 10240 |
Final
Teams and Scorers
| Warrington | № | 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 Clarke |
| 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 | 13 | John Cogger |
| Paul Darbyshire | 14 | Richard Russell |
| Ronnie Duane | 15 | xJohn Fairbank |
| - | ||
| 24 | score | 16 |
| 14 | HT | 12 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Joe Ropati | T | Steve Robinson |
| Mark Forster | T | Richard Irving |
| Bob Jackson | T | Paul Lord |
| Goals | ||
| Robert Turner | G | Duncan Platt |
| G | Gary Hyde | - |
| Referee | R Tennant | |
| Man of the match | Bob Jackson - Warrington - | |
| sponsored by | Greenall Whitley | |
| Competition Sponsor | Greenalls |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point