1962–63 Lancashire Cup

1962–63 was the fiftieth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

1962–63 Lancashire Cup
StructureRegional knockout championship
Teams14
WinnersSt. Helens
Runners-upSwinton

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 7-4

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 23,523 and receipts were £4,122

This was the third of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the third of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the nine-year period.
It was also the third of Swinton’s three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up positions.

Background

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With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.

The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round

Competition and results

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[1]

Round 1

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Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Friday 7 September 1962 Whitehaven 2-11 Oldham Recreation Ground
2 Saturday 8 September 1962 Blackpool Borough 32-9 Salford St Anne's Road Greyhound Stadium
3 Saturday 8 September 1962 Rochdale Hornets 11-3 Barrow Athletic Grounds
4 Saturday 8 September 1962 St. Helens 22-0 Liverpool City Knowsley Road 11,500 [2]
5 Saturday 8 September 1962 Swinton 5-2 Widnes Station Road 10,218 [3]
6 Saturday 8 September 1962 Wigan 11-3 Warrington Central Park [4][5]
7 Saturday 8 September 1962 Workington Town 43-2 Leigh Derwent Park
8 blank blank

Round 2 - Quarter-finals

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Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Monday 17 September 1962 Workington Town 16-8 Wigan Derwent Park [4]
2 Tuesday 18 September 1962 Blackpool Borough 3-14 St. Helens Blackpool 4,000 [2]
3 Tuesday 18 September 1962 Oldham 14-3 Rochdale Hornets Watersheddings
4 Swinton bye

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 Tuesday 2 October 1962 Oldham 8-10 St. Helens Watersheddings 14,000 [2]
2 Wednesday 3 October 1962 Swinton 24-5 Workington Town Station Road 10,004

Final

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 27 October 1962 St. Helens 7-4 Swinton Central Park 23,523 £4,122 1 [2][6][7]

Teams and scorers

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St. Helens Swinton
teams
Kel Coslett 1 Ken Gowers
Tom van Vollenhoven 2 Bernard McMahon
John Donovan [1] 3 Frank Halliwell
Wilf Smith [2] 4 Alan Buckley
Mick Sullivan 5 John Speed
Billy Benyon 6 George Parkinson
Jeff Heaton 7 Albert Cartwright
Jack Arkwright [3] 8 Ken Roberts
Bob Dagnall 9 Trevor Roberts
Cliff Watson 10 Ron Morgan
John Tembey 11 Peter Norburn
Dick Huddart 12 Dick Bonser
Bill Major [4] 13 Albert Blan (c)
7 score 4
7 HT 0
Scorers
Tries
Tom van Vollenhoven (1) T
Goals
Kel Coslett (2) G Albert Blan (2)
G
Drop Goals
DG
Referee M. Coates (Pudsey)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

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First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Whitehaven 2
Oldham 11
Oldham 14
Rochdale Hornets 3
Rochdale Hornets 11
Barrow 3
Oldham 8
St. Helens 10
Blackpool Borough 32
Salford 9
Blackpool Borough 3
St. Helens 14
St. Helens 22
Liverpool City 0
St. Helens 7
Swinton 4
Swinton 5
Widnes 2
Swinton
bye
blank
blank
Swinton 24
Workington Town 5
Workington Town 43
Leigh 2
Workington Town 16
Wigan 8
Wigan 11
Warrington 3

Notes and comments

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  3. ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  4. ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  5. ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  6. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. ^ Frank Butler and Malcolm Gunn (1977). News of the World & Empire News Football Annual 1963–64 - 74th year. News of the World Ltd.
  8. ^ "Swinton Lion sTales".
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