Lancashire Cup (rugby union)

Lancashire CupCurrent season, competition or edition:
2013-14

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1971
Ceased| 2013
Countries|  England
Last
champion(s)| Sedgley Park (4th title)
Most titles| Orrell (10 titles)
Official website| Lancashire RFU

The Lancashire Cup was an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1971. It was organized by the Lancashire Rugby Football Union and was open to all eligible clubs in the Lancashire region including a number of clubs in Cheshire and Merseyside. The men's competition was discontinued at the end of 2013 as there were not enough teams willing to participate in the cup (partly due to the increased demands of league rugby).[1]

## History

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Despite the Lancashire RFU being established in 1881 and having the most successful county team in the country, club rugby union took a long time to catch on in Lancashire. While bitter rivals Yorkshire had an established county club competition (the Yorkshire Cup) which had been running since 1878, Lancashire did not have a similar competition until 1971. This lack of competitive rugby meant that Lancashire had a smaller membership of clubs when compared to its counterpart. Some of the current clubs competing seem to be based outside of Lancashire, such as Liverpool St Helens and Waterloo, but when the Lancashire RFU was founded, places like Merseyside and Liverpool were part of the county, and these teams have retained their membership.

## Final results

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Year  | Winner  | Score  | Runner Up  | Venue

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1971-72  | Orrell | 16 – 0  | Liverpool | St. Anthony's Road, Blundellsands[3]
1972-73  | Orrell | 32 – 7  | West Park St Helens |
1973-74  | Waterloo | 12 – 9  | Broughton Park |
1974-75  | Orrell | 9 – 3  | Manchester |
1975-76  | Widnes | 21 – 9  | West Park St Helens |
1976-77  | Liverpool | 10 – 9  | Orrell |
1977-78  | Orrell | 12 - 3  | Liverpool |
1978-79  | Liverpool | 10 - 6  | Orrell |
1979-80  | Waterloo | 12 – 0  | Broughton Park |
1980-81  | Orrell | 12 – 6  | Liverpool |
1981-82  | Orrell | 17 – 12  | Liverpool |
1982-83  | Orrell | 26 – 3  | Liverpool |
1983-84  | Liverpool | 20 – 3  | Preston Grasshoppers | St. Anthony's Road, Blundellsands[4]
1984-85  | Waterloo | 11 - 6  | Vale of Lune | Woodlands Memorial Ground, Fylde[5]
1985-86  | Vale of Lune | 19 – 10  | Preston Grasshoppers | Woodlands Memorial Ground, Fylde[6]
1986-87  | Waterloo | 25 – 12  | Orrell |
1987-88  | Orrell | 23 - 6  | Liverpool St Helens |
1988-89  | Orrell | 48 - 6  | Broughton Park | Moss Lane, St. Helens[7]
1989-90  | Liverpool St Helens | 24 - 9  | Waterloo |
1990-91  | Widnes | 23 – 7  | Orrell |
1991-92  | Vale of Lune | 12 – 6  | Widnes |
1992-93  | Waterloo | 13 - 11  | Liverpool St Helens |
1993-94  | Waterloo | 19 - 6  | Orrell |
1994-95  | Fylde | 15 - 11  | Manchester |
1995-96  | Liverpool St Helens | 22 – 13  | Widnes |
1996-97  | Orrell | 27 – 17  | Preston Grasshoppers |
1997-98  | Manchester | 42 – 19  | Fylde |
1998-99  | Manchester | 29 - 27  | Orrell |
1999-00  | West Park St Helens | 33 – 23  | Manchester |
2000-01  | Manchester | 27 - 20  | Sedgley Park | Lightfoot Green, Preston[8]
2001-02  | Sedgley Park | 31 – 3  | Fylde | Lightfoot Green, Preston[9]
2002-03  | Preston Grasshoppers | 34 – 31  | West Park St Helens | Park Lane, Whitefield[10]
2003-04  | Sedgley Park | 51 – 25  | Vale of Lune | Park Lane, Whitefield[11]
2004-05  | West Park St Helens | 22 – 13  | Preston Grasshoppers | Park Lane, Whitefield
2005-06  | Preston Grasshoppers | 43 - 14  | Waterloo | Park Lane, Whitefield[12]
2006-07  | Sedgley Park | 24 – 14  | Manchester | Woodlands Memorial Ground, Fylde[13]
2007-08  | Waterloo | 30 – 19  | Sedgley Park | Park Lane, Whitefield[14]
2008-09  | Fylde | 37 – 17  | Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green, Preston[15]
2009-10  | Fylde | 15 – 7  | Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green, Preston[16]
2010-11  | Fylde | W/O  | Rossendale | N/A
2011-12  | Preston Grasshoppers | 30 - 10  | Sedgley Park | Woodlands Memorial Ground, Fylde[17]
2012-13  | Sedgley Park | 28 - 24  | Preston Grasshoppers | Park Lane, Whitefield[18]
2013-18  | (no competition)  |  |  |
2018-19  |  |  |  |
2019-20  | (not completed)  |  |  |
2020-21  | (no competition)  |  |  |
2021-22  | Preston Grasshoppers | 59 - 8  | Widnes | Douglas Valley, Wigan[19]
2022-23  | Blackburn | 87 - 3  | Firwood Waterloo | Hand Lane, Leigh[20]

## Number of wins

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* Orrell (10)
* Waterloo (7)
* Liverpool/Liverpool St Helens (5)
* Fylde (4)
* Preston Grasshoppers (4)
* Sedgley Park (4)
* Manchester (3)
* Vale of Lune (2)
* West Park St Helens (2)
* Widnes (2)
* Blackburn (1)

## See also

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* Lancashire RFU
* English rugby union system
* Rugby union in England

## References

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1. ^ "No More Giant klling".
2. ^ "Club not live".
3. ^ "❤ wiganworld - Wigan Album, Orrell RUFC".
4. ^ "GIROBANK CHESHIRE CUP 1987-88 Final" (PDF). Cheshire RFU. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
5. ^ "John Burgess Lancashire Cup".
6. ^ "John Burgess Lancashire Cup".
7. ^ "GIROBANK CHESHIRE CUP 1988-89 Final" (PDF). Cheshire RFU. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
8. ^ "Thwaites Lancashire Cup: Blood runs hot to lead Manchester to victory".
9. ^ "Cup Final of woe for Fylde - Blackpool Gazette". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
10. ^ "Park bid to turn back clock. - Free Online Library".
11. ^ "Valiant Vale give pacy Park a fright - Lancaster Guardian". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
12. ^ "Football: Waterloo are banking on a bright future. - Free Online Library".
13. ^ "Welcome to Fylde Rugby". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
14. ^ "Rugby Union: Waterloo win Cup. - Free Online Library".
15. ^ "Fylde win John Burgess Lancashire Cup". www.everythingrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
16. ^ "Fylde final clash in hostile territory - Blackpool Gazette". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
17. ^ "Hoppers win Lancashire Cup". 7 May 2012.
18. ^ "Lancashire Rugby | Strength in Union". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
19. ^ "Preston Grasshoppers vs Widnes". 21 May 2022.
20. ^ "v Firwood Waterloo Lancs Cup Final May 2023". 8 May 2023.

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