1966–67 was the fifty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 16–13
The match was played at Station Road, Swinton. The attendance was 14,193 and receipts were £3,558
Background
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
Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Fri 02 Sep 1966Widnes26-13BarrowNaughton Park2Sat 03 Sep 1966Leigh4-18WiganHilton Park3Sat 03 Sep 1966Oldham16-13SwintonWatersheddings4Sat 03 Sep 1966Rochdale Hornets16-18St. HelensAthletic Grounds3,7705Sat 03 Sep 1966Warrington29-12Liverpool CityWilderspool6Sat 03 Sep 1966Whitehaven2-5Blackpool BoroughRecreation Ground7Sat 03 Sep 1966Workington Town9-17SalfordDerwent Park8 blankblank
Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 14 Sep 1966Blackpool Borough19-7WidnesBorough Park2Wed 14 Sep 1966Wigan11-9St. HelensCentral Park13,1413Wed 15 Sep 1966Salford'2-7OldhamThe Willows4 Warringtonbye
Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Tue 27 Sep 1966Blackpool Borough5-15OldhamBorough Park2Wed 28 Sep 1966Wigan16-7WarringtonCentral Park
Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 29 October 1966Wigan16-13OldhamStation Road14,193£3,5581
Teams and scorers
Wigan№Oldham teams Ray Ashby1Stan McLeodBilly Boston2Terry DollyEric Ashton3Jim McCormackKeith Holden4John DonovanTrevor Lake5Trevor SimmsCliff Hill6Tommy WarburtonFrank Parr7 /Danny Gardiner8Ken WilsonColin Clarke9Kevin TaylorJohn Stephens10Geoff FletcherGeoff Lyon11Peter SmethurstLaurie Gilfedder12Robert IrvingHarry Major13Mick Mooney14Peter Holroyd15Alan Ogden 16score1311HT4 Scorers Tries Eric Ashton (1)TJohn Donovan (1)Billy Boston (1)TColin Clarke (1)TLaurie Gilfedder (1)T Goals Laurie Gilfedder (2)GTommy Warburton (5)G Drop Goals DGRefereePeter Geraghty (York) Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
The road to success
Notes and comments 1 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2
See also 1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
References
External links Saints Heritage Society 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org