The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.
Background The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14. The same fixture format was retained, with one team receiving a bye in the second round.
Competition and results First round Involved seven matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Fri 30 Aug 1974Barrow10–31LeighCraven Park1,5002Fri 30 Aug 1974St. Helens11–13Workington TownKnowsley Road3,0003Fri 30 Aug 1974Salford25–8Blackpool BoroughThe Willows4,0584Sun 01 Sep 1974Huyton22–15WhitehavenAlt Park, Huyton2505Sun 01 Sep 1974Oldham9–14WidnesWatersheddings3,2886Sun 01 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets20–12WarringtonAthletic Grounds7Sun 01 Sep 1974Swinton17–15WiganStation Road3,316
Second Round Involved three matches and six clubs. Leigh received a bye into the next round.
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Sun 08 Sep 1974Salford17–15HuytonThe Willows3,0762Sun 08 Sep 1974Workington Town17–7SwintonDerwent Park1,0223Tue 10 Sep 1974Rochdale Hornets7–7WidnesAthletic Grounds2,603ReplayFri 13 Sep 1974Widnes8–7Rochdale HornetsNaughton Park3,800
Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture dateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Tue 08 Oct 1974Leigh5–8WidnesHilton Park4,5002Fri 11 Oct 1974Salford17–10Workington TownThe Willows8,498
Final The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 7,403, as does Rothmans Yearbook of 1991-92, but Rugby League Project gives the attendance as 6,703
This was the first time Widnes had won the Lancashire Cup since 1945.
Teams Widnes№SalfordRay Dutton1Paul CharltonMick George2Keith FieldingDennis O'Neill3Colin DixonMal Aspey4Gordon GrahamAlan Prescott5Maurice RichardsEric Hughes6John TaylorReg Bowden7Peter BannerJim Mills8Graham MackayKeith Elwell9Ellis DevlinJohn Stephens10Alan GriceMick Adams11John KnightonBob Blackwood12Mike CoulmanDoug Laughton13Eric Prescott?14??15?
The road to success
See also 1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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