The 1986–87 Lancashire Cup, known as the Grunhalle Lager Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 74th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.
Wigan won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 27-6. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 20,180 and receipts were £60,329.
This was Wigan’s third appearance in three years and a second victory in what would a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years.
Background
This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level. With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.
Competition and results
Round 1 Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sun 14 Sep 1986Blackpool Borough6-30BarrowBorough Park11122Sun 14 Sep 1986Oldham29-22LeighWatersheddings45663Sun 14 Sep 1986Runcorn Highfield10-48WidnesCanal Street23384Sun 14 Sep 1986St. Helens112-0CarlisleKnowsley Road40681 5Sun 14 Sep 1986Warrington28-20SalfordWilderspool36176Sun 14 Sep 1986Whitehaven72-6FulhamRecreation Ground16027Sun 14 Sep 1986Wigan52-0Rochdale HornetsCentral Park102308Sun 14 Sep 1986Workington Town25-16SwintonDerwent Park710
Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 24 Sep 1986Barrow10-12WidnesCraven Park33152Wed 24 Sep 1986Oldham46-13Workington TownWatersheddings34123Wed 24 Sep 1986St. Helens19-15WarringtonKnowsley Road97504Wed 24 Sep 1986Wigan74-6WhitehavenCentral Park9099
Round 3 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 01 Oct 1986Oldham16-14WidnesWatersheddings56012Wed 01 Oct 1986Wigan22-16St. HelensCentral Park28252
Final Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Sunday 19 October 1986Wigan27-6OldhamKnowsley Road19202560302
Teams and scorers
Wigan№Oldham Teams Shaun Edwards1Hussein M'BarkiJoe Lydon2Paul ShermanDavid Stephenson3Gary BridgeDean Bell4Gary WarneckeHenderson Gill5Michael TaylorEllery Hanley6David ToplissMike Ford7Paddy KirwanGraeme West8Bruce ClarkMartin Dermott9Terry FlanaganBrian Case10David HobbsIan Roberts11Tom NaidoleIan Potter12Mick WorrallAndy Goodway13Stuart Raper Subs Steve Hampson14Neil ClawsonRob Louw (for Ian Roberts 67min)15Colin Hawkyard (for Stuart Raper Half-time)Graham LoweCoachFrank Myler 27score68HT6 Scorers Tries Shaun Edwards (2)TGary Bridge (1)Mike Ford (1)TJoe Lydon (1)T Goals Henderson Gill (5)GDavid Hobbs (1) Drop Goals Joe Lydon (1)DGRefereeJ E (Jim) Smith (Halifax)Man of the matchMike Ford - Wigan - sponsored byGreenall WhitleyCompetition SponsorGrünhalle Lager Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
The road to success
Notes and comments 1 * A record score for a match in this competition and a record defeat for Carlisle in any competition 2 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan
See also 1986–87 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