The 1990–91 Lancashire Cup was the 78th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 24-18 in the final.
Background The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17. This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game. The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs.
Competition and results Preliminary round Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome teamScore Away teamVenueAttNotesRef119 August 1990Rochdale Hornets12–41SalfordSpotland2,0491
First round Involved eight matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs. Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttNotesRef126 August 1990Carlisle38–18Workington TownGifford Park1,104226 August 1990Fulham50–0Runcorn HighfieldCrystal Palace NSC6232 326 August 1990Leigh26–6SwintonHilton Park3,137426 August 1990St Helens56–24Trafford BoroughKnowsley Road4,827526 August 1990Salford27–24OldhamThe Willows4,236626 August 1990Warrington36–8Chorley BoroughWilderspool3,143726 August 1990Whitehaven6–70WidnesRecreation Ground4,054826 August 1990Wigan70–8BarrowCentral Park8,377
Second round Involved four matches and eight clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttNotesRef12 September 1990Carlisle7–28WarringtonGifford Park1,59622 September 1990Leigh40–8FulhamHilton Park2,90932 September 1990Salford21–7St. HelensThe Willows5,57442 September 1990Widnes24–22WiganNaughton Park14,035
Semi-finals Involved two matches and four clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttNotesRef112 September 1990Salford16–7LeighThe Willows6,939212 September 1990Widnes20–4WarringtonNaughton Park11,7083
Final The match was played at Central Park, Wigan (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,485 and receipts were £36,867.
Teams and scorers
WidnesNo.Salford Teams Alan Tait1Steve GibsonDarren Wright2Tex EvansAndy Currier3Martin BirkettJonathan Davies4Peter WilliamsMartin Offiah5Adrian HadleyTony Myler (c)6David FellDavid Hulme7Steve KerryKurt Sorensen8Ian SherrattPhil McKenzie9Mark LeeChris Ashurst10Chris WhiteleyRichard Eyres11Arthur BradshawEmosi Koloto12Ian Blease (c)Les Holliday13Andy BurgessSubsJohn Devereux14Frank Cassidy (for Steve Kerry, 72mins)David Smith (for Chris Ashurst, 31mins)15Shane Hansen (for Chris Whiteley, 31mins)Doug LaughtonCoach Kevin Tamati
The road to success (This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round)
Notes and comments 1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at Rochdale Hornets's new ground 2 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by Fulham during the nomadic period between 1985 and 1993 3 * The attendance is given as 11,708 in the official Widnes archives - RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 12,028.
See also 1990–91 Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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