The 1991–92 Lancashire Cup was the 79th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. St Helens won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 24–14 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 one match and two clubs. Widnes were the reigning Lancashire Cup champions, and their defeat to Second Division Workington Town was considered a major upset. Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRefSun 25 Aug 1991Workington Town27–18WidnesDerwent Park3499
First Round Involved eight matches and 16 clubs. Trafford Borough's 12–104 loss to St Helens was a club record defeat. Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Sun 15 Sep 1991Highfield11–34Rochdale HornetsHoghton Road Stadium7002Sun 15 Sep 1991Leigh59–12Chorley BoroughHilton Park24153Sun 15 Sep 1991London Crusaders10–38WiganBarnet Copthall18934Sun 15 Sep 1991St. Helens104–12Trafford BoroughKnowsley Road45505Sun 15 Sep 1991Salford22–16WarringtonThe Willows36566Sun 15 Sep 1991Swinton21–22OldhamStation Road32857Sun 15 Sep 1991Whitehaven12–44CarlisleRecreation Ground8738Sun 15 Sep 1991Workington Town12–6BarrowDerwent Park2721
Second Round Involved four matches and eight clubs. Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Thu 26 Sep 1991Rochdale Hornets25–18SalfordSpotland18292Thu 26 Sep 1991St. Helens39–26OldhamKnowsley Road70253Thu 26 Sep 1991Wigan42–12LeighCentral Park111534Thu 26 Sep 1991Workington Town2–11CarlisleDerwent Park4278
Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttRef1Thu 10 Oct 1991Rochdale Hornets19–6CarlisleSpotland18422Thu 10 Oct 1991St. Helens28–16WiganKnowsley Road17125
Final The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 9,269 and receipts were £44,278. St Helens won the final, but the victory was marred by the dismissal of Paul Bishop, who was sent off after the end of the match for stamping on Hornets stand-off Brett Clark.
Teams St. Helens№Rochdale HornetsDave Tanner1Colin Whitfield (c)Mike Riley2Phil FoxGary Connolly3Darren AbramTea Ropati4Ronnie DuaneAnthony Sullivan5Tony GarrityPhil Veivers6Brett ClarkPaul Bishop7Steve GartlandJon Neill8Tony HumphriesPaul Groves9Martin HallKevin Ward10Bob MarsdenJohn Harrison11Cliff EcclesGeorge Mann12Paul OkeseneShane Cooper (c)13Mike KuitiSubsMark Bailey (for Connolly)14Matt Calland (for Fox)Paul Forber (for Neill)15Simon Bamber (for Eccles)Mike McClennanCoach Allan Agar
The road to success This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round
See also 1991–92 Rugby Football League season Rugby league county cups
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