The 1965 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
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1965 was the fifty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Warrington won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 16-5
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 21,360 and receipts were £3,800
It would be almost another 20 years before the attendance would again exceed 20,000
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
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 Clubs
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 Clubs
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points