Teams 14 Runners-up Widnes | Winners Wigan | |
Structure Regional knockout championship | ||
The 1971 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,970 and receipts were £2,204.00 (the first final after the UK went decimal)
Contents
Background
The total number of teams entering the competition decreased by two down to a total of 14, due to no junior/amateur clubs taking part.
The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one “blank” or “dummy” fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round.
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with 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