The 1973 Lancashire Cup was the sixty-first occasion on which the completion was held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19–9 in the final. The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 8,012 and receipts were £2,750.
Contents
Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with 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