Teams 16 Runners-up Widnes | Winners Leigh | |
Structure Regional knockout championship |
The 1981 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
Contents
1981 was the sixty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Leigh won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 8-3
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9,011 and receipts were £14,029.00
Background
This season saw the introduction of two new clubs, Carlisle and Fulham, neither in Lancashire, but classed as “Western”. Thus the total number of teams entering the competition increased from 14 to a full complement of 16.
With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.
Round 1
Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs
Round 2 - Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches and 8 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 = one (1) point