The 1971–72 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held.

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won the trophy by beating

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by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at

Knowsley Road Knowsley Road in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted ...

, Eccleston, St Helens, (

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in the county of

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). The attendance was 6,970 and receipts were £2,204.00 (the first final after the UK went decimal)

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.

Competition and results

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

Final

Teams and scorers

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

Notes and comments

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was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695 set on December 26, 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan

References

External links

Saints Heritage Society1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com

Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
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