The 1980–81 Lancashire Cup (known as the Forshaws Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th staging of the
rugby league knockout competition, the
Lancashire Cup.
Warrington won the trophy with a 26–10 victory over Second Division side
Wigan.
Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part.
Competition and results
First Round
Involved six matches and 12 clubs.
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
and
Whitehaven received byes into the next round.
Huyton's match against
Warrington was moved to
Wilderspool due to vandalism at Huyton's home ground, Alt Park.
Second Round
Involved four matches and eight clubs
Semi-finals
Involved two matches and four clubs.
Final
The final was played at
Knowsley Road,
St Helens, with an attendance of 6,279 and gate receipts of £8,629.
This was Warrington's seventh Lancashire Cup win, and their first since 1965.
Teams
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The road to success
See also
*1980–81 Rugby Football League season
The 1980–81 Rugby Football League season was the 86th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August 1980 until May 1981 for the Slalom Lager Championship.
Season summary
*Slalom Lager League Champi ...
* Rugby league county cups
Notes
References
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External links
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