1991–92 Lancashire Cup
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The 1991–92 Lancashire Cup was the 79th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. St Helens won the trophy by beating
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by the score of 24–14 in the final.


Background

The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17.
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game). The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs.


Competition and results


Preliminary round

Involved one match and two clubs. Widnes were the reigning Lancashire Cup champions, and their defeat to Second Division Workington Town was considered a major upset.


First Round

Involved eight matches and 16 clubs. Trafford Borough's 12–104 loss to St Helens was a club record defeat.


Second Round

Involved four matches and eight clubs.


Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs


Final

The match was played at
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,
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. The attendance was 9,269 and receipts were £44,278. St Helens won the final, but the victory was marred by the dismissal of Paul Bishop, who was sent off after the end of the match for stamping on Hornets stand-off Brett Clark.


Teams


The road to success

This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round


See also

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1991–92 Rugby Football League season The 1991–92 Rugby Football League season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1991 until May, 1992 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challe ...
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Rugby league county cups Historically, English rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as ''t’owd tin pot ...


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External links

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