1965–66 was the fifty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Warrington
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won the trophy by beating
Rochdale Hornets
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by the score of 16-5
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 hoste ...
,
Eccleston,
St Helens, Merseyside
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St Helens i ...
, (
historically
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in the county of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
). The attendance was 21,360 and receipts were £3,800
It would be almost another 20 years before the attendance would again exceed 20,000
Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round
Competition and results
Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but 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
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The road to success
Notes and comments
1 * 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 hoste ...
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 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan
See also
*1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1965–66 Rugby Football League season was the 71st season of rugby league football. A three-way county championship was also held, with comparative minnows Cumberland against Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Rule change
* The substitutes rule intr ...
*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 ...
References
External links
Saints Heritage Society1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.comHull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
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