The 1990–91 Lancashire Cup was the 78th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held.

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won the trophy by beating

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by the score of 24-18 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 1 match and 2 clubs

First round

Involved eight matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs.

Second round

Involved four matches and eight clubs

Semi-finals

Involved two matches and four clubs

Final

The match was played at

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in the county of

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). The attendance was 7,485 and receipts were £36,867.

Teams and scorers

The road to success

(This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round)

Notes and comments

1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at

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's new ground
2 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by

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during the nomadic period between 1985 and 1993
3 * The attendance is given as 11,708 in the official

archives - RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 12,028.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Lancashire Cup RFL Lancashire Cup Lancashire Cup