1989–90 Lancashire Cup
# 1989–90 Lancashire Cup

The 1989–90 Lancashire Cup was the 77th occasion on which the completion had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating Oldham by the score of 24-16 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 9.990 and receipts were £41,804.

## Background

This season, Chorley Borough (see note 1) joined the league, bringing the total number of entrants up to 17. This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game). The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs, thus removing the need of any “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.

## Competition and results

### Preliminary round

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Wed 30 Aug 1989 | Chorley Borough (2) | 12-6 | Trafford Borough | Victory Park | 628 | | 1 2 | |

### Round 1

Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 clubs

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fri 15 Sep 1989 | Chorley Borough (2) | 4-50 | Wigan | Hilton Park | 5026 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Barrow | 2-46 | Oldham | Craven Park | 2253 | |
| 3 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Carlisle | 6-46 | Widnes | Brunton Park | 4329 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Leigh | 26-8 | Whitehaven | Hilton Park | 2039 | |
| 5 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | St. Helens | 78-10 | Runcorn Highfield | Knowsley Road | 5498 | 5 |
| 6 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Salford | 52-12 | Rochdale Hornets | The Willows | 3094 | |
| 7 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Warrington | 16-6 | Swinton | Wilderspool | 4055 | |
| 8 | Sun 17 Sep 1989 | Workington Town | 24-30 | Fulham | Derwent Park | 702 | |

### Round 2 - Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Fulham | 4-34 | Wigan | Hendon F.C. | 3204 | 6 7 |
| 2 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Leigh | 12-34 | Widnes | Hilton Park | 6748 | |
| 3 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | St. Helens | 6-36 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 7834 | |
| 4 | Wed 27 Sep 1989 | Salford | 4-27 | Warrington | The Willows | 4994 | |

### Round 3 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thu 05 Oct 1989 | Oldham | 19-18 | Wigan | Watersheddings | 8603 | | | |
| 2 | Tue 10 Oct 1989 | Warrington | 28-6 | Widnes | Wilderspool | 10240 | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Saturday 14 October 1989 | Warrington | 24-16 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 9990 | £41,804.00 | 8 | |

**Teams and scorers**

| Warrington | № | Oldham |
| - | - | - |
| | teams | |
| David Lyon | 1 | Duncan Platt |
| Des Drummond | 2 | Steve Robinson |
| Joe Ropati | 3 | Gary Hyde |
| Tony Thorniley | 4 | Richard Irving |
| Mark Forster | 5 | Paul Lord |
| Robert Turner | 6 | Brett Clarke |
| Greg Mackey | 7 | Mike Ford |
| Tony Burke | 8 | Leo Casey |
| Mark Roskell | 9 | Andy Ruane |
| Steve Molloy | 10 | John Fieldhouse |
| Bob Jackson | 11 | Shaun Allen |
| Gary Sanderson | 12 | Keith Newton |
| Mike Gregory (c) | 13 | John Cogger (c) |
| Paul Darbyshire (for David Lyon 34mins) | 14 | Richard Russell (for Duncan Platt 34mins) |
| Ronnie Duane (for Gary Sanderson 65mins) | 15 | xJohn Fairbank (for Leo Casey 58mins) |
| 24 | score | 16 |
| 14 | HT | 12 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Joe Ropati (1) | T | Steve Robinson (1) |
| Mark Forster (1) | T | Richard Irving (1) |
| Bob Jackson (2) | T | Paul Lord (1) |
| | Goals | |
| Robert Turner (4) | G | Duncan Platt (1) |
| | G | Gary Hyde (1) |
| Referee | | R Tennant (Castleford) |
| Man of the match | | Bob Jackson - Warrington - Second-row |
| sponsored by | | Greenall Whitley |
| Competition Sponsor | | Greenalls |

Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

### The road to success

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salford | Salford | 52 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 12 | Salford | Salford | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Warrington | Warrington | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Warrington | Warrington | 16 | Warrington | Warrington | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 6 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 28 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 6 | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 26 | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 6 | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 8 | Leigh | Leigh | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle | Carlisle | 6 | Widnes | Widnes | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 46 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 46 | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 24 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 16 |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 16 |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 10 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 36 | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 2 | Oldham | Oldham | 36 | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 46 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 46 | | | | Oldham | Oldham | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 24 | | | | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 18 | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 30 | Fulham | Fulham | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wigan | Wigan | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Chorley Borough (2) | Chorley Borough (2) | 4 | Wigan | Wigan | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 50 | | | | | | | | | | |
