The Lancashire Cup was an EnglishRugby Football Union competition founded in 1971. It was organized by the Lancashire Rugby Football Union and was open to all eligible clubs in the Lancashire region including a number of clubs in Cheshire and Merseyside. The men's competition was discontinued at the end of 2013 as there were not enough teams willing to participate in the cup (partly due to the increased demands of league rugby).[1]
Despite the Lancashire RFU being established in 1881 and having the most successful county team in the country, club rugby union took a long time to catch on in Lancashire. While bitter rivals Yorkshire had an established county club competition (the Yorkshire Cup) which had been running since 1878, Lancashire did not have a similar competition until 1971. This lack of competitive rugby meant that Lancashire had a smaller membership of clubs when compared to its counterpart. Some of the current clubs competing seem to be based outside of Lancashire, such as Liverpool St Helens and Waterloo, but when the Lancashire RFU was founded, places like Merseyside and Liverpool were part of the county, and these teams have retained their membership.
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The Lancashire Cup was an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1971 It was organized by the Lancashire Rugby Football Union and was open to all eligible clubs in the Lancashire region including a number of clubs in Cheshire and Merseyside The men s competition was discontinued at the end of 2013 as there were not enough teams willing to participate in the cup partly due to the increased demands of league rugby 1 Lancashire CupCurrent season competition or edition 2013 14SportRugby unionFounded1971Ceased2013CountriesEnglandLastchampion s Sedgley Park 4th title Most titlesOrrell 10 titles Official websiteLancashire RFU Contents 1 History 2 Final results 3 Number of wins 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editDespite the Lancashire RFU being established in 1881 and having the most successful county team in the country club rugby union took a long time to catch on in Lancashire While bitter rivals Yorkshire had an established county club competition the Yorkshire Cup which had been running since 1878 Lancashire did not have a similar competition until 1971 This lack of competitive rugby meant that Lancashire had a smaller membership of clubs when compared to its counterpart Some of the current clubs competing seem to be based outside of Lancashire such as Liverpool St Helens and Waterloo but when the Lancashire RFU was founded places like Merseyside and Liverpool were part of the county and these teams have retained their membership Final results edit 2 Year Winner Score Runner Up Venue1971 72 Orrell 16 0 Liverpool St Anthony s Road Blundellsands 3 1972 73 Orrell 32 7 West Park St Helens1973 74 Waterloo 12 9 Broughton Park1974 75 Orrell 9 3 Manchester1975 76 Widnes 21 9 West Park St Helens1976 77 Liverpool 10 9 Orrell1977 78 Orrell 12 3 Liverpool1978 79 Liverpool 10 6 Orrell1979 80 Waterloo 12 0 Broughton Park1980 81 Orrell 12 6 Liverpool1981 82 Orrell 17 12 Liverpool1982 83 Orrell 26 3 Liverpool1983 84 Liverpool 20 3 Preston Grasshoppers St Anthony s Road Blundellsands 4 1984 85 Waterloo 11 6 Vale of Lune Woodlands Memorial Ground Fylde 5 1985 86 Vale of Lune 19 10 Preston Grasshoppers Woodlands Memorial Ground Fylde 6 1986 87 Waterloo 25 12 Orrell1987 88 Orrell 23 6 Liverpool St Helens1988 89 Orrell 48 6 Broughton Park Moss Lane St Helens 7 1989 90 Liverpool St Helens 24 9 Waterloo1990 91 Widnes 23 7 Orrell1991 92 Vale of Lune 12 6 Widnes1992 93 Waterloo 13 11 Liverpool St Helens1993 94 Waterloo 19 6 Orrell1994 95 Fylde 15 11 Manchester1995 96 Liverpool St Helens 22 13 Widnes1996 97 Orrell 27 17 Preston Grasshoppers1997 98 Manchester 42 19 Fylde1998 99 Manchester 29 27 Orrell1999 00 West Park St Helens 33 23 Manchester2000 01 Manchester 27 20 Sedgley Park Lightfoot Green Preston 8 2001 02 Sedgley Park 31 3 Fylde Lightfoot Green Preston 9 2002 03 Preston Grasshoppers 34 31 West Park St Helens Park Lane Whitefield 10 2003 04 Sedgley Park 51 25 Vale of Lune Park Lane Whitefield 11 2004 05 West Park St Helens 22 13 Preston Grasshoppers Park Lane Whitefield2005 06 Preston Grasshoppers 43 14 Waterloo Park Lane Whitefield 12 2006 07 Sedgley Park 24 14 Manchester Woodlands Memorial Ground Fylde 13 2007 08 Waterloo 30 19 Sedgley Park Park Lane Whitefield 14 2008 09 Fylde 37 17 Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green Preston 15 2009 10 Fylde 15 7 Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green Preston 16 2010 11 Fylde W O Rossendale N A2011 12 Preston Grasshoppers 30 10 Sedgley Park Woodlands Memorial Ground Fylde 17 2012 13 Sedgley Park 28 24 Preston Grasshoppers Park Lane Whitefield 18 2013 18 no competition 2018 192019 20 not completed 2020 21 no competition 2021 22 Preston Grasshoppers 59 8 Widnes Douglas Valley Wigan 19 2022 23 Blackburn 87 3 Firwood Waterloo Hand Lane Leigh 20 Number of wins editOrrell 10 Waterloo 7 Liverpool Liverpool St Helens 5 Fylde 4 Preston Grasshoppers 4 Sedgley Park 4 Manchester 3 Vale of Lune 2 West Park St Helens 2 Widnes 2 Blackburn 1 See also editLancashire RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in EnglandReferences edit No More Giant klling Club not live wiganworld Wigan Album Orrell RUFC GIROBANK CHESHIRE CUP 1987 88 Final PDF Cheshire RFU Retrieved 20 January 2017 John Burgess Lancashire Cup John Burgess Lancashire Cup GIROBANK CHESHIRE CUP 1988 89 Final PDF Cheshire RFU Retrieved 20 January 2017 Thwaites Lancashire Cup Blood runs hot to lead Manchester to victory Cup Final of woe for Fylde Blackpool Gazette Archived from the original on 2014 12 24 Park bid to turn back clock Free Online Library Valiant Vale give pacy Park a fright Lancaster Guardian www lancasterguardian co uk Archived from the original on 2014 12 24 Football Waterloo are banking on a bright future Free Online Library Welcome to Fylde Rugby Archived from the original on 2014 12 24 Retrieved 2014 12 24 Rugby Union Waterloo win Cup Free Online Library Fylde win John Burgess Lancashire Cup www everythingrugby com Archived from the original on 2014 12 24 Fylde final clash in hostile territory Blackpool Gazette Archived from the original on 2014 12 24 Hoppers win Lancashire Cup 7 May 2012 Lancashire Rugby Strength in Union Archived from the original on 2014 03 27 Retrieved 2014 12 24 Preston Grasshoppers vs Widnes 21 May 2022 v Firwood Waterloo Lancs Cup Final May 2023 8 May 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lancashire Cup rugby union amp oldid 1165847671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
