1974–75 Lancashire Cup

The 1974–75 Lancashire Cup was the 62nd occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 19-9.

Background

The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14. The same fixture format was retained, with one team receiving a bye in the second round.

Competition and results

First round

Involved seven matches and 14 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Fri 30 Aug 1974	Barrow	10–31	Leigh	Craven Park	1,500
2	Fri 30 Aug 1974	St. Helens	11–13	Workington Town	Knowsley Road	3,000
3	Fri 30 Aug 1974	Salford	25–8	Blackpool Borough	The Willows	4,058
4	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Huyton	22–15	Whitehaven	Alt Park, Huyton	250
5	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Oldham	9–14	Widnes	Watersheddings	3,288
6	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Rochdale Hornets	20–12	Warrington	Athletic Grounds
7	Sun 01 Sep 1974	Swinton	17–15	Wigan	Station Road	3,316

Second Round

Involved three matches and six clubs. Leigh received a bye into the next round.

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Sun 08 Sep 1974	Salford	17–15	Huyton	The Willows	3,076
2	Sun 08 Sep 1974	Workington Town	17–7	Swinton	Derwent Park	1,022
3	Tue 10 Sep 1974	Rochdale Hornets	7–7	Widnes	Athletic Grounds	2,603
Replay	Fri 13 Sep 1974	Widnes	8–7	Rochdale Hornets	Naughton Park	3,800

Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No	Fixture date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Att	Ref
1	Tue 08 Oct 1974	Leigh	5–8	Widnes	Hilton Park	4,500
2	Fri 11 Oct 1974	Salford	17–10	Workington Town	The Willows	8,498

Final

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 7,403 and receipts were £2,833.
This was the first time Widnes had won the Lancashire Cup since 1945.