1989–90 Lancashire Cup

The 1989–90 Lancashire Cup was the 77th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition 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,. The attendance was 9.990 and receipts were £41,804.

Background

This season, Chorley Borough joined the league, bringing the total number of entrants up to 17.

This necessitated the need for a preliminary round. The first round 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

First round

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
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

Second round

Involved 4 matches and 8 clubs

Game No	Fixture Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Att	Rec	Notes	Ref
1	Wed 27 Sep 1989	Fulham	4-34	Wigan	Claremont Road	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

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