1990–91 Lancashire Cup
The 1990–91 Lancashire Cup was the 78th occasion on which the Lancashire Cup competition had been held. Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford 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 then involved 16 clubs.
Competition and results
Preliminary round
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | 19 August 1990 | Rochdale Hornets | 12–41 | Salford | Spotland | 2,049 | 1 |
First round
Involved eight matches and 16 clubs.| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | 26 August 1990 | Carlisle | 38–18 | Workington Town | Gifford Park | 1,104 | ||
| 2 | 26 August 1990 | Fulham | 50–0 | Runcorn Highfield | Crystal Palace NSC | 623 | 2 | |
| 3 | 26 August 1990 | Leigh | 26–6 | Swinton | Hilton Park | 3,137 | ||
| 4 | 26 August 1990 | St Helens | 56–24 | Trafford Borough | Knowsley Road | 4,827 | ||
| 5 | 26 August 1990 | Salford | 27–24 | Oldham | The Willows | 4,236 | ||
| 6 | 26 August 1990 | Warrington | 36–8 | Chorley Borough | Wilderspool | 3,143 | ||
| 7 | 26 August 1990 | Whitehaven | 6–70 | Widnes | Recreation Ground | 4,054 | ||
| 8 | 26 August 1990 | Wigan | 70–8 | Barrow | Central Park | 8,377 |
Second round
Involved four matches and eight clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | 2 September 1990 | Carlisle | 7–28 | Warrington | Gifford Park | 1,596 | ||
| 2 | 2 September 1990 | Leigh | 40–8 | Fulham | Hilton Park | 2,909 | ||
| 3 | 2 September 1990 | Salford | 21–7 | St. Helens | The Willows | 5,574 | ||
| 4 | 2 September 1990 | Widnes | 24–22 | Wigan | Naughton Park | 14,035 |
Semi-finals
Involved two matches and four clubs| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | 12 September 1990 | Salford | 16–7 | Leigh | The Willows | 6,939 | ||
| 2 | 12 September 1990 | Widnes | 20–4 | Warrington | Naughton Park | 11,708 | 3 |
Final
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 7,485 and receipts were £36,867.Teams and scorers
| Widnes | No. | Salford |
| Teams | ||
| Alan Tait | 1 | Steve Gibson |
| Darren Wright | 2 | Tex Evans |
| Andy Currier | 3 | Martin Birkett |
| Jonathan Davies | 4 | Peter Williams |
| Martin Offiah | 5 | Adrian Hadley |
| Tony Myler | 6 | David Fell |
| David Hulme | 7 | Steve Kerry |
| Kurt Sorensen | 8 | Ian Sherratt |
| Phil McKenzie | 9 | Mark Lee |
| Chris Ashurst | 10 | Chris Whiteley |
| Richard Eyres | 11 | Arthur Bradshaw |
| Emosi Koloto | 12 | Ian Blease |
| Les Holliday | 13 | Andy Burgess |
| Subs | ||
| John Devereux | 14 | Frank Cassidy |
| David Smith | 15 | Shane Hansen |
| Doug Laughton | Coach | Kevin Tamati |