1984 Lancashire Cup
| 1984–85 Lancashire Cup | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Regional knockout championship |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winners | St. Helens |
| Runners-up | Wigan |
The 1984 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition
1984 was the seventy-second occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
St. Helens won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 26-18
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 26,074 and receipts were £6,2139.00
This is the first time for over twenty years that the attendance has excveeded 20,000, and it would continue around this level for the next four seasons. The receipts climbed from last year’s £near record £13,160.00 to a massive £62,139
This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level.
With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.
Involved 8 matches (with no byes) and 16 Clubs
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point
1 * Fulham did not have a home ground for this season and were very nomadic. This match played at Station Road
2 * Wigan won the coin toss for the home advantage after neither they nor St. Helens wanted to play at the chosen venue, Wilderspool, due to the low capacity 3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959
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