1960–61 Lancashire Cup

1960–61 was the forty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 15-9

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 31,755 and receipts were £5,337.

This was the first of what, unknown to St. Helens, were to be five consecutive Lancashire Cup final triumphs, and what is more, the first of seven victories in a period of nine successive seasons. It was also to be the first of three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up spots for Swinton

Background
With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.

The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round

Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

Round 2 - quarterfinals
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

Notes and comments
1 * 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