1963–64 Lancashire Cup

1963–64 was the fifty-first occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 15-4

The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 21,231 and receipts were £3,857

This was the fourth of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the fourth of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the nine-year period.

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 1 - replays
Involved 1 match

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

Round 3 – Semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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

Media coverage
The Lancashire Cup final was televised for the first time in its history. The match was broadcast on BBC TV's Grandstand programme.

Notes and comments
1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played in Blackpool's new stadium 2 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2