1970–71 Lancashire Cup

The 1970–71 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-eighth staging of the tournament. Leigh won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7–4 in the final. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 10,776 and receipts were £3,136.

Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at a total of 16. Once again two junior (or amateur) clubs were invited St Helens Amateurs and this year, Whitehaven Amateurs.

The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of participating clubs, resulted in a full fixture list with no byes or “blank” or “dummy” fixtures.

Round 1
Involved 8 matches (with no bye or “blank” fixture) and 16 clubs

Round 1 replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Round 2 - Quarter-finals
Involved 4 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs

Round 2 – replays
Involved 1 match and 2 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

Notes and comments
1 * St Helens Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club from St Helens

2 * Whitehaven Amateurs are a junior (or amateur) club from Whitehaven

3 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1932 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