1975–76 Lancashire Cup

1975–76 was the sixty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 16-7

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 7,566 and receipts were £3,880.00

Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last season’s total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part.

The same fixture format was retained, but due to the decrease in the number of participating clubs, resulted in one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.

Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs

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 points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

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

2 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992 Names Keith Elwell as number 9 (hooker) - The Widnes official archives name the hooker as Derek Hammond