1971–72 Lancashire Cup
The 1971–72 Lancashire Cup was the fifty-ninth occasion on which the completion had been held. Wigan Warriors, Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes Vikings, Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, Merseyside, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, (Historic counties of England, historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6,970 and receipts were £2,204.00 (the first final after the UK went decimal) Background The total number of teams entering the competition decreased by two down to a total of 14, due to 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” fixtures in the first round, and one bye in the second round. Competition and results Round 1 Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs Round 2 - Quarter-finals Involved 3 matches (with o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism in 1895. The club is currently the most successful club in the history of the sport, having won 163 trophies in total (8 of these were won prior to the formation of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union). The club has played its home games at the Brick Community Stadium since 1999. Before this time, the club's home was Central Park (Wigan), Central Park and had been since 1902. The club first wore the cherry and white colours it is now synonymous for in 1885 and adopted these colours on a permanent basis in late 1888. The club has won 24 List of British rugby league champions, league titles (17 first division and 7 Super League), 21 Challenge Cups a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
Craven Park (also referred to as the Northern Competitions Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Barrow Raiders rugby league team. Rugby league Craven Park was built in 1931, largely as a result of the efforts of supporters of Barrow RLFC, 500 of whom volunteered to construct the ground. The total cost of the building project came to £7,500; which was a substantial sum in those days. The stadium was named after Commander G. W. Craven, a local war hero, who had started the appeal fund with a donation of £500. It should not be confused with Craven Park, or Old Craven Park in Hull, other rugby league venues. Craven Park was a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth Rugby League World Cup, World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams, held between 28 October and 25 November and hosted between the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mal Aspey
Malcolm Aspey (born 26 April 1947) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at club level for Fulham RLFC, Wigan, and Salford, as a , and coached at club level for Salford. Background Aspey's birth was registered in Prescot district, Lancashire, England. Playing career Premiership Final appearances Aspey played, and was man of the match winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy in Widnes' 26-11 victory over Bradford Northern in the Premiership Final during the 1979–80 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 17 May 1980. Challenge Cup Final appearances Aspey played left-centre in Widnes' 14-7 victory over Warrington in the 1974–75 Challenge Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975, played right-centre and scored a try in the 7-16 defeat by Leeds in the 1976–77 Challenge Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Wembley Stadiu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mick McLoughlin
Mick is a masculine given name or nickname, usually a hypocorism of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in the English-speaking world as an ethnic slur for Irish people. In Australia, the meaning also broadened to include all Catholics. A colloquial but possibly false etymology also attributes the origin of the slur to the prevalence of Irish surnames containing the patronymic prefix " Mc-" (or '' Mhic''); whether this patronym significantly contributed to the development of the slur is debated, but the prevalence of the first name or nickname "Mick" among Irish people is considered by etymologists to be its primary origin. People * Mick Abrahams (born 1943), English guitarist and band leader, original guitarist for Jethro Tull * Mick Aston (1946-2013), English archaeologist * Mick Batyske, aka Mick (DJ), American DJ * Mick Brown, half of the British vocal duo Pat and Mick * Mick Clarke (born 1989), Irish footballer * Mick Coady (born 1958), English ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Francis (rugby League)
William Lloyd Francis (23 September 1947 – 17 February 2024) was an English-born professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham and Salford, as a or . Background Francis was born in Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Normanton Grammar School. He died on 17 February 2024, at the age of 76. Playing career Wigan Francis made his début for Wigan in March 1964, at the age of 16, playing on the wing in a 12–0 victory over Liverpool City in a Western Division Championship match at Central Park. He became a first team regular during the 1967–68 season, and was the club's top try scorer for the season with 29 tries. He improved on this total in 1968–69 with 40 tries, making him the league's overall top try scorer. He also won his first trophy during this season, playing in Wigan's 7–4 victory ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dennis Brown (rugby League)
Dennis Brown (born 24 September 1944), also known by the nickname of "Brown Bomber", is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played rugby union (RU) for Cardiff Schoolboy and the Royal Marines as a , and representative level rugby league (RL) for , and at club level for [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phil Eastham
Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root term for many words * Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia, frequently abbreviated as ''PHIL'' * Philosophy, abbreviated as "phil." * Philology, abbreviated as "phil." * University Philosophical Society of Trinity College, Dublin, nicknamed "the Phil" See also * Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) * Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil or Ph.D) * University Philosophical Society, known as "The Phil" * * Big Phil (other) * Dr. Phil (other) * Fil (other) * Fill (other) * Philip (other) * Philipp * Philippa * Philippic A philippic () is a fiery, damning speech, or tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term is most famously associated with three noted orators of the ancient world: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ray Dutton
Raymond "Ray" F. Dutton (born c. 1946) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Runcorn ARLFC, Widnes Rovers ARLFC, Widnes and Whitehaven, as a right-footed toe-end style (rather than round the corner style) goal-kicking , and coached at club level for Whitehaven and Widnes Tigers ARLFC (1981 – ). Background Ray Dutton's birth was registered in Runcorn district, Cheshire, England, he worked as a painter and decorator , as of he worked at the North West Ambulance Service in Widnes, Cheshire, England. Playing career International honours Ray Dutton won caps for England while at Widnes in 1970 against Wales, and France, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1970 against New Zealand (2 matches), and in the 1970 Rugby League Worl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colin Tyrer
Colin Tyrer is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking for Leigh, Wigan, Barrow and Hull Kingston Rovers, and also made three representative appearances for Lancashire. Playing career Leigh Colin Tyrer played and scored a 2-goals in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1963 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963. Wigan Tyrer played , and scored a 2-goals in Wigan's 7–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968. Tyrer played in Wigan's 2-7 defeat by Castleford in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1970. Tyrer kicked a penalty early in the game, but was forced to leave the game following a collision with Castleford Keith Hepworth, leaving Tyrer with a broken jaw.Harry Edgar ''Rugby Leag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Station Road, Swinton
Station Road was a stadium in Pendlebury, near Manchester, England. It was the home of Swinton Rugby League Club between 1929 and 1992 and was widely recognised as one of the finest grounds in the Rugby League. Swinton moved to Station Road when they were at their peak, having won all four major trophies ("All Four Cups") the previous season, one of only three clubs (the others being Hunslet and Huddersfield) ever to do so. The decision to purchase the land, which stood alongside the railway line and Swinton railway station, was made after a breakdown in negotiations with their existing landlord at their Chorley Road ground, their home since 1887. International venue In its heyday it boasted a capacity of 60,000, although with a record attendance of 44,621 for Warrington v Wigan in the 1951 Challenge Cup semi-final this was never really tested. All in all 19 internationals (including 15 test matches), 5 Championship finals, 17 Lancashire County Cup finals, 4 Premiership ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oldham R
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, and with little Early modern Britain, early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever Industrialisation, industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive Spinning (textiles), cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swinton Lions
The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the RFL League 1 . The club has won the Rugby Football League Championship, Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known simply as Swinton RLFC. History Early years The club was formed in 1866 when members of Swinton Cricket Club decided to take up Rugby football in the winter to keep fit. Other than an annual challenge against the local Lancashire Rifle Volunteers from 1869, the only games played were amongst the club's own membership. In 1871, they joined the Rugby Football Union as Swinton and Pendlebury F.C., playing their first game at Burying Lane against Eccles Standard. The team quickly became virtually unbeatable in the Manchester area and beyond. This rise in stature was surprising because Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury, Swinton and Pendlebury was a tiny colliery village with a few cotton mills, but ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |