1965–66 Lancashire Cup

1965–66 was the fifty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.

Warrington won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 16-5

The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 21,360 and receipts were £3,800

It would be almost another 20 years before the attendance would again exceed 20,000

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

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

Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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

1 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan

• 1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season

• Rugby league county cups

• Saints Heritage Society

• 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com

• Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897

• Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97

• The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org