The 1968âÂÂ69 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition was the fifty-sixth edition of the Lancashire Cup. St. Helens won the trophy by defeating Oldham by the score of 30-2. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 17,008, and receipts totalled ã4644. This was the second of two consecutive Lancashire Cup final victories for St. Helens, and notably, the seventh time the club would win the trophy in nine successive seasons.
The total number of teams entering the competition remained unchanged at 14.<br /> The same fixture format was retained. Due to the number of participating clubs, this resulted in no byes but one âÂÂblankâ or âÂÂdummyâ fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one âÂÂblankâ fixture) and 14 clubs
Involved 1 match
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 * This was the first Lancashire Cup match played by new/newly renamed club Huyton (who were "homeless" for this their first season)<br /> 2 * 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