The season of 1969âÂÂ70 was the fifty-seventh occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.<br /> Swinton won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 11-2<br /> The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 13,532 and receipts were ã3,651-0s-0d
The total number of teams entering the competition increased by two, up to the total of 16. This was as a result of inviting two junior (or amateur) clubs, St Helens Amateurs and Maryport.<br /> The same fixture format was retained, and due to the increase in the number of participating clubs, resulted in a full fixture list with no byes or âÂÂblankâ or âÂÂdummyâ fixtures.
Involved 8 matches (with no bye or âÂÂblankâ fixture) and 16 clubs
Involved 4 matches (with no bye) and 8 clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at Huyton's newly completed new stadium <br /> 2 * St Helens Amateurs were a junior (or amateur) club <br /> 3 * Maryport a junior (or amateur) club from Cumberland<br/ > 4 * 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