1979âÂÂ80 was the sixty-seventh occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.
Widnes won the trophy by beating Workington Town by the score of 11-0
The match was played at The Willows, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 6887 and receipts were ã7100.00
After relatively little success in the competition, Workington Town had reached the semi-final stage in 1973âÂÂ74, 1974âÂÂ75 and 1975âÂÂ76, had been runner-up in 1976âÂÂ77, winner in 1977âÂÂ78, and runners-up in 1978âÂÂ79 and now again in 1979âÂÂ80; not a bad eight year record.
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last seasonâÂÂs total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part.
The same fixture format was retained, but due to the number of participating clubs, this resulted in one âÂÂblankâ or âÂÂdummyâ fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.
Involved 7 matches (with one âÂÂblankâ fixture) and 14 clubs
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
1 * The Willows was the home ground of Salford with a final capacity of 11,363 which included 2,500 seats. The record attendance was 26,470 on the 13 February 1937 in the Challenge Cup first round match vs Warrington. The final match played on 11 September 2011 at The Willows attracted 10,146 spectators to a Super League match which saw Salford lose 18-44 to Catalans Dragons, a record for a Salford home match in Super League.