The 1980âÂÂ81 Lancashire Cup (known as the Forshaws Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th staging of the rugby league knockout competition, the Lancashire Cup.
Warrington won the trophy with a 26âÂÂ10 victory over Second Division side Wigan.
The total number of teams entering the competition remained at last seasonâÂÂs total of 14 with no junior/amateur clubs taking part.<br />
Involved six matches and 12 clubs. Barrow and Whitehaven received byes into the next round. Huyton's match against Warrington was moved to Wilderspool due to vandalism at Huyton's home ground, Alt Park.
Involved four matches and eight clubs
Involved two matches and four clubs.
The final was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, with an attendance of 6,279 and gate receipts of ã8,629. This was Warrington's seventh Lancashire Cup win, and their first since 1965.