The 1981âÂÂ82 Lancashire Cup (known as the Forshaws Lancashire Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th staging of the rugby league knockout competition, the Lancashire Cup.
Leigh won the trophy with an 8âÂÂ3 win against Widnes.
This season saw the introduction of two new non-Lancashire clubs, Carlisle and Fulham, increasing the number of clubs in the competition from 14 to 16, meaning there was no longer a need for any teams to receive byes in the first round.
In his column for the Manchester Evening News, Warrington player Ken Kelly was especially critical of the addition of London-based Fulham, arguing it made a mockery of the competition.
The first round involved eight matches and 16 clubs. Carlisle's match against Wigan was the club's first ever competitive fixture.
The second round involved four matches and eight clubs.
The semifinals involved two matches and four clubs.
The final was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 9,011 and receipts were ã14,029. This was Leigh's first Lancashire Cup since the 1970âÂÂ71 season.
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point