The Wilderspool Years.
Not only The Wire played at the Zoo.
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County Matches at played
at Wilderspool
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Date
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Result
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Attendance
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October 9th 1911
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Lancashire 7 Cumberland 28
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4,000
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December14th 1921
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Lancashire 8 Australia 6
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6,000
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October 29th 1924
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Lancashire 8 Cumberland 0
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3,500
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October 29th 1927
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Lancashire 35 Yorkshire 19
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12,000
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September 26th 1929
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Lancashire 14 Australia 29
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24,000
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April 12th 1930
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Lancashire 29 Glamorgan &
Monmouthshire 3
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9,000
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October 4th 1930
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Lancashire 24 Cumberland 17
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10,000
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October 17th 1931
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Lancashire 11 Yorkshire8
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10,049
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September 20th 1933
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Lancashire 7 Australia 33
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16,576
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September 29th 1937
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Lancashire 7 Australia 5
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16,250
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October 5th 1949
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Lancashire 22 Yorkshire 13
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15,000
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November 22nd 1951
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Lancashire 13 New Zealand 12
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7,313
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November19th 1952
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Lancashire 11 Australia 36
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5,863
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October 12th 1955
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Lancashire 15 New Zealand 17
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6,887
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September 13th 1961
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Lancashire 15 New Zealand 13
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9,332
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October 12th 1966
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Lancashire 14 Cumberland 18
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5,716
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September 27th 1972
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Lancashire 26 Cumberland 16
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2,536
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September 29th 1974
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Lancashire 29 Cumbria 4
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2,026
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Major Finals And Semi Finals
Played at Wilderspool.
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Championship Finals
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Date
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Result
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Attendance
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1927
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Swinton 10 St Helens Rec 2
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24,432
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1934
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Wigan 15 Salford 3
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31,565
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Challenge Cup Semi Finals
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1906
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Salford 6 Keighley 3
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8,500
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1915
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St Helens 5 Rochdale Hornets
5
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10,000
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1930
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Widnes 10 Barrow 3
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25,500
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1937
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Widnes 13 Wigan 9
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29,260
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Lancashire Cup Finals
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1926/27
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St Helens 10 St Helens Rec.
2
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19,439
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1928/29
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Wigan 5 Widnes 4
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19,000
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1935/36
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Salford 15 Wigan 7
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16,500
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1936/37
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Salford 5 Wigan 2
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17,500
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1945/46
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Widnes 7 Wigan 3
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28,184
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1947/48
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Wigan 10 Belle Vue Rangers 7
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23,110
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1949/50
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Wigan 20 Leigh 7
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33,701
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1972/73
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Salford 25 Swinton 11
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6,865
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1973/74
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Wigan 19 Salford 9
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8,012
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1977/78
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Workington 16 Wigan 13
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9,548
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1991/92
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St Helens 24 Rochdale 14
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9,269
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The 1984 Lancashire cup final
was due to be played at Wilderspool, The game was between Saints and
Wigan ,both clubs objected because the capacity was only 16,000. The
Lancashire committee decided on a coin toss to decide the venue Wigan
won the toss and the tie was played at Central Park in front of 26,074
fans, St Helens however won the game 26-18.
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Players No 6 Trophy Final
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1974/75
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Bradford 3 Widnes 2
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5,935
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BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy Final
Replay
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1974/75
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Warrington 2 Salford 10
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5,778
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Highest and Lowest attendance
at Wilderspool
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Attendance
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Result
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Date
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League/Cup
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High 34,304
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Warrington 4 Wigan 8
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January 22nd 1949
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League
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Low..
1,412
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Warrington 32 Blackpool Gladiators
8
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October13th 1992
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Regal trophy Prelim
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