Round 1
Leigh 27 def. St Helens 21
| Lancashire Cup 1987/88 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/21849 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 13th September, 1987 | |||||||
| Referee | Ken Spencer | |||||||
| Venue | Hilton Park (Leigh) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,747 | |||||||
| Leigh | Scoresheet | St Helens | ||||||
| Andy COLLIER | T | 2 | Mark ELIA | |||||
| John HENDERSON | Paul FORBER | |||||||
| Ian JEFFREY | Paul LOUGHLIN | |||||||
| Neil McCULLOCH | ||||||||
| Wayne STANDISH | ||||||||
| Phil JOHNSON | 3 | G | 2 | Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||
| Chris JOHNSON | FG | Neil HOLDING | ||||||
| Leigh | Teams | St Helens | ||||||
| Chris JOHNSON | 1 | FB | 1 | Phil VEIVERS | ||||
| Neil McCULLOCH | 2 | W | 2 | David LARGE | ||||
| John HENDERSON | 3 | C | 3 | David TANNER | ||||
| Ian JEFFREY | 4 | C | 4 | Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||
| Wayne STANDISH | 5 | W | 5 | Kevin McCORMACK | ||||
| John KERR | 6 | FE | 6 | Mark ELIA | ||||
| Mike FORD | 7 | HB | 7 | Neil HOLDING | ||||
| David EVANS | 8 | FR | 8 | Stuart EVANS | ||||
| Mike DEAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Dave HARRISON | ||||
| Brian GELLING | 10 | FR | 10 | Paul FORBER | ||||
| Derek PYKE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Shaun ALLEN | ||||
| Brian DUNN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Roy HAGGERTY | ||||
| Wayne ATHERTON | 13 | L | 13 | Chris ARKWRIGHT | ||||
| Phil JOHNSON | 14 | B | 14 | Paul DOHERTY | ||||
| Andy COLLIER | 15 | B | ||||||
| Billy BENYON | HC | Alex MURPHY | ||||||
Team Info
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 2 vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- Match Day 3 vs. Halifax
- Out:
- Tony Manfredi (second row), Tony Cottrell (lock)
- In:
- Brian Gelling (front row), Andy Collier (bench)
- Changes:
- Derek Pyke (front row to second row), Wayne Atherton (bench to lock)
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 2 vs. Hull KR
- Next Game:
- Match Day 3 vs. Warrington
- Out:
- Sean Devine (halfback), Tony Burke (front row), Phil Southward (front row)
- In:
- Stuart Evans (front row), Shaun Allen (second row), Paul Doherty (bench)
- Changes:
- Mark Elia (centre to five-eighth), Neil Holding (five-eighth to halfback), Paul Forber (second row to front row), David Tanner (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

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