Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by 10–9 in the final.
The number of teams entering this year's competition remained at 13 and the same fixture format was retained.
There was only one bye in the first round but now also a "blank" or "dummy" fixture.
The attendance was again a new record – beating last year's total of 26,471.
Scoring – Try = three (3) points – Goal = two (2) points – Drop goal = two (2) points [4][2][7] 1 * Match abandoned after 40 minutes 2 * The attendance of 28,500 was a new record for a Lancashire Cup final attendance 3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959