St Helens won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 24–14 in the final.
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game).
Widnes were the reigning Lancashire Cup champions, and their defeat to Second Division Workington Town was considered a major upset.
Trafford Borough's 12–104 loss to St Helens was a club record defeat.
St Helens won the final, but the victory was marred by the dismissal of Paul Bishop, who was sent off after the end of the match for stamping on Hornets stand-off Brett Clark.