▁Sul ph ur ▁Creek ▁Tr est le , ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁battle ▁in ▁Northern ▁Alabama ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁( 1 9 4 6 ) ▁or ▁the ▁Mc M inn ▁County ▁War ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 4 ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Cup ▁was ▁the ▁si xty - first ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Cup . ▁W igan ▁won ▁the ▁tro phy ▁ ▁by ▁be ating ▁S alf ord ▁by ▁the ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 9 – 9 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Wild ers pool , ▁W arr ington . ▁The ▁attend ance ▁was ▁ 8 , 0 1 2 ▁and ▁rece i pts ▁were ▁£ 2 , 7 5 0 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁entering ▁the ▁competition ▁remained ▁at ▁last ▁season ’ s ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁with ▁ ▁no ▁junior / am ateur ▁clubs ▁taking ▁part . ▁The ▁same ▁fi xture ▁format ▁was ▁retained , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁particip ating ▁clubs , ▁resulted ▁in ▁one ▁ ▁" blank " ▁or ▁" d ummy " ▁fi xt ures ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁and ▁one ▁by e ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁and ▁results ▁ ▁Round ▁ 1 ▁ ▁In vol ved ▁▁ 7 ▁matches ▁( with ▁one ▁" blank " ▁fi xture ) ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁clubs ▁