1960–61 was the forty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. St. Helens won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 15-9 The match was played at Central Park, Wigan,. The attendance was 31,755 and receipts were £5,337. This was the first of what, unknown to St. Helens, were to be five consecutive Lancashire Cup final triumphs, and what is more, the first of seven victories in a period of nine successive seasons. It was also to be the first of three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up spots for Swinton