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1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

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The 1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the eleventh occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.

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St. Helens won the trophy by beating Dewsbury by the score of 22-2
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 3,858, and the receipts were £1,747

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at twenty-two.
The format was again changed slightly, in that the preliminary round as well as the remainder of the tournament was played on a knock-out basis.
The preliminary round now involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.

Competition and results

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Preliminary round

Involved 6 matches and 12 clubs

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Preliminary round – replays

Involved 4 matches and the same 8 Clubs in reverse fixtures (the other two matches were on a single leg basis)

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Round 1 – first round

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

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Round 2 – quarter finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

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Round 3 – semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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Final

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Teams and scorers

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Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
St Helens 38
Whitehaven 10
St Helens 36
Hull F.C. 13
Hull F.C. 18
Bramley 11
St Helens 11
Barrow 9
Barrow 12
Leigh 7
Barrow 14
Huddersfield 0
Hull Kingston Rovers 11
Huddersfield 12
St Helens 22
Dewsbury 2
Oldham 16
Widnes 10
Oldham 9
Dewsbury 11
Dewsbury 22
Keighley 10
Dewsbury 7
Leeds 0
New Hunslet 9
Leeds 10
Leeds 17
Wigan 10
Warrington 8
Wigan 14

Notes and comments

1 * Dewsbury, who joined the competition in season 1973–74, win their first game in the competition
2 * This match was televised
3 * The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991[10] and 1991-92[11] and the RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] gives the attendance as 3,858 but theofficial St. Helens archives[6] give it as 3,850
4 * Knowsley Road was the home of St Helens R.F.C. from 1890 until its closure in 2010. The final capacity was 17,500 although the record attendance was 35,695 set on 26 December 1949 for a league game between St Helens and Wigan.

See also


References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  4. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.

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