1987–88_League_Cup_(rugby_league)

1987–88 John Player Special Trophy

1987–88 John Player Special Trophy

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This was the seventeenth season for the League Cup, known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship purposes.

Quick Facts Structure, Teams ...

St. Helens won the final, beating Leeds by the score of 15-14. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 16,669 and receipts were £62232.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-six
Blackpool Borough moved to Springfield Park in Wigan and renamed as Springfield Borough

Competition and results

[1][2]

Preliminary round

[3] Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 1 - First Round

[3] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 1 - First Round Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 2 - Second Round

[11] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

[12] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

[13] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Final

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Teams and scorers

[14][15][16]

More information St. Helens, № ...

Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-

More information Finish Position, Cash Prize ...

Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Final
               
St. Helens 12
Widnes 10
St. Helens 40
Mansfield Marksman 0
Runcorn Highfield 4
Mansfield Marksman 6
St. Helens 20
Hull F.C. 16
Hull F.C. 42
Workington Town 6
Hull F.C. 19
Leigh 7
Leigh 28
Huddersfield Barracudas 12
St. Helens 18
Oldham 8
Carlisle 16
Warrington 22
Warrington 12
Hull Kingston Rovers 8
Hull Kingston Rovers 30
Rochdale Hornets 12
Warrington 10
Oldham 14
Batley 18
Hunslet 16
Batley 0
Oldham 44
Oldham 22
Bradford Northern 6
St. Helens 15
Leeds 14
Springfield Borough 14
Barrow 2
Springfield Borough 14
Wakefield Trinity 8
Wakefield Trinity 22 (30)
York 22 (6)
Springfield Borough 12
Leeds 22
Whitehaven 14
Leeds 18
Leeds 20
Halifax 10
Keighley 6
Halifax 32
Leeds 19
Wigan 6
Swinton 12
Salford 18
Salford 14
Dewsbury 5
Dewsbury 14
Doncaster 12
Salford 12
Wigan 16
Wigan 34
Sheffield Eagles 8
Wigan 26
Castleford 16
Featherstone Rovers 12
Castleford 34

Notes and comments

1 * Heworth are a Junior (amateur) club from York[17]
2 * Thatto Heath are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens[18]
3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give score as 38-2 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 37-2
4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give Halifax at home but Wigan official archives[2] gives Keighley at home but with a reference that the game was played at Thrum Hall, the home of Halifax
5 * 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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Rugby League Project".
  2. [2]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  3. [3]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
  4. [4]
    "Springfield Borough archives".
  5. [5]
    "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. [6]
    "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  7. [7]
    "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  8. [8]
    "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  9. [9]
    "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
  10. [10]
    "Wakefield until I die".
  11. [11]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
  12. [12]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
  13. [13]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player S-F archived results".
  14. [14]
    Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  15. [15]
    Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  16. [16]
    "St Helens Heritage archived results".
  17. [17]
    "Heworth ARLFC". Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  18. [18]
    "Thatto Heath". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
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