1989–90 Regal Trophy

1989–90 Regal Trophy Regal trophy logo.PNG 200px Regal Trophy logo National knockout championship Wigan Winners Halifax 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy 1988–89 1990–91 Regal Trophy 1990–91 38 The 1989–90 Regal Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the 19th season that the competition was held, and was the first staging of the competition since it was re-named the Regal Trophy. Wigan won the final, beating Halifax by the score of 24–12 in the match was played at Headingley, Leeds. The attendance was 17,810 and receipts were £73688 Background This season saw two changes in the existing members, and two new members, a new Chorley Borough (2) and an additional (now three in total) junior club This brought the number of entrants up to thirty-eight The changes in details are :- 1 Mansfield Marksman changed their name to Nottingham City and moved to a new Harvey Hadden Stadium in Nottingham 2 York had been renamed as Ryedale-York and moved to the new Ryedale Stadium on the outskirts of the city 3 Chorley Borough re-formed, this time as Trafford Borough and moved out of Chorley and to Moss Lane the home ground of Altrincham F.C. 4 and this left a vacancy in Chorley which was filled by a newly formed club using the name of the recently departed club, yet another Chorley Borough (2) Competition and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/regal-trophy/results.htmlWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3296Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 1990 Queen Anne Press 0 35617851 X Preliminary round Involved 6 matches and 12 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 8 Nov 1989Leeds32-2Ryedale-YorkHeadingley49792Wed 8 Nov 1989Warrington4-12Sheffield EaglesWilderspool2507Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093910/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 2014-02-02 3Sun 19 Nov 1989Crossfields (Warrington)14-19Workington TownWilderspool9421, 24Sun 19 Nov 1989Batley28-14West HullMount Pleasant8443, 45Sun 19 Nov 1989Kells (Whitehaven)2-28DoncasterRecreation Ground21275, 6, 76Sun 19 Nov 1989Wakefield Trinity12-19Hull F.C.Belle Vue47318HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/1989Wakefield until I die http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.html Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3296 Round 1 - First Round Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Fri 1 Dec 1989Sheffield Eagles36-22Rochdale HornetsThrum Hall23079Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896–97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 2014-07-13 2012-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 dead2Sat 2 Dec 1989St. Helens40-26Hull Kingston RoversKnowsley Road48883Sun 3 Dec 1989Bradford Northern38-10KeighleyOdsal32604Sun 3 Dec 1989Bramley16-48OldhamMcLaren Field16325Sun 3 Dec 1989Chorley Borough (2)18-42CastlefordVictory Park12566Sun 3 Dec 1989Dewsbury14-4CarlisleCrown Flatt6317Sun 3 Dec 1989Fulham18-32HalifaxChiswick Poly *1549108Sun 3 Dec 1989Hull F.C.18-21SalfordBoulevard45879Sun 3 Dec 1989Hunslet10-6BarrowElland Road53710Sun 3 Dec 1989Leeds26-12LeighHeadingley771211Sun 3 Dec 1989Nottingham City18-48WidnesHarvey Hadden Stadium2246Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896–97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1989&smid=1989–90&mids=198912Sun 3 Dec 1989Swinton18-16BatleyStation Road135913Sun 3 Dec 1989Trafford Borough18-36Featherstone RoversMoss Lane Altrincham93414Sun 3 Dec 1989Whitehaven20-10Runcorn HighfieldRecreation Ground60315Sun 3 Dec 1989Wigan62-4DoncasterCentral Park785416Sun 3 Dec 1989Workington Town4-28HuddersfieldDerwent Park571Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Club/Players'%20Records/Huddersfield%201989-90.pdf Round 2 - Second Round Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 9 Dec 1989Wigan18-0WidnesCentral Park123982Sun 10 Dec 1989Halifax20-6SalfordThrum Hall60053Sun 10 Dec 1989Hunslet4-34Featherstone RoversElland Road20314Sun 10 Dec 1989Leeds27-8Bradford NorthernHeadingley144595Sun 10 Dec 1989Oldham22-8HuddersfieldWatersheddings52926Sun 10 Dec 1989St. Helens12-12DewsburyKnowsley Road58477Sun 10 Dec 1989Swinton6-28Sheffield EaglesStation Road19258Sun 10 Dec 1989Whitehaven2-62CastlefordRecreation Ground1838 Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3296 Round 2 - Second Round Replays Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 13 Dec 1989Dewsbury0-14St. HelensCrown Flatt1981 Round 3 -Quarter Finals Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 16 Dec 1989Leeds10-10WiganHeadingley93102Sun 17 Dec 1989Halifax23-10Featherstone RoversThrum Hall60753Sun 17 Dec 1989St. Helens32-18OldhamKnowsley Road77424Sun 17 Dec 1989Sheffield Eagles2-18CastlefordSaltergate, Chesterfield301411 Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3296 Round 3 -Quarter Finals - Replays Involved 1 match with 2 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 21 Dec 1989Wigan8-0LeedsCentral Park20111 Round 4 – Semi-Finals Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 23 Dec 1989Halifax10-9St. HelensCentral Park60852Sat 30 Dec 1989Wigan24-10CastlefordHeadingley10193 Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player S-F archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3296 Final Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 13 January 1990Wigan24-12HalifaxHeadingley178107368812Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player F archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3296Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers WiganNo.Halifax teams Joe Lydon1Colin WhitfieldDavid Marshall2Eddie RiddlesdenKevin Iro3Tony AndersonDean Bell4Brian HetheringtonMark Preston5Wilf GeorgeShaun Edwards6John Dorahy (c)Andy Gregory7John LyonsIan Lucas8Brendan HillMartin Dermott9Seamus McCallionAndy Platt10Lindsey JohnstonDenis Betts11Peter BellIan Gildart12Richard MilnerEllery Hanley13Les HollidayAndy Goodway (for Ian Gildart 21 min)14Steve Smith (rugby league, Halifax) (for Colin Whitfield 17 min)Shaun Wane (for Ian Lucas 21 min)15Mick Scott (for Steve Smith 66 min)Coach 24score128HT4 Scorers Tries Shaun Edwards (1)TBrendan Hill (1)Andy Goodway (1)TEllery Hanley (3)T Goals Joe Lydon (2)GLes Holliday (4) Referee D. Gerald "Gerry" Kershaw (Easingwold (York))Man of the matchEllery Hanley - Wigan - lfCompetition SponsorRegal Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2840 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164411/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2840 dead Timeline in the final TimeIncidentScore 5 mintry: Shaun Edwards4-015 minpenalty goal: Les Holliday4-231 minpenalty goal: Les Holliday4-438 minsin bin - punching: Lindsey Johnson38 mincut nose - left field: Martin Dermott39 mintry: Ellery Hanley8-4Half Time: 8-445 mintry: Ellery Hanley12-4conversion: Joe Lydon14-4approx 52 minpenalty goal: Les Holliday14-653 minsin bin brawling: Brendan Hill53 minsin bin brawling: Andy Platt59 mintry: Ellery Hanley18-6conversion: Joe Lydon20-671 mintry: Andy Goodway24-676 mintry: Brendan Hill24-10conversion: Les Holliday24-12FT: 24-12 Prize money As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :- Finish PositionCash prizeNo. receiving prizeTotal cash Winner28000128000Runner-up15500115500losing semi-finalist8250216500Losers in Rd 34800419200Losers in Rd 22750822000Losers in Rd 117451627920Appearance in Prelim Round17401220880150000to capital development fund100000Grand Total250000 The road to success This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures First round Second round Third round Semifinals Final Leeds 26 Leigh 12 Bradford Northern 38 Keighley 10 Wigan 62 Doncaster 4 Nottingham City 18 Widnes 48 Swinton 18 Batley 16 Sheffield Eagles 36 Rochdale Hornets 22 Whitehaven 20 Runcorn Highfield 10 Chorley Borough (2) 18 Castleford 42 Fulham 18 Halifax 32 Hull F.C. 18 Salford 21 Hunslet 10 Barrow 6 Trafford Borough 18 Featherstone Rovers 36 St. Helens 40 Hull Kingston Rovers 26 Dewsbury 14 Carlisle 4 Bramley 16 Oldham 48 Workington Town 4 Huddersfield 28 Leeds 27 Bradford Northern 8 Wigan 18 Widnes 0 Swinton 6 Sheffield Eagles 28 Whitehaven 2 Castleford 62 Halifax 20 Salford 6 Hunslet 4 Featherstone Rovers 34 St. Helens 12 (14) Dewsbury 12(0) Oldham 22 Huddersfield 8 Leeds 10 (0) Wigan 10 (8) Sheffield Eagles 2 Castleford 18 Halifax 23 Featherstone Rovers 10 St. Helens 32 Oldham 18 Wigan 24 Castleford 10 Halifax 10 St. Helens 9 Wigan 24 Halifax 12 Notes and comments 1 * Crossfields are a Junior (amateur) club from Warrington 2 * Score at half time was 8-8 3 * West Hull are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull 4 * Rothmans Yearbooks 1991–92 and 1991–92 and RUGBYLEAGUEproject give score as 28-14 but Wigan official archives gives it as 27-14 5 * Kells are a Junior (amateur) club from CumbriaKells http://www.kellsarl.co.uk/info-club-history.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110919032919/http://www.kellsarl.co.uk/info-club-history.html 2011-09-19 6 * The score at half time was 0-2 7 * The game was played at Whitehaven's ground 8 * This result is missing from the details given in RUGBYLEAGUEproject 9 * This match played at Thrum Hall, home of Halifax - NOTE After the Hillsborough Stadium disaster Sheffield Eagles were unable to play at their home ground and during this season used 7 different venues as temporary "home" grounds 10 * At this time Fulham were a bit nomadic, using a collection of grounds as their "home", but the likelihood was that this match was probably played at Chiswick Polytechnic Sports Ground 11 * This match played at Saltergate, the home of Chesterfield F.C. - NOTE After the Hillsborough Stadium disaster Sheffield Eagles were unable to play at their home ground and during this season used 7 different venues as temporary "home" grounds 12 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947. See also 1989–90 Rugby Football League season 1989 Lancashire Cup 1989 Yorkshire Cup Regal Trophy Rugby league county cups References 2 External links Saints Heritage Society https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 2012-03-02 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123900/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=319 2014-02-02 Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897 Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896–97 The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org Huddersfield R L Heritage Wakefield until I die Category:1989 in English rugby league Category:1990 in English rugby league Category:Regal Trophy