1985–86 John Player Special Trophy

1985–86 John Player Special Trophy National knockout championship Wigan Winners Hull Kingston Rovers 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy 1984–85 1986–87 John Player Special Trophy 1986–87 36 This was the fifteenth season of the competition. The League Cup was again known as the John Player Special Trophy this season for sponsorship reasons. Wigan won the final, beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 11-8. The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds. The attendance was 17,573 and receipts were £66714. Background This season saw several changes in the entrants :- 1 Bridgend Blue Dragons and Southend Invicta both folded 2 and the invitation to two junior clubs continued This involved a decrease in entrants to thirty-six, in turn resulting in a 4 match, 8 club preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs taking part in the first round proper to thirty-two There were no drawn matches throughout the tournament 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=3292 Preliminary round Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2555 Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sun 10 Nov 1985Carlisle6-24Rochdale HornetsBrunton Park7522Sun 10 Nov 1985Featherstone Rovers10-14WarringtonPost Office Road1803Warrington 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 10 Nov 1985Keighley24-6Jubilee Hotel (Featherstone) Lawkholme Lane 100714Sun 10 Nov 1985West Hull10-24CastlefordBoulevard25002 Round 1 - First Round Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 23 Nov 1985Halifax2-11Hull Kingston RoversThrum Hall41472Sun 24 Nov 1985Barrow5-2LeedsCraven Park48863Sun 24 Nov 1985Batley2-70LeighMount Pleasant154334Sun 24 Nov 1985Blackpool Borough22-24Wakefield TrinityBorough Park683Wakefield until I die http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.html5Sun 24 Nov 1985Bramley8-46OldhamMcLaren Field27386Sun 24 Nov 1985Doncaster22-20Runcorn HighfieldBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield3757Sun 24 Nov 1985Fulham13-20WarringtonChiswick Poly Sports Grd14938Sun 24 Nov 1985Hunslet20-12Workington TownElland Road7269Sun 24 Nov 1985Keighley20-10Huddersfield BarracudasLawkholme Lane12644Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Club/Players'%20Records/Huddersfield%201985-86.pdf10Sun 24 Nov 1985St. Helens42-6DewsburyKnowsley Road5364Saints 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 dead11Sun 24 Nov 1985Salford18-12Rochdale HornetsThe Willows284412Sun 24 Nov 1985Sheffield Eagles16-24Bradford NorthernOwlerton Stadium134213Sun 24 Nov 1985Whitehaven7-12WidnesRecreation Ground309714Sun 24 Nov 1985Wigan26-0Mansfield MarksmanCentral Park10040515Sun 24 Nov 1985York12-10CastlefordClarence Street376516Sun 27 Nov 1985Hull F.C.44-0SwintonBoulevard3797HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/1985 Round 2 - Second Round Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2556 Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 30 Nov 1985Widnes30-6Bradford NorthernNaughton Park2222Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18962Sun 1 Dec 1985Hull F.C.30-10SalfordBoulevard56593Sun 1 Dec 1985Hull Kingston Rovers8-7OldhamCraven Park (1)70694Sun 1 Dec 1985Leigh48-6HunsletHilton Park32675Sun 1 Dec 1985St. Helens36-20DoncasterKnowsley Road40926Sun 1 Dec 1985Wakefield Trinity21-30WiganBelle Vue73607Sun 1 Dec 1985Warrington34-14BarrowWilderspool37058Sun 1 Dec 1985York21-16KeighleyClarence Street2511 Round 3 -Quarter Finals Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2557 Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 7 Dec 1985Warrington22-26WiganWilderspool67372Sun 8 Dec 1985Hull Kingston Rovers24-16YorkCraven Park (1)62283Sun 8 Dec 1985Widnes31-35LeighNaughton Park61534Wed 11 Dec 1985St. Helens57-14HullKnowsley Road7536 Round 4 – Semi-Finals Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player SF archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2558 Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 14 Dec 1985Wigan36-8LeighKnowsley Road105092Sat 21 Dec 1985Hull Kingston Rovers22-4St. HelensHeadingley3856 Final 11 January 1986 Wigan 11 – 8 Hull Kingston Rovers Wane, Ford Stephenson Dowling Lydiat, Laws Elland Road, Leeds 17,573 John Holdsworth (Kippax) Paul Harkin Macklin Keith Wigan jump as much for relief as joy https://archive.org/details/NewsUK1986UKEnglish/Jan%2013%201986%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2362343%2C%20UK%20%28en%29/page/n15/mode/2up?view=theater The Times 13 January 1986 19 Teams and scorers Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2564 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202222/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2564 dead Wigan№Hull Kingston Rovers Teams Steve Hampson1John LydiatRay Mordt2Garry ClarkDavid Stephenson3Mike SmithEllery Hanley4John DorahyHenderson Gill5David LawsSteve Ella6Gordon SmithMike Ford7Paul HarkinGreg Dowling8Peter JohnstonNicky Kiss9David WatkinsonShaun Wane10Asuquo "Zook" EmaGraeme West11Chris BurtonAndy Goodway12Andy KellyIan Potter13Gavin MillerShaun Edwards (for Henderson Gill on 74th minute)14Ian Robinson (for Peter Johnston 74 min)Nick Du Toit (for Ian Potter Half Time)15? Not usedColin Clarke and Alan McInnesCoachRoger Millward 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 Winner?1?Runner-up?1?semi-finalist?2?loser in Rd 3?4?loser in Rd 2?8?Loser in Rd 1?16?Loser in Prelim Round???Grand Total 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 Fulham 13 Warrington 20 Barrow 5 Leeds 2 Blackpool Borough 22 Wakefield Trinity 24 Wigan 26 Mansfield Marksman 0 Whitehaven 7 Widnes 12 Sheffield Eagles 16 Bradford Northern 24 Batley 2 Leigh 70 Hunslet 22 Workington Town 12 Halifax 2 Hull Kingston Rovers 11 Bramley 8 Oldham 46 York 12 Castleford 10 Keighley 20 Huddersfield Barracudas 10 St. Helens 42 Dewsbury 6 Doncaster 22 Runcorn Highfield 20 Hull 44 Swinton 0 Salford 18 Rochdale Hornets 12 Warrington 34 Barrow 14 Wakefield Trinity 21 Wigan 30 Widnes 30 Bradford Northern 6 Leigh 48 Hunslet 6 Hull Kingston Rovers 8 Oldham 7 York 21 Keighley 16 St. Helens 36 Doncaster 20 Hull 30 Salford 10 Warrington 22 Wigan 26 Widnes 31 Leigh 35 Hull Kingston Rovers 24 York 16 St. Helens 57 Hull 14 Wigan 36 Leigh 8 Hull Kingston Rovers 22 St. Helens 4 Wigan 11 Hull Kingston Rovers 8 Notes and comments 1 * Jubilee Hotel are a Junior (amateur) club from Featherstone 2 * West Hull are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull 3 * highest score, highest score by away team, and highest winning margin - all between professional clubs, to date 4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Huddersfield Heritage give the score as 20-10 but Wigan official archives gives it as 20-18 5 * Mansfield Marksman have moved from Mansfield and are now playing at North Street, Alfreston 6 * Elland Road, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds United A.F.C. with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland). The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season See also 1985–86 Rugby Football League season 1985 Lancashire Cup 1985 Yorkshire Cup John Player Special Trophy Rugby league county cups References External links Super League Show Rewind: Shaun Wane's World for JPS Trophy winners Wigan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-league/35749395 BBC Sport Category:1985 in English rugby league Category:1986 in English rugby league Category:Regal Trophy