1983–84 John Player Special Trophy

1983–84 John Player Special Trophy National knockout championship Leeds Winners Widnes 1982–83 John Player Trophy 1982–83 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy 1984–85 18 This was the thirteenth season of the rugby league League Cup, which was this season known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship reasons. Leeds won the trophy, beating Widnes by the score of 18-10 in the final. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan and the attendance was 9,510. The gate receipts were £19824. Background This season saw one change in the entrants, Kent Invicta joined the league and also the competition, the number of entrants now rising to thirty-four The preliminary round now increased to two matches and involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two Unfortunately, early in the season Bramley went into administration, and although they survived, during this period of administration they withdrew from this competition, leaving Hull Kingston Rovers with a bye in the first round. 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=3290 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184755/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3290 dead Preliminary round Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2460 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170419/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2460 dead Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sun 23 Oct 1983Batley11-12DoncasterMount Pleasant7822Sun 23 Oct 1983Whitehaven0-36WidnesRecreation Ground1655Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1983&smid=1983-84&mids=1983 Round 1 - First Round Involved 15 matches with one bye and 31 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 5 11 1983CastlefordPHull F.C.12Sun 6 Nov 1983Blackpool Borough9-12LeedsBorough Park13513Sun 6 Nov 1983Cardiff City41-6Rochdale HornetsNinian Park6454Sun 6 Nov 1983Carlisle10-5Workington TownBrunton Park12975Sun 6 Nov 1983Dewsbury14-17KeighleyCrown Flatt8146Sun 6 Nov 1983Featherstone Rovers12-10FulhamPost Office Road20117Sun 6 Nov 1983Halifax12-29BarrowThrum Hall26998Sun 6 Nov 1983Kent Invicta7-40St. HelensAthletic Ground, Maidstone21072Saints 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 dead9Sun 6 Nov 1983Oldham12-20LeighWatersheddings626410Sun 6 Nov 1983Swinton17-16HunsletStation Road124311Sun 6 Nov 1983Wakefield Trinity18-32WarringtonBelle Vue2935Warrington 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 Wakefield until I die http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.html12Sun 6 Nov 1983Widnes2-1Bradford NorthernNaughton Park5640313Sun 6 Nov 1983Wigan30-13YorkCentral Park638814Sun 6 Nov 1983Doncaster11-22SalfordBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield45815Sun 6 Nov 1983Huddersfield8-21HuytonFartown582Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Club/Players'%20Records/Huddersfield%201983-84.pdf16Hull Kingston Roversbye4 Round 1 - First Round Replays Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sun 6 Nov 1983Castleford4-8Hull F.C.Wheldon Road 7979HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/1983 Round 2 - Second Round Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2462 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161749/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2462 dead Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 19 Nov 1983Warrington10-18St. HelensWilderspool41712Sun 20 Nov 1983Cardiff City38-12HuytonNinian Park10853Sun 20 Nov 1983Carlisle17-68LeighBrunton Park215254Sun 20 Nov 1983Featherstone Rovers20-14Hull F.C.Post Office Road78335Sun 20 Nov 1983Keighley8-23SwintonLawkholme Lane15776Sun 20 Nov 1983Leeds12-6Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley862367Sun 20 Nov 1983Widnes18-6BarrowNaughton Park70308Sun 20 Nov 1983Wigan24-15SalfordCentral Park7290 Round 3 -Quarter Finals Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 onwards archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2463 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234249/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=2463 dead Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 26 Nov 1983Widnes20-15WiganNaughton Park64922Sun 27 Nov 1983Leigh12-8Cardiff CityHilton Park41343Sun 27 Nov 1983St. Helens16-12Featherstone RoversKnowsley Road51964Sun 27 Nov 1983Swinton12-16LeedsStation Road3438 Round 4 – Semi-Finals Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 10 Dec 1983Leigh11-18LeedsFartown57402Sat 17 Dec 1983Widnes18-4St. HelensWilderspool5729 Final Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 14 January 1984Leeds18-10WidnesCentral Park9510198247Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 1990 Queen Anne Press 0 35617851 XRaymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8 Teams and scorers Widnes Stat Attack archived results http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/fullmatch.php?fullid=3194 Leeds№Widnes teams Ian Wilkinson1Mick BurkePaul Prendiville2Stuart WrightDavid Creasser3Keiron O'LoughlinDean Bell4Joe LydonAndy Smith5Ralph LintonJohn Holmes6Eric HughesKevin Dick7Andy GregoryKeith Rayne8Mike O'NeillDavid Ward9Keith ElwellKevin Rayne10Kevin TamatiGary Moorby11Les GorleyMark Laurie12Fred WhitfieldTerry Webb13Mick Adams? Not used14? Not usedKevin Squire (for David Ward)15? Not usedMaurice BamfordCoachVince Karalius & Harry Dawson 18score1014HT10 Scorers Tries John Holmes (1)TJoe Lydon (1)Kevin Dick (1)TRalph Linton (1) Goals David Creasser (5)GMick Burke (1) RefereeWilliam "Billy" H. Thompson (Huddersfield)Man of the matchMark Laurie - Leeds - SRCompetition SponsorJohn Player Special 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 :- 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 Carlisle 10 Workington Town 5 Oldham 12 Leigh 20 Cardiff City 41 Rochdale Hornets 6 Huddersfield 8 Huyton 21 Dewsbury 14 Keighley 17 Swinton 17 Hunslet 16 Blackpool Borough 9 Leeds 12 Hull Kingston Rovers bye Widnes 2 Bradford Northern 1 Halifax 12 Barrow 29 Wigan 30 York 13 Doncaster 11 Salford 22 Wakefield Trinity 18 Warrington 32 Kent Invicta 7 St. Helens 40 Featherstone Rovers 12 Fulham 10 Castleford 4 Hull F.C. 8 Carlisle 17 Leigh 68 Cardiff City 38 Huyton 12 Keighley 8 Swinton 23 Leeds 12 Hull Kingston Rovers 6 Widnes 18 Barrow 6 Wigan 24 Salford 15 Warrington 10 St. Helens 18 Featherstone Rovers 20 Hull F.C. 14 Leigh 12 Cardiff City 8 Swinton 12 Leeds 16 Widnes 20 Wigan 15 St. Helens 16 Featherstone Rovers 12 Leigh 11 Leeds 18 Widnes 18 St. Helens 4 Leeds 18 Widnes 10 Notes and comments 1 * This match had been chosen for Saturday BBC coverage but was cancelled and moved to Sunday at two days notice due to Industrial Action at the BBC 2 * Kent Invicta's record crowd 3 * 3 dropped goals 4 * Bramley withdrew from this competition while in liquidation 5 * highest score (and highest away score) o date between two professional clubs 6 * Wigan official archives state the home team are Leigh, an obvious printing error as earlier in the same fixture list Leigh are away at CarlisleCarlisle 7 * 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 1983–84 Rugby Football League season 1983 Lancashire Cup 1983 Yorkshire Cup John Player Special Trophy Rugby league county cups References 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:1983 in English rugby league Category:1984 in English rugby league Category:Regal Trophy