1969–70 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

August 2016 August 2016 1969–70 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Floodlit knockout championship Leigh Winners Wigan 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1968–69 1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1970–71 18 The 1969–70 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the fifth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year was another new name on the trophy after the 1969 runner-up defeated the reigning cup-holders Leigh won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 11-6 The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 12,312 and receipts were £2,854 This was to be Wigan's last appearance in the final of the competition. Background This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen. The format remained the same as last season with the games in the preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis. This preliminary round involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition. Competition and results Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/bbc-floodlit-trophy/results.html Preliminary round – first leg Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefP1Tue 26 Aug 1969Wigan22-6WarringtonCentral ParkWigan "Cherry and White" archived results http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 6 April 2014 21 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199 deadWarrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100706043029/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 6 July 2010 dmy P1Mon 29 Sep 1969Huddersfield10-18CastlefordFartown17501HC&AC Committee Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1970 (price 2/-) 1970 HC&AC Supporters' ClubFartown Rugby League Yearbook 1970 http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Year_Books/1970%20Fartown%20Yearbook.pdf Preliminary round – second leg Involved 2 matches with the same 4 clubs with reverse fixtures Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefP2Mon 29 Sep 1969Warrington 15-10WiganWilderspool21-32P2Wed 8 Oct 1969Castleford19-2HuddersfieldWheldon Road 37-124000 Round 1 – first round Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 30 Sep 1969Halifax9-27LeedsThrum Hall2Tue 7 Oct 1969Leigh25-8Wakefield TrinityHilton ParkI'm Wakefield 'til I die... http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.html3Mon 13 Oct 1969Oldham24-13Rochdale HornetsWatersheddings4Mon 13 Oct 1969Swinton9-17St. HelensStation Road4900Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 6 April 2014 2 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024842/http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9 dead5Tue 14 Oct 1969Wigan24-5Hull F.C.Central Park2HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/19696Mon 20 Oct 1969Barrow13-10WidnesCraven ParkWidnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97 http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/seasonreview.php?mid=1896&smid=1896-97&mids=18967Tue 21 Oct 1969Salford12-16CastlefordThe Willows8Tue 28 Oct 1969Keighley6-15Hull Kingston RoversLawkholme Lane Round 2 - quarterfinals Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 4 Nov 1969Barrow6-11St. HelensCraven Park45002Tue 11 Nov 1969Wigan12-0OldhamCentral Park23Tue 18 Nov 1969Hull Kingston Rovers6-12LeighCraven Park (1)4Tue 25 Nov 1969Castleford9-7LeedsWheldon Road Round 3 – semifinals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 2 Dec 1969Castleford11-12LeighWheldon Road 2Tue 9 Dec 1969Wigan13-13St. HelensCentral Park88502 Round 3 – semifinals – replays Involved 1 match and 2 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRefRThu 11 Dec 1969St. Helens9-15WiganKnowsley Road11500 Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRefTuesday 16 December 1969Wigan6-11LeighCentral Park12,3122,8542 3Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992 1991 Queen Anne Press 0 35617852 8Raymond Fletcher and David Howes Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 1990 Queen Anne Press 0 35617851 X Teams and scorers LeighNo.Wigan teams Stuart Ferguson1Cliff HillRod Tickle2Stuart WrightStan Dorrington3Bill FrancisMick Collins4Peter RoweJoseph Walsh5Kevin O'LoughlinDavid Eckersley6David HillAlex Murphy7Johnny JacksonDavid Chisnall8John StephensKevin Ashcroft9Colin ClarkeDerek Watts10 Keith AshcroftBob Welding11Bill AshurstPaul Grimes12Keith MillsGeoff Lyon13Doug LaughtonAlex MurphyCoachEric Ashton 11score611HT2 Scorers Tries Rod Tickle (1)T Goals Stuart Ferguson (3)GBill Francis (2)Alex Murphy (1)GDavid Hill (1)RefereeWilliam "Billy" H. Thompson (Huddersfield) 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 Wigan 24 Hull F.C. 5 Oldham 24 Rochdale Hornets 13 Barrow 13 Widnes 10 Swinton 9 St. Helens 17 Salford 12 Castleford 16 Halifax 9 Leeds 27 Keighley 6 Hull Kingston Rovers 15 Leigh 25 Wakefield Trinity 8 Wigan 12 Oldham 0 Barrow 6 St. Helens 11 Castleford 9 Leeds 7 Hull Kingston Rovers 6 Leigh 12 Wigan 13 (15) St. Helens 13 (9) Castleford 11 Leigh 12 Wigan 6 Leigh 11 Notes and comments 1 * Huddersfield (who joined the competition in season 1967–68) play their first game at home in the competition 2 * This match was televised 3 * 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 1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season 1969 Lancashire Cup 1969 Yorkshire Cup BBC2 Floodlit 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 2 March 2012 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 2 February 2014 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 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Category:BBC2 Floodlit Trophy