1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

August 2016 August 2016 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Floodlit knockout championship Wigan Winners St. Helens 1967–68 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1967–68 1969–70 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1969–70 18 The 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the fourth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year was a new name on the trophy after Castleford's three year winning streak came to an end. Wigan won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7-4 The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 13,479 and receipts were £3,291 This was to be Wigan's only success in the competition. Background This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen. However the format was changed slightly with the games in the preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis. This preliminary round now involved four clubs, reducing 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 teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefP1Mon 9 Sep 1968Wakefield Trinity11-15CastlefordBelle Vue J. C. Lindley and D. W. Armitage 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973 1973 Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee 0 35617852 8I'm Wakefield 'til I die... http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.htmlP1Tue 10 Sep 1968St. Helens21-5BarrowKnowsley RoadSaints 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 dead Preliminary round – second leg Involved 2 matches with the same 4 Clubs with reverse fixtures Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueaggAttRecNotesRefP2Mon 23 Sep 1968Castleford18-0Wakefield TrinityWheldon Road 33-111P2Mon 23 Sep 1968Barrow18-11St. HelensCraven Park23-322672 Round 1 – first round Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 1 Oct 1968Leeds24-19SalfordHeadingley2Tue 8 Oct 1968Wigan10-7CastlefordCentral Park2Wigan "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 dead3Mon 14 Oct 1968Hull F.C.22-13WidnesBoulevard3HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/19684Mon 14 Oct 1968St. Helens12-10SwintonKnowsley Road49005Tue 15 Oct 1968Leigh27-19Hull Kingston RoversHilton Park6Tue 15 Oct 1968Rochdale Hornets16-14OldhamAthletic Grounds47Tue 22 Oct 1968Keighley8-11HuddersfieldLawkholme Lane27955HC&AC Committee Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1969 (price 1/-) 1969 HC&AC Supporters' ClubFartown Rugby League Yearbook 1969 http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Year_Books/1969%20Fartown%20Yearbook.pdf8Tue 29 Oct 1968Warrington30-12HalifaxWilderspoolWarrington 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 Round 2 – quarter finals Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 5 Nov 1968Rochdale Hornets7-23WiganAthletic Grounds22Tue 12 Nov 1968Leigh25-11LeedsHilton Park3Tue 19 Nov 1968Warrington18-5HuddersfieldWilderspool4Tue 26 Nov 1968St. Helens14-10Hull F.C.Knowsley Road Round 3 – semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef1Tue 3 Dec 1968Wigan9-7LeighCentral Park22Tue 10 Dec 1968St. Helens29-6WarringtonKnowsley Road Final Game NoFixture dateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRefTuesday 17 December 1968Wigan7-4St. HelensCentral Park13,4793,2912 6Raymond 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 Wigan№St. Helens teams Colin Tyrer1Cen WilliamsBill Francis2Frank WilsonEric Ashton3Billy BenyonBill Ashurst4Frank MylerPeter Rowe5John WillsCliff Hill6Alan WhittleJohnny Jackson7Tommy BishopJohn Stephens8John WarlowColin Clarke9Bill SayerKeith Mills10Cliff WatsonTerry Fogerty11John MantleKevin O'Loughlin12Brian HoganDoug Laughton13Kel CoslettGeoff Lyon14Eric PrescottA. N. Other15Eric ChisnallEric AshtonCoachCliff Evans 7score42HT4 Scorers Tries Cliff Hill (1)T Goals Colin Tyrer (2)GKel Coslett (2)Referee(Sergeant Major) Eric Clay (Leeds) 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 Rochdale Hornets 16 Oldham 14 Wigan 10 Castleford 7 Leigh 27 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 Leeds 24 Salford 19 St. Helens 12 Leigh 10 Hull F.C. 22 Widnes 13 Warrington 30 Halifax 12 Keighley 8 Huddersfield 11 Rochdale Hornets 7 Wigan 23 Leigh 25 Leeds 11 St. Helens 14 Hull F.C. 10 Warrington 18 Huddersfield 5 Wigan 9 Leigh 7 St. Helens 29 Warrington 6 Wigan 7 St. Helens 4 Notes and comments 1 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91 and 1991-1992 and "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973" give the score as 18–0 but as obvious error in the wonderfully detailed independent WEB "Wakefield 'till I die" gives the score as 13-0 2 * This match was televised 3 * Hull F.C. (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition 4 * Rochdale Hornets, who joined the competition in season 1966-67, win their first game in the competition 5 * Keighley (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition 6 * The attendance was a record at that time 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 1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season 1968 Lancashire Cup 1968 Yorkshire Cup BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Rugby league county cups References External links Super League Rewind: Wigan edge St Helens in a Floodlit Trophy final mudbath https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-league/39143738 BBC Sport BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Category:BBC2 Floodlit Trophy