1974–75 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
StructureFloodlit knockout championship
Teams22
WinnersSalford
Runners-upWarrington

The 1974–75 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the tenth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. A new name was put on the trophy when Salford won by beating Warrington by the score of 10-5 in a replay. The final was played at The Willows, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 4,473, receipts were £1913 and the score 0-0. The replay was at Wilderspool. The attendance was 5,778, receipts were £2434 and the score 10-5. This was the first (and only) floodlit final to require a replay after a drawn first match.

Background

This season saw New Hunslet join the competition, which increased the number of entrants by one, to a new high total of twenty-two. The format remained the same as the last season with the preliminary round (generally) played on a two-legged home and away basis and the rest of the tournament being played on a knock-out basis. The exceptions to the two-legged preliminary rounds were the two matches where the four clubs had agreed to play a sudden-death match to avoid fixture congestion. The preliminary round now involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.

Competition and results

Preliminary round

Involved six matches and 12 clubs. Huddersfield, Castleford, Hull and Keighley agreed to play one leg only; the four other ties were played over two legs.

First leg

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
P1Tue 10 Sep 1974Oldham8-7Hull Kingston RoversWatersheddings1,381
P1Wed 11 Sep 1974Huddersfield12-4CastlefordFartown656[1]
P1Tue 17 Sep 1974Hull F.C.12-2KeighleyBoulevard1,500[2]
P1Tue 17 Sep 1974St. Helens21-12Wakefield TrinityKnowsley Road3,2721[3][4]
P1Tue 17 Sep 1974Widnes15-13BarrowNaughton Park3,000[5]
P1Tue 24 Sep 1974Leigh19-5BramleyHilton Park2,000

Second leg

Involved 4 matches and the same 8 Clubs in reverse fixtures (the other two matches were on a single leg basis)

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue agg Att Rec Notes Ref
P2Tue 17 Sep 1974Hull Kingston Rovers19-11OldhamCraven Park (1)26-192,252
P2Tue 24 Sep 1974Wakefield Trinity18-15St. HelensBelle Vue30-362,583[3][4]
P2Tue 1 Oct 1974Barrow3-8WidnesCraven Park16-23870[5]
P2Wed 2 Oct 1974Bramley15-9LeighMcLaren Field20-281.100

First round

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 1 Oct 1974Warrington10-5SwintonWilderspool3,552[6]
2Tue 8 Oct 1974Halifax15-4WhitehavenThrum Hall750
3Tue 15 Oct 1974St. Helens30-2LeedsKnowsley Road3,5764[4]
4Tue 22 Oct 1974Dewsbury8-14LeighCrown Flatt1,4005
5Wed 23 Oct 1974New Hunslet12-5WidnesElland Road Greyhound Stadium1,2506[5]
6Tue 29 Oct 1974Salford16-2HuddersfieldThe Willows2,926[1]
7Wed 30 Oct 1974Hull Kingston Rovers20-10WiganCraven Park (1)2,009[7]
8Wed 30 Oct 1974Rochdale Hornets14-4Hull F.C.Athletic Grounds780[2]

Second Round

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 5 Nov 1974Warrington36-17New HunsletWilderspool2,144[6]
2Tue 12 Nov 1974St. Helens7-11SalfordKnowsley Road4,4747[4]
3Tue 19 Nov 1974Leigh8-0Rochdale HornetsHilton Park2,000
4Tue 26 Nov 1974Halifax24-28Hull Kingston RoversThrum Hall752

Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Tue 3 Dec 1974Salford27-10Hull Kingston RoversThe Willows3,7273
2Tue 10 Dec 1974Warrington32-0LeighWilderspool2,4953[6]

Final

17 December 1974
Salford 0 – 0 Warrington
[8]
The Willows, Salford
Attendance: 4,473[9]
Referee: Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Salford No Warrington
Teams
Paul Charlton1Derek Whitehead
Keith Fielding2Dave Sutton
Chris Hesketh3Dave Cunliffe
Gordon Graham4Alan Whittle
Maurice Richards5John Bevan
Tom Brophy6Wilf Briggs
Peter Banner7Parry Gordon
Mike Coulman8David "Dave" Chisnall
Ellis Devlin9Kevin Ashcroft
Alan Grice10Gilly Wright
John Knighton11Wayne Gaskell
Colin Dixon12Tommy Conroy
Eric Prescott13Barry Philbin
Subs
John Taylor (for Brophy)14John Lowe (for Cunliffe)
Graham MacKay15Peter Jewitt (for Philbin)
Les BettinsonCoachAlex Murphy

Replay

An unusual occurrence, a "seven point try", was scored by Salford in the replay. Following the try scored by winger Keith Fielding, successfully converted by David Watkins, a further penalty was awarded because Fielding had been fouled after scoring. Watkins kicked the penalty goal to give Salford a 7–0 lead.

28 January 1975
Warrington 5 – 10 Salford
Tries: Bevan
Goals: Whitehead
 [8]
 Tries: Fielding, Richards
Goals: Watkins (2)
Wilderspool, Warrington
Attendance: 5,778[10]
Referee: Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Warrington No Salford
Teams
Dave Cunliffe1Frank Stead
Derek Whitehead2Keith Fielding
Billy Pickup3David Watkins
Alan Whittle4Chris Hesketh
John Bevan5Maurice Richards
Derek Noonan6Ken Gill
Parry Gordon7Peter Banner
David "Dave" Chisnall8Alan Grice
Kevin Ashcroft9Peter Walker
Robert "Bobby" Wanbon10Graham MacKay
Tommy Conroy11Colin Dixon
Mike Nicholas12John Knighton
Barry Philbin13Eric Prescott
Subs
Wilf Briggs (for Noonan)14
Brian Brady (for Nicholas)15
Alex MurphyCoachLes Bettinson

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
St. Helens 30
Leeds 2
St. Helens 7
Salford 11
Salford 16
Huddersfield 2
Salford 27
Hull Kingston Rovers 10
Halifax 15
Whitehaven 4
Halifax 24
Hull Kingston Rovers 28
Hull Kingston Rovers 20
Wigan 10
Salford 0 (10)
Warrington 0 (5)
Warrington 10
Swinton 5
Warrington 36
New Hunslet 17
New Hunslet 12
Widnes 5
Warrington 32
Leigh 0
Dewsbury 8
Leigh 14
Leigh 8
Rochdale Hornets 0
Rochdale Hornets 14
Hull F.C. 4

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  3. 1 2 "I'm Wakefield 'til I die..."
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. 1 2 3 "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  6. 1 2 3 "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 Winstanley & Ryding (1975), pp. 237–240.
  9. ↑ The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks and Rugby League Project gives the attendance as 4,473 but the John Player Yearbook 1975–76 as 4,479.
  10. ↑ The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks and Rugby League Project gives the attendance as 5,778 but the John Player Yearbook 1975–76 as 5,748.

References

  • Winstanley, Jack; Ryding, Malcolm (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook. 1975-76. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-362-00223-2.
  • Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.80 1974–1975. League Publications. pp. 12–13.
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