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1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the sixth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
This year was another new name on the trophy - and ALSO St. Helens' third time in six years as runner-up
Leeds won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 9-5
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,612 and receipts were £2,189

1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
StructureFloodlit knockout championship
Teams18
WinnersLeeds
Runners-upSt. Helens

Background

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This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.
The format was changed slightly removing the two-legged home and away ties from the preliminary round and playing the whole competition on a knock-out basis.
The preliminary round involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen.

Competition and results

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[1]

Preliminary round

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Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
P Tue 29 Sep 1970 Huddersfield 16-14 Wakefield Trinity Fartown [2][3][4]
P Thu 8 Oct 1970 Leigh 17-0 Swinton Hilton Park

Round 1 – first round

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Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Tue 15 Sep 1970 Wigan 28-0 Keighley Central Park [5]
2 Fri 19 Sep 1970 Hull Kingston Rovers 25-13 Warrington Craven Park (1) [6]
3 Tue 29 Sep 1970 St. Helens 14-7 Castleford Knowsley Road 7000 [7]
4 Tue 6 Oct 1970 Barrow 6-15 Leeds Craven Park
5 Tue 13 Oct 1970 Halifax 14-15 Hull F.C. Thrum Hall [8]
6 Tue 20 Oct 1970 Salford 2-7 Widnes The Willows [9]
7 Fri 23 Oct 1970 Huddersfield 14-5 Oldham Fartown [4]
8 Tue 27 Oct 1970 Leigh 14-5 Rochdale Hornets Hilton Park

Round 2 – quarter finals

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Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Tue 3 Nov 1970 Hull Kingston Rovers 18-8 Hull F.C. Craven Park (1) [8]
2 Tue 10 Nov 1970 Widnes 6-16 Leeds Naughton Park [9]
3 Tue 24 Nov 1970 Wigan 25-9 Huddersfield Central Park 1 [4][5]
4 Mon 30 Nov 1970 Leigh 4-10 St. Helens Hilton Park 10372 [7]

Round 3 – semi-finals

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Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1 Tue 1 Dec 1970 Leeds 24-2 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley
2 Tue 8 Dec 1970 Wigan 7-7 St. Helens Central Park 10372 1 [5][7]

Round 3 – Semi-finals – replays

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Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
R Sun 13 Dec 1970 St. Helens 16-15 Wigan Knowsley Road 10285 [5][7]

Final

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Game No Fixture date Home team Score Away team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
F Tuesday 15 December 1970 Leeds 9-5 St. Helens Headingley 7,612 2,189 1 2 [7][10][11]

Teams and scorers

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Leeds № St. Helens
teams
John Holmes 1 Frank Barrow
Alan Smith 2 Les Jones
Syd Hynes 3 Billy Benyon
Ronnie Cowan 4 Johnny Walsh
John Atkinson 5 Frank Wilson
Anthony "Tony" Wainwright 6 Alan Whittle
Mick Shoebottom 7 Jeff Heaton
John Burke 8 Graham Rees
Tony Fisher 9 Anthony "Tony" Karalius
Edward/Edwin "Ted" Barnard 10 Eric Chisnall
Bob Haigh 11 John Mantle
Bill Ramsey 12 Eric Prescott
Ray Batten 13 Kel Coslett
probably Derek Turner Coach Jim Challinor
9 score 5
7 HT 3
Scorers
Tries
Syd Hynes (1) T Les Jones (1)
Goals
John Holmes (2) G Kel Coslett (1)
Syd Hynes (1) G
Referee E. Lawrinson (Warrington)

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

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The road to success

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This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
            
Salford 2
Widnes 7
Widnes 6
Leeds 16
Barrow 6
Leeds 15
Leeds 24
Hull Kingston Rovers 2
Hull Kingston Rovers 25
Warrington 13
Hull Kingston Rovers 18
Hull F.C. 8
Halifax 14
Hull F.C. 15
Leeds 9
St. Helens 5
Wigan 28
Keighley 0
Wigan 25
Huddersfield 9
Huddersfield 14
Oldham 5
Wigan 7 (15)
St. Helens 7 (16)
Leigh 14
Rochdale Hornets 5
Leigh 4
St. Helens 10
St. Helens 14
Castleford 7

Notes and comments

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1 * This match was televised
2 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ J C Lindley and D W Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973. Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  3. ^ "I'm Wakefield 'til I die..."
  4. ^ a b c "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b c d "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  8. ^ a b "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  9. ^ a b "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  10. ^ a b Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  11. ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
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