1965–66 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy |
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Structure | Floodlit knockout championship |
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Teams | 8 |
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Winners | Castleford |
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Runners-up | St. Helens |
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The 1965–66 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the inaugural season of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition. Castleford won the trophy by beating St. Helens with a score of 4–0. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 11,510 and receipts were £3,548. This was to be the first of Castleford's three victories in successive seasons in the first three Floodlit competitions.
Background
This season there were only eight teams entering, all by invite, playing eleven matches for which the BBC paid the RFL a grand total of £9,000.00. The entrants included the seven clubs with permanent floodlights: Castleford, Leigh, Oldham, St Helens, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes together with Leeds, who installed floodlights in September 1966. The competition was played in the form of a mini-league with the semi-finals and final stages being on a knock out basis.
Competition and results
Qualifying rounds
Each team played two matches in the qualifying round. All teams played one home game each except Leeds, who played both games away from home as their floodlights still needed to be installed.[1]
The four teams with the best points difference qualified for the semi-finals.
Round 1
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
1 | Tue 6 Oct 1965 | St. Helens | 25–19 | Leigh | Knowsley Road | 13000 | | | [2][3] |
2 | Tue 12 Oct 1965 | Warrington | 10–20 | Widnes | Wilderspool | | | | [4][5] |
3 | Tue 19 Oct 1965 | Swinton | 21–5 | Oldham | Station Road | | | | |
4 | Tue 26 Oct 1965 | Castleford | 7–7 | Leeds | Wheldon Road | | | | |
Round 2
Table
Pos = Finishing position P = Games played W = Wins D = Draw L = Lose
PF = Points scored PA = Points against Pts = League points PD = Points scored difference
Semi-finals
Final
Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
[2][7]
The play-offs
See also
References
- ^ "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b c d e "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ Club Programme dept. Match Programme. St Helens RLFC.
- ^ a b "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- ^ a b Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
External links
- "BBC Floodlit Trophy 1965/66 - Results". Rugby League Project.