1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

{{Infobox rugby football league season

| title = 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

| structure = Floodlit knockout championship

| season_champs = Wigan

| season_champ_name = Winners

| runner-up_name = Runner-up

| second_place = St. Helens

| prevseason_link = 1967–68 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

| prevseason_year = 1967–68

| nextseason_link = 1969–70 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

| nextseason_year = 1969–70

| no_of_teams = 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

{{cite web|title=Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/bbc-floodlit-trophy/results.html}}

= Preliminary round – first leg =

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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width=20 abbr="No" \|Game No !width=100 abbr="Date"\|Fixture date !width=150 abbr="Home team"\|Home team !width=5 abbr="space" \| !width=20 abbr="Score" \|Score !width=5 abbr="space" \| !width=150 abbr="Away team" \|Away team !width=150 abbr="Venue" \|Venue !width=50 abbr="Agg" \|agg !width=30 abbr="Att" \|Att !width=30 abbr="Rec" \|Rec !width=20 abbr="Notes" \|Notes !width=30 abbr="Ref" \|Ref
P1	Mon 9 Sep 1968	Wakefield Trinity	11-15	Castleford	Belle Vue	{{cite book\|last= J C Lindley and D W Armitage\|title=100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973\|year=1973\|publisher=Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee\|isbn=0 35617852 8}}{{cite web\|title=I'm Wakefield 'til I die...\|url=http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.html}}
P1	Tue 10 Sep 1968	St. Helens	21-5	Barrow	Knowsley Road	{{cite web\|title=Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97\|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9}}

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!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture date

!width=150 abbr="Home team"|Home team

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!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score

!width=5 abbr="space" |

!width=150 abbr="Away team" |Away team

!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue

!width=50 abbr="Agg" |agg

!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att

!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec

!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes

!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref

Mon 9 Sep 1968

Wakefield Trinity

11-15

Castleford

Belle Vue

{{cite book|last= J C Lindley and D W Armitage|title=100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973|year=1973|publisher=Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee|isbn=0 35617852 8}}{{cite web|title=I'm Wakefield 'til I die...|url=http://www.wakefieldtrinity-programmes.co.uk/page_2654162.html}}

Tue 10 Sep 1968

St. Helens

21-5

Barrow

Knowsley Road

{{cite web|title=Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=9}}

= Preliminary round – second leg =

Involved 2 matches with the same 4 Clubs with reverse fixtures

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width=20 abbr="No" \|Game No !width=100 abbr="Date"\|Fixture date !width=150 abbr="Home team"\|Home team !width=5 abbr="space" \| !width=20 abbr="Score" \|Score !width=5 abbr="space" \| !width=150 abbr="Away team" \|Away team !width=150 abbr="Venue" \|Venue !width=50 abbr="Agg" \|agg !width=30 abbr="Att" \|Att !width=30 abbr="Rec" \|Rec !width=20 abbr="Notes" \|Notes !width=30 abbr="Ref" \|Ref
P2	Mon 23 Sep 1968	Castleford	18-0	Wakefield Trinity	Wheldon Road	33-11		1
P2	Mon 23 Sep 1968	Barrow	18-11	St. Helens	Craven Park	23-32	2672

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width=20 abbr="No" |Game No

!width=100 abbr="Date"|Fixture date

!width=150 abbr="Home team"|Home team

!width=5 abbr="space" |

!width=20 abbr="Score" |Score

!width=5 abbr="space" |

!width=150 abbr="Away team" |Away team

!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue

!width=50 abbr="Agg" |agg

!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att

!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec

!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes

!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref

Mon 23 Sep 1968

Castleford

18-0

Wakefield Trinity

Wheldon Road

33-11

Mon 23 Sep 1968

Barrow

18-11

St. Helens

Craven Park

23-32

2672

= Round 1 – first round =

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

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1	Tue 1 Oct 1968	Leeds	24-19	Salford	Headingley
2	Tue 8 Oct 1968	Wigan	10-7	Castleford	Central Park		2	{{cite web\|title=Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results\|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199\|access-date=6 April 2014\|archive-date=21 February 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221234707/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3199\|url-status=dead}}
3	Mon 14 Oct 1968	Hull F.C.	22-13	Widnes	Boulevard		3	{{cite web\|title=HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results\|url=http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/matches/1968}}
4	Mon 14 Oct 1968	St. Helens	12-10	Swinton	Knowsley Road	4900
5	Tue 15 Oct 1968	Leigh	27-19	Hull Kingston Rovers	Hilton Park
6	Tue 15 Oct 1968	Rochdale Hornets	16-14	Oldham	Athletic Grounds		4
7	Tue 22 Oct 1968	Keighley	8-11	Huddersfield	Lawkholme Lane	2795	5	{{cite book\|last=HC&AC Committee\|title=Fartown Rugby League Year Book 1969 (price 1/-)\|year=1969\|publisher=HC&AC Supporters' Club}}{{cite web\|title=Fartown Rugby League Yearbook 1969\|url=http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Documents/Year_Books/1969%20Fartown%20Yearbook.pdf}}
8	Tue 29 Oct 1968	Warrington	30-12	Halifax	Wilderspool			{{cite web\|title=Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 \|url=http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706043029/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 \|archive-date=6 July 2010 \|df=dmy }}

= Round 2 – quarter finals =

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

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1	Tue 5 Nov 1968	Rochdale Hornets	7-23	Wigan	Athletic Grounds	2
2	Tue 12 Nov 1968	Leigh	25-11	Leeds	Hilton Park
3	Tue 19 Nov 1968	Warrington	18-5	Huddersfield	Wilderspool
4	Tue 26 Nov 1968	St. Helens	14-10	Hull F.C.	Knowsley Road

= Round 3 – semi-finals =

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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width=20 abbr="No" \|Game No !width=100 abbr="Date"\|Fixture date !width=150 abbr="Home team"\|Home team !width=5 abbr="space" \| !width=20 abbr="Score" \|Score !width=5 abbr="space" \| !width=150 abbr="Away team" \|Away team !width=150 abbr="Venue" \|Venue !width=30 abbr="Att" \|Att !width=30 abbr="Rec" \|Rec !width=20 abbr="Notes" \|Notes !width=30 abbr="Ref" \|Ref
1	Tue 3 Dec 1968	Wigan	9-7	Leigh	Central Park	2
2	Tue 10 Dec 1968	St. Helens	29-6	Warrington	Knowsley Road

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!width=150 abbr="Away team" |Away team

!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue

!width=30 abbr="Att" |Att

!width=30 abbr="Rec" |Rec

!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes

!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref

Tue 3 Dec 1968

9-7

Tue 10 Dec 1968

29-6

= Final =

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	Tuesday 17 December 1968	Wigan	7-4	St. Helens	Central Park	13,479	3,291	2 6	{{cite book\|last=Raymond Fletcher and David Howes\|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992\|year=1991\|publisher=Queen Anne Press\|isbn=0 35617852 8}}{{cite book\|last=Raymond Fletcher and David Howes\|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991\|year=1990\|publisher=Queen Anne Press\|isbn=0 35617851 X}}

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!width=5 abbr="space" |

!width=150 abbr="Away team" |Away team

!width=150 abbr="Venue" |Venue

!width=45 abbr="Att" |Att

!width=60 abbr="Rec" |Rec

!width=20 abbr="Notes" |Notes

!width=30 abbr="Ref" |Ref

Tuesday 17 December 1968

Wigan

7-4

St. Helens

Central Park

13,479

3,291

2 6

{{cite book|last=Raymond Fletcher and David Howes|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992|year=1991|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0 35617852 8}}{{cite book|last=Raymond Fletcher and David Howes|title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991|year=1990|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0 35617851 X}}

== Teams and scorers ==

width=280 abbr=winner\|Wigan !width=60 abbr="Number"\|№ !width=280 abbr=runner-up\|St. Helens
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	teams
Colin Tyrer	1	Cen Williams
Bill Francis	2	Frank Wilson
Eric Ashton	3	Billy Benyon
Bill Ashurst	4	Frank Myler
Peter Rowe	5	John Wills
Cliff Hill	6	Alan Whittle
Johnny Jackson	7	Tommy Bishop
John Stephens	8	John Warlow
Colin Clarke	9	Bill Sayer
Keith Mills	10	Cliff Watson
Terry Fogerty	11	John Mantle
Kevin O'Loughlin	12	Brian Hogan
Doug Laughton	13	Kel Coslett
Geoff Lyon	14	Eric Prescott
A. N. Other	15	Eric Chisnall
Eric Ashton	Coach	Cliff Evans
		\|
7	score	4
2	HT	4

	Scorers
	Tries
Cliff Hill (1)	T
	Goals
Colin Tyrer (2)	G	Kel 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

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Semi-finals

| RD4=Final

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=Rochdale Hornets

| RD1-score01=16

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02=Oldham

| RD1-score02=14

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03=Wigan

| RD1-score03=10

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04=Castleford

| RD1-score04=7

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Leigh

| RD1-score05=27

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06= {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| RD1-score06=19

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=Leeds

| RD1-score07=24

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08=Salford

| RD1-score08=19

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09=St. Helens

| RD1-score09=12

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10=Leigh

| RD1-score10=10

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Hull F.C.

| RD1-score11=22

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Widnes

| RD1-score12=13

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13=Warrington

| RD1-score13=30

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14=Halifax

| RD1-score14=12

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15=Keighley

| RD1-score15=8

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16=Huddersfield

| RD1-score16=11

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Rochdale Hornets

| RD2-score01=7

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Wigan

| RD2-score02=23

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Leigh

| RD2-score03=25

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Leeds

| RD2-score04=11

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=St. Helens

| RD2-score05=14

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Hull F.C.

| RD2-score06=10

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Warrington

| RD2-score07=18

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Huddersfield

| RD2-score08=5

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Wigan

| RD3-score01=9

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Leigh

| RD3-score02=7

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=St. Helens

| RD3-score03=29

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Warrington

| RD3-score04=6

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Wigan

| RD4-score01=7

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=St. Helens

| RD4-score02=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

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Super League Rewind: Wigan edge St Helens in a Floodlit Trophy final mudbath |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/rugby-league/39143738 |website=BBC Sport}}

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

Category:BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

Background

Competition and results

= Preliminary round – first leg =

= Preliminary round – second leg =

= Round 1 – first round =

= Round 2 – quarter finals =

= Round 3 – semi-finals =

= Final =

== Teams and scorers ==

= The road to success =

Notes and comments

See also

References

External links