1970_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 | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Floodlit knockout championship |
| Teams | 18 |
| Winners | Leeds |
| Runners-up | St. Helens |
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.
Preliminary round
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
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
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
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
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
| 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
| 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
The road to success
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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.
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