1976–77_Player's_No.6_Trophy

1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy

1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy

Rugby league season


The 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the sixth season that the competition was staged, which was once again known as the Player's No.6 Trophy because of its sponsorship.

Quick Facts Structure, Teams ...

Castleford won the final, beating Second Division side Blackpool Borough by the score of 25–15. The match was played at The Willows, Salford. The attendance was 4,512 and receipts were £2,919.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-two. For the second season there were no drawn matches in the competition.[1][2][3]

Competition and results

Round 1 - First Round

[4] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

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Round 2 - Second Round

[10] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

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Round 3 -Quarter Finals

[10] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

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Round 4 – Semi-Finals

[10] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

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Final

More information Castleford, 25 – 15 ...
22 January 1977
The Willows, Salford
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Mick Naughton (Widnes)
Player of the Match: Gary Stephens
and Howard Allen (awarded jointly)[11]

Teams and scorers

[12][13]

More information Castleford, No. ...

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:[14]

More information Finish Position, Cash Prize ...

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Final
               
Leeds 34
Rochdale Hornets 10
Leeds 18
Salford 17
Ace Caravans 15
Salford 39
Leeds 14
Castleford 20
Hull Kingston Rovers 7
St. Helens 12
St. Helens 18
Castleford 22
New Hunslet 10
Castleford 24
Castleford 15
Widnes 10
Wakefield Trinity 8
Widnes 10
Widnes 10
Featherstone Rovers 0
Featherstone Rovers 43
Whitehaven 13
Widnes 13
York 10
Huyton 6
York 8
York 8
Wigan 7
Wigan 33
Keighley 0
Castleford 25
Blackpool Borough 15
Workington Town 45
Doncaster 15
Workington Town 17
Bramley 13
Bramley 22
Dewsbury 5
Workington Town 5
Blackpool Borough 11
Blackpool Borough 16
Barrow 15
Blackpool Borough 7
Halifax 3
Ovenden 4
Halifax 24
Blackpool Borough 15
Leigh 5
Oldham 17
Batley 9
Oldham 13
Leigh 28
Leigh 29
Swinton 7
Leigh 17
Hull F.C. 12
Hull F.C. 18
Warrington 5
Hull F.C. 19
Bradford Northern 5
Bradford Northern 23
Huddersfield 18

Notes

1 * Ovenden are a Junior (amateur) club from Halifax
2 * Ovenden were drawn at home but chose to give away home advantage
3 * Ace Caravans were a Junior (amateur) club from Hull
4 * Ace Caravans were drawn at home but chose to give away home advantage
5 * The Rothmans Yearbooks 1990-91[12] and 1991-92[13] gave the attendance as 3,037 but The News of the World/Empire News annual 1977–78[2] gave it as 3,680
6 * The News of the World/Empire News annual 1977–78[2] gives the score as 13-25 but other sources including RUGBYLEAGUEprojects,[1] Wigan official archives[3] give the score as 13-28
7 * Wigan's centre (No. 4) Bill Francis & York's second-row (No. 11) Gary Hetherington were both sent off for fighting in the 78th Minute
8 * Wigan official website[10] states incorrectly that the match date was Saturday 27 November
9 * The Willows was the home ground of Salford with a final capacity of 11,363 which included 2,500 seats. The record attendance was 26,470 on the 13 February 1937 in the Challenge Cup first round match vs Warr

See also


References

  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1977). News of the World Football Annual 1977–78 - 91st year. News of the World Ltd.
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  4. Cotter, Garrett (23 January 1977). "No time for fairy tales". The Observer. London. p. 20. ProQuest 476361417.
  5. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  6. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  7. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1992). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8.

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