1982–83_John_Player_Trophy

1982–83 John Player Trophy

1982–83 John Player Trophy

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This was the twelfth season of the League Cup, which was known as the John Player Trophy for sponsorship purposes.

Quick Facts Structure, Teams ...

Wigan claimed the trophy by beating Leeds by the score of 22-11 in the final played at Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The attendance was 19,553 and receipts were £49027.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-three.
The preliminary round of one match remained

Competition and results

[1][2]

Preliminary round

Involved 1 matches and 2 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 1 - First Round

[3] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 2 - Second Round

[10] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 2 - Second Round Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

[11] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

[12] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Final

More information Game No, Fixture Date ...

Teams and scorers

[15][13][14]

More information Wigan, № ...

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

Timeline in the final

More information Time, Incident ...

[15]

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-

More information Finish Position, Cash Prize ...

Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Final
               
Salford 23
Hunslet 11
Salford 21
Huddersfield 19
Swinton 13
Huddersfield 22
Salford 4
Wigan 5
Castleford 10
Wigan 16
Wigan 9
St. Helens 5
St. Helens 17
Fulham 2
Wigan 15
Warrington 14
Warrington 19
Halifax 8
Warrington 36
Blackpool Borough 15
Blackpool Borough 6
Batley 5
Warrington 11
Hull Kingston Rovers 10
Hull Kingston Rovers 42
Whitehaven 3
Hull Kingston Rovers 36
Leigh 7
Leigh 13
Oldham 12
Wigan 15
Leeds 4
Cardiff City 7
Rochdale Hornets 11
Rochdale Hornets 5
Barrow 27
Dewsbury 11
Barrow 28
Barrow 8
Leeds 13
Leeds 17
Bramley 7
Leeds 31
York 10
York 18
Workington Town 15
Leeds 8
Widnes 2
Carlisle 26
Doncaster 17
Carlisle 2
Widnes 10
Widnes 17
Wakefield Trinity 12
Widnes 16
Bradford Northern 11
Keighley 0
Bradford Northern 18
Bradford Northern 12 (10)
Hull F.C. 12 (8)
Featherstone Rovers 14
Hull F.C. 18

Notes and comments

1 * Wigan official archives[10] erroneously describe the match as being one of the first round matches
2 * Wigan official archives[10] give the score as 36-5 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Warrington Wolves official archives[7] give it as 36-17
3 * Elland Road, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds United A.F.C. with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland). The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Rugby League Project".
  2. [2]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  3. [3]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
  4. [4]
    "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  5. [5]
    "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  6. [6]
    "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
  7. [7]
    "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  8. [8]
    "Wakefield until I die".
  9. [9]
    "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  10. [10]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
  11. [11]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
  12. [12]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player s-Final archived results".
  13. [13]
    Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  14. [14]
    Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  15. [15]
    "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Final archived results".
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