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1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the fourth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.<br /> This year was a new name on the trophy after Castleford's three year winning streak came to an end.<br /> Wigan won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7-4<br /> The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 13,479 and receipts were £3,291<br /> 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.<br /> However the format was changed slightly with the games in the preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis.<br /> This preliminary round now involved four clubs, reducing the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition.

Competition and results

Preliminary round – first leg

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Preliminary round – second leg

Involved 2 matches with the same 4 Clubs with reverse fixtures

Round 1 – first round

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Round 2 – quarter finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 3 – semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Final

Teams and scorers

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

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<br /> 2 * This match was televised<br /> 3 * Hull F.C. (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition<br /> 4 * Rochdale Hornets, who joined the competition in season 1966-67, win their first game in the competition<br /> 5 * Keighley (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition<br /> 6 * The attendance was a record at that time<br /> 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

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