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1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the sixth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.<br /> This year was another new name on the trophy - and ALSO St. Helens' third time in six years as runner-up<br /> Leeds won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 9-5<br /> The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,612 and receipts were £2,189

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.<br /> 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.<br /> The preliminary round involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen.

Competition and results

Preliminary round

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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

Round 3 – Semi-finals – replays

Involved 1 match and 2 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 * This match was televised<br /> 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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