Английская Википедия:1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy
Шаблон:Infobox rugby football 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.
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
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 23 Oct 1976 | Hull F.C. | 18-5 | Warrington | Boulevard | [5][6] | |||||
| 2 | Sat 23 Oct 1976 | Leeds | 34-10 | Rochdale Hornets | Headingley | ||||||
| 3 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Blackpool Borough | 16-15 | Barrow | Borough Park | ||||||
| 4 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Bradford Northern | 23-18 | Huddersfield | Odsal | ||||||
| 5 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Bramley | 33-5 | Dewsbury | McLaren Field | ||||||
| 6 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Featherstone Rovers | 43-13 | Whitehaven | Post Office Road | ||||||
| 7 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Ovenden | 4-24 | Halifax | Thrum Hall | 3680 | 1, 2 | ||||
| 8 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7-12 | St. Helens | Craven Park (1) | 5984 | [7] | ||||
| 9 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Huyton | 6-8 | York | Alt Park, Huyton | ||||||
| 10 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Leigh | 29-7 | Swinton | Hilton Park | ||||||
| 11 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | New Hunslet | 10-24 | Castleford | Elland Road Greyhound Stadium | ||||||
| 12 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Oldham | 17-9 | Batley | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 13 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Ace Caravans | 15-39 | Salford | The Willows | 3037 | 3, 4, 5 | ||||
| 14 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Wakefield Trinity | 8-10 | Widnes | Belle Vue | [8][9] | |||||
| 15 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Wigan | 33-0 | Keighley | Central Park | [3] | |||||
| 16 | Sun 24 Oct 1976 | Workington Town | 45-15 | Doncaster | Derwent Park |
Round 2 - Second Round
[10] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 6 Nov 1976 | Leeds | 18-17 | Salford | Headingley | ||||||
| 2 | Sat 6 Nov 1976 | St. Helens | 18-22 | Castleford | Knowsley Road | 2691 | [7] | ||||
| 3 | Sun 7 Nov 1976 | Blackpool Borough | 7-3 | Halifax | Borough Park | ||||||
| 4 | Sun 7 Nov 1976 | Hull F.C. | 19-5 | Bradford Northern | Boulevard | [5] | |||||
| 5 | Sun 7 Nov 1976 | Oldham | 13-28 | Leigh | Watersheddings | 6 | |||||
| 6 | Sun 7 Nov 1976 | Widnes | 10-0 | Featherstone Rovers | Naughton Park | [9] | |||||
| 7 | Sun 7 Nov 1976 | Workington Town | 17-13 | Bramley | Derwent Park | ||||||
| 8 | Sun 7 Nov 1976 | York | 8-7 | Wigan | Clarence Street | 6503 | 7 | [3] |
Round 3 -Quarter Finals
[10] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 20 Dec 1976 | Leeds | 14-20 | Castleford | Headingley | ||||||
| 2 | Sun 21 Dec 1976 | Leigh | 17-12 | Hull F.C. | Hilton Park | [5] | |||||
| 3 | Sun 21 Dec 1976 | Widnes | 13-10 | York | Naughton Park | [9] | |||||
| 4 | Sun 21 Dec 1976 | Workington Town | 5-11 | Blackpool Borough | Derwent Park |
Round 4 – Semi-Finals
[10] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 27 Dec 1976 | Castleford | 15-10 | Widnes | Wheldon Road | 8 | [9] | ||||
| 2 | Sat 11 Dec 1976 | Blackpool Borough | 15-5 | Leigh | Borough Park | 8 |
Final
Teams and scorers
| Castleford | No. | Blackpool Borough |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Geoffrey Wraith | 1 | Doug Reynolds |
| Steve Fenton | 2 | Doug Robinson |
| John Joyner | 3 | John Heritage |
| Philip Johnson | 4 | Paul Machen |
| Trevor Briggs | 5 | Phil Pitman |
| Bruce Burton | 6 | Ged Marsh |
| Gary Stephens | 7 | Jackie Newall |
| Paul Kahn | 8 | James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Hamilton |
| Robert Spurr | 9 | Howard Allen |
| Alan Dickinson | 10 | Joe Egan |
| Mal Reilly | 11 | Paul Gamble |
| Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd | 12 | Ken Groves |
| Steve 'Knocker' Norton | 13 | Malcolm Pattinson |
| ? Not used | 14 | Cliff Lamb (for Phil Pitman) |
| ? Not used | 15 | Phil Hurst (for Ken Groves) |
| Coach | Jim Crellin |
Prize money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:[13]
| Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £6,000 | 1 | £6,000 |
| Runner-up | £3,000 | 1 | £3,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £1,500 | 2 | £3,000 |
| Loser in Rd 3 | £700 | 4 | £2,800 |
| Loser in Rd 2 | £550 | 8 | £4,400 |
| Loser in Rd 1 | £400 | 16 | £6,400 |
| Grand Total | £25,600 | ||
The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures Шаблон:32TeamBracket
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[11] and 1991-92[12] 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 Шаблон:Rlp (No. 4) Bill Francis & York's Шаблон:Rlp (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
- 1976–77 Northern Rugby Football League season
- 1976 Lancashire Cup
- 1976 Yorkshire Cup
- Player's No.6 Trophy
- Rugby league county cups
References
External links
Шаблон:League Cup (rugby league)
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 9,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 10,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 12,0 12,1 Шаблон:Cite book
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