Английская Википедия:1979–80 John Player Trophy
Шаблон:Infobox rugby football league season This was the ninth season for the League Cup, known as the John Player Trophy for sponsorship reasons.
Bradford Northern won the trophy, beating Widnes 6–0 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,909 and receipts were £11560.
Background
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup. As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup."
The competition ran from 1971–72 until 1995–96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams. The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sport The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January.
The competition was known by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.
The 1979–80 season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen. There were no drawn matches in the competition.
Competition and results
Round 1 – First Round
[3] Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14 Sep 1979 | Salford | 47–5 | Huddersfield | The Willows | [4] | ||||||
| Sat 15 Sep 1979 | Wakefield Trinity | 25–18 | Hull F.C. | Belle Vue | [5][6] | ||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Barrow | 13–18 | St. Helens | Craven Park | 4818 | [7] | |||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Batley | 2–12 | York | Mount Pleasant | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Blackpool Borough | 6–3 | West Hull | Borough Park | 555 | 1 | [7] | ||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Bramley | 43–15 | Whitehaven | McLaren Field | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Castleford | 15–12 | Dewsbury | Wheldon Road | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Doncaster | 0–48 | Bradford Northern | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Featherstone Rovers | 17–7 | Halifax | Post Office Road | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Warrington | 25–9 | Huyton | Wilderspool | 2 | [8] | |||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Keighley | 21–9 | Rochdale Hornets | Lawkholme Lane | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Leigh | 16–0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Hilton Park | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Oldham | 7–31 | Leeds | Watersheddings | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Pilkington Recs | 9–18 | Wigan | Knowsley Road | 6707 | 3, 4 | [2][9][10] | ||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Swinton | 11-30 | Workington Town | Station Road | |||||||
| Sun 16 Sep 1979 | Widnes | 17-11 | Hunslet | Naughton Park | [11] |
Round 2 – Second Round
[12] Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29 Sep 1979 | Castleford | 24–10 | Wigan | Wheldon Road | 5 | [2] | |||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Keighley | 9–15 | Bradford Northern | Lawkholme Lane | |||||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Leeds | 7–14 | Leigh | Headingley | |||||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Salford | 23–9 | Bramley | The Willows | |||||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Wakefield Trinity | 21–12 | Featherstone Rovers | Belle Vue | [5] | ||||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Warrington | 20–15 | York | Wilderspool | [8] | ||||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Widnes | 31–20 | St. Helens | Naughton Park | 9296 | [7][11] | |||||
| Sun 30 Sep 1979 | Workington Town | 43–7 | Blackpool Borough | Derwent Park |
Round 3 -Quarter-finals
[12] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20 Oct 1979 | Warrington | 6–14 | Widnes | Wilderspool | 6 | [8][11] | |||||
| Sun 21 Oct 1979 | Bradford Northern | 25–11 | Leigh | Odsal | |||||||
| Sun 21 Oct 1979 | Castleford | 6–13 | Salford | Wheldon Road | |||||||
| Sun 21 Oct 1979 | Wakefield Trinity | 26–5 | Workington Town | Belle Vue | [5] |
Round 4 – Semi-finals
[12] Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Nov 1979 | Widnes | 19–3 | Salford | Wilderspool | 6567 | 7 | [11] | ||||
| Sat 17 Nov 1979 | Bradford Northern | 16–3 | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley | 8233 | [5] |
Final
The final was originally scheduled to take place on 1 December 1979, but was postponed because of a BBC TV dispute.[13] The game was re-scheduled, but due to a frozen pitch at the original venue, Station Road, Swinton, the fixture was moved to Headingley in Leeds.[14]
| Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 5 January 1980 | Bradford Northern | 6–0 | Widnes | Headingley | 9909 | 11560 | 8 | [9][10][11] |
Teams and scorers
| Bradford Northern | № | Widnes |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Keith Mumby | 1 | David Eckersley |
| "Dave" Barends | 2 | Stuart Wright |
| David Redfearn | 3 | Mal Aspey |
| Derek Parker ()rugby league | 4 | Derek "Mick" George[1] |
| Les Gant | 5 | Mick Burke |
| Nigel Stephenson | 6 | Eric Hughes |
| Alan Redfearn | 7 | Reg Bowden[2] |
| James "Jimmy" Thompson | 8 | Brian Hogan |
| "Keith" Bridges | 9 | Keith Elwell |
| Colin Forsyth | 10 | Glyndwr "Glyn" Shaw |
| Jeff Grayshon | 11 | Les Gorley |
| Gary Van Bellen | 12 | David Hull |
| Len Casey | 13 | Mick Adams |
| Steve Ferres (for Gary Van Bellen) | 14 | ? Not used |
| Ian Van Bellen (for Colin Forsyth) | 15 | Jim Mills (for Brian Hogan) |
| Coach | ||
| 6 | score | 0 |
| 5 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| D. Parker (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Keith Mumby (1) | G | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Nigel Stephenson (1) | DG | |
| Referee | William "Billy" H. Thompson (Huddersfield) | |
| Man of the match | Len Casey – Bradford Northern – Шаблон:Rlp | |
| Competition Sponsor | John Player |
Scoring – Try = three points – Goal = two points – Drop goal = one point
Prize money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:[16]
| Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | £8,500 | 1 | £8,500 |
| Runner-up | £4,000 | 1 | £4,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £2,000 | 2 | £4,000 |
| Loser in Rd 3 | £1,000 | 4 | £4,000 |
| Loser in Rd 2 | £800 | 8 | £6,400 |
| Loser in Rd 1 | £600 | 16 | £9,600 |
| Grand Total | £36,500 | ||
The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures Шаблон:32TeamBracket
Notes and comments
1 * West Hull are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull
2 * Warrington official website[8] and Wigan official archives[3] shows the match played at Wilderspool but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] shows Huyton at home
3 * Pilkington Recs are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens, home ground was City Road until they moved to Ruskin Drive from 2011–12
4 * Wigan official archives[3] give the attendance as 6,500 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives it as 6,707
5 * Wigan official archives[12] gives the score as 21–10, but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives it as 24–10
6 * Warrington official website[8] shows the match played on 2 October but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Wigan official archives[12] show it played on 20 October
7 * Wigan official archives[12] show Salford at home, but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] show Widnes at home
8 * 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.
See also
- 1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season
- 1979 Lancashire Cup
- 1979 Yorkshire Cup
- John Player Trophy
- Rugby league county cups
References
External links
- Saints Heritage Society
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Шаблон:Webarchive
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings – One team, one passion Season In Review – 1896–97
- The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
- Huddersfield R L Heritage
- Wakefield until I die
Шаблон:League Cup (rugby league)
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- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 11,2 11,3 11,4 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 12,0 12,1 12,2 12,3 12,4 12,5 Шаблон:Cite web
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