1965 was the inaugural season of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition.
Contents
- Background
- Round 1 First Qualifying Round
- Round 2 Second Qualifying Round
- To Progress to the next stage
- Teams and Scorers
- References
Castleford winning the trophy by beating St Helens by the score of 4-0
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 11,510 and receipts were £3,548
This was to be the first of Castleford's three victories in successive seasons in the first three Floodlit competitions
Background
This season there were a total of only eight teams entering, all by invite, playing a total of eleven matches for which the BBC paid the RFL a grand total of £9,000.00.
The entrants included the seven clubs with permanent floodlights, Castleford, Leigh, Oldham, St Helens, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes together with Leeds, who installed floodlights in September 1966.
The competition was played in the form of a mini-league with the semi-finals and final stages being on a knock out basis.
Round 1 - First Qualifying Round
Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Round 2 - Second Qualifying Round
Involved 4 matches with the same 8 clubs - but NOT reverse fixtures
Pos = Finishing position P = Games played W = Wins D = Drqw L = Lose
PF = Points scored PA = Points against Pts = League points PD = Points scored difference
To Progress to the next stage
The rules stated that the four clubs with the greatest total winning margins were to qualify, and proceed, to the semi-final.
The four clubs in this case were Widnes, St Helens, Swinton and Castleford
Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points