1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
Contents
- Background
- Preliminary Round First Leg
- Preliminary Round Second Leg
- Round 1 First Qualifying Round
- Round 2 Second Qualifying Round
- To Progress to the next stage
- Round 3 Semi Finals
- Teams and Scorers
- References
1966 was the second occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
Castleford won the trophy by beating Swinton by the score of 7-2
The match was played at Wheldon Road , Castleford, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 8,986 and receipts were £1,692
This was to be the second of Castleford's three victories in successive seasons in the first three Floodlit competitions
Background
This season the original eight invitees were joined by Barrow, Rochdale Hornets and Salford bringing the total of entrants up to eleven, an increase of three.
This involved the introduction of a preliminary knock-out round on a two legged home and away basis, to reduce the numbers to eight, followed by a mini-league and with the semi-finals and final stages again being on a knock out basis.
Preliminary Round - First Leg
Involved 3 matches and 6 Clubs
Preliminary Round - Second Leg
Involved 3 matches and 6 Clubs
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 Castleford, Widnes, Swinton and Barrow
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points