Teams 18 Runners-up Leigh | Winners Castleford | |
Structure Floodlit knockout championship | ||
1967 was the third occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
Contents
- Background
- Preliminary Round
- Round 1 First Round
- Round 1 Replays
- Round 2 Quarter Finals
- Round 2 Quarter Finals Replays
- Round 3 Semi Finals
- Teams and Scorers
- The road to success
- References
Castleford won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 8-5
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,716 and receipts were £2,099
This was the third of Castleford's three victories in successive seasons in the first three Floodlit competitions
Background
This season the original eight invitees plus the three "newcomers" from last season (Barrow, Rochdale Hornets and Salford) are joined by a further seven clubs.
These are Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull F.C., Hull KR, Keighley, Wakefield Trinity and Wigan and bring the total of entrants up to eighteen.
This involved the introduction of a preliminary knock-out round on a knock-out basis, to reduce the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition.
Preliminary Round
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Round 1 - First Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Round 1 -Replays
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Round 2 -Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Round 2 -Quarter Finals - Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
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
The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures