Teams 22 Runners-up Warrington | Winners Salford | |
Structure Floodlit knockout championship | ||
1974 was the tenth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
This year there was another new name on the trophy when Salford won the trophy by beating Warrington by the score of 10-5 in a replay.
The final was played at The Willows, Salford, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 4,473, receipts were £1913 and the score 0-0
The replay was at Wilderspool. The attendance was 5,778, receipts were £2434 and the score 10-5
This was the first (and only) Floodlit final to require a replay after a drawn first match
Contents
Background
This season saw New Hunslet join the competition, which increased the number of entrants by one, to a new high total of twenty-two.
The format remained the same as the last season with the preliminary round (generally) played on a two-legged home and away basis and the rest of the tournament being played on a knock-out basis. The exceptions to the two-legged preliminary rounds were the two matches where the four clubs had agreed to play a sudden-death match to avoid fixture congestion
The preliminary round now involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.
Preliminary Round - First Leg
Involved 6 matches and 12 Clubs
Preliminary Round - Second Leg
Involved 4 matches and the same 8 Clubs in reverse fixtures (the other two matches were on a single leg basis)
Round 1 - First Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Round 2 -Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 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