1978–79 League Cup (rugby league)

Updated on Dec 11, 2023

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Teams 32 Runners-up Warrington		Winners Widnes
Structure National knockout championship

This was the eighth season for rugby league's League Cup competition, which was now known as the John Player Trophy for sponsorship reasons.

Widnes won the final against Warrington by the score of 16-4. The match was played at Knowsley Road, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 10,743 and receipts were £11709.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.
Bad weather - Due to an exceptionally inclement (i.e. frost, snow etc.) winter there were very few Rugby League matches played during the months of January and February

Round 1 - First Round

Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Round 1 - First Round - Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs - and due to the first match being postponed because of extremely inclement weather

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Bad weather - Due to an exceptionally inclement (i.e. frost, snow etc.) winter there were very few Rugby League matches played during the months of January and February

Round 3 – Semi-Finals - Replays

Involved 3 matches and 4 clubs - and due to the first match being postponed because of extremely inclement weather

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

Prize Money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-

Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

References

1978–79 League Cup (rugby league) Wikipedia

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