Teams 22 Runners-up St Helens | Winners Widnes | |
Structure Floodlit knockout championship | ||
1978 was the fourteenth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
Contents
- Background
- Preliminary Round
- Round 1 First Round
- Round 2 Quarter Finals
- Round 2 Quarter Finals Replay
- Round 3 Semi Finals
- Round 3 Semi Finals Replay
- Teams and Scorers
- The road to success
- References
This year, previous two times runner-up Widnes, won the trophy by beating last year's winners and cup holders St Helens by the score of 13-7
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 10,250, and the receipts were £7,017
Background
This season Batley dropped out after only one season, but Bramley returned; thus the number of entrants remaining the same at twenty-two.
The format remained as a knock-out competition from the preliminary round through to the final.
The preliminary round involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.
Preliminary Round
Involved 6 matches and 12 Clubs
Round 1 - First Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Round 2 -Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Round 2 -Quarter Finals - Replay
Involved 1 matches and 2 Clubs
Round 3 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Round 3 – Semi-Finals - Replay
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