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1987–88 League Cup (rugby league)

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Teams
  
36

Runners-up
  
Leeds

Winners
  
St Helens

Structure
  
National knockout championship

This was the seventeenth season for the League Cup, known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship purposes.

Contents

St Helens won the final, beating Leeds by the score of 15-14. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 16,669 and receipts were £62232.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-six
Blackpool Borough moved to Springfield Park in Wigan and renamed as Springfield Borough

Preliminary Round

Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

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 3 -Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = four (4) 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

1987–88 League Cup (rugby league) Wikipedia