Teams 37 Runners-up Bradford Northern | Winners Wigan | |
Structure National knockout championship |
This was the twenty-second season for the League Cup, a rugby league competition that was known as the Regal Trophy for sponsorship purposes.
Contents
- Background
- Preliminary Round
- Round 1 First Round
- Round 2 Second Round
- Round 2 Second Round Replays
- Round 3 Quarter Finals
- Round 4 Semi Finals
- Teams and Scorers
- Prize Money
- The road to success
- References
Wigan defeated Bradford Northern by the score of 15-8 in the final to claim the trophy. The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds in front of an attendance of 13,221.
Background
This season saw several changes in the entrants, one club re-formed/renamed, two French clubs were invited instead of the junior clubs, and one club withdrew. This resulted in one less club/entrant reducing the total number to thirty-seven.
The changes, in detail, are :-
1 Trafford Borough re-formed as Blackpool Gladiators and moved back to Blackpool, playing at Jepson Way, Blackpool
2 Two French clubs, Carcassonne and XIII Catalan were invited to join the competition, instead of the junior clubs, who were no longer invited
3 Scarborough Pirates went into administration at the end of last season
The preliminary round now involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.
Preliminary Round
Involved 5 matches and 10 Clubs
Round 1 - First Round
Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs
Round 2 - Second Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Round 2 - Second Round Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 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