1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Explained

1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy
Structure:National knockout championship
Season Champs:Warrington
Season Champ Name:Winners
Runner-Up Name:Runner-up
Second Place:Rochdale Hornets
Prevseason Link:1972–73 Player's No.6 Trophy
Prevseason Year:1972–73
Nextseason Link:1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy
Nextseason Year:1974–75
No Of Teams:32

This was the third season of rugby league's League Cup competition, which for sponsorship reasons was known as the Players No.6 Trophy.

Warrington won the final, beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 27–16 in the match played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 9,347 and receipts were £4380.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-two.

Competition and results

[1] [2] [3] [4]

Round 1 - First Round

[5] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

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1Sat 15 Sep 1973Bramley20-12Hull F.C.McLaren Field750[6]
2Sat 15 Sep 1973Keighley30-10HuytonLawkholme Lane5951
3Sat 15 Sep 1973St. Helens34-16Featherstone RoversKnowsley Road30002[7]
4Sat 15 Sep 1973Whitehaven26-3Dewsbury CelticRecreation Ground12763, 4
5Sat 15 Sep 1973Wigan34-0BatleyCentral Park4149
6Sun 16 Sep 1973Bradford Northern12-34LeedsOdsal9028
7Sun 16 Sep 1973Castleford88-5Millom10315, 6
8Sun 16 Sep 1973Dewsbury33-24WidnesCrown Flatt25087[8]
9Sun 16 Sep 1973Halifax20-5BarrowThrum Hall12818
10Sun 16 Sep 1973New Hunslet11-26LeighElland Road Greyhound Stadium2000
11Sun 16 Sep 1973Rochdale Hornets18-2HuddersfieldAthletic Grounds1952[9]
12Sun 16 Sep 1973Salford47-17DoncasterThe Willows4122
13Sun 16 Sep 1973Wakefield Trinity47-13Blackpool BoroughBelle Vue2462[10]
14Sun 16 Sep 1973Warrington31-14OldhamWilderspool5238[11]
15Sun 16 Sep 1973Workington Town20-9Hull Kingston RoversDerwent Park1503
16Sun 16 Sep 1973York32-13SwintonClarence Street2509

Round 2 - Second Round

[12] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
NOTE - Matches in this round kicked off earlier to make maximum use of the daylight
Use of Floodlights in sporting events was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes

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1Sat 15 Dec 1973Bramley24-12LeighMcLaren Field7509
2Sat 15 Dec 1973Warrington18-9CastlefordWilderspool22089
3Sun 16 Dec 1973Halifax7-16DewsburyThrum Hall20509
4Sun 16 Dec 1973Rochdale Hornets11-0YorkAthletic Grounds22749
5Sun 16 Dec 1973St. Helens28-2WhitehavenKnowsley Road23109, 10
6Sun 16 Dec 1973Salford4-17LeedsThe Willows8219
7Sun 16 Dec 1973Wakefield Trinity10-7Workington TownBelle Vue18359
8Sun 16 Dec 1973Wigan10-14KeighleyCentral Park25099, 11

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

[12] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

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1Sat 29 Dec 1973Wakefield Trinity18-18St. HelensBelle Vue289012
2Sun 30 Dec 1973Keighley8-11BramleyLawkholme Lane288713
3Sun 30 Dec 1973Rochdale Hornets7-5LeedsAthletic Grounds538913
4Sun 30 Dec 1973Warrington20-12DewsburyWilderspool609013

Round 3 -Quarter Finals - Replays

Involved 1 match with 2 clubs

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1Sun 6 Jan 1974St. Helens16-10Wakefield TrinityKnowsley Road7287

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

[12] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

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1Sun 6 Jan 1974Rochdale Hornets14-2BramleyAthletic Grounds283514
2Sat 12 Jan 1974Warrington20-9St. HelensWilderspool5352

Final

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Saturday 9 February 1974Warrington27-16Rochdale HornetsCentral Park9347438015, 16[13] [14]

Teams and Scorers John Player yearbook 1974–75

[13] [14]

width=280 abbr=winnerWarringtonwidth=60 abbr="Number"№width=280 abbr=runner-upRochdale Hornets
teams
Derek Whitehead1James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Crellin
Michael "Mick"/"Mike" Philbinhttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Philbin&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search2Norman Brelsford
Derek Noonan3Tom Brophy
Frank Reynoldshttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Reynolds&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search4David Taylor
John Bevan5Willie Aspinall
Alan Whittle6John Butler
Parry Gordon7Stephen/Steven "Steve" Gartland
David "Dave" Chisnall8William "Bill" Holliday
Kevin Ashcroft (c)9R. Harris
Brian Bradyhttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Brady&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search 10S. Whitehead
David "Dave" Wrighthttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Wright&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search11Terry Fogerty
Robert "Bobby" Wanbon12William "Bill"/"Billy" Sheffield
Barry Philbin13Tony Halmshaw
William "Bill"/"Billy" Pickuphttp://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Pickup&ddlAppearances=0&ddlTries=0&ddlGoals=0&ddlPoints=0&code=%25&Search=Search (for Derek Noonan or Frank Reynolds)14Harry Wood (for John Butler or Terry Foggerty)
Mike Nicholas (for Dave Chisnall 19-mins)15? Not used
CoachHenry Delooze
27score16
12HT0
Scorers
Tries
Derek Whitehead (1)TNorman Brelsford (2)
Derek Noonan (2)TTom Brophy (1)
John Bevan (1)TDavid Taylor (1)
Mike Nicholas (1)T
Goals
Derek Whitehead (6)GWilliam "Bill" Holliday (2)
RefereeD. Gerald "Gerry" Kershaw (York)
Man of the matchKevin Ashcroft - Warrington -
Competition SponsorPlayer's №6
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

Timeline in the final

width=100 abbr="Time" Timewidth=250 abbr="Incident"Incidentwidth=50 abbr="Score"Score
?Penalty Goal: Derek Whitehead2-0
27 minTry: Mike Nicholas5-0
Conversion: Derek Whitehead7-0
39 minTry: Derek Noonan10-0
Conversion: Derek Whitehead12-0
Half Time12-0
Penalty Goal: Colin Whitfield12-0
43 minTry: Norman Brelsford15-3
?Try: Derek Noonan15-3
Conversion: Derek Whitehead17-3
?Try: David Taylor17-6
Conversion: Bill Holliday17-8
approx 50 minTry: John Bevan20-8
Conversion: Derek Whitehead22-8
approx 60 minTry: Derek Whitehead25-8
Conversion: Derek Whitehead27-8
?Try: Norman Brelsford27-11
Conversion: Bill Holliday27-13
79 minTry: Tom Brophy27-16
Full Time27-16

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:[15]

width=100 abbr="Finish Position" Finish Positionwidth=110 abbr="Cash Prize"Cash Prizewidth=50 abbr="No. receiving prize"No. receiving prizewidth=100 abbr="Total Cash"Total Cash
Winner£5,0001£5,000
Runner-up£2,5001£2,500
Semi-finalist£1,0002£2,000
Loser in Rd 3£4504£1,800
Loser in Rd 2£3008£2,400
Loser in Rd 1£15016£2,400
Grand Total£16,100

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments

1 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] states that the match was played at Bradford, whereas it was played at Lawkholme Lane, Keighley
2 * St Helens official archives[7] give the attendance as 2,500 whereas RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives it as 3,000
3 * Dewsbury Celtic are a Junior (amateur) club from Dewsbury, home ground is Crow Nest Park
4 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[3] and the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75[2] give the attendance as 1,250 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give it as 1,276
5 * Millom are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria, current home ground is the Coronation Field ground
6 * The highest score, to date in the competition against a Junior club
7 * Widnes official archives[8] give the result as a Wiidnes win
8 * Wigan official archives[4] show a score of 30-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give it as 20-5
9 * Matches kicked off Earlier to accommodate daylight. Use of Floodlights was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes.
10 * Wigan official archives[4] give score as 28-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give it as 28-2
11 * Wigan's hooker (Colin Clarke) and two Keighley players (Wilmot and Burke) were sent off during this second half of this match.
12 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[3] give the date as 9-12-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give the date as 29-12-1974
13 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[3] give the date as 9-12-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give the date as 30-12-1974
14 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75,[3] the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75[2] and Wigan official archives[4] give the date as Saturday 5-1-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give the date as Sunday 6-1-1974
15 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[3] gives the attendance as 10,047 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give the attendance as 9,347
16 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Book: Frank Butler and Patrick Collins. News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 - 88th year. 1974. News of the World Ltd.
  3. Book: Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding. John Player Yearbook 1974–75. 1991. Queen Anne Press.
  4. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  5. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  6. Web site: HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results.
  7. Web site: Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97.
  8. Web site: Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97.
  9. Web site: Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage.
  10. Web site: Wakefield until I die.
  11. Web site: Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093910/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/results-archive?y=1897 . 2014-02-02 .
  12. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  13. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. 1990. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617851 X.
  14. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.
  15. Book: Fletcher . Raymond . Howes . David . Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93 . 1992 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-0-7472-7906-8 . 396.

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