1975–76 Player's No.6 Trophy Explained

1975–76 Player's No.6 Trophy
Structure:National knockout championship
Season Champs:Widnes
Season Champ Name:Winners
Runner-Up Name:Runner-up
Second Place:Hull F.C.
Prevseason Link:1974–75 Player's No.6 Trophy
Prevseason Year:1974–75
Nextseason Link:1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy
Nextseason Year:1976–77
No Of Teams:32

This was the fifth season for the League Cup, known as the Players No.6 Trophy for sponsorship reasons.

Widnes won the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 19–13 in the final played at Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,035 and receipts were £6275.

Background

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

Competition and results

[1] [2] [3]

Round 1 - First round

[4] Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs

width=10 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=110 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Fri 26 Sep 1975Castleford26-15York
2Fri 26 Sep 1975Mayfield3-53SalfordThe Willows34491, 2, 3
3Sat 27 Sep 1975Barrow16-9Pilkington RecsCraven Park6124
4Sat 27 Sep 1975Wigan30-7KeighleyCentral Park
5Sat 27 Sep 1975Workington Town16-9BramleyDerwent Park
6Sun 28 Sep 1975Batley18-9WhitehavenMount Pleasant
7Sun 28 Sep 1975Blackpool Borough11-36St. HelensBorough Park[5]
8Sun 28 Sep 1975Bradford Northern12-32Wakefield TrinityOdsal[6]
9Sun 28 Sep 1975Doncaster12-23Hull F.C.Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield[7]
10Sun 28 Sep 1975Huddersfield20-12WarringtonFartown[8] [9]
11Sun 28 Sep 1975Hull Kingston Rovers33-10Rochdale HornetsCraven Park (1)
12Sun 28 Sep 1975Huyton14-20OldhamAlt Park, Huyton
13Sun 28 Sep 1975Leigh12-5Featherstone RoversHilton Park
14Sun 28 Sep 1975New Hunslet28-8HalifaxElland Road Greyhound Stadium5
15Sun 28 Sep 1975Swinton7-23LeedsStation Road
16Sun 28 Sep 1975Widnes27-12DewsburyNaughton Park[10]

Round 2 - Second round

[11] Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

width=10 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=110 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Fri 7 Nov 1975Hull Kingston Rovers23-8LeighCraven Park (1)6
2Sat 8 Nov 1975Wigan5-18WidnesCentral Park
3Sun 9 Nov 1975Huddersfield14-5BarrowFartown
4Sun 9 Nov 1975Hull F.C.9-9LeedsBoulevard
5Sun 9 Nov 1975St. Helens47-9BatleyKnowsley Road
6Sun 9 Nov 1975Salford46-3OldhamThe Willows
7Sun 9 Nov 1975Wakefield Trinity14-24CastlefordBelle Vue
8Sun 9 Nov 1975Workington Town23-6New HunsletDerwent Park

Round 2 - Second round replays

Involved 1 match and 2 clubs

width=10 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=110 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Thu 13 Nov 1975Leeds11-23Hull F.C.Headingley

Round 3 - quarterfinals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

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1Sat 22 Nov 1975Hull F.C.9-8St. HelensBoulevard
2Sun 23 Nov 1975Huddersfield10-19CastlefordFartown
3Sun 23 Nov 1975Hull Kingston Rovers14-18WidnesCraven Park (1)
4Sun 23 Nov 1975Salford16-8Workington TownThe Willows
[11]

Round 4 – semifinals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

width=10 abbr="No" Game Nowidth=110 abbr="Date"Fixture datewidth=150 abbr="Home team"Home teamwidth=5 abbr="space" width=20 abbr="Score" Scorewidth=5 abbr="space" width=150 abbr="Away team" Away teamwidth=150 abbr="Venue" Venuewidth=30 abbr="Att" Attwidth=30 abbr="Rec" Recwidth=20 abbr="Notes" Noteswidth=30 abbr="Ref" Ref
1Sat 29 Nov 1975Castleford9-17Widnes
2Sat 13 Dec 1975Salford14-22Hull F.C.The Willows
[11]

Final

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Saturday 24 January 1976Widnes19-13Hull F.C.Headingley903562757[12] [13]

Teams and scorers

[12] [13] [14] [15]

width=280 abbr=winnerWidneswidth=60 abbr="Number"No.width=280 abbr=runner-upHull
teams
Ray Dutton1Mike Stephensonhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/S
Alan Prescotthttp://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Prescott2Alf Macklinhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/M
Derek "Mick" Georgehttp://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=George3George Clarkhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/C
Mal Aspey4Steve Portzhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/P
David Jenkinshttp://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Jenkins5Paul Hunterhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/H
Eric Hughes6Brian Hancockhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/H
Reg Bowdenhttp://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Bowden7Ken Foulkeshttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/F
Jim Mills8Bill Ramsey
Keith Elwell9Peter Flanagan
John Wood10Alan Wardellhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/W
John Foranhttp://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Foran11Keith Boxallhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/B
Barry Sheridanhttp://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Sheridan12Malcolm Walkerhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/W
Mick Adams13Mick Crane
? Not used14? Not used
? Not used15Chris Davidsonhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/D (for Ken Foulkes)
Coach
19score13
8HT8
Scorers
Tries
David Jenkins (2)TPaul Hunter (1)
Reg Bowden (1)TMick Crane (2)
Mick Adams (1)T
Goals
Ray Dutton (3)GKeith Boxhall (2)
Drop Goals
Reg Bowden (1)DG
RefereeJ. V. Moss (Manchester)
Man of the matchReg Bowden - Widnes -
Competition SponsorPlayer's No.6

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:[16]

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£6,0001£6,000
Runner-up£3,0001£3,000
Semi-finalist£1,5002£3,000
Loser in Rd 3£6004£2,400
Loser in Rd 2£4508£3,600
Loser in Rd 1£30016£4,800
Grand Total£22,800

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments

1 * Mayfield are a Junior (amateur) club from Rochdale
2 * Although Mayfield were drawn at home, the match was moved to Salford
3 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks 1990-1991 [12] and 1991-92[13] and Wigan official archives[2] give the score as 3-57, but RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] and The News of the World/Empire News annual 1976–77[3] give it as 3-53
4 * Pilkington Recs are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens, home ground was City Road until they moved to Ruskin Drive from 2011 to 2012
5 * Wigan official archives[2] gives the score as 25-8 but RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] gives it as 28-8
6 * Wigan official archives[2] gives the score as 23-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] and The News of the World/Empire News annual 1976–77[3] give it as 23-8
7 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  3. Book: Frank Butler and Patrick Collins. News of the World Football Annual 1976–77 - 90th year. 1976. News of the World Ltd.
  4. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Round 1 results.
  5. Web site: Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97.
  6. Web site: I'm Wakefield 'til I die....
  7. Web site: HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results.
  8. 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 .
  9. Web site: Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage.
  10. Web site: Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97.
  11. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Round 2 on results.
  12. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. 1990. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617851 X.
  13. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.
  14. Web site: Widnes Stat Attack archived results.
  15. Web site: Hull RLFC official stats.
  16. 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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