1984–85 John Player Special Trophy Explained

1984–85 John Player Special Trophy
Structure:National knockout championship
Season Champ Name:Winners
Runner-Up Name:Runner-up
Second Place:Hull
Prevseason Link:1983–84 John Player Special Trophy
Prevseason Year:1983–84
Nextseason Link:1985–86 John Player Special Trophy
Nextseason Year:1985–86
No Of Teams:38

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

Hull Kingston Rovers claimed the trophy by beating their local rivals Hull F.C. by the score of 12–0 in the final. The match was played at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull and the attendance was 25,326. Gate receipts were £69555.

Background

This season saw several changes in the entrants:

  1. Cardiff City Blue Dragons were renamed Bridgend Blue Dragons and Kent Invicta were renamed Southend Invicta
  2. Mansfield Marksman and Sheffield Eagles joined the league and also the competition
  3. Huyton changed their name to Runcorn Highfield and moved from Alt Park, Huyton to Canal Street, Runcorn
  4. and the re-introduction of the invitation to two junior clubs.

This involved an increase in entrants to thirty-eight, in turn resulting in a six-match, 12-club preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs taking part in the first round proper to thirty-two.

Competition and results

[1] [2]

Preliminary round

Involved six matches and 12 clubs

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1Fri 2 Nov 1984Myson (Hull)2-8DewsburyBoulevard1
2Sun 4 Nov 1984Bramley20-6Southend InvictaMcLaren Field572
3Sun 4 Nov 1984Keighley24-10Bradford Dudley HillLawkholme Lane15702, 3
4Sun 4 Nov 1984Sheffield Eagles17-6Wakefield TrinityOwlerton Stadium12794[3]
5Wed 7 Nov 1984Carlisle8-26Bradford NorthernBrunton Park12155
6Wed 7 Nov 1984Hunslet2-6Workington TownElland Road7195
[4]

Round 1 – First round

[4] Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs

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1Sat 17 Nov 1984Hull Kingston Rovers32-5LeighCraven Park (1)45416
2Sun 18 Nov 1984Bradford Northern22-1SwintonOdsal3712
3Sun 18 Nov 1984Bramley12-10Blackpool BoroughMcLaren Field653
4Sun 18 Nov 1984Bridgend Blue Dragons4-42CastlefordCoychurch Road, Bridgend18037
5Sun 18 Nov 1984Dewsbury14-8SalfordCrown Flatt1176
6Sun 18 Nov 1984Featherstone Rovers17-12BarrowPost Office Road1651
7Sun 18 Nov 1984Fulham14-36Hull F.C.Polytechnic of Central London23248[5]
8Sun 18 Nov 1984Leeds50-2Sheffield EaglesHeadingley4881
9Sun 18 Nov 1984Rochdale Hornets10-8Mansfield MarksmanAthletic Grounds620
10Sun 18 Nov 1984Runcorn Highfield18-5BatleyAlt Park, Huyton760
11Sun 18 Nov 1984St. Helens60-8KeighleyKnowsley Road5145[6]
12Sun 18 Nov 1984Warrington5-17HalifaxWilderspool4171[7]
13Sun 18 Nov 1984Whitehaven64-0DoncasterRecreation Ground17179
14Sun 18 Nov 1984Wigan50-6Huddersfield BarracudasCentral Park7375[8]
15Sun 18 Nov 1984Workington Town12-22WidnesDerwent Park1010[9]
16Sun 18 Nov 1984York6-22OldhamClarence Street2504

Round 2 – Second round

[10] Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

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1Sat 1 Dec 1984Leeds10-4WiganHeadingley9261
2Sun 2 Dec 1984Bradford Northern12-12St. HelensOdsal9419
3Sun 2 Dec 1984Bramley33-5WhitehavenMcLaren Field1358
4Sun 2 Dec 1984Dewsbury31-16Runcorn HighfieldCrown Flatt1242
5Sun 2 Dec 1984Halifax20-18CastlefordThrum Hall4784
6Sun 2 Dec 1984Hull F.C.26-14OldhamBoulevard1150010
7Sun 2 Dec 1984Hull Kingston Rovers34-12Rochdale HornetsCraven Park (1)4835
8Sun 2 Dec 1984Widnes28-10Featherstone RoversNaughton Park3850

Round 2 – Second round replays

Involved one match and two clubs

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1Wed 5 Dec 1984St. Helens24–10Bradford NorthernKnowsley Road10156

Round 3 – Quarter-finals

[10] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

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1Sat 22 Dec 1984St. Helens8–14HalifaxKnowsley Road5768
2Sun 23 Dec 1984Dewsbury8–22Hull F.C.Crown Flatt7197
3Sun 23 Dec 1984Hull Kingston Rovers14–6WidnesCraven Park (1)7710
4Sun 23 Dec 1984Leeds28–14BramleyHeadingley6404

Round 4 – Semi-finals

[10] Involved two matches and four clubs

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1Sat 29 Dec 1984Hull Kingston Rovers14–8HalifaxHeadingley6390
2Sat 5 Jan 1985Hull F.C.18–6LeedsBoothferry Park 1336211, 14

Final

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Saturday 26 January 1985Hull Kingston Rovers12–0Hull253266955512, 13, 14[11] [12]

Teams and scorers

[11] [12] [13]

width=280 abbr=winnerHull Kingston Roverswidth=60 abbr="Number"№width=280 abbr=runner-upHull
teams
George Fairbairn1Gary Kemble
Garry Clark2Steve Evans
Ian Robinson3Fred Ah Kuoi
Gary Prohm4James Leuluai
David Laws5Dane O'Hara
Mike Smith6David Topliss (c)
Paul Harkin7Peter Sterling
Mark Broadhurst8Phil Edmonds
David Watkinson (c)9Shaun Patrickhttp://www.hullfc.com/past-players/P
Asuquo "Zook" Ema10Paul Rose
Chris Burton11Lee Crooks
Phil Hogan12Wayne Proctor
Gavin Miller13Gary Divorty
14John Lydiat (Unused)14Garry Schofield (for Gary Kemble)
15Len Casey (Unused)15Andy Dannatt (for Phil Edmonds)
Roger Millward MBECoachArthur Bunting
12score0
8HT0
Scorers
Tries
Gary Prohm 13mins (1)T
Phil Hogan 18mins (1)T
Garry Clark 72mins (1)T
RefereeStanley Wall (Leigh)
Man of the matchPaul Harkin - Hull KR -
Competition sponsorJohn Player Special
Scoring - Try = four 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 is as follows :-

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?1?
Runner-up?1?
semi-finalist?2?
loser in Rd 3?4?
loser in Rd 2?8?
Loser in Rd 1?16?
Loser in prelim round???
Grand total

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments

  1. * Myson are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull.
  2. * Bradford Dudley Hill are a Junior (amateur) club from Bradford.
  3. * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991[11] and 1991-92,[12] and RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives score as 24-10 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 24-8

4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Wakefield till I die[3] give the score as 17-6 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 17-8
5 * This fixture not shown on Wigan official archives[4]
6 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give score as 32-5 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 32-6
7 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give score as 4-42 but Wigan official archives [2] gives it as 4-34
8 * venue possibly Crystal Palace NSC or Chiswick Poly Sports Ground
9 * The highest winning margin to date between professional clubs
10 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Hull official archives[5] give score as 26-14 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 23-14
11 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991[11] and 1991-92,[12] RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Wigan official archives[2] give the venue as Boothferry Park but Hull official archives[5] gives it as The Boulevard Boothferry Park was the home of Hull City A.F.C.
12 * The attendance at this final was a new record, which would never be beaten in the competition
13 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991[11] and 1991-92,[12] RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Wigan official archives[2] give the venue as Boothferry Park but Hull official archives[5] gives it as The Boulevard Boothferry Park was the home of Hull City A.F.C.
14 * Boothferry Park was the home ground of Hull City from 31 August 1946 until December 2002. The final capacity was 15,160 although the record attendance was 55,019 set on 26 February 1949 in an FA Cup quarter-final when Hull City played host to Manchester United

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results.
  3. Web site: Wakefield until I die.
  4. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results.
  5. Web site: HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results.
  6. Web site: Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97.
  7. 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 .
  8. Web site: Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage.
  9. Web site: Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97.
  10. Web site: Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 onwards archived results.
  11. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. 1990. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617851 X.
  12. Book: Raymond Fletcher and David Howes. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0 35617852 8.
  13. Web site: Hull RLFC official stats.

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