1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
| 1967–68 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Floodlit knockout championship |
| Teams | 18 |
| Winners | Castleford |
| Runners-up | Leigh |
1967 was the third occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
Castleford won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 8-5
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,716 and receipts were £2,099
This was the third of Castleford's three victories in successive seasons in the first three Floodlit competitions
This season the original eight invitees plus the three "newcomers" from last season (Barrow, Rochdale Hornets and Salford) are joined by a further seven clubs.
These are Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull F.C., Hull Kingston Rovers, Keighley, Wakefield Trinity and Wigan and bring the total of entrants up to eighteen.
This involved the introduction of a preliminary knock-out round on a knock-out basis, to reduce the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition.
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
1 * Hull F.C. join the competition and play first game in the competition
2 * Hull Kingston Rovers join the competition and play first game in the competition, and first at home in the competition
3 * Halifax join the competition and play first game in the competition, and first at home in the competition
4 * Huddersfield join the competition and play first game in the competition
5 * Wigan join the competition and play first game in the competition, and first at home in the competition
6 * Keighley join the competition and play first game in the competition
7 * Warrington, one of the ten original competitors in 1965-66, win their first game in the competition
8 * Wakefield Trinity join the competition and play first game in the competition, and first at home in the competition
9 * Leeds, one of the ten original competitors in 1965-66, win their first game in the competition
10 * Postponed due to fog
11 * match on TV
12 * The first of only two occasions on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was played on a neutral ground
13 * 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.
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