1974–75 League Cup (rugby league)

1974–75 League Cup
Structure	National knockout championship
Teams	32
Winners	Bradford Northern
Runners-up	Widnes
← 1973–74 Seasons 1975–76 →

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

Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 3-2. The final was played at Wilderspool, Warrington. The attendance was 5,935 and receipts were £3305.

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.
For the first time in the competition, there were no drawn matches.

Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

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 rest of the award amounts. Can anyone help ?

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

1 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76 gives the score as 15-10 but others including The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 give it as 15-6
2 * Lock Lane are a Junior (amateur) club from Castleford
3 * The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 1,000 but the Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks 1990-91 and 1991-92, and RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wigan official archives give it as 537
4 * Wigan official archives gives the score as 12-6 but The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76, RUGBYLEAGUEproject and The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives it as 12-8
5 * Kippax White Swan are a Junior (amateur) club from Castleford
6 * The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 gives the attendance as 513 but Rothmans Rugby League Yearbooks 1990-91 and 1991-92 and RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 453
7 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76, Wigan official archives and RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the score as 21-14 but The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 give it as 22-14
8 * Hull F.C. official website shows Hull playing away at Leeds in December in the JPT, an obvious error
9 * Swinton No 8 Brian Butler was sent off in the 36th minute for "interfering in a tackle by Green on David Hill" and Wigan hooker Colin Clarke was sent off in the 6th minute for dissent.
10 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76 gives the score as 13-6 but Wigan official archives, RUGBYLEAGUEproject and The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 give it as 33-6
11 * The News of The World/Empire News annual 1975–76 gives the score as 13-6 but Wigan official archives, RUGBYLEAGUEproject and The John Player Yearbook 1975–76 give it as 33-6
13 * Wilderspool was the home ground of Warrington from 1883 to the end of the 2003 Summer season when they moved into the new purpose built Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club.
The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13.

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