1978 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
| 1978-79 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Floodlit knockout championship |
| Teams | 22 |
| Winners | Widnes |
| Runners-up | St. Helens |
1978 was the fourteenth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
This year, previous two times runner-up Widnes, won the trophy by beating last year's winners and cup holders St. Helens by the score of 13-7
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 10,250, and the receipts were £7,017
This season Batley dropped out after only one season, but Bramley returned; thus the number of entrants remaining the same at twenty-two.
The format remained as a knock-out competition from the preliminary round through to the final.
The preliminary round involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.
Involved 6 matches and 12 Clubs
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Involved 1 matches and 2 Clubs
Involved 2 matches and 4 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 * At the time this was the second highest score, only to be equalled about two months later in the Second Round
2 * The RUGBYLEAGUEprojects gives the attendance as 10,099 but this appears to be the attendance at the previous year's final added in error
3 * This match was televised
4 * The Wigan archives state "Wigan were kicked out the competition for playing Steve Breheny (who was at the time suspended) in the last round". For fuller details see the report on the website
5 * At the time this equalled the second highest score
6 * Postponed due to pending court case brought by Wigan against the RFL
7 * Postponed
8 * The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990–1991 and 1991-92 and the RUGBYLEAGUEprojects gives the attendance as 10,250 but the official St. Helens archives give it as 10,500
9 * Knowsley Road was the home of St Helens R.F.C. from 1890 until its closure in 2010. The final capacity was 17,500 although the record attendance was 35,695 set on 26 December 1949 for a league game between St Helens and Wigan.
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