1984–85 League Cup (rugby league)

1984–85 League Cup
Structure	National knockout championship
Teams	38
Winners	Hull Kingston Rovers
Runners-up	Hull
← 1983–84 Seasons 1985–86 →

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.

This season saw several changes in the entrants:

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.

Involved six matches and 12 clubs

Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Involved one match and two clubs

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Involved two matches and four clubs

Scoring - Try = four (4) 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 :-

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wakefield till I die give the score as 17-6 but Wigan official archives gives it as 17-8
5 * This fixture not shown on Wigan official archives
6 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject give score as 32-5 but Wigan official archives gives it as 32-6
7 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject give score as 4-42 but Wigan official archives 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 and Hull official archives give score as 26-14 but Wigan official archives gives it as 23-14
11 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 and 1991-92, RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wigan official archives give the venue as Boothferry Park but Hull official archives 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 and 1991-92, RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wigan official archives give the venue as Boothferry Park but Hull official archives 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

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