1967–68 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The 1967–68 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 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
Background
This season the original eight invitees plus the three "newcomers" from last season are joined by a further seven clubs.These are Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull FC, 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.
Competition and results
Preliminary round
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| P | Mon 18 Sep 1967 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 12-8 | Hull F.C. | Craven Park (1) | 1 2 | |||||
| P | Tue 19 Sep 1967 | Halifax | 16-0 | Huddersfield | Thrum Hall | 2,688 | 3 4 |
Round 1 – first round
Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| 1 | Mon 2 Oct 1967 | Wigan | 32-6 | Widnes | Central Park | 5 | |||||
| 2 | Tue 3 Oct 1967 | Salford | 3-5 | Leigh | The Willows | ||||||
| 3 | Mon 9 Oct 1967 | Halifax | 5-5 | Leeds | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 4 | Tue 10 Oct 1967 | Rochdale Hornets | 2-10 | Swinton | Athletic Grounds | ||||||
| 5 | Tue 17 Oct 1967 | Castleford | 18-7 | Keighley | Wheldon Road | 6 | |||||
| 6 | Mon 23 Oct 1967 | Barrow | 4-8 | Warrington | Craven Park | 7 | |||||
| 7 | Tue 24 Oct 1967 | Wakefield Trinity | 5-5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Belle Vue | 8 | |||||
| 8 | Tue 7 Nov 1967 | St. Helens | 14-0 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 6700 |
Round 1 – replays
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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| R | Mon 23 Oct 1967 | Leeds | 12-7 | Halifax | Headingley | 9 | |||||
| R | Mon 6 Nov 1967 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-10 | Wakefield Trinity | Craven Park (1) |
Round 2 – quarter finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tue 31 Oct 1967 | Leigh | 10-2 | Swinton | Hilton Park | ||||||
| 2 | Tue 14 Nov 1967 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 12-13 | Warrington | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 3 | Tue 21 Nov 1967 | St. Helens | P | Wigan | Knowsley Road | 10 | |||||
| 4 | Tue 28 Nov 1967 | Castleford | 12-9 | Leeds | Wheldon Road |
Round 2 – quarter finals – replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| R | Wed 22 Nov 1967 | St. Helens | 11-22 | Wigan | Knowsley Road | 15341 |
Round 3 – semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| - | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tue 6 Dec 1967 | Leigh | 10-2 | Wigan | Hilton Park | 11 | |||||
| 2 | Tue 12 Dec 1967 | Warrington | 2-14 | Castleford | Wilderspool |