1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The 1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the sixth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
This year was another new name on the trophy - and ALSO St. Helens' third time in six years as runner-up
Leeds won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 9-5
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,612 and receipts were £2,189
Background
This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.The format was changed slightly removing the two-legged home and away ties from the preliminary round and playing the whole competition on a knock-out basis.
The preliminary round involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen.
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 | Tue 29 Sep 1970 | Huddersfield | 16-14 | Wakefield Trinity | Fartown | ||||||
| P | Thu 8 Oct 1970 | Leigh | 17-0 | Swinton | Hilton Park |
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 | Tue 15 Sep 1970 | Wigan | 28-0 | Keighley | Central Park | ||||||
| 2 | Fri 19 Sep 1970 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 25-13 | Warrington | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 3 | Tue 29 Sep 1970 | St. Helens | 14-7 | Castleford | Knowsley Road | 7000 | |||||
| 4 | Tue 6 Oct 1970 | Barrow | 6-15 | Leeds | Craven Park | ||||||
| 5 | Tue 13 Oct 1970 | Halifax | 14-15 | Hull F.C. | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| 6 | Tue 20 Oct 1970 | Salford | 2-7 | Widnes | The Willows | ||||||
| 7 | Fri 23 Oct 1970 | Huddersfield | 14-5 | Oldham | Fartown | ||||||
| 8 | Tue 27 Oct 1970 | Leigh | 14-5 | Rochdale Hornets | Hilton Park |
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 3 Nov 1970 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18-8 | Hull F.C. | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 2 | Tue 10 Nov 1970 | Widnes | 6-16 | Leeds | Naughton Park | ||||||
| 3 | Tue 24 Nov 1970 | Wigan | 25-9 | Huddersfield | Central Park | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Mon 30 Nov 1970 | Leigh | 4-10 | St. Helens | Hilton Park | 10372 |
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 1 Dec 1970 | Leeds | 24-2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley | ||||||
| 2 | Tue 8 Dec 1970 | Wigan | 7-7 | St. Helens | Central Park | 10372 | 1 |
Round 3 – Semi-finals – replays
Involved 1 match and 2 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Sun 13 Dec 1970 | St. Helens | 16-15 | Wigan | Knowsley Road | 10285 |