1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The 1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the eleventh occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.
St. Helens won the trophy by beating Dewsbury by the score of 22-2
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 3,858, and the receipts were £1,747
Background
This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at twenty-two.The format was again changed slightly, in that the preliminary round as well as the remainder of the tournament was played on a knock-out basis.
The preliminary round now involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.
Competition and results
Preliminary round
Involved 6 matches and 12 clubs| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| P | Sun 14 Sep 1975 | Dewsbury | 7-3 | Wakefield Trinity | Crown Flatt | 1 | |||||
| P | Sun 14 Sep 1975 | Halifax | 6-32 | Bramley | Thrum Hall | ||||||
| P | Tue 23 Sep 1975 | Swinton | 6-12 | Warrington | Station Road | ||||||
| P | Wed 24 Sep 1975 | Leeds | 21-10 | Castleford | Headingley | ||||||
| P | Tue 30 Sep 1975 | Wigan | 14-14 | Salford | Central Park | ||||||
| P | Wed 8 Oct 1975 | Rochdale Hornets | 7-15 | St. Helens | Athletic Grounds | 805 |
Preliminary round – replays
Involved 4 matches and the same 8 Clubs in reverse fixtures| Game No | Fixture date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
| R | Tue 7 Oct 1975 | Salford | 19-25 | Wigan | The Willows |
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 30 Sep 1975 | Oldham | 16-10 | Widnes | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 2 | Tue 7 Oct 1975 | Dewsbury | 22-10 | Keighley | Crown Flatt | ||||||
| 3 | Tue 7 Oct 1975 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 11-12 | Huddersfield | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 4 | Tue 14 Oct 1975 | Barrow | 12-7 | Leigh | Craven Park (1) | ||||||
| 5 | Tue 21 Oct 1975 | Hull F.C. | 18-11 | Bramley | Boulevard | ||||||
| 6 | Tue 21 Oct 1975 | New Hunslet | 9-10 | Leeds | Elland Road Greyhound Stadium | ||||||
| 7 | Wed 22 Oct 1975 | St. Helens | 38-10 | Whitehaven | Knowsley Road | 2,600 | |||||
| 8 | Tue 28 Oct 1975 | Warrington | 8-14 | Wigan | Wilderspool | 2 |
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 4 Nov 1975 | Leeds | 17-10 | Wigan | Headingley | 2 | |||||
| 2 | Tue 11 Nov 1975 | Oldham | 9-11 | Dewsbury | Watersheddings | ||||||
| 3 | Tue 18 Nov 1975 | St. Helens | 36-13 | Hull F.C. | Knowsley Road | 2,500 | |||||
| 4 | Tue 25 Nov 1975 | Barrow | 14-0 | Huddersfield | Craven Park |
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 2 Dec 1975 | St. Helens | 11-9 | Barrow | Knowsley Road | 2.000 | |||||
| 2 | Tue 9 Dec 1975 | Dewsbury | 7-0 | Leeds | Crown Flatt |
Final
Teams and scorers
| St. Helens | № | Dewsbury |
| teams | ||
| Geoff Pimblett | 1 | John Langley |
| Les Jones | 2 | John Hegarty |
| Billy Benyon | 3 | Graham Chalkley |
| David Hull | 4 | Ian Simpson |
| Roy Mathias | 5 | Garry Mitchell |
| Frank Wilson | 6 | Nigel Stephenson |
| Jeff Heaton | 7 | Alan Bates |
| John Mantle | 8 | Harry Beverley |
| Anthony "Tony" Karalius | 9 | Ray Price |
| Mel James | 10 | Steve Hankins |
| George Nicholls | 11 | Steve Halloran |
| Eric Chisnall | 12 | Graham Bell |
| Kel Coslett | 13 | Jeff Grayshon |
| Subs | ||
| David Eckersley | 14 | Stephen Lee |
| Graham Liptrot | 15 | Phil Artis |
| Eric Ashton | Coach | Dave Cox |
| 22 | score | 2 |
| 11 | HT | 0 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Billy Benyon | T | |
| David Hull | T | |
| Roy Mathias | T | |
| Frank Wilson | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Kel Coslett | G | Nigel Stephenson |
| Geoff Pimblett | G | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Jeff Heaton | DG | |
| Referee | W H Thompson |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = two points