1987–88 John Player Special Trophy | |
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Structure | National knockout championship |
Teams | 36 |
Winners | St. Helens |
Runners-up | Leeds |
This was the seventeenth season for the League Cup, known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship purposes.
St. Helens won the final, beating Leeds by the score of 15-14. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 16,669 and receipts were £62232.
Background
[edit]This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-six
Blackpool Borough moved to Springfield Park in Wigan and renamed as Springfield Borough
Competition and results
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit][3] Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 31 Oct 1987 | Heworth | 5-32 | Swinton | Clarence Street | 1063 | 1 | ||||
2 | Sun 1 Nov 1987 | Featherstone Rovers | 34-16 | Thatto Heath | Post Office Road | 1045 | 2 | ||||
3 | Sun 1 Nov 1987 | York | 38-2 | Bramley | Clarence Street | 1174 | 3 | ||||
4 | Sun 8 Nov 1987 | Oldham | 36-8 | Fulham | Watersheddings | 3197 |
Round 1 - First Round
[edit][3] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Fri 13 Nov 1987 | Springfield Borough | 14-2 | Barrow | Springfield Park | 629 | [4] | ||||
2 | Sat 14 Nov 1987 | Oldham | 22-6 | Bradford Northern | Watersheddings | 4858 | |||||
3 | Sat 14 Nov 1987 | St. Helens | 12-10 | Widnes | Knowsley Road | 7322 | [5][6] | ||||
4 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Batley | 18-16 | Hunslet | Mount Pleasant | 1117 | |||||
5 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Carlisle | 16-22 | Warrington | Brunton Park | 1055 | [7] | ||||
6 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Dewsbury | 14-12 | Doncaster | Crown Flatt | 1081 | |||||
7 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Featherstone Rovers | 12-34 | Castleford | Post Office Road | 3376 | |||||
8 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Keighley | 6-32 | Halifax | Thrum Hall | 5236 | 4 | ||||
9 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Hull F.C. | 42-6 | Workington Town | Boulevard | 2447 | [8] | ||||
10 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30-12 | Rochdale Hornets | Craven Park (1) | 2308 | |||||
11 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Leigh | 28-12 | Huddersfield Barracudas | Hilton Park | 2082 | [9] | ||||
12 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Runcorn Highfield | 4-6 | Mansfield Marksman | Canal Street | 514 | |||||
13 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Swinton | 12-18 | Salford | Station Road | 3459 | |||||
14 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Wakefield Trinity | 22-22 | York | Belle Vue | 1864 | [10] | ||||
15 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Whitehaven | 14-18 | Leeds | Recreation Ground | 3663 | |||||
16 | Sun 15 Nov 1987 | Wigan | 34-8 | Sheffield Eagles | Central Park | 7484 | [2] |
Round 1 - First Round Replays
[edit]Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Wed 18 Nov 1987 | York | 6-30 | Wakefield Trinity | Clarence Street | 1467 | [10] |
Round 2 - Second Round
[edit][11] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sat 21 Nov 1987 | Wigan | 26-16 | Castleford | Central Park | 9613 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Batley | 0-44 | Oldham | Mount Pleasant | 2808 | |||||
3 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Hull F.C. | 19-7 | Leigh | Boulevard | 3982 | [8] | ||||
4 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Leeds | 20-10 | Halifax | Headingley | 13498 | |||||
5 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | St. Helens | 40-0 | Mansfield Marksman | Knowsley Road | 4966 | [6] | ||||
6 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Salford | 14-5 | Dewsbury | The Willows | 2129 | |||||
7 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Springfield Borough | 14-8 | Wakefield Trinity | Springfield Park | 1265 | [4][10] | ||||
8 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Warrington | 12-8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wilderspool | 4550 | [7] |
Round 3 -Quarter Finals
[edit][12] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sat 28 Nov 1987 | Warrington | 10-14 | Oldham | Wilderspool | 5152 | [7] | ||||
2 | Sun 29 Nov 1987 | St. Helens | 20-16 | Hull F.C. | Knowsley Road | 7400 | [6][8] | ||||
3 | Sun 29 Nov 1987 | Salford | 12-16 | Wigan | The Willows | 7986 | [2] | ||||
4 | Sun 29 Nov 1987 | Springfield Borough | 12-22 | Leeds | Springfield Park | 3894 | [4] |
Round 4 – Semi-Finals
[edit][13] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sat 12 Dec 1987 | Leeds | 19-6 | Wigan | Burnden Park | 13538 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sat 19 Dec 1987 | St. Helens | 18-8 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 8136 | [6] |
Final
[edit]Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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Saturday 9 January 1988 | St. Helens | 15-14 | Leeds | Central Park | 16669 | 62232 | 5 | [6][13][14][15] |
Teams and scorers
[edit]St. Helens | № | Leeds |
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teams | ||
Phil Veivers | 1 | Marty Gurr |
Dave Tanner | 2 | Steve Morris |
Paul Loughlin | 3 | Garry Schofield |
Mark Elia | 4 | Peter Jackson |
Les Quirk | 5 | John Basnett |
Shane Cooper | 6 | David Creasser |
Neil Holding | 7 | Ray Ashton |
Tony Burke | 8 | Peter Tunks |
Paul Groves | 9 | Colin Maskill |
Peter Souto | 10 | Kevin Rayne |
Paul Forber | 11 | Roy Powell |
Roy Haggerty | 12 | Paul Medley |
Andy Platt | 13 | David Heron |
David Large (for ?) | 14 | Carl Gibson (for John Basnett) |
Stuart Evans (for Peter Souto) | 15 | xJohn Fairbank (for Kevin Rayne) |
Alex Murphy | Coach | Maurice Bamford |
15 | score | 14 |
9 | HT | 14 |
Scorers | ||
Tries | ||
Paul Loughlin (2) | T | Peter Jackson (1) |
T | David Creasser (1) | |
Goals | ||
Paul Loughlin (3) | G | David Creasser (3) |
Drop Goals | ||
Neil Holding (1) | DG | |
Referee | G. Frederick "Fred" Lindop (Wakefield) | |
Man of the match | Paul Loughlin - St Helens - Centre | |
Competition Sponsor | John Player Special |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
Prize money
[edit]As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-
Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
---|---|---|---|
Winner | ? | 1 | ? |
Runner-up | ? | 1 | ? |
semi-finalist | ? | 2 | ? |
loser in Rd 3 | ? | 4 | ? |
loser in Rd 2 | ? | 8 | ? |
Loser in Rd 1 | ? | 16 | ? |
Loser in Prelim Round | ? | ? | ? |
Grand Total |
Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?
The road to success
[edit]This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield Marksman | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Runcorn Highfield | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield Marksman | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield Barracudas | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunslet | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Springfield Borough | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Springfield Borough | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 22 (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
York | 22 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Springfield Borough | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Swinton | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 34 |
Notes and comments
[edit]1 * Heworth are a Junior (amateur) club from York[17]
2 * Thatto Heath are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens[18]
3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give score as 38-2 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 37-2
4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give Halifax at home but Wigan official archives[2] gives Keighley at home but with a reference that the game was played at Thrum Hall, the home of Halifax
5 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959
See also
[edit]- 1987-88 Rugby Football League season
- 1987 Lancashire Cup
- 1987 Yorkshire Cup
- John Player Special Trophy
- Rugby league county cups
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
- ^ a b c "Springfield Borough archives".
- ^ "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ a b c d e "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ a b c "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
- ^ a b c "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Wakefield until I die".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
- ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player S-F archived results".
- ^ a b Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
- ^ a b Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- ^ "St Helens Heritage archived results".
- ^ "Heworth ARLFC". Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Thatto Heath". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
External links
[edit]- Saints Heritage Society
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
- The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
- Huddersfield R L Heritage
- Wakefield until I die