This was the third season of rugby league's League Cup competition, which for sponsorship reasons was known as the Players No.6 Trophy.

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won the final, beating

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by the score of 27–16 in the match played at

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. The attendance was 9,347 and receipts were £4380.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-two.

Competition and results

Round 1 - First Round

Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
NOTE - Matches in this round kicked off earlier to make maximum use of the daylight
Use of Floodlights in sporting events was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 3 -Quarter Finals - Replays

Involved 1 match with 2 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Final

Teams and Scorers John Player yearbook 1974–75

Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

Timeline in the final

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments

1 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject states that the match was played at Bradford, whereas it was played at

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, Keighley
2 * St Helens official archives give the attendance as 2,500 whereas RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 3,000
3 * Dewsbury Celtic are a Junior (amateur) club from Dewsbury, home ground is Crow Nest Park
4 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 and the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 give the attendance as 1,250 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 1,276
5 * Millom are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria, current home ground is the Coronation Field ground
6 * The highest score, to date in the competition against a Junior club
7 * Widnes official archives give the result as a Wiidnes win
8 * Wigan official archives show a score of 30-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 20-5
9 * Matches kicked off Earlier to accommodate daylight. Use of Floodlights was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes.
10 * Wigan official archives give score as 28-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 28-2
11 * Wigan's hooker (Colin Clarke) and two Keighley players (Wilmot and Burke) were sent off during this second half of this match.
12 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 give the date as 9-12-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the date as 29-12-1974
13 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 give the date as 9-12-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the date as 30-12-1974
14 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75, the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 and Wigan official archives give the date as Saturday 5-1-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the date as Sunday 6-1-1974
15 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 gives the attendance as 10,047 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the attendance as 9,347
16 *

was the home ground of

with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

References

External links

Saints Heritage Society1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com

Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
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