The 1965–66 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the inaugural season of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition. Castleford won the trophy by beating St. Helens with a score of 4–0. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 11,510 and receipts were £3,548. This was to be the first of Castleford's three victories in successive seasons in the first three Floodlit competitions.
This season there were only eight teams entering, all by invite, playing eleven matches for which the BBC paid the RFL a grand total of £9,000.00. The entrants included the seven clubs with permanent floodlights: Castleford, Leigh, Oldham, St Helens, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes together with Leeds, who installed floodlights in September 1966. The competition was played in the form of a mini-league with the semi-finals and final stages being on a knock out basis.
Competition and resultsedit
Qualifying roundsedit
Each team played two matches in the qualifying round. All teams played one home game each except Leeds, who played both games away from home as their floodlights still needed to be installed.[1]
The four teams with the best points difference qualified for the semi-finals.
Pos = Finishing position P = Games played W = Wins D = Draw L = Lose PF = Points scored PA = Points against Pts = League points PD = Points scored difference
^ abc"Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
^Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN0 35617852 8.
^ abRaymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN0 35617851 X.
External linksedit
"BBC Floodlit Trophy 1965/66 - Results". Rugby League Project.
April 12, 2024
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