1985–86 John Player Special Trophy
This was the fifteenth season of the competition. The League Cup was again known as the John Player Special Trophy this season for sponsorship reasons.
| 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Structure | National knockout championship |
| Teams | 36 |
| Winners | Wigan |
| Runners-up | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Wigan won the final, beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 11-8. The match was played at Elland Road, Leeds. The attendance was 17,573 and receipts were £66714.
Background edit
This season saw several changes in the entrants :-
1 Bridgend Blue Dragons and Southend Invicta both folded
2 and the invitation to two junior clubs continued
This involved a decrease in entrants to thirty-six, in turn resulting in a 4 match, 8 club preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs taking part in the first round proper to thirty-two
There were no drawn matches throughout the tournament
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun 10 Nov 1985 | Carlisle | 6-24 | Rochdale Hornets | Brunton Park | 752 | |||||
| 2 | Sun 10 Nov 1985 | Featherstone Rovers | 10-14 | Warrington | Post Office Road | 1803 | [4] | ||||
| 3 | Sun 10 Nov 1985 | Keighley | 24-6 | Jubilee Hotel (Featherstone) | Lawkholme Lane | 1007 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Sun 10 Nov 1985 | West Hull | 10-24 | Castleford | Boulevard | 2500 | 2 |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 23 Nov 1985 | Halifax | 2-11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Thrum Hall | 4147 | |||||
| 2 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Barrow | 5-2 | Leeds | Craven Park | 4886 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Batley | 2-70 | Leigh | Mount Pleasant | 1543 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Blackpool Borough | 22-24 | Wakefield Trinity | Borough Park | 683 | [5] | ||||
| 5 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Bramley | 8-46 | Oldham | McLaren Field | 2738 | |||||
| 6 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Doncaster | 22-20 | Runcorn Highfield | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 375 | |||||
| 7 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Fulham | 13-20 | Warrington | Chiswick Poly Sports Grd | 1493 | [4] | ||||
| 8 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Hunslet | 20-12 | Workington Town | Elland Road | 726 | |||||
| 9 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Keighley | 20-10 | Huddersfield Barracudas | Lawkholme Lane | 1264 | 4 | [6] | |||
| 10 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | St. Helens | 42-6 | Dewsbury | Knowsley Road | 5364 | [7] | ||||
| 11 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Salford | 18-12 | Rochdale Hornets | The Willows | 2844 | |||||
| 12 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Sheffield Eagles | 16-24 | Bradford Northern | Owlerton Stadium | 1342 | |||||
| 13 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Whitehaven | 7-12 | Widnes | Recreation Ground | 3097 | [2] | ||||
| 14 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | Wigan | 26-0 | Mansfield Marksman | Central Park | 10040 | 5 | [2] | |||
| 15 | Sun 24 Nov 1985 | York | 12-10 | Castleford | Clarence Street | 3765 | |||||
| 16 | Sun 27 Nov 1985 | Hull F.C. | 44-0 | Swinton | Boulevard | 3797 | [8] |
Round 2 - Second Round edit
[9] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 30 Nov 1985 | Widnes | 30-6 | Bradford Northern | Naughton Park | 2222 | [10] | ||||
| 2 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | Hull F.C. | 30-10 | Salford | Boulevard | 5659 | [8] | ||||
| 3 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8-7 | Oldham | Craven Park (1) | 7069 | |||||
| 4 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | Leigh | 48-6 | Hunslet | Hilton Park | 3267 | |||||
| 5 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | St. Helens | 36-20 | Doncaster | Knowsley Road | 4092 | [7] | ||||
| 6 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | Wakefield Trinity | 21-30 | Wigan | Belle Vue | 7360 | [2][5] | ||||
| 7 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | Warrington | 34-14 | Barrow | Wilderspool | 3705 | [4] | ||||
| 8 | Sun 1 Dec 1985 | York | 21-16 | Keighley | Clarence Street | 2511 |
Round 3 -Quarter Finals edit
[11] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 7 Dec 1985 | Warrington | 22-26 | Wigan | Wilderspool | 6737 | [2][4] | ||||
| 2 | Sun 8 Dec 1985 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 24-16 | York | Craven Park (1) | 6228 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 8 Dec 1985 | Widnes | 31-35 | Leigh | Naughton Park | 6153 | [10] | ||||
| 4 | Wed 11 Dec 1985 | St. Helens | 57-14 | Hull | Knowsley Road | 7536 | [7][8] |
Round 4 – Semi-Finals edit
[12] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 14 Dec 1985 | Wigan | 36-8 | Leigh | Knowsley Road | 10509 | [2] | ||||
| 2 | Sat 21 Dec 1985 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22-4 | St. Helens | Headingley | 3856 | [7] |
Final edit
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 11 January 1986 | Wigan | 11-8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Elland Road | 17573 | 66714 | 6 | [8][13][14][15] |
Teams and scorers edit
| Wigan | № | Hull Kingston Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Steve Hampson | 1 | John Lydiat |
| Ray Mordt | 2 | Garry Clark |
| David Stephenson | 3 | Mike Smith |
| Ellery Hanley | 4 | John Dorahy |
| Henderson Gill | 5 | David Laws |
| Steve Ella | 6 | Gordon Smith |
| Mike Ford | 7 | Paul Harkin |
| Greg Dowling | 8 | Peter Johnston |
| Nicky Kiss | 9 | David Watkinson |
| Shaun Wane | 10 | Asuquo "Zook" Ema |
| Graeme West | 11 | Chris Burton |
| Andy Goodway | 12 | Andy Kelly |
| Ian Potter | 13 | Gavin Miller |
| Shaun Edwards (for Henderson Gill on 74th minute) | 14 | Ian Robinson (for Peter Johnston 74 min) |
| Nick Du Toit (for Ian Potter Half Time) | 15 | ? Not used |
| Colin Clarke and Alan McInnes | Coach | Roger Millward |
| 11 | score | 8 |
| 7 | HT | 4 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Mike Ford (1) | T | John Lydiat (1) |
| Shaun Wane (1) | T | David Laws (1) |
| Goals | ||
| David Stephenson (1) | G | |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Greg Dowling (1) | DG | |
| Referee | John Holdsworth (Kippax) | |
| Man of the match | Paul Harkin - Hull KR - scrum-half | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansfield Marksman | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Eagles | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield Barracudas | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doncaster | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doncaster | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runcorn Highfield | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments edit
1 * Jubilee Hotel are a Junior (amateur) club from Featherstone
2 * West Hull are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull
3 * highest score, highest score by away team, and highest winning margin - all between professional clubs, to date
4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Huddersfield Heritage[6] give the score as 20-10 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 20-18
5 * Mansfield Marksman have moved from Mansfield and are now playing at North Street, Alfreston
6 * Elland Road, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds United A.F.C. with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland). The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "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 d . Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
- ^ a b "Wakefield until I die".
- ^ a b "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ a b c d "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
- ^ a b "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player SF archived results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Final 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.
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
External links edit
- "Super League Show Rewind: Shaun Wane's World for JPS Trophy winners Wigan". BBC Sport.