1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy

The 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the sixth season that the competition was staged, which was once again known as the Player's No.6 Trophy because of its sponsorship.

1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy
StructureNational knockout championship
Teams32
WinnersCastleford
Runners-upBlackpool Borough

Castleford won the final, beating Second Division side Blackpool Borough by the score of 25–15. The match was played at The Willows, Salford. The attendance was 4,512 and receipts were £2,919.

Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-two. For the second season there were no drawn matches in the competition.[1][2][3]

Competition and results

Round 1 - First Round

[4] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 23 Oct 1976Hull F.C.18-5WarringtonBoulevard[5][6]
2Sat 23 Oct 1976Leeds34-10Rochdale HornetsHeadingley
3Sun 24 Oct 1976Blackpool Borough16-15BarrowBorough Park
4Sun 24 Oct 1976Bradford Northern23-18HuddersfieldOdsal
5Sun 24 Oct 1976Bramley33-5DewsburyMcLaren Field
6Sun 24 Oct 1976Featherstone Rovers43-13WhitehavenPost Office Road
7Sun 24 Oct 1976Ovenden4-24HalifaxThrum Hall36801, 2
8Sun 24 Oct 1976Hull Kingston Rovers7-12St. HelensCraven Park (1)5984[7]
9Sun 24 Oct 1976Huyton6-8YorkAlt Park, Huyton
10Sun 24 Oct 1976Leigh29-7SwintonHilton Park
11Sun 24 Oct 1976New Hunslet10-24CastlefordElland Road Greyhound Stadium
12Sun 24 Oct 1976Oldham17-9BatleyWatersheddings
13Sun 24 Oct 1976Ace Caravans15-39SalfordThe Willows30373, 4, 5
14Sun 24 Oct 1976Wakefield Trinity8-10WidnesBelle Vue[8][9]
15Sun 24 Oct 1976Wigan33-0KeighleyCentral Park[3]
16Sun 24 Oct 1976Workington Town45-15DoncasterDerwent Park

Round 2 - Second Round

[10] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 6 Nov 1976Leeds18-17SalfordHeadingley
2Sat 6 Nov 1976St. Helens18-22CastlefordKnowsley Road2691[7]
3Sun 7 Nov 1976Blackpool Borough7-3HalifaxBorough Park
4Sun 7 Nov 1976Hull F.C.19-5Bradford NorthernBoulevard[5]
5Sun 7 Nov 1976Oldham13-28LeighWatersheddings6
6Sun 7 Nov 1976Widnes10-0Featherstone RoversNaughton Park[9]
7Sun 7 Nov 1976Workington Town17-13BramleyDerwent Park
8Sun 7 Nov 1976York8-7WiganClarence Street65037[3]

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

[10] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 20 Dec 1976Leeds14-20CastlefordHeadingley
2Sun 21 Dec 1976Leigh17-12Hull F.C.Hilton Park[5]
3Sun 21 Dec 1976Widnes13-10YorkNaughton Park[9]
4Sun 21 Dec 1976Workington Town5-11Blackpool BoroughDerwent Park

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

[10] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 27 Dec 1976Castleford15-10WidnesWheldon Road8[9]
2Sat 11 Dec 1976Blackpool Borough15-5LeighBorough Park8

Final
22 January 1977
Castleford 25 – 15 Blackpool Borough
Tries: Burton, Johnson, Joyner, Stephens, Wraith
Goals: Lloyd (5)
 Tries: Machen, Allen, Egan
Goals: Egan (3)
The Willows, Salford
Attendance: 4,512
Referee: Mick Naughton (Widnes)
Player of the Match: Gary Stephens
and Howard Allen (awarded jointly)[11]

Teams and scorers

[12][13]

Castleford № Blackpool Borough
teams
Geoffrey Wraith1Doug Reynolds
Steve Fenton2Doug Robinson
John Joyner3John Heritage
Philip Johnson4Paul Machen
Trevor Briggs5Phil Pitman
Bruce Burton6Ged Marsh
Gary Stephens7Jackie Newall
Paul Kahn8James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Hamilton
Robert Spurr9Howard Allen
Alan Dickinson10Joe Egan
Mal Reilly11Paul Gamble
Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd12Ken Groves
Steve 'Knocker' Norton13Malcolm Pattinson
? Not used14Cliff Lamb (for Phil Pitman)
? Not used15Phil Hurst (for Ken Groves)
CoachJim Crellin

Prize money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:[14]

Finish Position Cash Prize No. receiving prize Total Cash
Winner£6,0001£6,000
Runner-up£3,0001£3,000
Semi-finalist£1,5002£3,000
Loser in Rd 3£7004£2,800
Loser in Rd 2£5508£4,400
Loser in Rd 1£40016£6,400
Grand Total£25,600

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Final
               
Leeds 34
Rochdale Hornets 10
Leeds 18
Salford 17
Ace Caravans 15
Salford 39
Leeds 14
Castleford 20
Hull Kingston Rovers 7
St. Helens 12
St. Helens 18
Castleford 22
New Hunslet 10
Castleford 24
Castleford 15
Widnes 10
Wakefield Trinity 8
Widnes 10
Widnes 10
Featherstone Rovers 0
Featherstone Rovers 43
Whitehaven 13
Widnes 13
York 10
Huyton 6
York 8
York 8
Wigan 7
Wigan 33
Keighley 0
Castleford 25
Blackpool Borough 15
Workington Town 45
Doncaster 15
Workington Town 17
Bramley 13
Bramley 22
Dewsbury 5
Workington Town 5
Blackpool Borough 11
Blackpool Borough 16
Barrow 15
Blackpool Borough 7
Halifax 3
Ovenden 4
Halifax 24
Blackpool Borough 15
Leigh 5
Oldham 17
Batley 9
Oldham 13
Leigh 28
Leigh 29
Swinton 7
Leigh 17
Hull F.C. 12
Hull F.C. 18
Warrington 5
Hull F.C. 19
Bradford Northern 5
Bradford Northern 23
Huddersfield 18

Notes

1 * Ovenden are a Junior (amateur) club from Halifax
2 * Ovenden were drawn at home but chose to give away home advantage
3 * Ace Caravans were a Junior (amateur) club from Hull
4 * Ace Caravans were drawn at home but chose to give away home advantage
5 * The Rothmans Yearbooks 1990-91[12] and 1991-92[13] gave the attendance as 3,037 but The News of the World/Empire News annual 1977–78[2] gave it as 3,680
6 * The News of the World/Empire News annual 1977–78[2] gives the score as 13-25 but other sources including RUGBYLEAGUEprojects,[1] Wigan official archives[3] give the score as 13-28
7 * Wigan's centre (No. 4) Bill Francis & York's second-row (No. 11) Gary Hetherington were both sent off for fighting in the 78th Minute
8 * Wigan official website[10] states incorrectly that the match date was Saturday 27 November
9 * The Willows was the home ground of Salford with a final capacity of 11,363 which included 2,500 seats. The record attendance was 26,470 on the 13 February 1937 in the Challenge Cup first round match vs Warr

See also

References
  1. "Rugby League Project".
  2. Frank Butler and Patrick Collins (1977). News of the World Football Annual 1977–78 - 91st year. News of the World Ltd.
  3. "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  4. "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player round 1 archived results".
  5. "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  6. "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  7. "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  8. "Wakefield until I die".
  9. "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  10. "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player round 2 onwards results".
  11. Cotter, Garrett (23 January 1977). "No time for fairy tales". The Observer. London. p. 20. ProQuest 476361417.
  12. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
  13. Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
  14. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1992). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8.
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