1990–91 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the twentieth season of the League Cup, known as the Regal Trophy for sponsorship reasons.
1990–91 League Cup | |
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Structure | National knockout championship |
Teams | 38 |
Winners | Warrington |
Runners-up | Bradford Northern |
The final was won by Warrington, who beat Bradford Northern 12-2 in the match played at Headingley, Leeds. The attendance was 11,154 and receipts were £57662.
Background
This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-eight.
The preliminary round involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers to entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.
Competition and Results
Preliminary Round
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Wed 14 Nov 1990 | Doncaster | 14-12 | Ryedale-York | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1165 | |||||
2 | Sat 17 Nov 1990 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 18-24 | Dewsbury | Neil Hunt Ground, Bradford | 970 | 1 | ||||
3 | Sat 17 Nov 1990 | Saddleworth | 35-18 | Egremont (Cumbria) | Watersheddings | 900 | 2,3 | ||||
4 | Sun 18 Nov 1990 | Carlisle | 10-28 | Wakefield Trinity | Gifford Park | 1479 | [4] | ||||
5 | Sun 18 Nov 1990 | Leeds | 58-6 | Halifax | Headingley | 9761 | |||||
6 | Sun 18 Nov 1990 | Sheffield Eagles | 8-12 | Bradford Northern | Don Valley Stadium | 2788 |
Round 1 - First Round
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 30 Nov 1990 | Rochdale Hornets | 30-10 | Saddleworth (Oldham) | Spotland | 2434 | 2 | ||||
2 | Sat 1 Dec 1990 | Widnes | 24-16 | Hull F.C. | Naughton Park | 4940 | [6][7] | ||||
3 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Barrow | 16-54 | Featherstone Rovers | Craven Park | 1200 | |||||
4 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Bradford Northern | 12-11 | Workington Town | Odsal | 2850 | |||||
5 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Bramley | 30-16 | Dewsbury | McLaren Field | 680 | |||||
6 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Fulham | 8-14 | Castleford | Chiswick Poly * | 831 | 4 | ||||
7 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Huddersfield | 13-15 | Keighley | Fartown | 1256 | [8] | ||||
8 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Leeds | 26-22 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley | 9753 | |||||
9 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Leigh | 66-5 | Chorley Borough (2) | Hilton Park | 1313 | |||||
10 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Nottingham City | 6-35 | Batley | Harvey Hadden Stadium | 367 | 5 | ||||
11 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Oldham | 26-6 | Salford | Watersheddings | 4932 | |||||
12 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Swinton | 7-31 | St. Helens | Station Road | 3385 | [9] | ||||
13 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Trafford Borough | 10-10 | Doncaster | Moss Lane Altrincham | 409 | |||||
14 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Wakefield Trinity | 40-8 | Hunslet | Belle Vue | 3531 | [4] | ||||
15 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 33-7 | Runcorn Highfield | Wilderspool | 2712 | [10] | ||||
16 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Whitehaven | 6-24 | Wigan | Recreation Ground | 3459 | [2] |
Round 1 - First Round Replays
Involved xx matches and xx Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Thu 5 Dec 1990 | Doncaster | 19-7 | Trafford Borough | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1195 |
Round 2 - Second Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 8 Dec 1990 | Widnes | 22-6 | Leeds | Naughton Park | 3465 | [6] | ||||
2 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Batley | 20-16 | Oldham | Mount Pleasant | 2054 | |||||
3 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Wakefield Trinity | 4-20 | Castleford | Belle Vue | 7031 | [4] | ||||
4 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 11-6 | Leigh | Wilderspool | 3588 | [10] | ||||
5 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Wigan | 36-16 | Keighley | Central Park | 5955 | [2] | ||||
6 | Tue 11 Dec 1990 | Bradford Northern | 28-0 | Bramley | Odsal | 1815 | |||||
7 | Tue 11 Dec 1990 | Featherstone Rovers | 16-33 | St. Helens | Post Office Road | 3343 | [9] | ||||
8 | Wed 12 Dec 1990 | Doncaster | 10-14 | Rochdale Hornets | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1341 |
Round 3 -Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 15 Dec 1990 | Wigan | 6-12 | Bradford Northern | Central Park | 5285 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sun 16 Dec 1990 | Castleford | 14-19 | Rochdale Hornets | Wheldon Road | 4017 | |||||
3 | Sun 16 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 18-12 | St. Helens | Wilderspool | 7390 | [9][10] | ||||
4 | Sun 16 Dec 1990 | Widnes | 56-6 | Batley | Naughton Park | 6656 | [6] |
Round 4 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 22 Dec 1990 | Bradford Northern | 13-2 | Rochdale Hornets | Headingley | 3788 | |||||
2 | Sat 29 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 8-4 | Widnes | Central Park | 7874 | [6][10] |
Final
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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Saturday 12 January 1991 | Warrington | 12-2 | Bradford Northern | Headingley | 11154 | 57662 | 6 | [3][10][12] |
Teams and Scorers
Warrington | № | Bradford Northern |
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teams | ||
David Lyon | 1 | Ian Wilkinson |
Des Drummond (c) | 2 | Gerald Cordle |
Allan Bateman | 3 | Darrall Shelford |
Tony Thorniley | 4 | Roger Simpson |
Mark Forster | 5 | Tony Marchant |
Chris O'Sullivan | 6 | Neil Summers |
Kevin Ellis | 7 | Brett Iti |
Neil Harmon | 8 | David Hobbs |
Duane Mann | 9 | Brian Noble |
Gary Chambers | 10 | John Hamer |
Gary Mercer | 11 | Paul Medley |
Billy McGinty | 12 | David Croft |
Paul Cullen | 13 | John Pendlebury (c) |
Mark Thomas (for Gary Chambers 41 mins) | 14 | Phil Hellewell (for Tony Marchant 41 mins) |
Rowland Phillips (for Neil Harmon 79 min) | 15 | Craig Richards (not used) |
Brian Johnson | Coach | David Hobbs |
12 | score | 2 |
4 | HT | 2 |
Scorers | ||
Tries | ||
Mark Thomas (1) | T | |
Goals | ||
David Lyon (4) | G | David Hobbs (1) |
Referee | Jim Smith (Halifax) | |
Man of the match | Billy McGinty - Warrington - Second-row | |
Competition Sponsor | Regal |
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point
Prize Money
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 |
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Winner | 30000 | 1 | 30000 |
Runner-up | 16000 | 1 | 16000 |
semi-finalist | 8500 | 2 | 17000 |
loser in Rd 3 | 5000 | 4 | 20000 |
loser in Rd 2 | 3250 | 8 | 26000 |
Loser in Rd 1 | 2000 | 16 | 32000 |
Loser in Prelim Round | 2000 | 12 | 24000 |
Grand Total | 165000 | ||
plus to capital development fund | 110000 | ||
Grand Total | 275000 |
The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Runcorn Highfield | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chorley Borough (2) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Swinton | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nottingham City | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bramley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bramley | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunslet | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fulham | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Trafford Borough | 10 (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 10 (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saddleworth (Oldham) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments
1 * Bradford Dudley Hill are a Junior (amateur) club from Bradford
2 * Saddleworth Rangers are a Junior (amateur) club from Oldham
3 * Egremont are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria
4 * At this time Fulham were a bit nomadic, using a collection of grounds as their "home", but the likelihood was that this match was probably played at Chiswick Polytechnic Sports Ground
5 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Rothmans yearbook 1991-92[3] give the score as 6-35 but Wigan official archives[5] gives it as 6-5, which must be a misprint as Batley were the team progressing to the next round
6 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.
General information for those unfamiliar
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup. As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup"
The competition ran from 1971-72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams. The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sport
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January
The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.
See also
- 1990-91 Rugby Football League season
- 1990 Lancashire Cup
- 1990 Yorkshire Cup
- John Player Special Trophy
- Rugby league county cups
References
- "Rugby League Project".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-1992. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- "Wakefield until I die".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".