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1985–86 John Player Special Trophy

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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
StructureNational knockout championship
Teams36
WinnersWigan
Runners-upHull 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

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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

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[1][2]

Preliminary round

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[3]Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs

Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sun 10 Nov 1985Carlisle6-24Rochdale HornetsBrunton Park752
2Sun 10 Nov 1985Featherstone Rovers10-14WarringtonPost Office Road1803[4]
3Sun 10 Nov 1985Keighley24-6Jubilee Hotel (Featherstone)Lawkholme Lane10071
4Sun 10 Nov 1985West Hull10-24CastlefordBoulevard25002

Round 1 - First Round

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[3]Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 23 Nov 1985Halifax2-11Hull Kingston RoversThrum Hall4147
2Sun 24 Nov 1985Barrow5-2LeedsCraven Park4886
3Sun 24 Nov 1985Batley2-70LeighMount Pleasant15433
4Sun 24 Nov 1985Blackpool Borough22-24Wakefield TrinityBorough Park683[5]
5Sun 24 Nov 1985Bramley8-46OldhamMcLaren Field2738
6Sun 24 Nov 1985Doncaster22-20Runcorn HighfieldBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield375
7Sun 24 Nov 1985Fulham13-20WarringtonChiswick Poly Sports Grd1493[4]
8Sun 24 Nov 1985Hunslet20-12Workington TownElland Road726
9Sun 24 Nov 1985Keighley20-10Huddersfield BarracudasLawkholme Lane12644[6]
10Sun 24 Nov 1985St. Helens42-6DewsburyKnowsley Road5364[7]
11Sun 24 Nov 1985Salford18-12Rochdale HornetsThe Willows2844
12Sun 24 Nov 1985Sheffield Eagles16-24Bradford NorthernOwlerton Stadium1342
13Sun 24 Nov 1985Whitehaven7-12WidnesRecreation Ground3097[2]
14Sun 24 Nov 1985Wigan26-0Mansfield MarksmanCentral Park100405[2]
15Sun 24 Nov 1985York12-10CastlefordClarence Street3765
16Sun 27 Nov 1985Hull F.C.44-0SwintonBoulevard3797[8]

Round 2 - Second Round

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[9]Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 30 Nov 1985Widnes30-6Bradford NorthernNaughton Park2222[10]
2Sun 1 Dec 1985Hull F.C.30-10SalfordBoulevard5659[8]
3Sun 1 Dec 1985Hull Kingston Rovers8-7OldhamCraven Park (1)7069
4Sun 1 Dec 1985Leigh48-6HunsletHilton Park3267
5Sun 1 Dec 1985St. Helens36-20DoncasterKnowsley Road4092[7]
6Sun 1 Dec 1985Wakefield Trinity21-30WiganBelle Vue7360[2][5]
7Sun 1 Dec 1985Warrington34-14BarrowWilderspool3705[4]
8Sun 1 Dec 1985York21-16KeighleyClarence Street2511

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

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[11]Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 7 Dec 1985Warrington22-26WiganWilderspool6737[2][4]
2Sun 8 Dec 1985Hull Kingston Rovers24-16YorkCraven Park (1)6228
3Sun 8 Dec 1985Widnes31-35LeighNaughton Park6153[10]
4Wed 11 Dec 1985St. Helens57-14HullKnowsley Road7536[7][8]

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

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[12]Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game NoFixture DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueAttRecNotesRef
1Sat 14 Dec 1985Wigan36-8LeighKnowsley Road10509[2]
2Sat 21 Dec 1985Hull Kingston Rovers22-4St. HelensHeadingley3856[7]

Final

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11 January 1986
Wigan11 – 8Hull Kingston Rovers
Tries: Wane, Ford
Goals: Stephenson
Drop goals: Dowling
[13]
Tries: Lydiat, Laws
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 17,573
Referee: John Holdsworth (Kippax)
Player of the Match: Paul Harkin

Teams and scorers

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[14]

Wigan№Hull Kingston Rovers
Teams
Steve Hampson1John Lydiat
Ray Mordt2Garry Clark
David Stephenson3Mike Smith
Ellery Hanley4John Dorahy
Henderson Gill5David Laws
Steve Ella6Gordon Smith
Mike Ford7Paul Harkin
Greg Dowling8Peter Johnston
Nicky Kiss9David Watkinson
Shaun Wane10Asuquo "Zook" Ema
Graeme West11Chris Burton
Andy Goodway12Andy Kelly
Ian Potter13Gavin Miller
Shaun Edwards (for Henderson Gill on 74th minute)14Ian Robinson (for Peter Johnston 74 min)
Nick Du Toit (for Ian Potter Half Time)15? Not used
Colin Clarke and Alan McInnesCoachRoger Millward

Prize money

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

Finish PositionCash PrizeNo. receiving prizeTotal 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

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This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
               
Fulham13
Warrington20
Warrington34
Barrow14
Barrow5
Leeds2
Warrington22
Wigan26
Blackpool Borough22
Wakefield Trinity24
Wakefield Trinity21
Wigan30
Wigan26
Mansfield Marksman0
Wigan36
Leigh8
Whitehaven7
Widnes12
Widnes30
Bradford Northern6
Sheffield Eagles16
Bradford Northern24
Widnes31
Leigh35
Batley2
Leigh70
Leigh48
Hunslet6
Hunslet22
Workington Town12
Wigan11
Hull Kingston Rovers8
Halifax2
Hull Kingston Rovers11
Hull Kingston Rovers8
Oldham7
Bramley8
Oldham46
Hull Kingston Rovers24
York16
York12
Castleford10
York21
Keighley16
Keighley20
Huddersfield Barracudas10
Hull Kingston Rovers22
St. Helens4
St. Helens42
Dewsbury6
St. Helens36
Doncaster20
Doncaster22
Runcorn Highfield20
St. Helens57
Hull14
Hull44
Swinton0
Hull30
Salford10
Salford18
Rochdale Hornets12

Notes and comments

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
  3. ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
  4. ^ a b c d "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  5. ^ a b "Wakefield until I die".
  6. ^ a b "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b c d "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
  8. ^ a b c "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
  9. ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
  10. ^ a b "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
  11. ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
  12. ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player SF archived results".
  13. ^ Macklin, Keith (13 January 1986). "Wigan jump as much for relief as joy". The Times. p. 19.
  14. ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
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