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1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the fourth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year was a new name on the trophy after Castleford Tigers, Castleford's three year winning streak came to an end. Wigan Warriors, Wigan won the trophy by beating St Helens R.F.C., St. Helens by the score of 7-4 The match was played at Central Park (Wigan), Central Park, Wigan, (Historic counties of England, historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 13,479 and receipts were £3,291 This was to be Wigan Warriors, Wigan's only success in the competition. Background This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen. However the format was changed slightly with the games in the preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis. This preliminary round now involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union following the History of rugby league, schism from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. Wigan is the most successful club in the history of World Rugby League having won 22 Rugby Football League Championship, League Championships (including 5 Super League Grand Finals), 20 Challenge Cups, 4 World Club Challenges and over 100 honours in total. The club had a period of sustained success from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s winning eight successive Challenge Cups and seven successive Rugby Football League Championship, League Championships. Since 1999 the club has played home matches at the DW Stadium, before which it played at Central Park (Wigan), Central Park from 1902. The head coach is Matt Peet. History 1872–1902: Forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
