The 1975–76

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was won by

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and the

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winners were St. Helens who beat

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20-5 in the final. The Rugby League Premiership Trophy winners were also St. Helens who beat

15-2 in the final.

Championship

won their sixth, and to date last, Championship.

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and Swinton were demoted to the Second Division.

Second Division Championship

2nd Division Champions were Barrow, and they,

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and

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were promoted to the First Division.

Cups

Challenge Cup

In the

final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982 St. Helens defeated

20-5. This was St Helens’ fifth Cup Final win in eight Final appearances. The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was St. Helens , Geoff Pimblett.

Premiership

In 1975–76 season the RFL introduced the Premiership Trophy competition. It was played at the end of the season with the top 8 in the league qualifying to play each other in a simple 1st versus 8th, 2nd versus 7th, 3rd versus 6th, and 4th versus 5th system. The final was played on a neutral venue. The competition was played until 1997 when it was scrapped. This was the second end of season Premiership Play-off Final and was played in front of a crowd of 18,082 at Station Road, Swinton between the number four seeds, St Helens, and the number one seeds, Salford. St Helens second-row forward, George Nicholls, was the winner of the Harry Sunderland Trophy as ''Man of the Match''.

Player's No.6 Trophy

The 1975–76 Player's No.6 Trophy Winners were

who beat Hull F.C. 19-13 in the final.

County cups

beat

16–7 to win the Lancashire Cup, and

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beat

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15–11 to win the Yorkshire Cup.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were St. Helens who beat

22-2 in the final.

References

Sources

1975–76 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.comThe Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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