1991–92 Regal Trophy
1991–92 Regal Trophy | |
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Structure | National knockout championship |
Teams | 38 |
Winners | Widnes |
Runners-up | Leeds |
The 1991–92 Regal Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the 21st season that the competition was held, and was the third staging of the competition since it was re-named the Regal Trophy.
Widnes won the final, beating Leeds by the score of 24–0. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 15,070.
Background
This season saw two "name" changes and one of the three junior clubs being replaced by a new league club. The number of entrants remained the same at thirty-eight.
The changes were :-
1 Runcorn Highfield became Highfield and now played at Hoghton Road Stadium in Sutton, a suburb of St. Helens and home to St Helens Town A.F.C. (although signing a 99-year lease, the club moved on after 4½ years after a proposed rent increase made a stay unviable - Fulham became London Crusaders but were still nomadic, although playing many home matches at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre before settling at Barnet Copthall for season 1993-94
2 Scarborough Pirates joined the league and the competition (albeit for a very brief one season stay before going into administration), taking the place of one of the junior teams-
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 | Tue 29 Oct 1991 | Rochdale Hornets | 14-24 | Widnes | Spotland | 2278 | [3] | ||||
2 | Tue 29 Oct 1991 | Wigan | 34-14 | Dewsbury | Central Park | 5020 | [2] | ||||
3 | Thu 31 Oct 1991 | Hull F.C. | 22-7 | Leigh | Boulevard | 2219 | [4] | ||||
4 | Sun 3 Nov 1991 | Saddleworth | 0-30 | Workington Town | Watersheddings | 1650 | 1, 2 | ||||
5 | Sun 3 Nov 1991 | Sheffield Eagles | 36-8 | Scarborough Pirates | Don Valley Stadium | 1226 | |||||
6 | Mon 4 Nov 1991 | Leigh East | 20-10 | Chorley Borough (2) | Hilton Park | 1393 | 3, 4 |
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 | Sat 16 Nov 1991 | Warrington | 8-17 | Leeds | Wilderspool | 4353 | [6] | ||||
2 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Bradford Northern | 76-0 | Leigh East | Odsal | 1613 | 3 | ||||
3 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Doncaster | 21-20 | Whitehaven | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 693 | |||||
4 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Halifax | 46-4 | Barrow | Thrum Hall | 4791 | |||||
5 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Highfield | 10-28 | Carlisle | Hoghton Road Stadium | 180 | |||||
6 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Huddersfield | 10-32 | St. Helens | Fartown | 4239 | [7][8] | ||||
7 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 10-22 | Castleford | Craven Park (2) | 3406 | |||||
8 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Keighley Cougars | 25-10 | Hunslet | Cougar Park | 1155 | |||||
9 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Nottingham City | 11-42 | Wakefield Trinity | Harvey Hadden Stadium | 916 | [9] | ||||
10 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Oldham | 16-10 | London Crusaders | Watersheddings | 2182 | |||||
11 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Ryedale-York | 6-13 | Sheffield Eagles | Ryedale Stadium | 1138 | |||||
12 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Salford | 74-10 | Trafford Borough | The Willows | 1783 | |||||
13 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Swinton | 8-34 | Wigan | Station Road | 4676 | [2] | ||||
14 | Sun 17 Nov 1991 | Widnes | 26-8 | Workington Town | Naughton Park | 4917 | [3] | ||||
15 | Mon 18 Nov 1991 | Hull F.C. | 12-8 | Batley | Boulevard | 2149 | [4] | ||||
16 | Tue 19 Nov 1991 | Bramley | 18-18 | Featherstone Rovers | McLaren Field | 1643 |
Round 1 - First Round Replays
Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Thu 21 Nov 1991 | Featherstone Rovers | 44-8 | Bramley | Post Office Road | 1617 |
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 23 Nov 1991 | Hull F.C. | 4-12 | Leeds | Boulevard | 4359 | [4] | ||||
2 | Sun 24 Nov 1991 | Bradford Northern | 44-10 | Sheffield Eagles | Odsal | 3118 | |||||
3 | Sun 24 Nov 1991 | Carlisle | 16-30 | Widnes | Gifford Park | 1874 | 5 | [3] | |||
4 | Sun 24 Nov 1991 | Featherstone Rovers | 64-18 | Halifax | Post Office Road | 5462 | |||||
5 | Sun 24 Nov 1991 | Oldham | 18-24 | St. Helens | Watersheddings | 5814 | [8] | ||||
6 | Sun 24 Nov 1991 | Wakefield Trinity | 10-30 | Salford | Belle Vue | 4577 | [9] | ||||
7 | Sun 24 Nov 1991 | Wigan | 32-8 | Keighley Cougars | Central Park | 6052 | [2] | ||||
8 | Mon 25 Nov 1991 | Castleford | 38-6 | Doncaster | Wheldon Road | 4145 |
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 30 Nov 1991 | Salford | 24-14 | Wigan | The Willows | 4608 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sun 1 Dec 1991 | Leeds | 24-4 | Castleford | Headingley | 15409 | |||||
3 | Sun 1 Dec 1991 | St. Helens | 30-12 | Bradford Northern | Knowsley Road | 8641 | [8] | ||||
4 | Sun 1 Dec 1991 | Widnes | 34-22 | Featherstone Rovers | Naughton Park | 6551 | [3] |
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 7 Dec 1991 | Leeds | 22-15 | Salford | Valley Parade | 7275 | 6 | ||||
2 | Sat 21 Dec 1991 | Widnes | 18-10 | St. Helens | Central Park | 6376 | [3][8] |
Final
11 January 1992
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Widnes | 24 – 0 | Leeds |
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Tries: Davies, Holliday, Tait, Sorensen Goals: Davies (3) Drop goals: Davies, Holliday |
[13][14] |
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 15,070 Referee: Brian Galtress (Bradford) Player of the Match: Les Holliday |
Teams
Widnes | No. | Leeds |
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Teams | ||
Alan Tait | 1 | Morvin Edwards |
John Devereux | 2 | Phil Ford |
Andy Currier | 3 | David Creasser |
Darren Wright | 4 | Simon Irving |
Mark Sarsfield | 5 | John Bentley |
Jonathan Davies (c) | 6 | Garry Schofield (c) |
Barry Dowd | 7 | Bobbie Goulding |
Kurt Sorensen | 8 | Shaun Wane |
Paul Hulme | 9 | Richard Gunn |
David Smith | 10 | Mike O'Neill |
Harvey Howard | 11 | Roy Powell |
Richard Eyres | 12 | Paul Dixon |
Les Holliday | 13 | Gary Divorty |
Substitutes | ||
Paul Atcheson (for Sarsfield, 73 min.) | 14 | Carl Gibson (for Irving, 53 min.) |
Joe Grima (for Holliday, 59 min.) | 15 | Steve Molloy (for Wane, 46 min.) |
Frank Myler | Coach | Doug Laughton |
Prize money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows:[15]
Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
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Winner | £32,000 | 1 | £32,000 |
Runner-up | £17,000 | 1 | £17,000 |
Semi-finalist | £9,000 | 2 | £18,000 |
Loser in Rd 3 | £5,500 | 4 | £22,000 |
Loser in Rd 2 | £3,500 | 8 | £28,000 |
Loser in Rd 1 | £2,250 | 16 | £36,000 |
All clubs in Prelim Round | £2,250 | 12 | £27,000 |
Total Prize Money | £180,000 | ||
Capital Development Fund | £120,000 | ||
Grand Total | £300,000 |
The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highfield | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bramley | 18 (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 18 (44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
London Crusaders | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh East | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryedale-York | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nottingham City | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Trafford Borough | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Swinton | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley Cougars | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley Cougars | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunslet |
Notes and comments
1 * Saddleworth Rangers are a Junior (amateur) club from Oldham
2 * Watersheddings was the home ground of Oldham
3 * Leigh East are a Junior (amateur) club from Leigh[16]
4 * Hilton Park was the home ground of Leigh
5 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives the attendance as 1,874 but Widnes official archives[3] gives it as 2,000
6 * Valley Parade was originally the home of Manningham Rugby League Football Club until 1903, when they changed name and codes and became Bradford City A.F.C.
7 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] gives the attendance as 15,070 but Widnes official archives[3] gives it as 15,023
8 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was 47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959
See also
- 1991-92 Rugby Football League season
- 1991 Lancashire Cup
- 1991 Yorkshire Cup
- Regal Trophy
- Rugby league county cups
References
- ^ a b c "Rugby League Project".
- ^ a b c d e "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- ^ a b c "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Prelim Rd archived results".
- ^ "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
- ^ "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- ^ a b "Wakefield until I die".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
- ^ "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
- ^ a b "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 onward archived results".
- ^ "Regal Trophy 1991/92 - Widnes 24 def. Leeds 0". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1992). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8.
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1992). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8.
- ^ "Leigh East ARLFC".
External links
- Saints Heritage Society
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
- The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org
- Huddersfield R L Heritage
- Wakefield until I die