1989–90 League Cup (rugby league)

1989–90 League Cup
Structure National knockout championship
Number of teams 38
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Halifax
< 1988–89 Seasons 1990–91 >

This was the nineteenth season for the competition, known from this season onwards as the Regal Trophy for sponsorship reasons.

Wigan won the final, beating Halifax by the score of 24-12 in the match was played at Headingley, Leeds. The attendance was 17,810 and receipts were £73688

Background

This season saw two changes in the existing members, and two new members, a new Chorley Borough (2) and an additional (now three in total) junior club
This brought the number of entrants up to thirty-eight
The changes in details are :-
1 Mansfield Marksman changed their name to Nottingham City and moved to a new Harvey Hadden Stadium in Nottingham
2 York had been renamed as Ryedale-York and moved to the new Ryedale Stadium on the outskirts of the city
3 Chorley Borough re-formed, this time as Trafford Borough and moved out of Chorley and to Moss Lane the home ground of Altrincham F.C.
4 and this left a vacancy in Chorley which was filled by a newly formed club using the name of the recently departed club, yet another Chorley Borough (2)

Competition and Results[1][2][3]

Preliminary Round[4]

Involved 6 matches and 12 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 8 Nov 1989Leeds32-2Ryedale-YorkHeadingley4979
2Wed 8 Nov 1989Warrington4-12Sheffield EaglesWilderspool2507[5]
3Sun 19 Nov 1989Crossfields (Warrington)14-19Workington TownWilderspool9421, 2
4Sun 19 Nov 1989Batley28-14West HullMount Pleasant8443, 4
5Sun 19 Nov 1989Kells (Whitehaven)2-28DoncasterRecreation Ground21275, 6, 7
6Sun 19 Nov 1989Wakefield Trinity12-19Hull F.C.Belle Vue47318[6][7]

Round 1 - First Round[4]

Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Fri 1 Dec 1989Sheffield Eagles36-22Rochdale HornetsThrum Hall23079[8]
2Sat 2 Dec 1989St Helens40-26Hull KRKnowsley Road4888
3Sun 3 Dec 1989Bradford Northern38-10KeighleyOdsal3260
4Sun 3 Dec 1989Bramley16-48OldhamMcLaren Field1632
5Sun 3 Dec 1989Chorley Borough (2)18-42CastlefordVictory Park1256
6Sun 3 Dec 1989Dewsbury14-4CarlisleCrown Flatt631
7Sun 3 Dec 1989Fulham18-32HalifaxChiswick Poly *154910
8Sun 3 Dec 1989Hull F.C.18-21SalfordBoulevard4587[6]
9Sun 3 Dec 1989Hunslet10-6BarrowElland Road537
10Sun 3 Dec 1989Leeds26-12LeighHeadingley7712
11Sun 3 Dec 1989Nottingham City18-48WidnesHarvey Hadden Stadium2246[9]
12Sun 3 Dec 1989Swinton18-16BatleyStation Road1359
13Sun 3 Dec 1989Trafford Borough18-36Featherstone RoversMoss Lane Altrincham934
14Sun 3 Dec 1989Whitehaven20-10Runcorn HighfieldRecreation Ground603
15Sun 3 Dec 1989Wigan62-4DoncasterCentral Park7854[2]
16Sun 3 Dec 1989Workington Town4-28HuddersfieldDerwent Park571[10]

Round 2 - Second Round[11]

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 9 Dec 1989Wigan18-0WidnesCentral Park12398[2][9]
2Sun 10 Dec 1989Halifax20-6SalfordThrum Hall6005
3Sun 10 Dec 1989Hunslet4-34Featherstone RoversElland Road2031
4Sun 10 Dec 1989Leeds27-8Bradford NorthernHeadingley14459
5Sun 10 Dec 1989Oldham22-8HuddersfieldWatersheddings5292[10]
6Sun 10 Dec 1989St Helens12-12DewsburyKnowsley Road5847[8]
7Sun 10 Dec 1989Swinton6-28Sheffield EaglesStation Road1925
8Sun 10 Dec 1989Whitehaven2-62CastlefordRecreation Ground1838

Round 2 - Second Round Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Wed 13 Dec 1989Dewsbury0-14St HelensCrown Flatt1981[8]

Round 3 -Quarter Finals[12]

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 16 Dec 1989Leeds10-10WiganHeadingley9310[2]
2Sun 17 Dec 1989Halifax23-10Featherstone RoversThrum Hall6075
3Sun 17 Dec 1989St Helens32-18OldhamKnowsley Road7742[8]
4Sun 17 Dec 1989Sheffield Eagles2-18CastlefordSaltergate, Chesterfield301411

Round 3 -Quarter Finals - Replays

Involved 1 match with 2 clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Thu 21 Dec 1989Wigan8-0LeedsCentral Park20111[2]

Round 4 – Semi-Finals[13]

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
1Sat 23 Dec 1989Halifax10-9St HelensCentral Park6085[8]
2Sat 30 Dec 1989Wigan24-10CastlefordHeadingley10193[2]

Final

Game No Fixture Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Att Rec Notes Ref
Saturday 13 January 1990Wigan24-12HalifaxHeadingley178107368812[3][14][15]

Teams and Scorers[3][15][16]

Wigan № Halifax
teams
Joe Lydon1Colin Whitfield
David Marshall2Eddie Riddlesden
Kevin Iro3Tony Anderson
Dean Bell4Brian Hetherington
Mark Preston5Wilf George
Shaun Edwards6John Dorahy (c)
Andy Gregory7John Lyons
Ian Lucas8Brendan Hill
Martin Dermott9Seamus McCallion
Andy Platt10Lindsey Johnston
Denis Betts11Peter Bell
Ian Gildart12Richard Milner
Ellery Hanley13Les Holliday
Andy Goodway (for Ian Gildart 21 min)14Steve Smith (rugby league, Halifax) (for Colin Whitfield 17 min)
Shaun Wane (for Ian Lucas 21 min)15Mick Scott (for Steve Smith 66 min)
Coach
24score12
8HT4
Scorers
Tries
Shaun Edwards (1)TBrendan Hill (1)
Andy Goodway (1)T
Ellery Hanley (3)T
Goals
Joe Lydon (2)GLes Holliday (4)
Referee D. Gerald "Gerry" Kershaw (Easingwold (York))
Man of the matchEllery Hanley - Wigan - loose forward/lock
Competition SponsorRegal

Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

Timeline in the final

Time Incident Score
5 mintry: Shaun Edwards4-0
15 minpenalty goal: Les Holliday4-2
31 minpenalty goal: Les Holliday4-4
38 minsin bin - punching: Lindsey Johnson
38 mincut nose - left field: Martin Dermott
39 mintry: Ellery Hanley8-4
Half Time: 8-4
45 mintry: Ellery Hanley12-4
conversion: Joe Lydon14-4
approx 52 minpenalty goal: Les Holliday14-6
53 minsin bin brawling: Brendan Hill
53 minsin bin brawling: Andy Platt
59 mintry: Ellery Hanley18-6
conversion: Joe Lydon20-6
71 mintry: Andy Goodway24-6
76 mintry: Brendan Hill24-10
conversion: Les Holliday24-12
FT: 24-12

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
Winner28000128000
Runner-up15500115500
losing semi-finalist8250216500
Losers in Rd 34800419200
Losers in Rd 22750822000
Losers in Rd 117451627920
Appearance in Prelim Round17401220880
150000
to capital development fund100000
Grand Total250000

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

First Round Second Round Third Round Semi Finals Final
               
Leeds 26
Leigh 12
Leeds 27
Bradford Northern 8
Bradford Northern 38
Keighley 10
Leeds 10 (0)
Wigan 10 (8)
Wigan 62
Doncaster 4
Wigan 18
Widnes 0
Nottingham City 18
Widnes 48
Wigan 24
Castleford 10
Swinton 18
Batley 16
Swinton 6
Sheffield Eagles 28
Sheffield Eagles 36
Rochdale Hornets 22
Sheffield Eagles 2
Castleford 18
Whitehaven 20
Runcorn Highfield 10
Whitehaven 2
Castleford 62
Chorley Borough (2) 18
Castleford 42
Wigan 24
Halifax 12
Fulham 18
Halifax 32
Halifax 20
Salford 6
Hull F.C. 18
Salford 21
Halifax 23
Featherstone Rovers 10
Hunslet 10
Barrow 6
Hunslet 4
Featherstone Rovers 34
Trafford Borough 18
Featherstone Rovers 36
Halifax 10
St Helens 9
St Helens 40
Hull KR 26
St Helens 12 (14)
Dewsbury 12(0)
Dewsbury 14
Carlisle 4
St Helens 32
Oldham 18
Bramley 16
Oldham 48
Oldham 22
Huddersfield 8
Workington Town 4
Huddersfield 28

Notes and comments

1 * Crossfields are a Junior (amateur) club from Warrington
2 * Score at half time was 8-8
3 * West Hull are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull
4 * Rothmans Yearbooks 1991-92[3] and 1991-92[15] and RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give score as 28-14 but Wigan official archives[4] gives it as 27-14
5 * Kells are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria[17]
6 * The score at half time was 0-2
7 * The game was played at Whitehaven's ground
8 * This result is missing from the details given in RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1]
9 * This match played at Thrum Hall, home of Halifax - NOTE After the Hillsborough Stadium disaster Sheffield Eagles were unable to play at their home ground and during this season used 7 different venues as temporary "home" grounds
10 * 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
11 * This match played at Saltergate, the home of Chesterfield F.C. - NOTE After the Hillsborough Stadium disaster Sheffield Eagles were unable to play at their home ground and during this season used 7 different venues as temporary "home" grounds
12 * 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.

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