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This was the seventeenth season for the League Cup, known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship purposes.
1987–88 John Player Special Trophy | |
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Structure | National knockout championship |
Teams | 36 |
Winners | St. Helens |
Runners-up | Leeds |
St. Helens won the final, beating Leeds by the score of 15-14. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 16,669 and receipts were £62232.
This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-six
Blackpool Borough moved to Springfield Park in Wigan and renamed as Springfield Borough
[3] Involved 4 matches and 8 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
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1 | Sat 31 Oct 1987 | Heworth | 5-32 | Swinton | Clarence Street | 1063 | 1 | ||||
2 | Sun 1 Nov 1987 | Featherstone Rovers | 34-16 | Thatto Heath | Post Office Road | 1045 | 2 | ||||
3 | Sun 1 Nov 1987 | York | 38-2 | Bramley | Clarence Street | 1174 | 3 | ||||
4 | Sun 8 Nov 1987 | Oldham | 36-8 | Fulham | Watersheddings | 3197 |
[3] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs
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 | Wed 18 Nov 1987 | York | 6-30 | Wakefield Trinity | Clarence Street | 1467 | [10] |
[11] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sat 21 Nov 1987 | Wigan | 26-16 | Castleford | Central Park | 9613 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Batley | 0-44 | Oldham | Mount Pleasant | 2808 | |||||
3 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Hull F.C. | 19-7 | Leigh | Boulevard | 3982 | [8] | ||||
4 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Leeds | 20-10 | Halifax | Headingley | 13498 | |||||
5 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | St. Helens | 40-0 | Mansfield Marksman | Knowsley Road | 4966 | [6] | ||||
6 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Salford | 14-5 | Dewsbury | The Willows | 2129 | |||||
7 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Springfield Borough | 14-8 | Wakefield Trinity | Springfield Park | 1265 | [4][10] | ||||
8 | Sun 22 Nov 1987 | Warrington | 12-8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wilderspool | 4550 | [7] |
[12] 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 28 Nov 1987 | Warrington | 10-14 | Oldham | Wilderspool | 5152 | [7] | ||||
2 | Sun 29 Nov 1987 | St. Helens | 20-16 | Hull F.C. | Knowsley Road | 7400 | [6][8] | ||||
3 | Sun 29 Nov 1987 | Salford | 12-16 | Wigan | The Willows | 7986 | [2] | ||||
4 | Sun 29 Nov 1987 | Springfield Borough | 12-22 | Leeds | Springfield Park | 3894 | [4] |
[13] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sat 12 Dec 1987 | Leeds | 19-6 | Wigan | Burnden Park | 13538 | [2] | ||||
2 | Sat 19 Dec 1987 | St. Helens | 18-8 | Oldham | Knowsley Road | 8136 | [6] |
Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday 9 January 1988 | St. Helens | 15-14 | Leeds | Central Park | 16669 | 62232 | 5 | [6][13][14][15] |
St. Helens | № | Leeds |
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teams | ||
Phil Veivers | 1 | Marty Gurr |
Dave Tanner | 2 | Steve Morris |
Paul Loughlin | 3 | Garry Schofield |
Mark Elia | 4 | Peter Jackson |
Les Quirk | 5 | John Basnett |
Shane Cooper | 6 | David Creasser |
Neil Holding | 7 | Ray Ashton |
Tony Burke | 8 | Peter Tunks |
Paul Groves | 9 | Colin Maskill |
Peter Souto | 10 | Kevin Rayne |
Paul Forber | 11 | Roy Powell |
Roy Haggerty | 12 | Paul Medley |
Andy Platt | 13 | David Heron |
David Large (for ?) | 14 | Carl Gibson (for John Basnett) |
Stuart Evans (for Peter Souto) | 15 | xJohn Fairbank (for Kevin Rayne) |
Alex Murphy | Coach | Maurice Bamford |
15 | score | 14 |
9 | HT | 14 |
Scorers | ||
Tries | ||
Paul Loughlin (2) | T | Peter Jackson (1) |
T | David Creasser (1) | |
Goals | ||
Paul Loughlin (3) | G | David Creasser (3) |
Drop Goals | ||
Neil Holding (1) | DG | |
Referee | G. Frederick "Fred" Lindop (Wakefield) | |
Man of the match | Paul Loughlin - St Helens - Centre | |
Competition Sponsor | John Player Special |
Scoring - Try = four points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 ?
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield Marksman | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Runcorn Highfield | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield Marksman | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull F.C. | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield Barracudas | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunslet | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Helens | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Springfield Borough | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Springfield Borough | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 22 (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
York | 22 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Springfield Borough | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Swinton | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 34 |
1 * Heworth are a Junior (amateur) club from York[17]
2 * Thatto Heath are a Junior (amateur) club from St Helens[18]
3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give score as 38-2 but Wigan official archives[2] gives it as 37-2
4 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] give Halifax at home but Wigan official archives[2] gives Keighley at home but with a reference that the game was played at Thrum Hall, the home of Halifax
5 * 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
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