1982–83 John Player Trophy
This was the twelfth season of the League Cup, which was known as the John Player Trophy for sponsorship purposes.
| 1982–83 John Player Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Structure | National knockout championship |
| Teams | 33 |
| Winners | Wigan |
| Runners-up | Leeds |
Wigan claimed the trophy by beating Leeds by the score of 22-11 in the final played at Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The attendance was 19,553 and receipts were £49027.
Background
This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-three.
The preliminary round of one match remained
Competition and results
Preliminary round
Involved 1 matches and 2 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 21 Nov 1982 | Huyton | 9-19 | Workington Town | Alt Park, Huyton | 240 |
Round 1 - First Round
[3] Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 27 Nov 1982 | St. Helens | 17-5 | Fulham | Knowsley Road | 2365 | [4] | ||||
| 2 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Blackpool Borough | 6-5 | Batley | Borough Park | 592 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Cardiff City | 7-11 | Rochdale Hornets | Ninian Park | 620 | |||||
| 4 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Carlisle | 26-17 | Doncaster | Brunton Park | 1413 | |||||
| 5 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Castleford | 10-16 | Wigan | Wheldon Road | 5422 | [2] | ||||
| 6 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Dewsbury | 11-28 | Barrow | Crown Flatt | 866 | |||||
| 7 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Featherstone Rovers | 14-18 | Hull F.C. | Post Office Road | 4005 | [5] | ||||
| 8 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 42-3 | Whitehaven | Craven Park (1) | 5929 | |||||
| 9 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Keighley | 0-18 | Bradford Northern | Lawkholme Lane | 4278 | |||||
| 10 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Leeds | 17-7 | Bramley | Headingley | 4085 | |||||
| 11 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Leigh | 13-12 | Oldham | Hilton Park | 5780 | |||||
| 12 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Salford | 23-11 | Hunslet | The Willows | 1471 | |||||
| 13 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Swinton | 13-22 | Huddersfield | Station Road | 1417 | [6] | ||||
| 14 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Warrington | 19-8 | Halifax | Wilderspool | 2892 | [7] | ||||
| 15 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | Widnes | 17-12 | Wakefield Trinity | Naughton Park | 4075 | [8][9] | ||||
| 16 | Sun 5 Dec 1982 | York | 18-15 | Workington Town | Clarence Street | 2134 |
Round 2 - Second Round
[10] Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 11 Dec 1982 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36-7 | Leigh | Craven Park (1) | 5975 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Bradford Northern | 12-12 | Hull F.C. | Odsal | 6222 | 1 | [5] | |||
| 3 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Carlisle | 2-10 | Widnes | Brunton Park | 1905 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Leeds | 31-10 | York | Headingley | 3718 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Rochdale Hornets | 5-27 | Barrow | Athletic Grounds | 1295 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Salford | 21-19 | Huddersfield | The Willows | 1924 | 1 | [6] | |||
| 7 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Warrington | 36-15 | Blackpool Borough | Wilderspool | 2347 | 1, 2 | [7] | |||
| 8 | Sun 12 Dec 1982 | Wigan | 9-5 | St. Helens | Central Park | 12172 | 1 | [2][4] |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 15 Dec 1982 | Hull F.C. | 8-10 | Bradford Northern | Boulevard | 7628 | 1 | [5] |
Round 3 -Quarter Finals
[11] Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 18 Dec 1982 | Salford | 4-5 | Wigan | The Willows | 3237 | [2] | ||||
| 2 | Sun 19 Dec 1982 | Barrow | 8-13 | Leeds | Craven Park | 4216 | |||||
| 3 | Sun 19 Dec 1982 | Warrington | 11-10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wilderspool | 3943 | [7] | ||||
| 4 | Sun 19 Dec 1982 | Widnes | 16-10 | Bradford Northern | Naughton Park | 4667 | [9] |
Round 4 – Semi-Finals
[12] Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 28 Dec 1982 | Leeds | 8-2 | Widnes | Fartown | 7247 | [9] | ||||
| 2 | Sat 1 Jan 1983 | Wigan | 15-14 | Warrington | Knowsley Road | 9017 | [2][7] |
Final
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 22 January 1983 | Wigan | 15-4 | Leeds | Elland Road | 19553 | 49027 | 3 | [2][13][14] |
Teams and scorers
| Wigan | № | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| teams | ||
| Barry Williams | 1 | Neil Hague |
| Dennis Ramsdale | 2 | Mark Campbell |
| David Stephenson | 3 | Ian Wilkinson |
| Colin Whitfield | 4 | Les Dyl |
| Henderson Gill | 5 | Andy Smith |
| Martin Foy | 6 | John Holmes |
| Jimmy Fairhurst | 7 | Kevin Dick |
| Glyn Shaw | 8 | Roy Dickinson |
| Nicky Kiss | 9 | David Ward |
| Danny Campbell | 10 | Tony Burke |
| Graeme West | 11 | Andy Sykes |
| Mick Scott | 12 | Wayne Heron |
| John Pendlebury | 13 | David Heron |
| Brian Juliff (for Henderson Gill 61 min) | 14 | ? Not used |
| Brian Case (for Graeme West 50 min) | 15 | ? Not used |
| Alex Murphy | Coach | Robin Dewhurst |
| 15 | score | 4 |
| 3 | HT | 4 |
| Scorers | ||
| Tries | ||
| Henderson Gill (1) | T | |
| Brian Juliff (1) | T | |
| Goals | ||
| Colin Whitfield (4) | G | Kevin Dick (2) |
| Drop Goals | ||
| Colin Whitfield (1) | DG | |
| Referee | Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell (Widnes) | |
| Man of the match | Martin Foy - Wigan - stand-off | |
| Competition Sponsor | John Player |
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point
Timeline in the final
| Time | Incident | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 7 min | Drop goal: Colin Whitfield | 1-0 |
| ? | Penalty Goal: Kevin Dick | 1-2 |
| ? | Penalty Goal: Kevin Dick | 1-4 |
| ? | Penalty Goal: Colin Whitfield | 3-4 |
| Half Time | 3-4 | |
| 57 min | Try: Henderson Gill | 6-4 |
| Conversion: Colin Whitfield | 8-4 | |
| 64 min | Penalty Goal: Colin Whitfield | 10-4 |
| ? | Try: Brian Juliff | 13-4 |
| Conversion: Colin Whitfield | 15-4 | |
| Full Time | 15-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ? | 1 | ? |
| Grand Total |
Note - the author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?
The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hunslet | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swinton | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huddersfield | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Castleford | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Helens | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulham | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackpool Borough | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batley | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrington | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oldham | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wigan | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cardiff City | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rochdale Hornets | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewsbury | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bramley | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Town | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leeds | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doncaster | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wakefield Trinity | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keighley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford Northern | 12 (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 12 (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Featherstone Rovers | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hull F.C. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes and comments
1 * Wigan official archives[10] erroneously describe the match as being one of the first round matches
2 * Wigan official archives[10] give the score as 36-5 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject[1] and Warrington Wolves official archives[7] give it as 36-17
3 * Elland Road, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds United A.F.C. with a capacity of 37,914 (The record attendance was 57,892 set on 15 March 1967 for a cup match Leeds v Sunderland). The ground was originally established in 1897 by Holbeck RLFC who played there until their demise after the conclusion of the 1903-04 season
See also
References
- "Rugby League Project".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" archived results".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 1 archived results".
- "Saints Heritage Society - History - Season 1896-97".
- "HULL&PROUD - Stats - Fixtures & Results".
- "Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage" (PDF).
- "Warrington Wolves - Results Archive - 1897". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
- "Wakefield until I die".
- "Widnes Vikings - History - Season In Review - 1896-97".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 2 archived results".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Rd 3 archived results".
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player s-Final archived results".
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1990). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617851 X.
- Raymond Fletcher and David Howes (1991). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-100. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 35617852 8.
- "Wigan "Cherry and White" J Player Final archived results".
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
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