1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the fourth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.

This year was a new name on the trophy after Castleford's three year winning streak came to an end.

Wigan won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 7-4

The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 13,479 and receipts were £3,291

This was to be Wigan's only success in the competition.

Background
This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.

However the format was changed slightly with the  games in the  preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis.

This preliminary round now involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition.

Preliminary round – first leg
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Preliminary round – second leg
Involved 2 matches with the  same 4 Clubs with reverse fixtures

Round 1 – first round
Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Round 2 – quarter finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 3 – semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments
1 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91 and 1991-1992 and "100 Years of Rugby. The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973" give the score as 18–0 but as obvious error in the wonderfully detailed independent WEB "Wakefield 'till I die" gives the score as 13-0

2 * This match was televised

3 * Hull F.C. (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition

4 * Rochdale Hornets, who joined the competition in season 1966-67, win their first game in the  competition

5 * Keighley (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) play their first game at home in the competition

6 * The attendance was a record at that time

7 * 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