1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1970–71 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the sixth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.

This year was another new name on the trophy -  and ALSO St. Helens' third time in six years as runner-up

Leeds won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 9-5

The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 7,612 and receipts were £2,189

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

The format was changed slightly removing the two-legged home and away ties from the preliminary round and playing the whole competition on a knock-out basis.

The preliminary round involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen.

Preliminary round
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

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

Round 3 – Semi-finals – replays
Involved 1 match and 2 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 * This match was televised

2 * 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.