1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy

This was the third season of rugby league's League Cup competition, which for sponsorship reasons was known as the Players No.6 Trophy.

Warrington won the final, beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 27–16 in the match played at Central Park, Wigan. The attendance was 9,347 and receipts were £4380.

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

Round 1 - First Round
Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round
Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

NOTE - Matches in this round kicked off earlier to make maximum use of the daylight

Use of Floodlights in sporting events was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes

Round 3 -Quarter Finals
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 3 -Quarter Finals - Replays
Involved 1 match with 2 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-Finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Teams and Scorers John Player yearbook 1974–75
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

Prize money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season was as follows:

The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments
1 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject states that the match was played at Bradford, whereas it was played at Lawkholme Lane, Keighley

2 * St Helens official archives give the attendance as 2,500  whereas RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives it as 3,000

3 * Dewsbury Celtic are a Junior (amateur) club from Dewsbury, home ground is Crow Nest Park

4 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 and the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 give the attendance as 1,250  but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 1,276

5 * Millom are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria, current home ground is the Coronation Field ground

6 * The highest score, to date in the  competition against a Junior club

7 * Widnes official archives give the result as a Wiidnes win

8 * Wigan official archives show a score of 30-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 20-5

9 * Matches kicked off Earlier to accommodate daylight. Use of Floodlights was banned by government order from 15 November 1973 due to mining strikes.

10 * Wigan official archives give score as 28-3 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give it as 28-2

11 * Wigan's hooker (Colin Clarke) and two Keighley players (Wilmot and Burke) were sent off during this second half of this match.

12 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 give the date as 9-12-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the date as 29-12-1974

13 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 give the date as 9-12-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the  date as 30-12-1974

14 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75, the News of the World Football Annual 1974–75 and Wigan official archives give the date as Saturday 5-1-1974 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the  date as Sunday 6-1-1974

15 * The John Player Yearbook 1974–75 gives the  attendance as 10,047 but RUGBYLEAGUEproject give the  attendance as 9,347

16 * 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