1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the eleventh occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.

St. Helens won the trophy by beating Dewsbury by the score of 22-2

The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. The attendance was 3,858, and the receipts were £1,747

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

The format was again changed slightly, in that the preliminary round as well as the remainder of the tournament was played on a knock-out basis.

The preliminary round now involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.

Preliminary round
Involved 6 matches and 12 clubs

Preliminary round – replays
Involved 4 matches and the same 8 Clubs in reverse fixtures (the  other two matches were on a single leg basis)

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 * Dewsbury, who joined the competition in season 1973–74, win their first game in the competition

2 * This match was televised

3 * The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 and 1991-92 and the RUGBYLEAGUEprojects gives the  attendance as 3,858 but theofficial St. Helens archives give it as 3,850

4 * Knowsley Road was the home of St Helens R.F.C. from 1890 until its closure in 2010. The final capacity was 17,500 although the record attendance was 35,695 set on 26 December 1949 for a league game between St Helens and Wigan.