1976–77 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1976–77 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the twelfth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.

Castleford won the trophy by beating Leigh by the score of 12-4 (away from home on the opponent's own ground)

The match was played at Hilton Park, Leigh, now in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 5,402, and the receipts were £2.793

Castleford had won the first three BBC2 Floodlit Trophy finals, this brought the  wins up to four

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

The format remained as used in last season's tournament, i.e. as a knock-out competition from the preliminary round through to the  final.

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

Preliminary round
Involved 6 matches and 12 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

Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three points - Goal = two points - Drop goal = one point

The road to success
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

Notes and comments
1 * Whitehaven, who joined the competition in season 1973–74, play their first game at home in the competition - they also win their first game in the  competition

2 * This match was televised

3 * Hilton Park was the home ground of Leigh from 1947 to 2008. The final capacity was in the region of 11,000, much less than the record attendance of 31,326, set in 1953 for a Challenge Cup match v St. Helens