1978–79 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

The 1978–79 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the 14th staging of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition, and was held in 1978.

Previous two times runner-up Widnes won the trophy by beating the previous year's winners and cup holders St. Helens by 13-7. The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. 10,250 fans attended, and the receipts were £7,017.

Background
This season Batley dropped out after only one season, but Bramley returned; thus the number of entrants remaining the same at twenty-two.

The format remained 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

First round
Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs

Second round
Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Replay
Involved 1 matches and 2 clubs

Semi-finals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Replay
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