# 1990–91 Regal Trophy

The 1990–91 Regal Trophy was a British rugby league knockout tournament. It was the 20th season that the competition was held, and was the second staging of the competition since it was re-named the Regal Trophy.
The final was won by Warrington, who beat Bradford Northern 12-2 in the match played at Headingley, Leeds. The attendance was 11,154 and receipts were £57662.

## Background

This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-eight.
The preliminary round involved twelve clubs, to reduce the numbers to entrants to the first round proper to thirty-two.

## Competition and results
### Preliminary round

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Wed 14 Nov 1990 | Doncaster | 14-12 | Ryedale-York | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1165 | |
| 2 | Sat 17 Nov 1990 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 18-24 | Dewsbury | Neil Hunt Ground, Bradford | 970 | 1 |
| 3 | Sat 17 Nov 1990 | Saddleworth | 35-18 | Egremont (Cumbria) | Watersheddings | 900 | 2,3 |
| 4 | Sun 18 Nov 1990 | Carlisle | 10-28 | Wakefield Trinity | Gifford Park | 1479 | |
| 5 | Sun 18 Nov 1990 | Leeds | 58-6 | Halifax | Headingley | 9761 | |
| 6 | Sun 18 Nov 1990 | Sheffield Eagles | 8-12 | Bradford Northern | Don Valley Stadium | 2788 | |

### Round 1 - First Round

Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Notes |
| 1 | Fri 30 Nov 1990 | Rochdale Hornets | 30-10 | Saddleworth (Oldham) | Spotland | 2434 | 2 |
| 2 | Sat 1 Dec 1990 | Widnes | 24-16 | Hull F.C. | Naughton Park | 4940 | |
| 3 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Barrow | 16-54 | Featherstone Rovers | Craven Park | 1200 | |
| 4 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Bradford Northern | 12-11 | Workington Town | Odsal | 2850 | |
| 5 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Bramley | 30-16 | Dewsbury | McLaren Field | 680 | |
| 6 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Fulham | 8-14 | Castleford | Chiswick Poly * | 831 | 4 |
| 7 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Huddersfield | 13-15 | Keighley | Fartown | 1256 | |
| 8 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Leeds | 26-22 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley | 9753 | |
| 9 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Leigh | 66-5 | Chorley Borough (2) | Hilton Park | 1313 | |
| 10 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Nottingham City | 6-35 | Batley | Harvey Hadden Stadium | 367 | 5 |
| 11 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Oldham | 26-6 | Salford | Watersheddings | 4932 | |
| 12 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Swinton | 7-31 | St. Helens | Station Road | 3385 | |
| 13 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Trafford Borough | 10-10 | Doncaster | Moss Lane Altrincham | 409 | |
| 14 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Wakefield Trinity | 40-8 | Hunslet | Belle Vue | 3531 | |
| 15 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 33-7 | Runcorn Highfield | Wilderspool | 2712 | |
| 16 | Sun 2 Dec 1990 | Whitehaven | 6-24 | Wigan | Recreation Ground | 3459 | |

### Round 1 - First Round replays

Involved xx matches and xx Clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Thu 5 Dec 1990 | Doncaster | 19-7 | Trafford Borough | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1195 | | | |

### Round 2 - Second Round

Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sat 8 Dec 1990 | Widnes | 22-6 | Leeds | Naughton Park | 3465 |
| 2 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Batley | 20-16 | Oldham | Mount Pleasant | 2054 |
| 3 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Wakefield Trinity | 4-20 | Castleford | Belle Vue | 7031 |
| 4 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 11-6 | Leigh | Wilderspool | 3588 |
| 5 | Sun 9 Dec 1990 | Wigan | 36-16 | Keighley | Central Park | 5955 |
| 6 | Tue 11 Dec 1990 | Bradford Northern | 28-0 | Bramley | Odsal | 1815 |
| 7 | Tue 11 Dec 1990 | Featherstone Rovers | 16-33 | St. Helens | Post Office Road | 3343 |
| 8 | Wed 12 Dec 1990 | Doncaster | 10-14 | Rochdale Hornets | Bentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield | 1341 |

### Round 3 -Quarter-finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att |
| 1 | Sat 15 Dec 1990 | Wigan | 6-12 | Bradford Northern | Central Park | 5285 |
| 2 | Sun 16 Dec 1990 | Castleford | 14-19 | Rochdale Hornets | Wheldon Road | 4017 |
| 3 | Sun 16 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 18-12 | St. Helens | Wilderspool | 7390 |
| 4 | Sun 16 Dec 1990 | Widnes | 56-6 | Batley | Naughton Park | 6656 |

### Round 4 – Semi-finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs
| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | Sat 22 Dec 1990 | Bradford Northern | 13-2 | Rochdale Hornets | Headingley | 3788 | | | |
| 2 | Sat 29 Dec 1990 | Warrington | 8-4 | Widnes | Central Park | 7874 | | | |

### Final

| Game No | Fixture Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue | Att | Rec | Notes | Ref |
| | Saturday 12 January 1991 | Warrington | 12-2 | Bradford Northern | Headingley | 11154 | 57662 | 6 | |

#### Teams and scorers

| Warrington | № | Bradford Northern |
| | teams | |
| David Lyon | 1 | Ian Wilkinson |
| Des Drummond (c) | 2 | Gerald Cordle |
| Allan Bateman | 3 | Darrall Shelford |
| Tony Thorniley | 4 | Roger Simpson |
| Mark Forster | 5 | Tony Marchant |
| Chris O'Sullivan | 6 | Neil Summers |
| Kevin Ellis | 7 | Brett Iti |
| Neil Harmon | 8 | David Hobbs |
| Duane Mann | 9 | Brian Noble |
| Gary Chambers | 10 | John Hamer |
| Gary Mercer | 11 | Paul Medley |
| Billy McGinty | 12 | David Croft |
| Paul Cullen | 13 | John Pendlebury (c) |
| Mark Thomas (for Gary Chambers 41 mins) | 14 | Phil Hellewell (for Tony Marchant 41 mins) |
| Rowland Phillips (for Neil Harmon 79 min) | 15 | Craig Richards (not used) |
| Brian Johnson | Coach | David Hobbs |
| 12 | score | 2 |
| 4 | HT | 2 |
| | Scorers | |
| | Tries | |
| Mark Thomas (1) | T | |
| | Goals | |
| David Lyon (4) | G | David Hobbs (1) |
| Referee | | Jim Smith (Halifax) |
| Man of the match | | Billy McGinty - Warrington - Second-row |
| Competition Sponsor | | Regal |
Scoring - Try = four 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 is as follows :-
| Finish Position | Cash Prize | No. receiving prize | Total Cash |
| Winner | 30000 | 1 | 30000 |
| Runner-up | 16000 | 1 | 16000 |
| semi-finalist | 8500 | 2 | 17000 |
| loser in Rd 3 | 5000 | 4 | 20000 |
| loser in Rd 2 | 3250 | 8 | 26000 |
| Loser in Rd 1 | 2000 | 16 | 32000 |
| Loser in Prelim Round | 2000 | 12 | 24000 |
| Grand Total | | | 165000 |
| plus to capital development fund | | | 110000 |
| Grand Total | | | 275000 |

### The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Warrington | Warrington | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Runcorn Highfield | Runcorn Highfield | 7 | Warrington | Warrington | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh | Leigh | 66 | Leigh | Leigh | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chorley Borough (2) | Chorley Borough (2) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chorley Borough (2) | Chorley Borough (2) | 5 | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Barrow | Barrow | 16 | | | | | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 64 | Featherstone Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Helens | St. Helens | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swinton | Swinton | 7 | St. Helens | St. Helens | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Helens | St. Helens | 31 | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 4 | | | | |
| Widnes | Widnes | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 4 | | | | |
| Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 6 | Widnes | Widnes | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Leeds | Leeds | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leeds | Leeds | 26 | Leeds | Leeds | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | Hull Kingston Rovers | 22 | | | | Widnes | Widnes | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Batley | Batley | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Nottingham City | Nottingham City | 6 | | | | | | | Batley | Batley | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Batley | Batley | 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Batley | Batley | 35 | Batley | Batley | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oldham | Oldham | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oldham | Oldham | 26 | Oldham | Oldham | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salford | Salford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Warrington | Warrington | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 2 |
| Whitehaven | Whitehaven | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 2 |
| Wigan | Wigan | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigan | Wigan | 24 | Wigan | Wigan | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Keighley | Keighley | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield | 13 | Keighley | Keighley | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keighley | Keighley | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keighley | Keighley | 15 | | | | Wigan | Wigan | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 12 | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Workington Town | Workington Town | 11 | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bramley | Bramley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bramley | Bramley | 30 | Bramley | Bramley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dewsbury | Dewsbury | 16 | | | | | | | | Bradford Northern | Bradford Northern | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | |
| Wakefield Trinity | Wakefield Trinity | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | | | | |
| Hunslet | Hunslet | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hunslet | Hunslet | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Castleford | Castleford | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fulham | Fulham | 8 | Castleford | Castleford | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Castleford | Castleford | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Castleford | Castleford | 14 | | | | Castleford | Castleford | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| Trafford Borough | Trafford Borough | 10 (7) | | | | | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| Doncaster | Doncaster | 10 (19) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doncaster | Doncaster | 10 (19) | Doncaster | Doncaster | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saddleworth (Oldham) | Saddleworth (Oldham) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Notes and comments

1 * Bradford Dudley Hill are a Junior (amateur) club from Bradford 2 * Saddleworth Rangers are a Junior (amateur) club from Oldham 3 * Egremont are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria 4 * At this time Fulham were a bit nomadic, using a collection of grounds as their "home", but the likelihood was that this match was probably played at Chiswick Polytechnic Sports Ground 5 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Rothmans yearbook 1991-92 give the score as 6-35 but Wigan official archives gives it as 6-5, which must be a misprint as Batley were the team progressing to the next round 6 * 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.