1972–73 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The 1972–73 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was the eighth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held. This year was another new name on the trophy Leigh won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 5-0 The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 4,691 and receipts were £1,391 This was Leigh's first victory after being runner-up in two of the previous finals Background. This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the  number remaining at eighteen. The format remained the same as the last season with the preliminary round played on a two-legged home and away basis and the rest of the tournament being played on a knock-out basis. The preliminary round involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen. Competition and results. Preliminary round – first leg. Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Competition and results. Preliminary round – second leg. Involved 2 matches and the same 4 Clubs in reverse fixtures Round 1 – first round. Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs Round 1 – first round – replays. Involved 1 match  and 2 Clubs Round 2 – quarter finals. Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Round 3 – semi-finals. Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs Final. 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 * Wakefield Trinity, who joined the competition in season 1967-68, win their first game in the competition 2 * Keighley (who joined the competition in season 1967-68) win their first match in the competition 3 * This match was televised 4 * This  was the second of only two occasions when the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final was played on a neutral ground 5 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991 and 1991-92 give the attendance as 4,691, but RUGBYLEAGUEprojects gives it as 4,841 6 * The Widnes official archives give this player, Bob Blackwood as number 3 but Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91 and 1991-92 give the position as 4 7 * The Widnes official archives give this player, Mal Aspey as number 4 but Rothmans Tearbook 1990-91 and 1991-92 give the position as 3 8 * The Widnes official archives give  the stand off (No 6) as Eric Hughes but Rothmans Tearbook 1990-91 and 1991-92 give the player as Ged Lowe 9 * 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 General information for those unfamiliar. The Rugby League BBC2 Floodlit Trophy was a knock-out competition sponsored by the BBC and between rugby league clubs, entrance to which was conditional upon the club having floodlights. Most matches were played on an evening, and those of which the second half  was televised, were played on a Tuesday evening. Despite the competition being named as 'Floodlit', many matches took place during the afternoons and not under floodlights, and several of the entrants, including Barrow and Bramley did not have adequate lighting. And, when in 1973, due to the world oil crisis, the government restricted the use of floodlights in sport, all the matches, including the Trophy final, had to be played in the afternoon rather than at night. The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time  and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused by inclement weather)