Independent Television Floodlit Trophy The Independent Television Floodlit Trophy or the Independent Television Floodlit Competition was a rugby league competition initiated and sponsored by ITV . The competition was on a knock-out basis, between eight clubs, matches being played under floodlights on various London football grounds, and the second half of each game being shown live in the London Area only on Associated-Rediffusion's "Cavalcade of Sport" programme, which was aired between 8:30 and 9:30 PM.The idea of playing sport under floodlights was still something of a novelty for most sports, and rugby league was no exception. The second half of the matches were shown live in the London Area only and no one in the heartlands could watch. That competition only ran for this one season. The tournament was won by Warrington , who defeated Leigh 43–18 at Loftus Road with Harry Bath , the second row forward, being the hero scoring 22 points from 2 tries and 8 goals. Each of the participating clubs received a payment of £400.Background ITV was launched on 24 September 1955 and the new channel, wanting to make their mark from the start, were quick to add sport to the programmes. At this time there were no ITV broadcasts to the North of England ; the Winter Hill transmitter did not become operational until 3 May 1956 when Granada TV started broadcasting. The competition appeared to have been a little rushed as, although the Rugby League Council had been approached and negotiations had been proceeding, an agreement to run a competition was only finalised on 29 August .The tournament The tournament officially took place in October and November 1955 , and the literature stated that the contestants comprised "the top four sides from each county", based on the previous seasons league positions. However, these rankings do not conform to the finishing positions in either the Championship or the county leagues from the 1954–55 season. The first match to be played in Round 1 was between Wigan and Huddersfield , with Wigan suffering a defeat by 33–11.Competition and results Round 1 - First round Involved 4 matches and 8 clubsGame No Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Diff Att Rec Notes Ref - 1 Wed 28 Sep 1955 Huddersfield 33-11 Wigan Woolwich Stadium 22 500 1 2 Wed 19 Oct 1955 Hunslet 20-46 Leigh Loftus Road 26 2 3 Wed 2 Nov 1955 Oldham 8-7 Featherstone Rovers Loftus Road 1 2 4 Wed 9 Nov 1955 Wakefield Trinity 9-33 Warrington Loftus Road 24 2 3
Pos Club P W D L PF PA Pts PD Notes Ref 1 Leigh 1 1 46 20 2 26 2 Warrington 1 1 33 9 2 24 3 Huddersfield 1 1 0 33 11 2 22 4 Oldham 1 1 0 8 7 2 1 5 Featherstone Rovers 1 0 1 7 8 0 -1 6 Wigan 1 0 1 11 33 0 -22 7 Wakefield Trinity 1 0 1 9 33 0 -24 8 Hunslet 1 0 1 20 46 0 -26
Pos = Finishing position P = Games played W = Wins D = Draw L = Lose PF = Points scored PA = Points against Pts = League points PD = Points scored differenceTo Progress to the final The rules stated that the two clubs with the greatest winning margins were to qualify, and proceed, to the final. The two clubs in this case were Leigh and WarringtonFinal
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