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 NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Wed 14 Nov 1990Doncaster14-12Ryedale-YorkBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield11652Sat 17 Nov 1990Bradford Dudley Hill18-24DewsburyNeil Hunt Ground, Bradford97013Sat 17 Nov 1990Saddleworth35-18Egremont (Cumbria)Watersheddings9002,34Sun 18 Nov 1990Carlisle10-28Wakefield TrinityGifford Park14795Sun 18 Nov 1990Leeds58-6HalifaxHeadingley97616Sun 18 Nov 1990Sheffield Eagles8-12Bradford NorthernDon Valley Stadium2788
Round 1 - First Round Involved 16 matches and 32 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Fri 30 Nov 1990Rochdale Hornets30-10Saddleworth (Oldham)Spotland243422Sat 1 Dec 1990Widnes24-16Hull F.C.Naughton Park49403Sun 2 Dec 1990Barrow16-54Featherstone RoversCraven Park12004Sun 2 Dec 1990Bradford Northern12-11Workington TownOdsal28505Sun 2 Dec 1990Bramley30-16DewsburyMcLaren Field6806Sun 2 Dec 1990Fulham8-14CastlefordChiswick Poly *83147Sun 2 Dec 1990Huddersfield13-15KeighleyFartown12568Sun 2 Dec 1990Leeds26-22Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley97539Sun 2 Dec 1990Leigh66-5Chorley Borough (2)Hilton Park131310Sun 2 Dec 1990Nottingham City6-35BatleyHarvey Hadden Stadium367511Sun 2 Dec 1990Oldham26-6SalfordWatersheddings493212Sun 2 Dec 1990Swinton7-31St. HelensStation Road338513Sun 2 Dec 1990Trafford Borough10-10DoncasterMoss Lane Altrincham40914Sun 2 Dec 1990Wakefield Trinity40-8HunsletBelle Vue353115Sun 2 Dec 1990Warrington33-7Runcorn HighfieldWilderspool271216Sun 2 Dec 1990Whitehaven6-24WiganRecreation Ground3459
Round 1 - First Round replays Involved xx matches and xx Clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Thu 5 Dec 1990Doncaster19-7Trafford BoroughBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield1195
Round 2 - Second Round Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 8 Dec 1990Widnes22-6LeedsNaughton Park34652Sun 9 Dec 1990Batley20-16OldhamMount Pleasant20543Sun 9 Dec 1990Wakefield Trinity4-20CastlefordBelle Vue70314Sun 9 Dec 1990Warrington11-6LeighWilderspool35885Sun 9 Dec 1990Wigan36-16KeighleyCentral Park59556Tue 11 Dec 1990Bradford Northern28-0BramleyOdsal18157Tue 11 Dec 1990Featherstone Rovers16-33St. HelensPost Office Road33438Wed 12 Dec 1990Doncaster10-14Rochdale HornetsBentley Road Stadium/Tattersfield1341
Round 3 -Quarter-finals Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs
Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 15 Dec 1990Wigan6-12Bradford NorthernCentral Park52852Sun 16 Dec 1990Castleford14-19Rochdale HornetsWheldon Road 40173Sun 16 Dec 1990Warrington18-12St. HelensWilderspool73904Sun 16 Dec 1990Widnes56-6BatleyNaughton Park6656
Round 4 – Semi-finals Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef 1Sat 22 Dec 1990Bradford Northern13-2Rochdale HornetsHeadingley37882Sat 29 Dec 1990Warrington8-4WidnesCentral Park7874
Final Game NoFixture DateHome team Score Away teamVenueAttRecNotesRef Saturday 12 January 1991Warrington12-2Bradford NorthernHeadingley11154576626
Teams and scorers Warrington№Bradford Northern teams David Lyon1Ian WilkinsonDes Drummond (c)2Gerald CordleAllan Bateman3Darrall ShelfordTony Thorniley4Roger SimpsonMark Forster5Tony MarchantChris O'Sullivan6Neil SummersKevin Ellis7Brett ItiNeil Harmon8David HobbsDuane Mann9Brian NobleGary Chambers10John HamerGary Mercer11Paul MedleyBilly McGinty12David CroftPaul Cullen13John Pendlebury (c)Mark Thomas (for Gary Chambers 41 mins)14Phil Hellewell (for Tony Marchant 41 mins)Rowland Phillips (for Neil Harmon 79 min)15Craig Richards (not used)Brian JohnsonCoachDavid Hobbs 12score24HT2 Scorers Tries Mark Thomas (1)T Goals David Lyon (4)GDavid Hobbs (1)RefereeJim Smith (Halifax)Man of the matchBilly McGinty - Warrington - Competition SponsorRegal 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 PositionCash prizeNo. receiving prizeTotal cash Winner30000130000Runner-up16000116000semi-finalist8500217000loser in Rd 35000420000loser in Rd 23250826000Loser in Rd 120001632000Loser in Prelim Round20001224000Grand Total165000plus to capital development fund110000Grand Total275000
The road to success This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
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.
See also 1990-91 Rugby Football League season 1990 Lancashire Cup 1990 Yorkshire Cup John Player Special Trophy Rugby league county cups
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