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Rugby league season
1976–77 Premiership
StructureNational knockout championship
WinnersSt Helens
Runners-upWarrington
← 1975–761977–78 →

The 1976–77 Rugby League Premiership was the third end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.

The winners were St Helens.

First round

Date Team one Team two Score
30 Apr St Helens Wigan 10-10
1 May Castleford Salford 25-17
1 May Featherstone Rovers Bradford Northern 13-2
1 May Hull Kingston Rovers Warrington 18-13+
3 May Wigan St Helens 3-8

+Match awarded to Warrington after Hull Kingston Rovers fielded an ineligible player (Phil Lowe).

Semi-finals

Date Team one Team two Score
10 May Castleford St Helens 12-36
11 May Featherstone Rovers Warrington 17-13
14 May St Helens Castleford 25-13
15 May Warrington Featherstone Rovers 11-1

Final

28 May 1977
St Helens 32-20 Warrington
G-Pimblett (7)
T-Pimblett, Benyon, Cunningham, Mathias, K Gwilliam, James 		G-Hesford (4)
T-A Gwilliam, Gordon, Weavill, Philbin
Station Road, Swinton
Attendance: 11,507
1 Geoff Pimblett
2 Les Jones
3 Peter Glynn
4 Dave Chisnall
5 Roy Mathias
6 Billy Benyon
7 Kenneth "Ken" Gwilliam
8 Mel James
9 Eddie Cunningham
10 Graham Liptrot
11 Eric Chisnall
12 George Nicholls
13 Harry Pinner
Substitutions:
14 Alan Ashton for Peter Glynn
15 Tony Karalius for George Nicholls
Coach:
Eric Ashton
1 Derek Finnigan/Finnegan
2 Dennis Curling
3 John Bevan
4 Steve Hesford
5 Michael "Mike" Kelly
6 Alan Gwilliam
7 Parry Gordon
8 David "Dave" Weavill
9 Joseph "Joe" Price
10 Brian Case
11 Thomas Martyn
12 Roy Lester
13 Barry Philbin
Substitutions:
14 David "Dave" Cunliffe for John Bevan
15 Michael "Mike" Peers for Thomas Martyn
Coach:
Alex Murphy

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinal
Castleford25
Salford17
Castleford121325
St Helens362561
St Helens8*
Wigan3*
St Helens32
Warrington20
Featherstone Rovers13
Bradford Northern2
Featherstone Rovers17118
Warrington131124
Hull KR18
Warrington13^

* - Indicates only the replay match, not the match ending in a draw.
^ - Match awarded to Warrington. See the First round section above

References

  1. "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Premiership title 1976-77". Rugby League Project.
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