Lance Todd Trophy

Lance Todd Trophy

Awarded for	Challenge Cup Final man of the match
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Reds Devils Association
First awarded	1946

The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the annual Challenge Cup Final's man of the match.^[1] Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during the Second World War.^[2] The trophy's winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game. The Lance Todd Trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at the AJ Bell Stadium, home of the Salford Red Devils. The trophy belongs to the Red Devils Association, the official body representing ex-Salford players, as of 2013 no Salford player has won this award.^[1]

The first winner of the trophy was Wakefield Trinity Centre, Billy Stott in 1946.^[1]^[3] St Helens' Sean Long made history in 2006 becoming the first player to win the Lance Todd Trophy three times (he also won in 2001 and 2004). Four players share the accolade of winning the trophy twice: Warrington's Gerry Helme in 1950 and 1954; Wigan's Andy Gregory in 1988 and 1990; and Martin Offiah in 1992 and 1994; St. Helens' Paul Wellens in 2007 (jointly) and 2008.

The first player to win the trophy on the losing side was Frank Whitcombe of Bradford Northern in the 1948 final against Wigan. he was also the first forward to win the award Robbie Paul, Gary Connolly and Kevin Sinfield have all won the award since 1996, despite each of them finishing on the losing side in their respective finals.

The youngest player to win the trophy was Huddersfield's Peter Ramsden who, on his 19th birthday, won it in 1953.^[4]

The trophy has been shared on only two occasions. In 1965 by Ray Ashby (Wigan) & Brian Gabbitas (Hunslet), and in 2007 by Paul Wellens (St. Helens) & Leon Pryce (St. Helens).

Winners

Year	Recipient^[1]	Winners	Runners-Up	Position
2016	Marc Sneyd	Hull	Warrington Wolves	Stand-off
2015	Tom Briscoe	Leeds	Hull Kingston Rovers	Wing
2014	Ryan Hall	Leeds	Castleford	Wing
2013	Matty Smith	Wigan	Hull	Scrum-half
2012	Brett Hodgson	Warrington	Leeds	Fullback
2011	Jeff Lima	Wigan	Leeds	Prop
2010	Lee Briers	Warrington	Leeds	Stand-off
2009	Michael Monaghan	Warrington	Huddersfield	Hooker
2008	Paul Wellens	St. Helens	Hull	Fullback
2007	Paul Wellens Leon Pryce	St. Helens	Catalans	Fullback Stand-off
2006	Sean Long	St. Helens	Huddersfield	Scrum-half
2005	Kevin Sinfield †	Hull	Leeds	Loose forward
2004	Sean Long	St. Helens	Wigan	Stand-off
2003	Gary Connolly †	Bradford	Leeds	Fullback
2002	Kris Radlinski	Wigan	St. Helens	Fullback
2001	Sean Long	St. Helens	Bradford	Stand-off
2000	Henry Paul	Bradford	Leeds	Stand-off
1999	Leroy Rivett	Leeds	London	Wing
1998	Mark Aston	Sheffield Eagles	Wigan	Scrum-half
1997	Tommy Martyn	St. Helens	Bradford	Stand-off
1996	Robbie Paul†	St. Helens	Bradford	Scrum-half
1995	Jason Robinson	Wigan	Leeds	Wing
1994	Martin Offiah	Wigan	Leeds	Wing
1993	Dean Bell	Wigan	Widnes	Loose forward
1992	Martin Offiah	Wigan	Castleford	Wing
1991	Denis Betts	Wigan	St. Helens	Second-row
1990	Andy Gregory	Wigan	Warrington	Scrum-half
1989	Ellery Hanley	Wigan	St. Helens	Loose forward
1988	Andy Gregory	Wigan	Halifax	Scrum-half
1987	Graham Eadie	Halifax	St. Helens	Fullback
1986	Bob Beardmore	Castleford	Hull Kingston Rovers	Scrum-half
1985	Brett Kenny	Wigan	Hull	Stand-off
1984	Joe Lydon	Widnes	Wigan	Centre
1983	David Hobbs	Featherstone Rovers	Hull	Second-row
1982	Eddie Cunningham †	Hull	Widnes	Centre
1981	Mick Burke	Widnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	Fullback
1980	Brian Lockwood	Hull Kingston Rovers	Hull	Prop
1979	David Topliss †	Widnes	Wakefield Trinity	Stand-off
1978	George Nicholls †	Leeds	St. Helens	Prop
1977	Steve Pitchford	Leeds	Widnes	Prop
1976	Geoff Pimblett	St. Helens	Widnes	Fullback
1975	Ray Dutton	Widnes	Warrington	Fullback
1974	Derek Whitehead	Warrington	Featherstone Rovers	Fullback
1973	Steve Nash	Featherstone Rovers	Bradford Northern	Scrum-half
1972	Kel Coslett	St. Helens	Leeds	Loose forward
1971	Alex Murphy	Leigh	Leeds	Scrum-half
1970	Bill Kirkbride	Castleford	Wigan	Second-row
1969	Mal Reilly	Castleford	Salford	Loose forward
1968	Don Fox †	Leeds	Wakefield Trinity	Prop
1967	Carl Dooler	Featherstone Rovers	Barrow	Scrum-half
1966	Len Killeen	St. Helens	Wigan	Wing
1965	Ray Ashby Brian Gabbitas †	Wigan	Hunslet	Fullback Stand-off
1964	Frank Collier	Widnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	Prop
1963	Harold Poynton	Wakefield Trinity	Wigan	Stand-off
1962	Neil Fox	Wakefield Trinity	Huddersfield	Centre
1961	Dick Huddart	St. Helens	Wigan	Second-row
1960	Tommy Harris †	Wakefield Trinity	Hull	Hooker
1959	Brian McTigue	Wigan	Hull	Second-row
1958	Rees Thomas	Wigan	Workington Town	Scrum-half
1957	Jeff Stevenson	Leeds	Barrow	Scrum-half
1956	Alan Prescott	St. Helens	Halifax	Prop
1955	Jack Grundy	Barrow	Workington Town	Second-row
1954	Gerry Helme	Warrington	Halifax	Scrum-half
1953	Peter Ramsden	Huddersfield	St. Helens	Stand-off
1952	Billy Ivison	Workington Town	Featherstone Rovers	Loose forward
1951	Cec Mountford	Wigan	Barrow	Stand-off
1950	Gerry Helme	Warrington	Widnes	Scrum-half
1949	Ernest Ward	Bradford Northern	Halifax	Centre
1948	Frank Whitcombe †	Wigan	Bradford Northern	Prop
1947	Willie Davies	Bradford Northern	Leeds	Stand-off
1946	Billy Stott	Wakefield Trinity	Wigan	Centre

† = Won Lance Todd Trophy Whilst on Losing Side

Awards by club

Club	Number of winners
Barrow	1
Bradford	4
Castleford	3
Featherstone Rovers	3
Halifax	1
Hull	3
Hull Kingston Rovers	1
Leeds	7
Leigh	1
Sheffield Eagles	1
St Helens	12^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Wakefield Trinity	4
Warrington	6
Widnes	5
Wigan	17^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Workington Town	1

↑ includes joint award in 2007
↑ includes joint award in 1965

Winners by playing position

Position	Number of winners
Centre	5
Fullback	11^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Hooker	2
Loose forward	6
Prop	8
Scrum-half	14
Second-row	6
Stand-off	13^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Wing	7

↑ includes joint winners in 1965 and 2007
↑ includes joint winners in 1965 and 2007

References

1 2 3 4 RFL. "Lance Todd Trophy". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
↑ "The History Of Rugby League". Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
↑ BBC Sport (2008-08-26). "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
↑ news.bbc.co.uk (11 May 2004). "Cup final facts". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

Lance Todd Wigan Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite.

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Lance Todd Trophy

Winners

Awards by club

Winners by playing position

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