1979 was the fifteenth occasion on which the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition had been held.This year, for the last time, a new name appeared on the trophy whenHull F.C. won the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 13-3The match was played at Boulevard, in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The attendance was 18,500, and the receipts were £16,605The attendance was a record for a BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, never to be beaten