igh ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁‘ yo - yo ’ ▁clubs , ▁b oun cing ▁between ▁the ▁divisions ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Le igh ▁fam ously ▁led ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Austral ians ▁ 4 - 3 ▁at ▁half - time ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁game ▁before ▁going ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁cred itable ▁ 3 1 - 4 ▁defeat . ▁Just ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁meeting ▁the ▁K ang aro os ▁Le igh ▁had ▁played ▁Br am ley ▁in ▁a ▁league ▁game ▁at ▁Hil ton ▁Park , ▁winning ▁ 7 - 0 ▁so ▁their ▁second ▁half ▁fade - out ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁understand able . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁un av ail ing ▁battle ▁for ▁league ▁surv ival ▁Les ▁Pear ce ’ s ▁motiv ational ▁skills ▁brought ▁about ▁a ▁famous ▁cup ▁run ▁as ▁Le igh ▁went ▁des per ately ▁close ▁to ▁their ▁second ▁W emble y ▁appearance ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁be ating ▁York shire ▁am ateurs ▁K ipp ax ▁White ▁Sw an ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁they ▁fam ously ▁defeated ▁both ▁W id nes ▁and ▁St ▁Hel ens ▁at ▁Hil ton ▁Park ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁last ▁four , ▁ski pper ▁Jimmy ▁F idd ler ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁The ▁semi - final ▁against ▁Fe ather stone ▁was ▁co ated ▁in ▁controvers y ▁as ▁John ▁String er , ▁secretary ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁explains . ▁ ▁“ There ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁dis allowed ▁try ▁for ▁M ick ▁St ace y ▁after ▁a ▁Tommy ▁Mart yn ▁pass ▁that ▁was