1940–41 Challenge Cup

1940–41 Challenge Cup
Duration 5 rounds
Winners Leeds
Runners-up Halifax

The 1940–41 Challenge Cup was the 40th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1] The competition was re-introduced after a season’s absence.

First Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
12 AprFeatherstone Rovers5Castleford8
12 AprHalifax24Broughton Rangers12
12 AprHunslet18Leigh8
12 AprOldham9Dewsbury13
12 AprWakefield Trinity25Keighley0

Second Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
19 AprBatley9Hull FC8
19 AprBradford Northern25Swinton8
19 AprCastleford21St Helens13
19 AprDewsbury5Leeds6
19 AprHuddersfield60Bramley7
19 AprHunslet64Liverpool5
19 AprWakefield Trinity22Wigan0
19 AprYork6Halifax13

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
26 AprBatley0Wakefield Trinity22
26 AprBradford Northern18Castleford4
26 AprHalifax10Huddersfield5
26 AprHunslet10Leeds17

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
03 MayHalifax11Wakefield Trinity2
03 MayLeeds10Bradford Northern10
10 MayBradford Northern2Leeds12
10 MayWakefield Trinity10Halifax5

Final

In the Final of the Challenge Cup on 17 May 1941, Leeds beat Halifax at Odsal by 19–2 before a crowd of 28,500.

References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Cup 1940/41". Rugby League Project.
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