1938–39 Challenge Cup

The 1938–39 Challenge Cup was the 39th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1938–39 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
WinnersHalifax
Runners-upSalford

First Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
04 FebFeatherstone Rovers3Batley0
04 FebHalifax8Barrow3
04 FebHigginshaw3Swinton46
04 FebHull Kingston Rovers8Hull FC5
04 FebHunslet48United Glass Bottle5
04 FebKeighley11York9
04 FebLeeds9Huddersfield2
04 FebOldham10Castleford3
04 FebRochdale Hornets3Warrington29
04 FebSalford11St Helens0
04 FebSharlston Rovers5Bramley23
04 FebWidnes10Dewsbury5
04 FebWigan33Leigh0
08 FebBradford Northern37Seaton Rangers7
08 FebBroughton Rangers5Wakefield Trinity5
08 FebLiverpool2St Helens Recs2
13 FebSt Helens Recs12Liverpool3
13 FebWakefield Trinity23Broughton Rangers5

Second Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
18 FebBradford Northern2Oldham0
18 FebHalifax6Hull Kingston Rovers2
18 FebKeighley10Featherstone Rovers0
18 FebLeeds6Widnes2
18 FebSt Helens Recs3Wigan8
18 FebSalford18Hunslet2
18 FebSwinton0Bramley5
18 FebWakefield Trinity7Warrington2

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
11 MarKeighley0Leeds2
11 MarSalford20Bramley0
11 MarWakefield Trinity5Halifax5
11 MarWigan7Bradford Northern0
15 MarHalifax15Wakefield Trinity12

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
01 AprHalifax10Leeds4
01 AprSalford11Wigan2

Final

Halifax beat Salford 20-3 in the final played at Wembley on Saturday 6 May 1939 in front of a crowd of 55,453.[2] There would be no Challenge Cup competition in 1939–40.

This was Halifax’s fourth Cup Final win in five Final appearances.

This was Salford’s fifth Final appearance and second in consecutive years, having won the Cup the previous season[3]

Final

6 May 1939
Halifax 20 – 3 Salford
Try Smith, Treen, Todd, Bevan
Goals Lockwood (4)
Try Risman
Wembley, London
Attendance: 55,453
Referee: G S Phillips (Widnes)
1Lockwood
2Bevan
3Smith
4Treen
5Bassett
6Todd
7Goodall
8Baynham
9Field
10Irving
11Cox
12Chadwick
13Beverley (c)
Coach:
1Osbaldestin
2Hudson
3Miller
4Risman (c)
5Edwards
6Kenny
7Watkins
8Bradbury
9Day
10Davies
11Dalton
12Thomas
13Feetham
Coach:

References

  1. "Challenge Cup 1938/39". Rugby League Project.
  2. "OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby League Cup." Times [London, England] 8 May 1939". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
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