1946–47 Challenge Cup

The 1946–47 Challenge Cup was the 46th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1946–47 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Bradford Northern
Runners-up Leeds

First Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
15 FebWarrington46Brookland3
22 FebCastleford19Swinton2
22 FebLeigh3Wakefield Trinity3
22 FebLiverpool27Pemberton Rovers6
22 FebOldham3Belle Vue Rangers10
22 FebSalford5Bradford Northern2
22 FebWidnes13Rochdale Hornets2
22 FebWigan24Featherstone Rovers11
22 FebWorkington Town48Widnes Dragons0
01 MarBrookland3Warrington32
01 MarHunslet2Hull Kingston Rovers3
01 MarPemberton Rovers5Liverpool20
01 MarSwinton8Castleford7
01 MarWheldale0Halifax25
01 MarWidnes Dragons5Workington Town21
08 MarBelle Vue Rangers0Oldham0
08 MarDewsbury0Huddersfield3
08 MarHull FC11Bramley3
08 MarHull Kingston Rovers0Hunslet6
08 MarLeeds12Barrow0
08 MarSt Helens17Keighley7
10 MarHuddersfield3Dewsbury0
11 MarKeighley8St Helens5
12 MarBradford Northern10Salford0
12 MarBramley2Hull FC28
12 MarHalifax20Wheldale10
12 MarRochdale Hornets0Widnes11
12 MarWakefield Trinity5Leigh0
12 MarYork3Batley6
13 MarBatley11York0
13 MarFeatherstone Rovers7Wigan13
13 MarBarrow0Leeds6

Second Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
22 MarBatley2Castleford13
22 MarHalifax3Workington Town10
22 MarHuddersfield0Bradford Northern8
22 MarLeeds5Hunslet0
22 MarLiverpool10Hull FC5
22 MarWakefield Trinity8Widnes5
22 MarWarrington24St Helens2
22 MarWigan12Belle Vue Rangers5

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
29 MarBradford Northern10Workington Town3
29 MarWakefield Trinity15Liverpool0
29 MarWarrington5Castleford0
29 MarWigan0Leeds5

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
19 AprLeeds21Wakefield Trinity0
19 AprWarrington7Bradford Northern11

Final
3 May 1947
Bradford Northern 8 – 4 Leeds
Try Walters, Foster
DG E Ward		 [2] Goals Cook (2)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,605
Referee: P Cowell (Warrington)
Man of the Match: Willie Davies
1George Carmichael
2Eric Batten
3Jack Kitching
4Ernest Ward
5Emlyn Walters
6Willie Davies
7Donald Ward
8Frank Whitcombe
9Vic Darlison
10Herbert Smith
11Barry Tyler
12Trevor Foster
13Hagan Evans
Coach:
Dai Rees
1Bert Cook
2E. C. Whitehead
3Gareth Price
4T. L. Williams
5A. T. Cornelius
6Dickie Williams
7Dai Jenkins
8C Brereton
9Con Murphy
10Dai Prosser
11Arthur Clues
12Alf Watson
13Ike Owens
Coach:

Leeds reached the Wembley final for the second time, doing so without conceding a single point in the final five rounds of the tournament.[3] However Bradford Northern beat Leeds 8-4 in the final in front of a crowd of 77,605. Trevor Foster and Emlyn Walters scored Bradford's tries and were converted by Ernest Ward. Willie Davies, Bradford Northern's stand-off half back, won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match.[4]

This was Bradford’s third Cup Final win in five Final appearances including one win and one loss during World War II.[5]

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1946/47". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Our Rugby Football Correspondent, and Our Special Correspondent. "Rugby Football." Times [London, England] 5 May 1947". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  4. "Bradford Bulls History". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  5. "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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