1981–82 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1981–82 State Express Challenge Cup 6 Rounds 33 1981–82 hull 16px Hull Winners widnes 16px Widnes widnes 16px Eddie Cunningham Lance Todd Trophy 1980–81 Challenge Cup 1980–81 1982–83 Challenge Cup 1982–83 The 1981–82 Challenge Cup was the 81st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the State Express Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Widnes and Hull F.C. at Wembley. The match ended as a draw, resulting in a replay being staged at Elland Road, which Hull won 18–9. Preliminary round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Hull Kingston Rovers 22–18 Featherstone Rovers 8,090 First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 St. Helens 12–20 Wigan 7,611 2 Workington Town 32–8 Blackpool Borough 1,410 3 Batley 23–15 Huyton 908 4 Bradford Northern 14–12 Dewsbury 4,176 5 Bramley 4–16 Wakefield Trinity 3,180 6 Cardiff City 8–19 Widnes 6,484 7 Carlisle 2–17 Castleford 5,452 8 Doncaster 6–7 Rochdale Hornets 736 9 Fulham 14–4 Hunslet 3,392 10 Halifax 17–12 Huddersfield 3,991 11 Hull 29–15 Salford 13,697 12 Keighley 6–12 Barrow 4,015 13 Leigh 28–17 Warrington 10,366 14 Swinton 5–15 Oldham 4,095 15 Whitehaven 7–17 Hull Kingston Rovers 3,965 16 York 6–34 Leeds 6,862 Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Hull Kingston Rovers 17–18 Leigh 12,034 2 Barrow 1–9 Leeds 9,677 3 Batley 6–31 Castleford 3,754 4 Bradford Northern 17–8 Workington Town 5,134 5 Fulham 5–11 Hull 9,481 6 Halifax 28–7 Rochdale Hornets 3,919 7 Wakefield Trinity 18–12 Oldham 6,567 8 Wigan 7–9 Widnes 17,467 Third round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Bradford Northern 8–8 Widnes 9,570 replay Widnes 10–7 Bradford Northern 11,877 2 Hull 16–10 Halifax 16,555 3 Leigh 3–8 Castleford 11,791 4 Wakefield Trinity 2–20 Leeds 10,579 Semi finals 27 March 1982 Hull 15 – 11 Castleford Try: Kemble, Norton, O'Hara, Prendiville Goal: Crooks Drop goal: Topliss Try: Reilly Goal: Hyde (4) Headingley, Leeds 21,207 Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)Kennedy Edward Hull weather storm The Guardian 29 March 1982 17 186264954 Report 3 April 1982 Widnes 11 – 8 Leeds Try: Basnett (2), O'Loughlin Goal: J. Myler Try: Dyl, Heron Goal: Dick Station Road, Swinton 13,075 Fred Lindop (Wakefield)O'Loughlin takes a winning stroll The Observer 4 April 1982 London 48 476755126 Report Final Widnes returned to Wembley as defending champions, having won the Challenge Cup for the sixth time in their history in the previous year. 1 May 1982 Hull 14 – 14 Widnes Try: Norton, O'Hara Goal: Lloyd (4) Try: Cunningham (2), Wright Goal: Burke, Gregory Drop goal: Elwell Wembley, London 92,147 Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Eddie Cunningham Report Widnes led by eight points with 15 minutes of the game remaining, but Hull F.C. came back to draw the match 14–14, meaning the final would be replayed for the first time since 1954.Nicholson Geoffrey One Hull of a fightback The Observer 2 May 1982 London 41 476766355 Replay 19 May 1982 Hull 18 – 9 Widnes Try: Kemble, Topliss (2), Crooks Goal: Crooks (3) Try: Wright Goal: Burke (3) Elland Road, Leeds 41,171 Fred Lindop (Wakefield) David ToplissTotally Topliss The Guardian 20 May 1982 26 186308640 Report References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1981/82 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Category:1982 in Welsh rugby league