1954–55 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1954–55 Challenge Cup 5 rounds 1954–55 Barrow 16px Barrow Winners Workington Town 16px Workington Town Jack Grundy Lance Todd Trophy 1953–54 Challenge Cup 1953–54 1955–56 Challenge Cup 1955–56 The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1954-55/results.html Challenge Cup 1954/55 Rugby League Project First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two12 FebBatley 2 St Helens 1512 FebBradford Northern 9 Warrington 412 FebBramley 4 Halifax 912 FebDewsbury 8 Barrow 1112 FebFeatherstone Rovers 39 Belle Vue Rangers 612 FebHull Kingston Rovers 7 York 612 FebHunslet 43 Whitehaven 1012 FebKeighley 17 Blackpool 812 FebLeeds 8 Huddersfield 312 FebLeigh 19 Doncaster 812 FebLiverpool 6 Widnes 312 FebOldham 5 Wigan 212 FebRochdale Hornets 11 Wakefield Trinity 912 FebSalford 13 Castleford 512 FebSwinton 8 Hull FC 1612 FebWorkington Town 43 Dewsbury Celtic 0 Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two05 MarBradford Northern 2 Featherstone Rovers 705 MarHull FC 4 Halifax 005 MarHull Kingston Rovers 2 Hunslet 3305 MarKeighley 2 St Helens 305 MarLeigh 5 Oldham 305 MarRochdale Hornets 13 Liverpool 505 MarSalford 0 Barrow 1305 MarWorkington Town 13 Leeds 7 Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two19 MarHull FC 5 Hunslet 719 MarLeigh 9 Featherstone Rovers 1319 MarRochdale Hornets 2 Barrow 1519 MarWorkington Town 14 St Helens 4 Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two02 AprBarrow 9 Hunslet 602 AprFeatherstone Rovers 2 Workington Town 13 Final This is the only all-Cumbrian Final to date, although its occurrence predates the creation of Cumbria by 20 years.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 2009-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 2009-04-03 dead Barrow beat Workington Town 21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former Great Britain skipper Willie Horne, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's SR was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. 30 April 1955 Barrow 21 – 12 Workington Town McKeating, Goodwin, Castle Horne (5) Horne Faulder, Gibson Paskins (3) Wembley, London 66,513 (HT 2-2) Jack Grundy http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS85284002&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Rugby League Cup For Barrow." Times [London, England] 2 May 1955 The Times Digital Archive 1 Clive Best2 Jimmy Lewthwaite3 Phil Jackson4 Dennis Goodwin5 Frank Castle6 Willie Horne7 Ted Toohey8 Les Belshaw9 Vince McKeating10 Frank Barton11 Jack Grundy12 Reg Parker13 Bill HealeyCoach: Frank Hill 1 Joe Vickers2 Ike Southward3 Tony Paskins4 Eppie Gibson5 Ken Faulder6 Bill Wookey7 Sol Roper8 Jimmy Hayton9 Bill Lymer10 Andy Key11 Brian Edgar12 Rupert Mudge13 Billy IvisonCoach: Jim Brough References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup