1969–70 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1969–70 Challenge Cup 5 Rounds 32 95,255 BBC 1969–70 Castleford Winners Wigan Bill Kirkbride Lance Todd Trophy 1968–69 Challenge Cup 1968–69 1970–71 Challenge Cup 1970–71 The 1970 Challenge Cup was the 69th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1969-70/results.html Challenge Cup 1969/70 Rugby League Project The final was contested by Castleford and Wigan at Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255.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 Castleford won the match 7–2. The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford sr, Bill Kirkbride.Lance Todd Trophy Winners http://www.therfl.co.uk/history_of_the_sport/lance_todd_trophy_winners The Rugby Football League 2 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20101128184536/http://www.therfl.co.uk/history_of_the_sport/lance_todd_trophy_winners 28 November 2010 First round Date Team one Team two Score07 Feb Castleford Hull FC 15-007 Feb Dewsbury Wigan 6-1107 Feb Doncaster Glasson 22-407 Feb Featherstone Rovers Salford 2-707 Feb Keighley Bramley 0-707 Feb Leeds Batley 17-507 Feb Oldham Blackpool 5-007 Feb St Helens Bradford Northern 16-307 Feb Wakefield Trinity Hull Kingston Rovers 9-1607 Feb Whitehaven Warrington 4-2007 Feb Widnes Barrow 4-1107 Feb Workington Town Leigh 6-1708 Feb Huyton Hunslet 10-810 FebHalifax Swinton 9-1611 FebHuddersfield Lock Lane 15-1019 FebRochdale Hornets York 2-0 Second round Date Team one Team two Score21 Feb Barrow Castleford 4-1221 Feb Doncaster Rochdale Hornets 5-521 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Swinton 7-221 Feb Huyton Leigh 8-821 Feb Oldham Wigan 4-1721 FebSt Helens Bramley 17-221 Feb Warrington Leeds 5-1122 Feb Huddersfield Salford 0-023 Feb - replayLeigh Huyton 2-025 Feb - replayRochdale Hornets Doncaster 3-426 Feb - replaySalford Huddersfield 11-5 Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score07 Mar Castleford Salford 15-007 Mar Hull Kingston Rovers Leeds 7-207 Mar Leigh Wigan 4-611 Mar Doncaster St Helens 4-416 Mar -replay St Helens Doncaster 36-0 Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score21 Mar Wigan Hull Kingston Rovers 19-804 Apr St Helens Castleford 3-6 Final 9 May 1970 Castleford 7 – 2 Wigan Try: LowndesGoal: Redfearn (2) Goal: Tyrer Wembley, London 95,255 Fred Lindop (Wakefield)Mather Harold Tyrer incident mars Castleford triumph The Guardian London 11 May 1970 17 Bill Kirkbride Report FB 1 Derek EdwardsRW 2 Trevor BriggsRC 3 Tony ThomasLC 4 Ian StentonLW 5 Alan LowndesSO 6 Alan Hardisty (c) 61SH 7 Keith HepworthPR 8 Dennis HartleyHK 9 Clive DickinsonPR 10 Mick RedfearnSR 11 Bill KirkbrideSR 12 Brian LockwoodLF 13 Mal ReillySubstitutes:IC 14 Danny Hargrave 61IC 15 Steve NortonCoach: Thomas Smales FB 1 Colin Tyrer 18RW 2 Keri JonesRC 3 Bill FrancisLC 4 Peter RoweLW 5 Kevin O'LoughlinSO 6 David HillSH 7 Frank ParrPR 8 Keith AshcroftHK 9 Bob Burdell PR 10 Brian HoganSR 11 Bill AshurstSR 12 Dave RobinsonLF 13 Doug Laughton (c)Substitutes:IC 14 Cliff Hill 18IC 15 Colin ClarkeCoach: Eric Ashton References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1969/70 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup