1951–52 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1951–52 Challenge Cup 5 rounds 1951–52 Workington 16px Workington Town Winners Featherstone 16px Featherstone Rovers 1950–51 Challenge Cup 1950–51 1952–53 Challenge Cup 1952–53 The 1951–52 Challenge Cup was the 51st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1951-52/results.html Challenge Cup 1951/52 Rugby League Project First round First leg +First round, first leg scores DateHome Score Away 9 Feb 1952 Batley 9–9 Bramley 9 Feb 1952 Bradford Northern 6–5 Doncaster 9 Feb 1952 Cardiff 7–7 Dewsbury 9 Feb 1952 Castleford 4–5 Swinton 9 Feb 1952 Huddersfield 5–13 Halifax 9 Feb 1952 Hull FC 8–6 Oldham 9 Feb 1952 Leeds 44–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 9 Feb 1952 Leigh 11–4 Keighley 9 Feb 1952 Rochdale Hornets 7–8 Featherstone Rovers 9 Feb 1952 St Helens 6–5 Belle Vue Rangers 9 Feb 1952 Salford 13–6 Hunslet 9 Feb 1952 Wakefield Trinity 18–13 Wigan 9 Feb 1952 Warrington 28–4 Liverpool 9 Feb 1952 Whitehaven 16–0 Rylands Recs 9 Feb 1952 Widnes 5–5 Barrow 9 Feb 1952 York 7–18 Workington Town Second leg +First round, second leg scores DateHome Score Away 16 Feb 1952 Barrow 8–2 Widnes 16 Feb 1952 Belle Vue Rangers 4–9 St Helens 16 Feb 1952 Bramley 0–9 Batley 16 Feb 1952 Dewsbury 16–0 Cardiff 16 Feb 1952 Doncaster 4–7 Bradford Northern 16 Feb 1952 Featherstone Rovers 17–2 Rochdale Hornets 16 Feb 1952 Halifax 5–5 Huddersfield 16 Feb 1952 Hull Kingston Rovers 3–5 Leeds 16 Feb 1952 Hunslet 6–3 Salford 16 Feb 1952 Keighley 0–8 Leigh 16 Feb 1952 Liverpool 6–6 Warrington 16 Feb 1952 Oldham 24–0 Hull FC 16 Feb 1952 Rylands RecsMatch played at Warrington's ground, Wilderspool 9–9 Whitehaven 16 Feb 1952 Swinton 2–9 Castleford 16 Feb 1952 Wigan 40–3 Wakefield Trinity 16 Feb 1952 Workington Town 42–5 York Second round +Second round scores DateHome Score Away 1 Mar 1952 Batley 4–11 Featherstone Rovers 1 Mar 1952 Castleford 6–7 Leigh 1 Mar 1952 Leeds 12–9 Oldham 1 Mar 1952 Salford 6–11 Barrow 1 Mar 1952 Warrington 26–9 Dewsbury 1 Mar 1952 Whitehaven 7–5 Halifax 1 Mar 1952 Wigan 28–12 Bradford Northern 8 Mar 1952 Workington Town 15–4 St Helens Quarter-finals + Quarter-final scores DateHome Score Away15 Mar 1952 Featherstone Rovers14–11Wigan15 Mar 1952 Leigh 9–5 Leeds15 Mar 1952 Whitehaven 2–10 Barrow15 Mar 1952 Workington Town 14–0 Warrington Semi-finals +Semi-final scores DateHome Score Away29 Mar 1952 Barrow 2–5 Workington Town29 Mar 1952 Featherstone Rovers 6–2 Leigh Final Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18–10 in the final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest player to appear in a Cup final at age 41. news.bbc.co.uk Cup final facts BBC Sport UK BBC 11 May 2004 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/3705131.stm 6 March 2011 Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive plays to help relative newcomers Workington to victory. AAP (London) Australians star in Cup Final The Sydney Morning Herald 1952-04-21 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18259080 2023-12-27 Trove It was the club's first Challenge Cup win in their first appearance in the final.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 Billy Ivison, Workington Town's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. 19 April 1952 Workington Town 18 – 10 Featherstone Rovers Try Lawrenson (2), Mudge, Wilson Goals Risman (3) Try Batten, Evans Goals Miller (2) Wembley, London 72,093 Charlie Appleton (Warrington) Billy Ivison https://www.newspapers.com/image/259415460/ Workington's Speed Tells The Manchester Guardian 21 April 1952 8 32,915 subscription newspapers.com 1 Gus Risman (c)2 Johnny H. Lawrenson3 Tony Paskins4 Eppie Gibson5 George Wilson6 John H. Thomas7 Albert Pepperell8 Jimmy Hayton9 Vince McKeating10 Jimmy Wareing11 Rupert Mudge12 Bevan Wilson13 Billy IvisonCoach: Gus Risman 1 Freddie Miller2 Eric Batten (c)3 Donald Metcalfe4 Alan Tennant 5 Norman Mitchell6 Ray Cording7Ray Evans8 Ken Welburn9 Bill Bradshaw10 John Daly11 Laurie Gant12 Fred Hulme13 Cliff LambertCoach: Eric Batten References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup