1938–39 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1938–39 Challenge Cup 5 rounds 1938–39 Halifax Winners Salford 1937–38 Challenge Cup 1937–38 1940–41 Challenge Cup 1940–41 The 1938–39 Challenge Cup was the 39th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1938-39/results.html Challenge Cup 1938/39 Rugby League Project First round Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two04 FebFeatherstone Rovers 3 Batley 004 FebHalifax 8 Barrow 304 FebHigginshaw 3 Swinton 4604 FebHull Kingston Rovers 8 Hull FC 504 FebHunslet 48 United Glass Bottle 504 FebKeighley 11 York 904 FebLeeds 9 Huddersfield 204 FebOldham 10 Castleford 304 FebRochdale Hornets 3 Warrington 2904 FebSalford 11 St Helens 004 FebSharlston Rovers 5 Bramley 2304 FebWidnes 10 Dewsbury 504 FebWigan 33 Leigh 008 FebBradford Northern 37 Seaton Rangers 708 FebBroughton Rangers 5 Wakefield Trinity 508 FebLiverpool 2 St Helens Recs 213 FebSt Helens Recs 12 Liverpool 313 FebWakefield Trinity 23 Broughton Rangers 5 Second round Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two18 FebBradford Northern 2 Oldham 018 FebHalifax 6 Hull Kingston Rovers 218 FebKeighley 10 Featherstone Rovers 018 FebLeeds 6 Widnes 218 FebSt Helens Recs 3 Wigan 818 FebSalford 18 Hunslet 218 FebSwinton 0 Bramley 518 FebWakefield Trinity 7 Warrington 2 Quarter-finals Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two11 MarKeighley 0 Leeds 211 MarSalford 20 Bramley 011 MarWakefield Trinity 5 Halifax 511 MarWigan 7 Bradford Northern 015 MarHalifax 15 Wakefield Trinity 12 Semi-finals Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two01 AprHalifax 10 Leeds 401 AprSalford 11 Wigan 2 Final Halifax beat Salford 20-3 in the final played at Wembley on Saturday 6 May 1939 in front of a crowd of 55,453.http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS101004456&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby League Cup." Times [London, England] 8 May 1939 The Times Digital Archive There would be no Challenge Cup competition in 1939–40. This was Halifax’s fourth Cup Final win in five Final appearances. This was Salford’s fifth Final appearance and second in consecutive years, having won the Cup the previous seasonRothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 Raymond Fletcher David Howes 1995 Headline Book Publishing London 0-7472-7817-2 191 Final 6 May 1939 Halifax 20 – 3 Salford Try Smith, Treen, Todd, Bevan Goals Lockwood (4) Try Risman Wembley, London 55,453 G S Phillips (Widnes) 1 Hubert Lockwood2 Jim Bevan3 Charles Smith4 Jack Treen5 Arthur Bassett6 George Todd7 Jack Goodall8 George Baynham9 Harry Field10 Hudson Irving11 Jack Cox12 John Chadwick13 Harry BeverleyCoach: 1 Harold Osbaldestin2 Barney Hudson3 Miller 4 Gus Risman5 Alan Edwards6 Tom Kenny7 Billy Watkins8 Bradbury9 Bert Day10 David Davies11 Paddy Dalton12 Harold Thomas13 Jack FeethamCoach: References Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup