1936–37 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1936–37 Challenge Cup 5 Rounds 32 1936–37 Widnes Winners Keighley 1935–36 Challenge Cup 1935–36 1937–38 Challenge Cup 1937–38 The 1936–37 Challenge Cup was the 37th tournament of rugby league's oldest trophy, the Challenge Cup. 32 clubs entered the competition which was won by Widnes who beat Keighley 18–5 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 8 May 1937. This was Widnes' second win in the competition and, to date, Keighley's only appearance in the final. First round The first round draw was made on 13 January 1937. 16 ties were drawn that were played on 13 February 1937.http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001465/19370114/109/0005 Rugby League Cup: Draw made for the first round of tourney Sheffield Independent 14 January 1937 5 ((25,654)) subscription British Newspaper Archive HomeScoreAwayMatch informationRefereeAttendanceReceipts Bramley 0–6 Dewsbury L Greenwood 3,400 £167 Goole 2–14 Broughton Rangers J Orford 2,500 £100 Hunslet 2–5 Keighley A E Harding 10,300 £553 Leigh 0–28 Liverpool Stanley A Brown 3,000 £144 Oldham 4–15 Wigan A S Dobson 18,000 £1075 Rochdale Hornets 0–10 Hull F.C. A Hill 7,200 £396 St. Helens 4–11 Huddersfield F Peel 7,000 £285 Salford 4–10 Warrington J E Taylor 26,700 £1,647 Halifax 8–2 Barrow J Edden 9,000 £650 Hull Kingston Rovers 13–5 St Helens Recreation J W Webb 7,000 £288 Bradford Northern 39–0 Streatham and Mitcham B Timility 10,000 not given Swinton 9–5 Newcastle L Thorpe 4,238 £190 Wakefield Trinity 2–0 Leeds F Fairhurst 18,600 £1,109 Widnes 39–2 Higginshaw B Laughlin 4,000 £241 York 18–4 Featherstone Rovers A Holbrook 3,797 £188 Batley 2–2 Castleford P Cowell 10,400 £550 Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000748/19370215/159/0009 Saturday's results and league tables Leeds Mercury 9 ((30,331)) 15 February 1937 subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19370212/360/0013 Rugby League cup-ties Lancashire Evening Post 12 February 1937 13 ((15,611)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000748/19370215/185/0011 Cup crowds and cash Leeds Mercury 15 February 1937 11 ((30,331)) subscription British Newspaper Archive First round replay The replay between Castleford and Batley was played on the Wednesday 17 February 1937. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationRefereeAttendanceReceipts Castleford 8–4 Batley P Cowell 10,875 £522/10/- Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19370217/136/0010 R.L. Cup. First round re-play. Hull Daily Mail 10 ((16,009)) 17 February 1937 subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19370218/507/0019 Castleford win Cup replay Yorkshire Post 18 February 1937 19 ((27,942)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Second round The draw for the second round was made on 15 February 1937 with the eight ties schedules 27 February. Only six ties were played that day as heavy snow forced the postponement of the game at Bradford and the match between Widnes and Dewsbury was abandoned at half-time with the score 8–0 to Widnes. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationRefereeAttendanceReceipts Keighley 11–5 Broughton Rangers A Holbrook 9,000 £454 Castleford 5–5 Wigan Warriors A E Harding 21,000 £1,192 Halifax 4–5 Wakefield Trinity P Cowell 20,000 £1,189 Bradford Northern 2–12Played 3 March 1937 Huddersfield F Fairhurst 19,387 £1,340 Widnes 8–0Match abandoned at half-time Dewsbury A Hill 7,000 £320 Hull Kingston Rovers 2–7 Liverpool Stanley J Orford 15,000 539 Swinton 10–8 Hull F.C. A S Dobson 10,348 £542 York 4–5 Warrington J W Webb 12,124 £718 Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000748/19370216/154/0009 Yorkshire's Cup luck holds Leeds Mercury 16 February 1937 9 ((30,332)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001914/19370227/089/0005 Brief results Sheffield Star Green 'Un 27 February 1937 5 ((1,538)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000748/19370301/227/0011 Rugby League Cup: Second Round Leeds Mercury 1 March 1937 11 ((30,343)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000687/19370304/424/0019 Cup match in the mud Yorkshire Post 4 March 1937 19 ((27,954)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Second round replays The replay between Castleford and Wigan was played on the Wednesday 3 March 1937 and the rescheduled Widnes v Dewsbury game was played on Thursday 4 March. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationRefereeAttendanceReceipts Castleford 6–13 Wigan F Peel 26,000 £1,200 Widnes 12–7 Dewsbury A Hill 8,000 £383 Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000748/19370305/282/0011 Dewsbury's great rally Leeds Mercury 5 March 1937 11 ((30,347)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000687/19370304/424/0019 Castleford fight all the way Yorkshire Post 4 March 1937 19 ((27,954)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Third round The third round draw was made on 1 March, ties were due to be played on 13 March,http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19370302/229/0009 Draw and officials Leeds Mercury 2 March 1937 9 ((30,334)) subscription British Newspaper Archive but the weather played a part again and the match between Huddersfield and Wigan was postponed and played on 17 March. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationRefereeAttendanceReceipts Liverpool Stanley 2–7 Keighley F Peel 9,000 £499 Huddersfield 7–8 Wigan Warriors A Holbrook 17,000 £1,100 Wakefield Trinity 5–0 Warrington A E Harding 22,075 £1,237 Widnes 7–2 Swinton J E Taylor 11,220 £612 Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19370315/373/0016 Rugby League Challenge Cup: Third Round Yorkshire Post 15 March 1937 16 ((27,963)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19370318/191/0009 Wigan's late victory Leeds Mercury 18 March 1937 9 ((30,358)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was delayed until the third round tie between Huddersfield and Wigan had been played and was made on 18 March. The semi-finals were played at neutral venues on Saturday 3 April. First team drawnScoreSecond team drawnMatch informationVenueRefereeAttendanceReceipts Widnes 12–9 Wigan Wilderspool, Warrington F Peel 29,260 £1,973 Wakefield Trinity 0–0 Keighley Headingley, Leeds A E Harding 39,998 £2,793 Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19370405/085/0004 Widnes make Wembley history Yorkshire Evening Post 5 April 1937 4 ((14,503)) subscription British Newspaper Archivehttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001465/19370319/177/0008 Rugby League Cup Sheffield Independent 19 March 1937 8 ((25,709)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Semi-final replay Wakefield and Keighley met to replay their tie at Fartown Huddersfield on 7 April. First team drawnScoreSecond team drawnMatch informationVenueRefereeAttendanceReceipts Wakefield Trinity 3–5 Keighley Fartown, Huddersfield A E Harding 14,400 £1,072 Source:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19370408/442/0019 Northern Rugby League: Challenge Cup — semi-final replay Yorkshire Post 8 April 1937 19 ((27,983)) subscription British Newspaper Archive Final #eeeeee 8 May 1937 3:00 pm BST Widnes 18 – 5 Keighley Shannon McCue Barber Silcock Topping (3) Lloyd Sherburn Wembley Stadium, London 47,699 P Cowell n Widnes Keighley 13 n Walter Bradley Frank Whyte Peter Topping Ken Barber Alan Evans Tommy Shannon Tommy McCue Nat Silcock (c) Jimmy Jones Alec Higgins Hugh McDowell Bob Roberts Harry Millington Iorwerth Herbert Joseph Sherburn Idris Towill Gwyn Parker Reg Lloyd Llewellyn Bevan Dai Davies James Traill Cyril Halliday Hal Jones George Dixon Fred Talbot James Gill Widnes and Keighley met in the final at Wembley Stadium on 8 May 1937. Widnes went 5–0 up within the first ten minutes as Tommy Shannon scored a try which Peter Topping converted. Just before the half-hour mark, Widnes scored another try as Tommy McCue over to give Widnes an 8–0 lead which remained the score at half-time. Immediately after the second half kicked off, Keighley were awarded a penalty which Joseph Sherburn kicked to reduce Widnes' lead to six points. Some Keighley pressure came to nothing and Ken Barber intercepted a pass to score Widnes' third try which Topping converted. Five minutes later Widnes' put the game beyond Keighley's reach as captain Nat Silcock scored their fourth try. Topping missed the conversion but made amends by kicking a penalty after an hours play. With the score 18–2 with minutes left to play, Keighley scored their only try as Reg Lloyd went over making the final score 18–5 to Widnes.http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19370508/086/0010 Widnes had Wembley way with them Hull Daily Mail 8 May 1937 10 ((16,077)) subscription British Newspaper Archive The attendance or the game was 47,699 and the gate receipts totalled £6,579.http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/defeat-still-hailed-as-a-magnificent-achievement-1-2493117 Defeat still hailed as 'a magnificent achievement' Yorkshire Post 7 March 2008 References 30em Category:1937 in English rugby league Category:Challenge Cup