1947–48 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition April 2026 1947–48 Challenge Cup 5 Rounds 32 BBC TV wigan 16px Wigan Winners bradford 16px Bradford Northern bradford 16px Frank Whitcombe Lance Todd Trophy 1946–47 Challenge Cup 1946–47 1948–49 Challenge Cup 1948–49 The 1947–48 Challenge Cup was the 47th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1947-48/results.html Challenge Cup 1947/48 Rugby League Project The final was contested by Wigan and Bradford Northern at Wembley Stadium, and was the first ever rugby league match to be televised. Wigan won the match 8–3, with Bradford's Frank Whitcombe receiving the Lance Todd Trophy – the first time the trophy had been awarded to a player on the losing team. First round Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two07 FebBarrow 18 Halifax 407 FebBatley 0 Dewsbury 207 FebBramley 3 Vine Tavern 307 FebFeatherstone Rovers 3 Leigh 1807 FebHuddersfield 6 Bradford Northern 207 FebHull FC 23 Swinton 207 FebHull Kingston Rovers 12 Oldham 507 FebKeighley 11 Risehow & Gillhead 007 FebLeeds 23 York 907 FebLiverpool 0 Belle Vue Rangers 907 FebRochdale Hornets 13 Pemberton Rovers 007 FebSt Helens 48 Buslingthorpe 007 FebSalford 2 Wakefield Trinity 1307 FebWarrington 10 Workington Town 007 FebWidnes 5 Hunslet 307 FebWigan 27 Castleford 012 FebPemberton Rovers 0 Rochdale Hornets 1114 FebBelle Vue Rangers 10 Liverpool 814 FebBradford Northern 15 Huddersfield 214 FebBuslingthorpe 2 St Helens 1314 FebCastleford 7 Wigan 1914 FebDewsbury 10 Batley 414 FebHalifax 17 Barrow 414 FebHunslet 5 Widnes 314 FebLeigh 10 Featherstone Rovers 614 FebOldham 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 414 FebRisehow & Gillhead 10 Keighley 214 FebSwinton 12 Hull FC 214 FebVine Tavern 6 Bramley 1714 FebWakefield Trinity 20 Salford 1514 FebWorkington Town 0 Warrington 714 FebYork 0 Leeds 1319 FebWidnes 0 Hunslet 321 FebBramley 10 Vine Tavern 2 Second round Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two28 FebBarrow 2 Keighley 628 FebDewsbury 2 Hunslet 228 FebHull FC 22 Bramley 028 FebOldham 5 St Helens 028 FebRochdale Hornets 3 Belle Vue Rangers 228 FebWakefield Trinity 3 Bradford Northern 328 FebWarrington 8 Leigh 228 FebWigan 17 Leeds 306 MarBradford Northern 9 Wakefield Trinity 206 MarHunslet 11 Dewsbury 0 Quarter-finals Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two13 MarBradford Northern 30 Oldham 013 MarHunslet 5 Hull FC 013 MarKeighley 4 Rochdale Hornets 613 MarWarrington 10 Wigan 13 Semi-finals 3 April 1948 Hunslet 7 – 14 Bradford Northern Headingley, Leeds 3 April 1948 Rochdale Hornets 0 – 11 Report Wigan Station Road, Swinton Final 1 May 1948 Wigan 8 – 3 Bradford Northern Try: Hilton, Barton Goal: Ward Try: Edwards Wembley Stadium, London 91,465 George Phillips (Widnes)1st May 1948: Wigan 8 Bradford Northern 3 (1948 Challenge Cup Final) http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1455 cherryandwhite.co.uk RLFANS.COM 12 July 2015 7 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907011045/http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1455 dead Frank WhitcombeWigan's Challenge Cup Victory: Bradford Beat Themselves in Game of Many Errors Wigan 8, Bradford 3 The Manchester Guardian 3 May 1948 6 Report FB 1 Martin RyanRW 2 Gordon RatcliffeRC 3 Ted WardLC 4 Ernie AshcroftLW 5 Jack HiltonSO 6 Cecil Mountford SH 7 Tommy Bradshaw PR 8 Ken GeeHK 9 Joe Egan (c)PR 10 Frank BartonSR 11 Les WhiteSR 12 Billy BlanLF 13 Bill HudsonCoach: Jim Sullivan FB 1 Billy LeakeRW 2 Eric BattenRC 3 Des CaseLC 4 Ernest Ward (c)LW 5 Alan EdwardsSO 6 Willie DaviesSH 7 Donald WardPR 8 Frank WhitcombeHK 9 Vic DarlisonPR 10 Herbert SmithSR 11 Barry TylerSR 12 Trevor FosterLF 13 Ken TraillCoach: Dai Rees Coverage The final was broadcast live on BBC television, with George Duckworth providing commentary,Rugby League Challenge Cup Final: Bradford Northern v. Wigan https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f4fabb69b0784f269e28fcc90259e06f BBC Genome 25 April 2023 and was the first time a rugby league match had ever been televised.Key Dates & Anniversaries http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/history_and_heritage/key_dates_anniversaries The Rugby Football League 12 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518133239/http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/history_and_heritage/key_dates_anniversaries 18 May 2015 dead The match was only broadcast to viewers in the London area, as the first television transmitter in the North of England was not completed until 1951.From the archive, 10 October 1951: The North gets its first television transmitter https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/the-northerner/2015/oct/10/television-transmitter-holme-moss-north-bbc-1951 The Guardian 25 April 2023 10 October 2015 References External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1947/48 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Category:1948 in English rugby league