1967–68 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1967–68 Challenge Cup 5 Rounds 32 1967–68 leeds 16px Leeds Winners wakefield 16px Wakefield Trinity wakefield 16px Don Fox Lance Todd Trophy 1966–67 Challenge Cup 1966–67 1968–69 Challenge Cup 1968–69 The 1967–68 Challenge Cup was the 67th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Leeds and Wakefield Trinity at Wembley, with Leeds winning 11–10. First round All 30 professional clubs entered the first round of the Challenge Cup, plus two amateur teams – Hull BOCM, and Leigh Miners. Matches took place on 2–4 February 1968. The match between Workington Town and Whitehaven was postponed until 7 February due to the weather.Mather Harold Parr puts Wigan on right path The Guardian 5 Feb 1968 London 23 Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Barrow 4–8 Wakefield Trinity 2 Dewsbury 3–12 Bradford Northern 3 Doncaster 9–10 Widnes 4 Hull 3–10 Wigan 5 Hull BOCM 6–39 Castleford 6 Hull Kingston Rovers 0–9 Featherstone Rovers 7 Hunslet 4–9 Oldham 8 Keighley 7–2 Batley 9 Leeds 23–12 Liverpool City 10 Leigh 11–5 Warrington 11 Leigh Miners 7–24 Halifax 12 Salford 16–5 Blackpool Borough 13 St. Helens 0–5 Huddersfield 14 Swinton 5–13 Bramley 15 Workington Town 5–2 Whitehaven 16 York 24–2 Rochdale Hornets Second round Matches in the second round were played on 25 February 1968. One game also went to a replay, which took place on 28 February 1968. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Bradford Northern 7–7 Oldham Replay Oldham 12–2 Bradford Northern 2 Featherstone Rovers 12–0 York 3 Halifax 5–23 Huddersfield 4 Leeds 29–0 Bramley 5 Leigh 2–20 Wigan 6 Salford 4–8 Wakefield Trinity 7 Widnes 5–15 Keighley 8 Workington Town 2–7 Castleford Third round Matches in the third round were played on 16–17 March 1968. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team 1 Huddersfield 9–7 Featherstone Rovers 2 Keighley 2–11 Wigan 3 Oldham 0–13 Leeds 4 Wakefield Trinity 18–5 Castleford Semi final 30 March 1968 Wakefield Trinity 0 – 0 Huddersfield Odsal Stadium, Bradford D.T.H. Davies (Pendlebury) 6 April 1968 Leeds 25 – 4 Wigan Try: Atkinson, Hynes, Ramsey, Seabourne, Watson Goal: Risman (5) Goal: Tyrer (2) Station Road, Swinton Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Report Replay 3 April 1968 Wakefield Trinity 15 – 10 Huddersfield Try: Coetzer (2), Batty Goal: Fox (3) Try: Valentine, Rhodes Goal: Rhodes (2) Headingley, Leeds D.T.H. Davies (Pendlebury) Final 1968 Challenge Cup Final 11 May 1968 Leeds 11 – 10 Wakefield Trinity Try: Atkinson Goal: Risman (4) Try: Hirst (2) Goal: Fox (2) Wembley, London 87,100 John Hebblethwaite (York) Don Fox Report References External links Pathe News coverage of the Rugby Cup Final 1968 Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1967/68 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup