1982–83 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1982–83 State Express Challenge Cup 6 Rounds 33 1982–83 featherstone 16px Featherstone Rovers Winners hull 16px Hull featherstone 16px David Hobbs Lance Todd Trophy 1981–82 Challenge Cup 1981–82 1983–84 Challenge Cup 1983–84 The 1982–83 Challenge Cup was the 82nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the State Express Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Featherstone Rovers and Hull F.C. at Wembley. Featherstone won the match 14–12, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in Challenge Cup final history.Newsum Matt Featherstone's famous final: When Rovers shocked Hull at Wembley https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/22167665 BBC Sport 3 July 2014Viller Sam Blast from the Past: Featherstone win the 1983 Challenge Cup http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_13198-blast-from-the-past-featherstone-win-the-1983-challenge-cup.html Love Rugby League 3 July 2014 4 September 2013 Preliminary round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Wigan 14–4 Cardiff City 5,816 First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Widnes 6–12 Leeds 5,861 2 Barrow 18–6 Whitehaven 4,898 3 Blackpool Borough 11–19 Hull 3,388 4 Huddersfield 5–13 Halifax 2,656 5 Hunslet 12–11 Hull Kingston Rovers 4,441 6 Salford 12–5 Leigh 6,519 7 Swinton 21–13 Doncaster 1,027 8 Wakefield Trinity 27–5 Keighley 3,446 9 Warrington 41–3 Bramley 3,241 10 St. Helens 52–0 Carlisle 2,875 11 Bradford Northern 23–5 York 2,685 12 Featherstone Rovers 21–5 Batley 1,374 13 Oldham 5–8 Workington Town 2,987 14 Rochdale Hornets 4–24 Fulham 701 15 Wigan 7–17 Castleford 10,737 16 Dewsbury 7–13 Huyton 563 Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Hull 32–15 Wakefield Trinity 11,197 2 Barrow 9–14 Castleford 6,779 3 Fulham 4–11 Bradford Northern 4,976 4 Hunslet 17–8 Halifax 4,130 5 Leeds 13–23 St. Helens 12,483 6 Salford 11–17 Featherstone Rovers 4,169 7 Warrington 34–2 Huyton 2,825 8 Workington Town 14–9 Swinton 1,751 Third round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 St. Helens 10–11 Featherstone Rovers 6,125 2 Hunslet 8–13 Castleford 14,004 3 Warrington 4–10 Hull 10,280 4 Workington Town 0–17 Bradford Northern 3,894 Semi final 26 March 1983 Bradford Northern 6 – 11 Featherstone Rovers Try: Hanley, Van Bellen Try: Gilbert, Hudson, Marsden Goal: Quinn Headingley, Leeds 10,784 John Holdsworth (Leeds)Fitzpatrick Paul Northern waste Hanley heroics The Guardian 28 March 1983 London 19 186367076 Report 2 April 1983 Castleford 7 – 14 Hull Try: England Goal: Hyde Try: Day, Evans, O'Hara, Leuluai Goal: Crooks Elland Road, Leeds 26,031 Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)Fitzpatrick Paul Day's final fling The Guardian 4 April 1983 London 15 186413646 Report Final Hull F.C. returned to Wembley as defending champions, having won the Challenge Cup for the second time in their history in the previous year. Hull went into the match as strong favourites, but were surprisingly defeated by their opponents Featherstone Rovers. 7 May 1983 Featherstone Rovers 14 – 12 Hull Try: Hobbs (2) Goal: Quinn (4) Try: Crooks, Leuluai Goal: Crooks (3) Wembley, London 84,969 Robin Whitfield (Widnes)Fitzpatrick Paul Hobbs is too hot as Hull freeze The Guardian 9 May 1983 London 27 186359587 David Hobbs Report FB 1 Nigel BarkerRW 2 John MarsdenRC 3 Steve QuinnLC 4 John GilbertLW 5 Ken KellettSO 6 Alan BanksSH 7 Terry Hudson (c)PR 8 Michael GibbinsHK 9 Raymond HandscombePR 10 Steven HankinsSR 11 David HobbsSR 12 Tim SlatterLF 13 Peter Smith Substitutions:IC 14 Paul LymanIC 15 Gary SiddallCoach: Allan Agar FB 1 Gary KembleRW 2 Dane O'HaraRC 3 Steve EvansLC 4 James LeuluaiLW 5 Paul PrendivilleSO 6 David Topliss (c)SH 7 Kevin HarkinPR 8 Trevor SkerrettHK 9 John Keith Bridges PR 10 Richard 'Charlie' StoneSR 11 Paul RoseSR 12 Lee CrooksLF 13 Steve NortonSubstitutions:IC 14 Terry DayIC 15 Mick CraneCoach: Arthur Bunting References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1982/83 results at Rugby League Project Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup Category:1983 in Welsh rugby league