1975–76 Challenge Cup

Rugby league competition 1975–76 Challenge Cup 5 Rounds 32 89,982 BBC 1975–76 St Helens 16px St Helens Winners Widnes 16px Widnes St Helens 16px Geoff Pimblett Lance Todd Trophy 1974–75 Challenge Cup 1974–75 1976–77 Challenge Cup 1976–77 The 1975–76 Challenge Cup was the 75th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by St Helens and Widnes at Wembley. St Helens beat Widnes 20–5 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 2009-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 2009-04-03 dead The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was St Helens fb, Geoff Pimblett.Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996 Raymond Fletcher David Howes 1995 Headline Book Publishing London 0-7472-7817-2 199 This was St Helens’ fifth Cup final win in eight Final appearances.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 2009-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 2009-04-03 dead First round Date Team one Team two Score14 Feb Castleford Salford 3-2514 Feb Huddersfield Leeds 10-3415 Feb Bramley Wigan 5-1015 Feb Doncaster Barrow 13-915 Feb Featherstone Rovers Wakefield Trinity 23-915 Feb Halifax Keighley 9-1315 Feb Hull FC St Helens 3-515 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Whitehaven 21-1215 Feb Huyton Oldham 4-1615 Feb Leigh Pointer Panthers 37-815 Feb New Hunslet Blackpool 17-1215 Feb Rochdale Hornets Bradford Northern 2-1515 Feb Warrington Leigh Miners W. 16-1215 FebWidnes Batley 26-415 FebWorkington Town Swinton 10-715 FebYork Dewsbury 25-15 Second round Date Team one Team two Score28 Feb Leeds Bradford Northern 30-1229 Feb Featherstone Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers 25-1029 Feb Keighley Workington Town 17-1229 Feb Leigh Doncaster 29-629 Feb New Hunslet Warrington 4-1729 FebOldham York 6-529 Feb Salford St Helens 11-1729 Feb Widnes Wigan 7-5 Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score13 Mar Warrington Widnes 0-614 Mar Featherstone Rovers Leeds 33-714 Mar Keighley Leigh 13-714 Mar St Helens Oldham 17-9 Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score27 Mar Widnes Featherstone Rovers 15-903 Apr Keighley St Helens 4-5 Final 8 May 1976 St Helens 20 – 5 Widnes Try: Glynn (2), Cunningham, HeatonGoal: Pimblett (3)Drop goal: Pimblett (2) Goal: Dutton (2)Drop goal: Elwell Wembley, London 89,982 R. Moore (Wakefield)Mather Harold Saints' 'old men' prove their staying power The Guardian London 10 May 1976 22 Geoff Pimblett Report FB 1 Geoff PimblettRW 2 Les JonesRC 3 Eddie CunninghamLC 4 Derek NoonanLW 5 Roy MathiasSO 6 Billy Benyon 44SH 7 Jeff HeatonPR 8 John Mantle 78HK 9 Tony KaraliusPR 10 Kel Coslett (c)SR 11 Eric ChisnallSR 12 George NichollsLF 13 David HullSubstitutions:IC 14 Peter Glynn 44IC 15 Mel James 78Coach: Eric Ashton FB 1 Ray DuttonRW 2 Alan Prescott 64RC 3 Eric HughesLC 4 Mick GeorgeLW 5 Dave JenkinsSO 6 David EckersleySH 7 Reg Bowden (c)PR 8 Nick NelsonHK 9 Keith ElwellPR 10 John WoodSR 11 John Foran 55SR 12 Mick AdamsLF 13 Doug LaughtonSubstitutions:IC 14 Dennis O'Neill 64IC 15 Barry Sheridan 55Coach: Frank Myler References External links Challenge Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ 2014-01-22 Challenge Cup 1975/76 results at Rugby League Project 1976 Challenge Cup final at saints.org.uk Category:Challenge Cup Challenge Cup