1943–44 Challenge Cup

The 1943–44 Challenge Cup was the 43rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1943–44 Challenge Cup
Duration4 rounds
Number of teams16
Highest attendance30,000
Winners Bradford Northern
Runners-up Wigan

The final was contested by Bradford Northern and Wigan, and was played over two legs. The final was won by Bradford Northern 8–3 on aggregate.[2]

First round
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
11 MarBradford Northern15Wakefield Trinity2
11 MarDewsbury43St Helens7
11 MarHalifax13Hunslet2
11 MarHuddersfield13Hull FC0
11 MarKeighley13Barrow7
11 MarLeeds12Featherstone Rovers9
11 MarOldham5Wigan8
11 MarYork11Batley10
18 MarBarrow6Keighley10
18 MarBatley3York0
18 MarFeatherstone Rovers2Leeds7
18 MarHull FC5Huddersfield0
18 MarHunslet13Halifax12
18 MarSt Helens15Dewsbury33
18 MarWakefield Trinity7Bradford Northern5
18 MarWigan25Oldham3

Second round
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
25 MarHalifax13Batley4
25 MarHuddersfield8Leeds14
25 MarKeighley9Bradford Northern18
25 MarWigan14Dewsbury3
01 AprBatley8Halifax8
01 AprBradford Northern17Keighley5
01 AprDewsbury2Wigan11
01 AprLeeds2Huddersfield7

Semifinals
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
08 AprHalifax5Bradford Northern2
08 AprLeeds10Wigan5
10 AprBradford Northern7Halifax0
10 AprWigan11Leeds4

Final

First leg
15 April 1944
Wigan 3 – 0 Bradford Northern
Report
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 22,000

Second leg
22 April 1944
Bradford Northern 8 – 0 Wigan
Report
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 30,000

Bradford Northern win 8–3 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1943/44". Rugby League Project.
  2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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