1956–57 Challenge Cup

The 1956–57 Challenge Cup was the 56th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1956–57 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Leeds
Runners-up Barrow
Lance Todd Trophy Jeff Stevenson

First round
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
09 FebBarrow53Wakefield Loco12
09 FebBradford Northern20Dewsbury7
09 FebDoncaster5Castleford15
09 FebHalifax48Widnes St Maries0
09 FebHull FC15Keighley12
09 FebHull Kingston Rovers2Salford10
09 FebHunslet14Batley7
09 FebLeeds13Wigan11
09 FebLeigh17Featherstone Rovers11
09 FebLiverpool2Widnes11
09 FebRochdale Hornets10Blackpool18
09 FebSwinton5Huddersfield5
09 FebWakefield Trinity37York15
09 FebWarrington14Bramley2
09 FebWhitehaven9St Helens8
09 FebWorkington Town5Oldham14
13 FebHuddersfield5Swinton0

Second round
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
23 FebCastleford2Barrow9
23 FebHull FC3Halifax9
23 FebLeeds28Warrington6
23 FebLeigh5Oldham0
23 FebSalford2Huddersfield6
23 FebWhitehaven7Hunslet0
27 FebBradford Northern8Widnes10
27 FebWakefield Trinity9Blackpool11

Quarterfinals
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
09 MarBarrow10Huddersfield0
09 MarBlackpool13Leigh24
09 MarHalifax10Leeds16
09 MarWhitehaven2Widnes0

Semifinals
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
30 MarBarrow2Leigh2
30 MarLeeds10Whitehaven9
28 AprLeigh10Barrow15

Final
11 May 1957
Leeds 9 – 7 Barrow
Try Quinn, Hodgkinson, Robinson [2]
 Try Jackson
Goals Horne (2)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,318 (HT 3-0)
Player of the Match: Jeff Stevenson

Leeds beat Barrow 9-7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76,318.

This was Leeds’ eighth Challenge Cup final win in ten Final appearances.[3][4] Jeff Stevenson, their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1956/57". Rugby League Project.
  2. "A STAFF REPORTER. "Rugby League Cup For Leeds." Times [London, England] 13 May 1957". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. "Leeds Cup Winning Line-up". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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