1974–75 Challenge Cup
Appearance
(Redirected from 1975 Challenge Cup)
Duration | 5 Rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
Highest attendance | 85,098 |
Broadcast partners | BBC |
Winners | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Lance Todd Trophy | ![]() |
The 1974–75 Challenge Cup was the 74th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Widnes and Warrington at Wembley.
Widnes beat Warrington 14–7 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 85,098.[1]
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Widnes fullback, Ray Dutton.[2]
This was Widnes’ fourth Cup final win in sixth Final appearances.[3]
First round
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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08 Feb | Castleford | Bradford Northern | 13-13 |
08 Feb | Dewsbury Celtic | Hull Kingston Rovers | 15-31 |
08 Feb | New Hunslet | Mayfield | 9-5 |
08 Feb | Whitehaven | Leeds | 7-16 |
08 Feb | Wigan | Dewsbury | 33-2 |
09 Feb | Barrow | Workington Town | 5-5 |
09 Feb - replay | Bradford Northern | Castleford | 10-7 |
09 Feb | Bramley | St Helens | 5-30 |
09 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Salford | 7-17 |
09 Feb | Huddersfield | Rochdale Hornets | 18-21 |
09 Feb | Hull FC | Batley | 20-0 |
09 Feb | Leigh | Doncaster | 36-3 |
09 Feb | Oldham | Blackpool | 12-3 |
09 Feb | Swinton | Widnes | 4-13 |
09 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Huyton | 33-5 |
09 Feb | Warrington | Halifax | 32-6 |
09 Feb | York | Keighley | 26-9 |
12 Feb -replay | Workington Town | Barrow | 14-3 |
Second round
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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22 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | St Helens | 13-9 |
23 Feb | Hull FC | Widnes | 12-13 |
23 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Workington Town | 19-7 |
23 Feb | Leigh | Bradford Northern | 5-23 |
23 Feb | New Hunslet | York | 16-9 |
23 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Oldham | 10-10 |
23 Feb | Salford | Leeds | 12-17 |
23 Feb | Wigan | Warrington | 17-24 |
26 Feb - replay | Oldham | Rochdale Hornets | 15-3 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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08 Mar | Leeds | Bradford Northern | 22-6 |
09 Mar | New Hunslet | Warrington | 3-23 |
09 Mar | Oldham | Widnes | 4-10 |
09 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27-10 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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22 Mar | Warrington | Leeds | 11-4 |
05 Apr | Wakefield Trinity | Widnes | 7-13 |
Final
[edit]10 May 1975
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Widnes | 14 – 7 | Warrington |
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Try: Mills Goal: Dutton (5) Drop goal: Dutton |
Report |
Try: Bevan Goal: Whitehead (2) |
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References
[edit]- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Mather, Harold (12 May 1975). "Warrington are outplayed". The Guardian. London. p. 20.
External links
[edit]- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1974/75 results at Rugby League Project