1957–58 Challenge Cup

The 1957–58 Challenge Cup was the 57th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1957–58 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Number of teams32
Highest attendance66,109
Broadcast partnersBBC TV
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Workington Town
Lance Todd Trophy Rees Thomas

The final was contested by Wigan and Workington Town at Wembley Stadium in London.

The final was played on Saturday 10 May 1958, where Wigan beat Workington 13–9 in front of a crowd of 66,109.[2]

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wigan scrum-half Rees Thomas.

First round

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
08 Feb Huddersfield 0 Halifax 15
08 Feb Hull FC 13 Rochdale Hornets 16
08 Feb Leeds 31 Castleford 6
08 Feb Oldham 23 Hull Kingston Rovers 6
08 Feb Swinton 6 Featherstone Rovers 9
08 Feb Widnes 51 Orford Tannery 2
08 Feb Wigan 39 Whitehaven 10
08 Feb Workington Town 3 Leigh 0
11 Feb Dewsbury 2 Blackpool 4
11 Feb Keighley 12 Salford 6
12 Feb Batley 6 Warrington 27
12 Feb Bramley 9 Bradford Northern 15
12 Feb Hunslet 0 St Helens 15
12 Feb Wakefield Trinity 29 Doncaster 0
12 Feb York 50 Lock Lane 5
13 Feb Barrow 36 Liverpool 2

Second round

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
22 Feb Blackpool 5 Oldham 12
22 Feb Featherstone Rovers 9 Barrow 5
22 Feb Halifax 12 Warrington 17
22 Feb Keighley 4 St Helens 19
22 Feb Rochdale Hornets 11 Bradford Northern 8
22 Feb Wakefield Trinity 5 Wigan 11
22 Feb Widnes 5 Workington Town 8
22 Feb York 7 Leeds 2

Quarterfinals

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
08 Mar Featherstone Rovers 5 St Helens 0
08 Mar Oldham 0 Wigan 8
08 Mar Rochdale Hornets 8 York 5
08 Mar Workington Town 11 Warrington 0

Semifinals

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
29 Mar Workington Town 8 Featherstone Rovers 2
29 Mar Wigan 5 Rochdale Hornets 3

Final

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10 May 1958
Wigan 13 – 9 Workington Town
Try: Sullivan, Barton, McTigue
Goal: Cunliffe (2)
Report
Try: Southward
Goal: Southward (3)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 66,109
Referee: Ron Gelder (Wakefield)[3]
FB 1 Jack Cunliffe
RW 2 Terry O'Grady
RC 3 Eric Ashton
LC 4 Billy Boston
LW 5 Mick Sullivan
SO 6 Dave Bolton
SH 7 Rees Thomas
PR 8 John Barton
HK 9 Bill Sayer
PR 10 Brian McTigue
SR 11 Norman Cherrington
SR 12 Frank Collier
LF 13 Bernard McGurrin
Coach:
Joe Egan
FB 1 John McAvoy
RW 2 Ike Southward
RC 3 John O'Neil
LC 4 Danny Leatherbarrow
LW 5 Bill Wookey
SO 6 Harry Archer
SH 7 Sol Roper
PR 8 Norman Herbert
HK 9 Bert Eden
PR 10 Andy Key
SR 11 Brian Edgar
SR 12 Cec Thompson
LF 13 Benny Eve
Coach:
Jim Brough

References

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  1. ^ "Challenge Cup 1957/58". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "10th May 1958: Wigan 13 Workington 9 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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