1966–67 Challenge Cup

The 1966–67 Challenge Cup was the 66th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1966–67 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Featherstone Rovers
Runners-up Barrow
Lance Todd Trophy Carl Dooler

First round

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
03 Feb Salford 5 St Helens 5
04 Feb B.O.C.M (Hull) 9 Liverpool City 20
04 Feb Batley 10 Keighley 6
04 Feb Blackbrook 12 York 23
04 Feb Bradford Northern 8 Featherstone Rovers 15
04 Feb Dewsbury 9 Workington Town 5
04 Feb Doncaster 14 Bramley 11
04 Feb Huddersfield 7 Oldham 12
04 Feb Hull FC 24 Halifax 11
04 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers 18 Rochdale Hornets 2
04 Feb Hunslet 2 Wakefield Trinity 28
04 Feb Leeds 15 Blackpool 3
04 Feb Leigh 8 Castleford 10
04 Feb Swinton 16 Widnes 7
04 Feb Warrington 19 Wigan 19
04 Feb Whitehaven 2 Barrow 8
07 Feb St Helens 3 Salford 8
08 Feb Wigan 20 Warrington 3

Second round

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
25 Feb Barrow 8 Liverpool City 4
25 Feb Batley 0 Swinton 22
25 Feb Featherstone Rovers 11 Wakefield Trinity 7
25 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers 9 Castleford 9
25 Feb Oldham 4 Leeds 13
25 Feb Wigan 6 Salford 18
25 Feb York 10 Hull FC 15
28 Feb Doncaster 4 Dewsbury 10
01 Mar Castleford 13 Hull Kingston Rovers 6

Quarter-finals

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
18 Mar Dewsbury 9 Salford 7
18 Mar Featherstone Rovers 8 Castleford 7
18 Mar Hull FC 5 Barrow 6
18 Mar Leeds 17 Swinton 15

Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
01 Apr Featherstone Rovers 16 Leeds 8
08 Apr Barrow 14 Dewsbury 9

Final

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In the Challenge Cup final Featherstone Rovers faced Barrow, who were captain-coached by Jim Challinor at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967 in front of a crowd of 76,290.

Featherstone Rovers won 17-12 and it was their first Cup final win in two final appearances.[2]

13 May 1967
Featherstone Rovers 17 – 12 Barrow
Try Morgan, Thomas, Smales
Goals Smales (2)
Pen Smales (1)
DG Dooler (1)
Report
Try Brophy, Watson
Goals Tees, Delooze
Pen Delooze (1)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,290
Referee: Eric Clay (Leeds)
Player of the Match: Carl Dooler
1 Brian Wrigglesworth
2 Vaughan Thomas
3 Keith Cotton
4 Gary Jordan
5 Ken Greatorex
6 Michael Smith
7 Carl Dooler
8 Les Tonks
9 Graham Harris
10 Malcolm Dixon (c)
11 Arnie Morgan
12 Jimmy Thompson
13 Tommy Smales
Coach:
Laurie Gant
1 Eddie Tees
2 Bill Burgess
3 Jim Challinor (c)
4 Harry Hughes
5 Michael Murray
6 Tom Brophy
7 Ged Smith
8 Ivor Kelland
9 Maurice Redhead
10 Ray Hopwood
11 Mike Sanderson
12 Henry Delooze
13 Mike Watson
Coach:
Jim Challinor

References

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  1. ^ "Challenge Cup 1966/67". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.