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1979–80 Challenge Cup

The 1979–80 Challenge Cup, for sponsorship reasons known as the 1979–80 State Express Challenge Cup was the 79th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

1979–80 Challenge Cup
Highest attendance95,000
Broadcast partnersBBC
Winners Hull Kingston Rovers
Runners-up Hull
Lance Todd Trophy Brian Lockwood

The final was the first Hull Cup final derby, with a heavy entourage of supporters from the East and West of the city making the trip to London.[1] Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Hull 10–5 at Wembley before a crowd of 95,000.[2]

The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Rovers' prop, Brian Lockwood, despite Rovers' Steve Hubbard's scoring 9 out of his side's 10 points.[3]

This was Hull Kingston Rovers' first, and to date, only Cup final Win in six Final appearances.[4]

First round

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Date Team one Team two Score
9 Feb Wigan Hull Kingston Rovers 13-18
10 Feb Ace Amateurs Widnes 5-22
10 Feb Barrow Batley 31-11
10 Feb Blackpool Bradford Northern 7-26
10 Feb Dewsbury Oldham 2-24
10 Feb Featherstone Rovers Halifax 13-17
10 Feb Huddersfield Whitehaven 11-4
10 Feb Hull FC Millom 33-10
10 Feb Huyton Salford 0-25
10 Feb Keighley Castleford 5-21
10 Feb Leigh Leeds 5-12
10 Feb Rochdale Hornets Doncaster 11-3
10 Feb St Helens Workington Town 16-0
10 Feb Swinton Warrington 2-25
10 Feb Wakefield Trinity Hunslet 24-17
10 Feb York Bramley 17-16

Second round

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Date Team one Team two Score
23 Feb St Helens Bradford Northern 10-11
24 Feb Barrow Halifax 4-10
24 Feb Huddersfield Widnes 3-48
24 Feb Hull FC York 18-8
24 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Castleford 28-3
24 Feb Oldham Wakefield Trinity 5-10
24 Feb Rochdale Hornets Salford 5-20
24 Feb Warrington Leeds 8-2

Quarter-finals

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Date Team one Team two Score
8 Mar Salford Widnes 8-9
9 Mar Bradford Northern Hull FC 0-3
9 Mar Halifax Wakefield Trinity 7-3
9 Mar Hull Kingston Rovers Warrington 23-11

Semi-finals

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Date Team one Team two Score
22 Mar Halifax Hull Kingston Rovers 7-20
29 Mar Widnes Hull FC 5-10

Final

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3 May 1980
Hull Kingston Rovers 10 – 5 Hull
Try: Hubbard
Goal: Hubbard (3)
Drop goal: Millward 		Report
 Try: Wilby
Goal: Lloyd
Wembley, London
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Fred Lindop (Wakefield)[5]
Player of the Match: Brian Lockwood
FB 1 David Hall
RW 2 Steve Hubbard   79'
RC 3 Mike Smith
LC 4 Steve Hartley
LW 5 Clive Sullivan
SO 6 Roger Millward (c)
SH 7 Allan Agar
PR 8 Roy Holdstock
HK 9 David Watkinson
PR 10 Brian Lockwood
SR 11 Paul Rose   72'
SR 12 Phil Lowe
LF 13 Len Casey
Substitutions:
IC 14 Phil Hogan   79'
IC 15 John Millington   72'
Player-coach:
Roger Millward
FB 1 Paul Woods
RW 2 Graham Bray
RC 3 Graham Walters
LC 4 Tim Wilby
LW 5 Paul Prendiville
SO 6 John Newlove   71'
SH 7 Clive Pickerill
PR 8 Keith Tindall
HK 9 Ron Wileman
PR 10 Charlie Stone   71'
SR 11 Charlie Birdsall
SR 12 Sammy Lloyd
LF 13 Steve Norton (c)
Substitutions:
IC 14 Vince Farrar   71'
IC 15 Brian Hancock   71'
Coach:
Arthur Bunting

References

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  1. ^ Demsteader, Christine (1 October 2000). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  2. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  3. ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  4. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (5 May 1980). "Hubbard points Rovers' way home". The Guardian. p. 13. ProQuest 476685224.
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