1929–30 Challenge Cup Explained

1929–30 Challenge Cup
Duration:5 rounds
Season:1929–30
Season Champs: Widnes
Season Champ Name:Winners
Prevseason Link:1928–29 Challenge Cup
Prevseason Year:1928–29
Nextseason Link:1930–31 Challenge Cup
Nextseason Year:1930–31

The 1929–30 Challenge Cup was the 30th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

First round

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08 FebBarrow 15 York 4
08 FebBatley 5 Hull Kingston Rovers 3
08 FebCastleford 11 Bramley 4
08 FebCottingham 0 Leigh 48
08 FebDewsbury 24 Rochdale Hornets 10
08 FebFeatherstone Jrs 9 Halifax 74
08 FebHuddersfield 2 Warrington 5
08 FebHull FC 44 Bickershaw 10
08 FebHunslet 8 Oldham 3
08 FebKeighley 6 Great Clifton 5
08 FebLeeds 27 Featherstone Rovers 5
08 FebSt Helens 9 St Helens Recs 7
08 FebSalford 0 Wigan Highfield 5
08 FebSwinton 5 Wakefield Trinity 5
08 FebWidnes 20 Bradford Northern 0
08 FebWigan 19 Broughton Rangers 7
12 FebWakefield Trinity 2 Swinton 7

Second round

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22 FebBarrow 7 Keighley 5
22 FebCastleford 3 Hull FC 6
22 FebHunslet 15 Batley 0
22 FebLeeds 5 St Helens 18
22 FebSwinton 7 Widnes 7
226 FebWarrington 12 Leigh 3
22 FebWigan Highfield 0 Dewsbury 0
22 FebWigan 14 Halifax 5
25 FebDewsbury 7 Wigan Highfield 5
27 FebWidnes6 Swinton 5

Quarterfinals

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08 MarBarrow 13 Dewsbury 7
08 MarSt Helens 22 Hunslet 7
08 MarWidnes 19 Hull FC 5
08 MarWigan 16 Warrington 5

Semifinals

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29 MarWidnes 10Barrow 3
29 MarSt Helens 5Wigan 5
02 AprWigan 10St Helens22

Final

Widnes beat St Helens 10-3 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley played before a crowd of 36,544.

This was Widnes' first Cup final appearance and thus their first Cup final win.[2]

1Bob Fraser[3]
2Jack Dennett[4]
3Albert Ratcliffe[5]
4Peter Topping[6]
5Harry Owen
6Paddy Douglas[7] (c)
7Jerry Laughton[8]
8Nat Silcock
9George Stevens[9]
10Fred Kelsall
11Harry Millington
12George van Rooyen[10]
13Jimmy Hoey
1Charlie Crooks[11]
2Roy Hardgrave[12]
3George Lewis (c)
4Billy Mercer
5Alf Ellaby
6Les Fairclough
7Walter 'Plodder' Groves[13]
8Lou Hutt[14]
9William "Bill" Clarey[15]
10Louis Houghton
11Trevor Hall
12Ben Halfpenny
13Robert "Bob" 'Slosher' Harrison[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Challenge Cup 1929/30. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour . 2009-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 . 2009-04-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: Bob Fraser Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Jack Dennett Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Albert Ratcliffe Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Peter Topping Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Paddy Douglas Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  8. Web site: Jerry Laughton Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120303114553/http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Laughton. 3 March 2012. dead.
  9. Web site: George Stevens Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  10. Web site: George van Rooyen Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv. rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Charlie Crooks Statistics at saints.org.uk. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  12. Web site: Roy Hardgrave Statistics at saints.org.uk. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  13. Web site: Walter Groves Statistics at saints.org.uk. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  14. Web site: Lou Hutt Statistics at saints.org.uk. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  15. Web site: William Clarey Statistics at saints.org.uk. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  16. Web site: Robert Harrison Statistics at saints.org.uk. saints.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.

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