| 1951–52 Challenge Cup | |
| Duration: | 5 rounds |
| Season: | 1951–52 |
| Season Champs: | Workington Town |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Prevseason Link: | 1950–51 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1950–51 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1952–53 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1952–53 |
The 1951–52 Challenge Cup was the 51st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
| Home | Score | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1952 | Batley | 9–9 | Bramley | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Bradford Northern | 6–5 | Doncaster | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Cardiff | 7–7 | Dewsbury | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Castleford | 4–5 | Swinton | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Huddersfield | 5–13 | Halifax | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Hull FC | 8–6 | Oldham | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Leeds | 44–14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Leigh | 11–4 | Keighley | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Rochdale Hornets | 7–8 | Featherstone Rovers | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | St Helens | 6–5 | Belle Vue Rangers | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Salford | 13–6 | Hunslet | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Wakefield Trinity | 18–13 | Wigan | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Warrington | 28–4 | Liverpool | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Whitehaven | 16–0 | Rylands Recs | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | Widnes | 5–5 | Barrow | |
| 9 Feb 1952 | York | 7–18 | Workington Town |
| Home | Score | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1952 | Barrow | 8–2 | Widnes | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Belle Vue Rangers | 4–9 | St Helens | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Bramley | 0–9 | Batley | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Dewsbury | 16–0 | Cardiff | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Doncaster | 4–7 | Bradford Northern | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Featherstone Rovers | 17–2 | Rochdale Hornets | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Halifax | 5–5 | Huddersfield | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3–5 | Leeds | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Hunslet | 6–3 | Salford | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Keighley | 0–8 | Leigh | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Liverpool | 6–6 | Warrington | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Oldham | 24–0 | Hull FC | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Rylands Recs | 9–9 | Whitehaven | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Swinton | 2–9 | Castleford | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Wigan | 40–3 | Wakefield Trinity | |
| 16 Feb 1952 | Workington Town | 42–5 | York |
| Home | Score | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1952 | Batley | 4–11 | Featherstone Rovers | |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Castleford | 6–7 | Leigh | |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Leeds | 12–9 | Oldham | |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Salford | 6–11 | Barrow | |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Warrington | 26–9 | Dewsbury | |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Whitehaven | 7–5 | Halifax | |
| 1 Mar 1952 | Wigan | 28–12 | Bradford Northern | |
| 8 Mar 1952 | Workington Town | 15–4 | St Helens |
| Home | Score | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1952 | Featherstone Rovers | 14–11 | Wigan | |
| 15 Mar 1952 | Leigh | 9–5 | Leeds | |
| 15 Mar 1952 | Whitehaven | 2–10 | Barrow | |
| 15 Mar 1952 | Workington Town | 14–0 | Warrington |
| Home | Score | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1952 | Barrow | 2–5 | Workington Town | |
| 29 Mar 1952 | Featherstone Rovers | 6–2 | Leigh |
Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18–10 in the final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest player to appear in a Cup final at age 41.[2] Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive plays to help relative newcomers Workington to victory.[3] It was the club's first Challenge Cup win in their first appearance in the final.[4] Billy Ivison, Workington Town's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.