1954–55 Challenge Cup Explained

1954–55 Challenge Cup
Duration:	5 rounds
Season:	1954–55
Season Champs:	Barrow
Season Champ Name:	Winners
Mvp:	Jack Grundy
Mvp Link:	Lance Todd Trophy
Prevseason Link:	1953–54 Challenge Cup
Prevseason Year:	1953–54
Nextseason Link:	1955–56 Challenge Cup
Nextseason Year:	1955–56

The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

First round

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12 Feb	Batley	2	St Helens	15
12 Feb	Bradford Northern	9	Warrington	4
12 Feb	Bramley	4	Halifax	9
12 Feb	Dewsbury	8	Barrow	11
12 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	39	Belle Vue Rangers	6
12 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	7	York	6
12 Feb	Hunslet	43	Whitehaven	10
12 Feb	Keighley	17	Blackpool	8
12 Feb	Leeds	8	Huddersfield	3
12 Feb	Leigh	19	Doncaster	8
12 Feb	Liverpool	6	Widnes	3
12 Feb	Oldham	5	Wigan	2
12 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	11	Wakefield Trinity	9
12 Feb	Salford	13	Castleford	5
12 Feb	Swinton	8	Hull FC	16
12 Feb	Workington Town	43		0

Second round

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05 Mar	Bradford Northern	2	Featherstone Rovers	7
05 Mar	Hull FC	4	Halifax	0
05 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	2	Hunslet	33
05 Mar	Keighley	2	St Helens	3
05 Mar	Leigh	5	Oldham	3
05 Mar	Rochdale Hornets	13	Liverpool	5
05 Mar	Salford	0	Barrow	13
05 Mar	Workington Town	13	Leeds	7

Quarterfinals

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19 Mar	Hull FC	5	Hunslet	7
19 Mar	Leigh	9	Featherstone Rovers	13
19 Mar	Rochdale Hornets	2	Barrow	15
19 Mar	Workington Town	14	St Helens	4

Semifinals

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02 Apr	Barrow	9	Hunslet	6
02 Apr	Featherstone Rovers	2	Workington Town	13

Final

This was also the first time that there was an all-Cumbrian Final.^[2] Barrow beat Workington Town 21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former Great Britain skipper Willie Horne, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.

Barrow: Clive Best, Jimmy Lewthwaite, Phil Jackson, Dennis Goodwin, Frank Castle, Willie Horne, Edward Toohey, Les Belshaw, Vince McKeating, Frank Barton, Jack Grundy, Reg Parker, and Bill Healey.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Challenge Cup 1954/55. 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 .