1958–59 Challenge Cup Explained
1958–59 Challenge Cup |
Duration: | 5 rounds |
No Of Teams: | 32 |
Highest Attendance: | 79,811 |
Tv: | BBC TV |
Season: | 1958–59 |
Season Champs: | Wigan |
Season Champ Name: | Winners |
Second Place: | Hull |
Mvp: | Brian McTigue |
Mvp Link: | Lance Todd Trophy |
Prevseason Link: | 1957–58 Challenge Cup |
Prevseason Year: | 1957–58 |
Nextseason Link: | 1959–60 Challenge Cup |
Nextseason Year: | 1959–60 |
The 1958–59 Challenge Cup was the 58th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
The final was contested by Wigan and Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final was played on Saturday 9 May 1959, where Wigan beat Hull 30–13 in front of a crowd of 79,811.[2]
The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wigan Brian McTigue.
First round
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21 Feb | Bradford Northern | 2 | Huddersfield | 11 |
21 Feb | Bramley | 8 | Castleford | 11 |
21 Feb | Doncaster | 9 | Dewsbury | 15 |
21 Feb | Hull FC | 11 | Blackpool | 2 |
21 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | Widnes | 2 |
21 Feb | Hunslet | 55 | Kells Recs Centre | 9 |
21 Feb | Leigh | 19 | Batley | 2 |
21 Feb | Oldham | 6 | St Helens | 7 |
21 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 9 | Halifax | 10 |
21 Feb | Salford | 15 | Barrow | 0 |
21 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 18 | Swinton | 2 |
21 Feb | Warrington | 26 | Keighley | 7 |
21 Feb | Whitehaven | 25 | Liverpool | 6 |
21 Feb | Wigan | 12 | Leeds | 5 |
21 Feb | Workington Town | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 8 |
21 Feb | York | 54 | Astley & Tyldesley | 2 | |
Second round
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7 Mar | Hull FC | 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 |
7 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | Castleford | 0 |
7 Mar | Leigh | 13 | Warrington | 3 |
7 Mar | St Helens | 35 | Dewsbury | 8 |
7 Mar | Salford | 15 | Huddersfield | 2 |
7 Mar | Whitehaven | 2 | Halifax | 7 |
7 Mar | Wigan | 22 | Hunslet | 4 |
7 Mar | York | 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 18 |
11 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | Hull FC | 16 | |
Quarterfinals
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21 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | St Helens | 6 |
21 Mar | Halifax | 0 | Wigan | 26 |
21 Mar | Hull FC | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 9 |
21 Mar | Leigh | 6 | Salford | 6 |
25 Mar | Salford | 4 | Leigh | 6 | |
Semifinals
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11 Apr | Hull | 15 | Featherstone Rovers | 5 |
11 Apr | Wigan | 5 | Leigh | 0 | |
Final
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Challenge Cup 1958/59. Rugby League Project.
- Web site: RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 . 3 April 2009 . dead .