1980–81 Challenge Cup Explained
| 1980–81 Three Fives Challenge Cup |
| Duration: | 5 Rounds |
| No Of Teams: | 32 |
| Season: | 1980–81 |
| Season Champs: | Widnes |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Second Place: | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Mvp: | Mick Burke |
| Mvp Link: | Lance Todd Trophy |
| Prevseason Link: | 1979–80 Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1979–80 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1981–82 Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 1981–82 |
The 1980–81 Challenge Cup was the 80th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Three Fives Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Widnes and Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley, with Widnes winning 18–9.
First round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
|---|
| 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18–13 | Barrow | 8,220 |
| 2 | Batley | 7–15 | Keighley | 1,714 |
| 3 | Blackpool Borough | 2–11 | Oldham | 2,837 |
| 4 | Bramley | 5–18 | Warrington | 3,350 |
| 5 | Castleford | 42–7 | Huyton | 3,020 |
| 6 | Dewsbury | 15–10 | Hunslet | 1,777 |
| 7 | Fulham | 5–9 | Wakefield Trinity | 15,013 |
| 8 | Halifax | 3–2 | Wigan | 8,360 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 8–10 | St. Helens | 3,094 |
| 10 | Hull | 14–5 | Leeds | 15,119 |
| 11 | Leigh | 20–6 | Whitehaven | 5,139 |
| 12 | Pilkington Recs | 7–18 | York | |
| 13 | Salford | 17–13 | Bradford Northern | 5,371 |
| 14 | Swinton | 8–10 | Featherstone Rovers | 2,987 |
| 15 | Widnes | 50–0 | Doncaster | 4,563 |
| 16 | Workington Town | 17–8 | Rochdale Hornets | 2,459 | |
Second round
Third round
Final
Hull Kingston Rovers returned to Wembley as defending champions, having won the Challenge Cup for the first time in their history in the previous year. Widnes won the match 18–9, with Widnes full-back Mick Burke being awarded the Lance Todd Trophy.
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