1937–38 Challenge Cup

The 1937–38 Challenge Cup was the 38th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1937–38 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 Rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	51,243
Winners	Salford
Runners-up	Barrow

The final was contested by Salford and Barrow at Wembley in front of a crowd of 51,243.[2] Salford won the match 7–4.

The trophy was presented by Australian Test cricketer Don Bradman.[3]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
19 Feb	Barrow	83	Maryport	3
19 Feb	Bradford Northern	7	Featherstone Rovers	2
19 Feb	Bramley	23	Leigh	5
19 Feb	Castleford	18	Newcastle (UK)	9
19 Feb	Glass Houghton	2	Rochdale Hornets	50
19 Feb	Halifax	4	Warrington	4
19 Feb	Huddersfield	2	Broughton Rangers	0
19 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	0	Keighley	2
19 Feb	Leeds	27	Wigan	4
19 Feb	Liverpool	6	Hunslet	5
19 Feb	Oldham	7	Batley	8
19 Feb	St Helens Recs	11	Dewsbury	10
19 Feb	St Helens	39	Pendlebury Jnrs	0
19 Feb	Salford	38	Hull FC	2
19 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	7	Widnes	3
19 Feb	York	2	Swinton	12
23 Feb	Warrington	9	Halifax	16

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
12 Mar	Barrow	26	Bramley	4
12 Mar	Batley	8	Keighley	6
12 Mar	Castleford	18	St Helens	2
12 Mar	Halifax	5	Bradford Northern	5
12 Mar	Leeds	11	Huddersfield	7
12 Mar	Liverpool	3	Salford	11
12 Mar	St Helens Recs	18	Rochdale Hornets	10
12 Mar	Swinton	10	Wakefield Trinity	5
16 Mar	Bradford Northern	2	Halifax	10

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
26 Mar	Barrow	7	Leeds	5
26 Mar	Batley	3	Swinton	9
26 Mar	Castleford	7	Halifax	7
26 Mar	Salford	19	St Helens Recs	0
30 Mar	Halifax	11	Castleford	7

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
09 Apr	Barrow	4	Halifax	2
09 Apr	Salford	6	Swinton	0

Final

7 May 1938

Salford	7 – 4	Barrow
Try: Gear Goal: Risman (2)	Report	Goal: French, Little

Wembley, London Attendance: 51,243 Referee: Frank Peel (Bradford)[4]

FB 1 Harold Osbaldestin RW 2 Barney Hudson RC 3 Albert Gear LC 4 Bob Brown LW 5 Alan Edwards SO 6 Gus Risman (c) SH 7 Billy Watkins PR 8 Billy Williams HK 9 Bert Day PR 10 Dai Davies SR 11 Paddy Dalton SR 12 Harold Thomas LF 13 Jack Feetham Coach: Lance Todd

FB 1 Freddie French RW 2 Val Cumberbatch RC 3 John Higgin LC 4 Des McDonnell LW 5 Jim Thornburrow SO 6 Ian Lloyd SH 7 Billy Little PR 8 Gordon Rawlings HK 9 Danny McKeating PR 10 Bill Skelly SR 11 Alex Troup (c) SR 12 Bob Ayres LF 13 Alf Marklew Coach:

Notes

1. "Challenge Cup 1937/38". Rugby League Project.
2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
3. Platt 1991, p. 60.
4. "Challenge Cup Final: Last Minute Win For Salford; Missed Opportunities". The Observer. London. 8 May 1938. p. 30.

References

• Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.

External links

• "No title". North West Evening Mail. CN Media. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
• Challenge Cup official website
• Challenge Cup 1937/38 results at Rugby League Project