1949–50 Challenge Cup
The 1949–50 Challenge Cup was the 49th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
| Duration | 5 rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners |  |
| Runners-up |  |
First Round
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb | Barrow | 5 | Hull FC | 10 |
| 04 Feb | Batley | 10 | Castleford | 9 |
| 04 Feb | Belle Vue Rangers | 20 | Whitehaven | 2 |
| 04 Feb | Broughton Moor | 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 28 |
| 04 Feb | Cardiff | 10 | Salford | 15 |
| 04 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 19 | Bramley | 2 |
| 04 Feb | Huddersfield | 6 | Dewsbury | 9 |
| 04 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 | Warrington | 12 |
| 04 Feb | Leeds | 14 | Leigh | 7 |
| 04 Feb | Oldham | 5 | Bradford Northern | 16 |
| 04 Feb | St Helens | 10 | Halifax | 6 |
| 04 Feb | Swinton | 24 | Liverpool | 10 |
| 04 Feb | Widnes | 15 | Rochdale Hornets | 2 |
| 04 Feb | Workington Town | 0 | Keighley | 5 |
| 04 Feb | Boys Club | 7 | Hunslet | 45 |
| 04 Feb | York | 2 | Wigan | 38 |
| 11 Feb | Bradford Northern | 6 | Oldham | 8 |
| 11 Feb | Bramley | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 2 |
| 11 Feb | Castleford | 6 | Batley | 6 |
| 11 Feb | Dewsbury | 4 | Huddersfield | 2 |
| 11 Feb | Halifax | 2 | St Helens | 0 |
| 11 Feb | Hull FC | 0 | Barrow | 11 |
| 11 Feb | Hunslet | 18 | Boys Club | 9 |
| 11 Feb | Keighley | 4 | Workington Town | 3 |
| 11 Feb | Leigh | 7 | Leeds | 2 |
| 11 Feb | Liverpool | 9 | Swinton | 25 |
| 11 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | Widnes | 27 |
| 11 Feb | Salford | 20 | Cardiff | 5 |
| 11 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 73 | Broughton Moor | 3 |
| 11 Feb | Warrington | 24 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 |
| 11 Feb | Whitehaven | 12 | Belle Vue Rangers | 0 |
| 11 Feb | Wigan | 65 | York | 15 |
Second Round
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb | Barrow | 6 | Featherstone Rovers | 2 |
| 25 Feb | Belle Vue Rangers | 6 | Hunslet | 17 |
| 25 Feb | Leeds | 7 | Wigan | 2 |
| 25 Feb | Salford | 2 | St Helens | 9 |
| 25 Feb | Warrington | 17 | Swinton | 2 |
| 02 Mar | Batley | 4 | Widnes | 12 |
| 06 Mar | Bradford Northern | 13 | Keighley | 2 |
| 06 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | Dewsbury | 2 |
| 08 Mar | Dewsbury | 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 15 |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | Leeds | 14 | Wakefield Trinity | 8 |
| 11 Mar | St Helens | 0 | Bradford Northern | 0 |
| 11 Mar | Warrington | 21 | Hunslet | 7 |
| 11 Mar | Widnes | 12 | Barrow | 7 |
| 15 Mar | Bradford Northern | 11 | St Helens | 0 |
Semi Finals
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | Warrington | 16 | Leeds | 4 |
| 01 Apr | Widnes | 8 | Bradford Northern | 0 |
Final
Warrington beat Widnes 19-0 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 94,249. This was Warrington’s third Cup Final win in nine Final appearances. In the match Albert Naughton, at centre for Warrington opposed his older brother Johnny, who was in the Widnes second row.[2] This was the second successive Final that the losing side had failed to score.[3] The Warrington scrum-half Gerry Helme won the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
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References
- "Challenge Cup 1949/50". Rugby League Project.
- news.bbc.co.uk (11 May 2004). "Cup final facts". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- "OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby League Cup." Times [London, England] 8 May 1950". The Times Digital Archive.
- "Frank Bradley Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "John ParkesStatistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Harry 'Tich' Anderson Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Charlie Reynolds Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Johnny Naughton Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Fred Leigh Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Charlie Wilcox Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Robert Band Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Ron Rowbottom Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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