1951–52 Challenge Cup
The 1951–52 Challenge Cup was the 51st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb | Batley | 9 | Bramley | 9 |
| 09 Feb | Bradford Northern | 6 | Doncaster | 5 |
| 09 Feb | Cardiff | 7 | Dewsbury | 7 |
| 09 Feb | Castleford | 4 | Swinton | 5 |
| 09 Feb | Huddersfield | 5 | Halifax | 13 |
| 09 Feb | Hull FC | 8 | Oldham | 6 |
| 09 Feb | Leeds | 44 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 14 |
| 09 Feb | Leigh | 11 | Keighley | 4 |
| 09 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 8 |
| 09 Feb | St Helens | 6 | Belle Vue Rangers | 5 |
| 09 Feb | Salford | 13 | Hunslet | 6 |
| 09 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 18 | Wigan | 13 |
| 09 Feb | Warrington | 28 | Liverpool | 4 |
| 09 Feb | Whitehaven | 16 | Rylands Recs | 0 |
| 09 Feb | Widnes | 5 | Barrow | 5 |
| 09 Feb | York | 7 | Workington Town | 18 |
| 16 Feb | Barrow | 8 | Widnes | 2 |
| 16 Feb | Belle Vue Rangers | 4 | St Helens | 9 |
| 16 Feb | Bramley | 0 | Batley | 9 |
| 16 Feb | Dewsbury | 16 | Cardiff | 0 |
| 16 Feb | Doncaster | 4 | Bradford Northern | 7 |
| 16 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 17 | Rochdale Hornets | 2 |
| 16 Feb | Halifax | 5 | Huddersfield | 5 |
| 16 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | Leeds | 5 |
| 16 Feb | Hunslet | 6 | Salford | 3 |
| 16 Feb | Keighley | 0 | Leigh | 8 |
| 16 Feb | Liverpool | 6 | Warrington | 6 |
| 16 Feb | Oldham | 24 | Hull FC | 0 |
| 16 Feb | Rylands Recs | 9 | Whitehaven | 9 |
| 16 Feb | Swinton | 2 | Castleford | 9 |
| 16 Feb | Wigan | 40 | Wakefield Trinity | 3 |
| 16 Feb | Workington Town | 42 | York | 5 |
Second Round
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar | Batley | 4 | Featherstone Rovers | 11 |
| 01 Mar | Castleford | 6 | Leigh | 7 |
| 01 Mar | Leeds | 12 | Oldham | 9 |
| 01 Mar | Salford | 6 | Barrow | 11 |
| 01 Mar | Warrington | 26 | Dewsbury | 9 |
| 01 Mar | Whitehaven | 7 | Halifax | 5 |
| 01 Mar | Wigan | 28 | Bradford Northern | 12 |
| 08 Mar | Workington Town | 15 | St Helens | 4 |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 14 | Wigan | 11 |
| 15 Mar | Leigh | 9 | Leeds | 5 |
| 15 Mar | Whitehaven | 2 | Barrow | 10 |
| 15 Mar | Workington Town | 14 | Warrington | 0 |
Semi Finals
| Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | Barrow | 2 | Workington Town | 5 |
| 29 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 6 | Leigh | 2 |
Final
Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest player to appear in a Cup final at age 41.[2] Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive plays to help relative newcomers Workington to victory.[3] It was the club's first Cup Final win in their first Final appearance.[4] Billy Ivison, Workington Town's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
Final
19 April 1952 |
| Workington Town | 18 – 10 | Featherstone Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Try Lawrenson (2), Mudge, Wilson Goals Risman (3) |
[5] | Try Batten, Evans Goals Miller (2) |
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References
- "Challenge Cup 1951/52". Rugby League Project.
- news.bbc.co.uk (11 May 2004). "Cup final facts". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- AAP (London) (1952-04-21). "Australians star in Cup Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- "OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby League Cup Final." Times [London, England] 21 Apr. 1952". The Times Digital Archive.
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