1958–59 Challenge Cup

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]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
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

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
07 Mar	Hull FC	4	Wakefield Trinity	4
07 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	20	Castleford	0
07 Mar	Leigh	13	Warrington	3
07 Mar	St Helens	35	Dewsbury	8
07 Mar	Salford	15	Huddersfield	2
07 Mar	Whitehaven	2	Halifax	7
07 Mar	Wigan	22	Hunslet	4
07 Mar	York	7	Featherstone Rovers	18
11 Mar	Wakefield Trinity	10	Hull FC	16

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
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

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
11 Apr	Hull	15	Featherstone Rovers	5
11 Apr	Wigan	5	Leigh	0

9 May 1959

Wigan	30 – 13	Hull
Try: Boston (2), Holden, Sullivan, Bolton, McTigue Goal: Griffiths (6)	Report	Try: Finn Goal: Keegan (5)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 79,811
Referee: Charlie Appleton (Warrington)[3]
Man of the Match: Brian McTigue

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"Challenge Cup 1958/59". Rugby League Project.
"RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
"9th May 1959: Wigan 30 Hull 13 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

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