1960–61 Challenge Cup

The 1960–61 Challenge Cup was the 60th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

The final was contested by St Helens and Wigan at Wembley Stadium in London.

The final was played on Saturday 13 May 1961, where St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 in front of a crowd of 94,672.[2]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
28 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	56	Pilkington Recs	8
11 Feb	Batley	9	Bradford Northern	0
11 Feb	Bramley	5	Rochdale Hornets	6
11 Feb	Dewsbury Celtic	0	Castleford	32
11 Feb	Doncaster	0	Warrington	39
11 Feb	Huddersfield	8	Liverpool	2
11 Feb	Hull FC	4	Oldham	2
11 Feb	Hunslet	0	Halifax	8
11 Feb	Keighley	5	Featherstone Rovers	11
11 Feb	Leeds	5	Wigan\|5
11 Feb	Leigh	6	Swinton	8
11 Feb	St Helens	5	Widnes	5
11 Feb	Salford	22	Dewsbury	8
11 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	11	York	3
11 Feb	Whitehaven	8	Blackpool	3
11 Feb	Workington Town	9	Barrow	5
15 Feb	Wigan	32	Leeds	7
16 Feb	Widnes	10	St Helens	29

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
25 Feb	Castleford	10	St Helens	18
25 Feb	Hull FC	16	Hull Kingston Rovers	3
25 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	9	Whitehaven	2
25 Feb	Salford	13	Huddersfield	5
25 Feb	Swinton	11	Batley	2
25 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	0	Wigan	2
25 Feb	Warrington	10	Featherstone Rovers	13
25 Feb	Workington Town	0	Halifax	4

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
11 Mar	Halifax	18	Rochdale Hornets	5
11 Mar	Hull FC	10	Featherstone Rovers	9
11 Mar	St Helens	17	Swinton	9
11 Mar	Wigan	22	Salford	5

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
15 Apr	St Helens	26	Hull	9
15 Apr	Wigan	19	Halifax	10

13 May 1961

St Helens	12 – 6	Wigan
Try: Murphy, van Vollenhoven Goal: Rhodes (3)	Report	Goal: Griffiths (3)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 94,672
Referee: T. W. Watkinson (Manchester)[3]
Man of the Match: Dick Huddart

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"Challenge Cup 1960/61". Rugby League Project.
"RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
"13th May 1961: St Helens 12 Wigan 6 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

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