1937–38 Challenge Cup
Rugby league knockout competition
- ← 1936–37
- 1938–39 →
The 1937–38 Challenge Cup was the 38th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarterfinals
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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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 |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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09 Apr | Barrow | 4 | Halifax | 2 |
09 Apr | Salford | 6 | Swinton | 0 |
Final
7 May 1938 |
Salford | 7 – 4 | Barrow |
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Try: Gear Goal: Risman (2) | Report | Goal: French, Little |
Wembley, London Attendance: 51,243 Referee: Frank Peel (Bradford)[4] |
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Notes
- ^ "Challenge Cup 1937/38". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Platt 1991, p. 60.
- ^ "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 Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1937/38 results at Rugby League Project
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Salford squad – 1937–38 Challenge Cup Final winners
- 1 Harold Osbaldestin
- 2 Barney Hudson
- 3 Bob Brown
- 4 Albert Gear
- 5 Alan Edwards
- 6 Gus Risman
- 7 Billy Watkins
- 8 Billy Williams
- 9 Bert Day
- 10 David Davies
- 11 Harold Thomas
- 12 Paddy Dalton
- 13 Jack Feetham
- Coach: Lance Todd ((c) unknown)
see also… 1937–38 season