The 1964–65 Challenge Cup was the 64th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Wigan and Hunslet at Wembley Stadium. Wigan won the match 20–16, with Wigan's Ray Ashby and Hunslet's Brian Gabbitas jointly receiving the Lance Todd Trophy.
First round Date Team one Team two Score06 Feb Crosfields Blackpool 4-2706 Feb Dewsbury Wakefield Trinity 2-1106 Feb Doncaster Whitehaven 4-506 Feb Featherstone Rovers York 24-706 Feb Halifax Rochdale Hornets 17-1206 Feb Huddersfield Bramley 5-2006 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Batley 5-706 Feb Hunslet Oldham 12-406 Feb Keighley Salford 8-1106 Feb Leeds Liverpool 19-606 Feb Leigh Bradford Northern 6-706 Feb St Helens Castleford 22-906 Feb Swinton Dewsbury Celtic 48-506 FebWarrington Hull FC 7-406 FebWidnes Workington Town 2-206 FebWigan Barrow 16-010 Feb - replayWorkington Town Widnes 2-0
Second round Date Team one Team two Score27 Feb Blackpool Whitehaven 5-227 Feb Bradford Northern Wakefield Trinity 7-1027 Feb Featherstone Rovers Swinton 2-927 Feb Hunslet Batley 24-427 Feb Leeds Bramley 13-927 FebWarrington Salford 16-227 Feb Wigan St Helens 7-227 Feb Workington Town Halifax 18-5
Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score13 Mar Hunslet Leeds 7-513 Mar Wakefield Trinity Blackpool 4-013 Mar Warrington Swinton 10-1113 Mar Workington Town Wigan 4-10
Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score03 Apr Wigan Swinton 25-1010 Apr Hunslet Wakefield Trinity 8-0
Final
FB 1 Ray AshbyRW 2 Billy BostonRC 3 Eric Ashton (c)LC 4 Keith HoldenLW 5 Trevor LakeSO 6 Cliff HillSH 7 Frank ParrPR 8 Danny GardinerHK 9 Colin ClarkePR 10 Brian McTigueSR 11 Tony StephensSR 12 Roy EvansLF 13 Laurie GilfedderSubstitutes (not used):IC 14 Kevin O'LoughlinIC 15 Geoff LyonPlayer-coach: Eric Ashton FB 1 Bill LangtonRW 2 John GriffithsRC 3 Geoff SheltonLC 4 Alan PreeceLW 5 Barry LeeSO 6 Brian GabbitasSH 7 Alan MarchantPR 8 Dennis HartleyHK 9 Bernard PriorPR 10 Ken EyreSR 11 Bill RamseySR 12 Geoff GunneyLF 13 Fred Ward (c)Substitutes (not used):IC 14 Arthur RenderIC 15 Billy Baldwinson Player-coach: Fred Ward
References
External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1964/65 results at Rugby League Project