The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two12 FebBatley 2 St Helens 1512 FebBradford Northern 9 Warrington 412 FebBramley 4 Halifax 912 FebDewsbury 8 Barrow 1112 FebFeatherstone Rovers 39 Belle Vue Rangers 612 FebHull Kingston Rovers 7 York 612 FebHunslet 43 Whitehaven 1012 FebKeighley 17 Blackpool 812 FebLeeds 8 Huddersfield 312 FebLeigh 19 Doncaster 812 FebLiverpool 6 Widnes 312 FebOldham 5 Wigan 212 FebRochdale Hornets 11 Wakefield Trinity 912 FebSalford 13 Castleford 512 FebSwinton 8 Hull FC 1612 FebWorkington Town 43 Dewsbury Celtic 0
Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two05 MarBradford Northern 2 Featherstone Rovers 705 MarHull FC 4 Halifax 005 MarHull Kingston Rovers 2 Hunslet 3305 MarKeighley 2 St Helens 305 MarLeigh 5 Oldham 305 MarRochdale Hornets 13 Liverpool 505 MarSalford 0 Barrow 1305 MarWorkington Town 13 Leeds 7
Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two19 MarHull FC 5 Hunslet 719 MarLeigh 9 Featherstone Rovers 1319 MarRochdale Hornets 2 Barrow 1519 MarWorkington Town 14 St Helens 4
Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two02 AprBarrow 9 Hunslet 602 AprFeatherstone Rovers 2 Workington Town 13
Final This is the only all-Cumbrian Final to date, although its occurrence predates the creation of Cumbria by 20 years. Barrow beat Workington Town 21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former Great Britain skipper Willie Horne, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
1 Clive Best2 Jimmy Lewthwaite3 Phil Jackson4 Dennis Goodwin5 Frank Castle6 Willie Horne7 Ted Toohey8 Les Belshaw9 Vince McKeating10 Frank Barton11 Jack Grundy12 Reg Parker13 Bill HealeyCoach: Frank Hill 1 Joe Vickers2 Ike Southward3 Tony Paskins4 Eppie Gibson5 Ken Faulder6 Bill Wookey7 Sol Roper8 Jimmy Hayton9 Bill Lymer10 Andy Key11 Brian Edgar12 Rupert Mudge13 Billy IvisonCoach: Jim Brough
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