1956–57 Challenge Cup

The 1956–57 Challenge Cup was the 56th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two09 FebBarrow 53 Wakefield Loco 1209 FebBradford Northern 20 Dewsbury 709 FebDoncaster 5 Castleford 1509 FebHalifax 48 Widnes St Maries 009 FebHull FC 15 Keighley 1209 FebHull Kingston Rovers 2 Salford 1009 FebHunslet 14 Batley 709 FebLeeds 13 Wigan 1109 FebLeigh 17 Featherstone Rovers 1109 FebLiverpool 2 Widnes 1109 FebRochdale Hornets 10 Blackpool 1809 FebSwinton 5 Huddersfield 509 FebWakefield Trinity 37 York 1509 FebWarrington 14 Bramley 209 FebWhitehaven 9 St Helens 809 FebWorkington Town 5 Oldham 1413 FebHuddersfield 5 Swinton 0

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two23 FebCastleford 2 Barrow 923 FebHull FC 3 Halifax 923 FebLeeds 28 Warrington 623 FebLeigh 5 Oldham 023 FebSalford 2 Huddersfield 623 FebWhitehaven 7 Hunslet 027 FebBradford Northern 8 Widnes 1027 FebWakefield Trinity 9 Blackpool 11

Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two09 MarBarrow 10 Huddersfield 009 MarBlackpool 13 Leigh 2409 MarHalifax 10 Leeds 1609 MarWhitehaven 2 Widnes 0

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two30 MarBarrow 2Leigh 230 MarLeeds 10 Whitehaven 928 AprLeigh 10 Barrow 15

Final

Leeds beat Barrow 9–7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76,318.

This was Leeds' seventh Challenge Cup final win in nine Final appearances. Jeff Stevenson, their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

References

External links Rugby League Final (1957), British Pathé news film