1966–67 Challenge Cup

The 1966–67 Challenge Cup was the 66th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two03 FebSalford 5 St Helens 504 FebB.O.C.M (Hull) 9 Liverpool City 2004 FebBatley 10 Keighley 604 FebBlackbrook 12 York 2304 FebBradford Northern 8 Featherstone Rovers 1504 FebDewsbury 9 Workington Town 504 FebDoncaster 14 Bramley 1104 FebHuddersfield 7 Oldham 1204 FebHull FC 24 Halifax 1104 FebHull Kingston Rovers 18 Rochdale Hornets 204 FebHunslet 2 Wakefield Trinity 2804 FebLeeds 15 Blackpool 304 FebLeigh 8 Castleford 1004 FebSwinton 16 Widnes 704 FebWarrington 19 Wigan 1904 FebWhitehaven 2 Barrow 807 FebSt Helens 3 Salford 808 FebWigan 20 Warrington 3

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two25 FebBarrow 8 Liverpool City 425 FebBatley 0 Swinton 2225 FebFeatherstone Rovers 11 Wakefield Trinity 725 FebHull Kingston Rovers 9 Castleford 925 FebOldham 4 Leeds 1325 FebWigan 6 Salford 1825 FebYork 10 Hull FC 1528 FebDoncaster 4 Dewsbury 1001 MarCastleford 13 Hull Kingston Rovers 6

Quarter-finals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two18 MarDewsbury 9 Salford 718 MarFeatherstone Rovers 8 Castleford 718 MarHull FC 5 Barrow 618 MarLeeds 17 Swinton 15

Semi-finals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two01 Apr Featherstone Rovers 16 Leeds 808 AprBarrow 14 Dewsbury 9

Final In the Challenge Cup final Featherstone Rovers faced Barrow, who were captain-coached by Jim Challinor at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967 in front of a crowd of 76,290.

Featherstone Rovers won 17-12 and it was their first Cup final win in two final appearances.

1 Brian Wrigglesworth2 Vaughan Thomas3 Keith Cotton4 Gary Jordan5 Ken Greatorex6 Michael Smith7 Carl Dooler8 Les Tonks9 Graham Harris10 Malcolm Dixon (c)11 Arnie Morgan12 Jimmy Thompson13 Tommy SmalesCoach: Laurie Gant 1 Eddie Tees2 Bill Burgess3 Jim Challinor (c)4 Harry Hughes 5 Michael Murray6 Tom Brophy7 Ged Smith8 Ivor Kelland9 Maurice Redhead10 Ray Hopwood11Mike Sanderson12 Henry Delooze13 Mike WatsonCoach: Jim Challinor

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