1959–60 Challenge Cup

The 1959–60 Challenge Cup was the 59th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1959–60 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Wakefield Trinity
Runners-up Hull F.C.
Lance Todd Trophy Brian McTigue

First round
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
13 FebBarrow2Whitehaven8
13 FebBatley2Keighley5
13 FebBlackpool2Leigh10
13 FebCastleford4Bradford Northern8
13 FebDewsbury4Swinton23
13 FebDoncaster0Rochdale Hornets15
13 FebHunslet5Wigan9
13 FebLeeds8Hull Kingston Rovers5
13 FebLiverpool3Bramley3
13 FebOldham13Huddersfield11
13 FebSt Helens10Wakefield Trinity15
13 FebSalford0Halifax5
13 FebWalney10Lock Lane5
13 FebWidnes14Warrington0
13 FebWorkington Town0Featherstone Rovers15
13 FebYork0Hull FC2
17 FebBramley39Liverpool0

Second round
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
27 FebHalifax10Featherstone Rovers16
27 FebKeighley2Hull FC32
27 FebLeigh8Whitehaven11
27 FebOldham55Walney4
27 FebRochdale Hornets0Bramley4
27 FebSwinton13Bradford Northern9
27 FebWidnes2Wakefield Trinity5
27 FebWigan14Leeds11

Quarterfinals
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
19 MarHull FC12Wigan8
19 MarOldham8Bramley2
19 MarSwinton7Featherstone Rovers11
19 MarWhitehaven10Wakefield Trinity21

Semifinals
Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
09 AprOldham9Hull FC12
09 AprWakefield Trinity11Featherstone Rovers2

Final

The 1959–60 Challenge Cup tournament ended in a final between Wakefield Trinity and Hull F.C. The match was played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 79,773, with Wakefield Trinity winning 38 – 5. Despite being on the losing team, Hull's hooker, Tommy Harris was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

Neil Fox of Wakefield Trinity scored a Cup final record 20 points (two tries and seven goals) in the final for Wakefield, a feat that would not be repeated for another 39 years 1999.

14 May 1960
Wakefield Trinity 38 – 5 Hull
Tries: Smith, Skene 2, Fox 2, Rollin, Holliday 2
Goals: Fox 7		 Tries: Cowan
Goals: Evans
Wembley, London
Attendance: 79,773
Referee: Half time 7-5
Player of the Match: Harris
1Gerry Round
2Fred Smith
3Alan Skene
4Neil Fox
5John Etty
6Kenneth Rollin
7Keith Holliday
8Jack Wilkinson
9Geoffrey Oakes
10Don Vines
11Leslie Chamberlain
12Albert Firth
13Derek Turner (c)
Coach:
Ken Traill
1Jack Kershaw
2Gordon Harrison
3Stan Cowan
4Nan Halafihi
5Dave Johnson
6Frank Broadhurst
7Tommy Finn
8Michael Scott
9Tommy Harris
10Sam Evans
11Tom Sutton
12Mike Smith
13Johnny Whiteley (c)
Coach:
Roy Francis

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1959/60". Rugby League Project.
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