1968 Challenge Cup

1968 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 Rounds
Number of teams	32
Winners	File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
Runners-up	File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity
Lance Todd Trophy	File:Wcatscolours.svg Don Fox
< 1967 Seasons 1969 >

The 1968 Challenge Cup was the 67th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Leeds and Wakefield Trinity at Wembley, with Leeds winning 11–10.

First Round

All 30 professional clubs entered the first round of the Challenge Cup, plus two amateur teams – Hull BOCM and Leigh Miners. Matches took place on 2–4 February 1968. The match between Workington Town and Whitehaven was postponed until 7 February due to the weather.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Barrow	4–8	Wakefield Trinity
2	Dewsbury	3–12	Bradford Northern
3	Doncaster	9–10	Widnes
4	Hull	3–10	Wigan
5	Hull BOCM	6–39	Castleford
6	Hull Kingston Rovers	0–9	Featherstone Rovers
7	Hunslet	4–9	Oldham
8	Keighley	7–2	Batley
9	Leeds	23–12	Liverpool City
10	Leigh	11–5	Warrington
11	Leigh Miners	7–24	Halifax
12	Salford	16–5	Blackpool Borough
13	St Helens	0–5	Huddersfield
14	Swinton	5–13	Bramley
15	Workington Town	5–2	Whitehaven
16	York	24–2	Rochdale Hornets

Second Round

Matches in the second round were played on 25 February 1968. One game also went to a replay, which took place on 28 February 1968.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Bradford Northern	7–7	Oldham
Replay	Oldham	12–2	Bradford Northern
2	Featherstone Rovers	12–0	York
3	Halifax	5–23	Huddersfield
4	Leeds	29–0	Bramley
5	Leigh	2–20	Wigan
6	Salford	4–8	Wakefield Trinity
7	Widnes	5–15	Keighley
8	Workington Town	2–7	Castleford

Third Round

Matches in the third round were played on 16–17 March 1968.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Huddersfield	9–7	Featherstone Rovers
2	Keighley	2–11	Wigan
3	Oldham	0–13	Leeds
4	Wakefield Trinity	18–5	Castleford

Semi final

30 March 1968

Wakefield Trinity	0 – 0	Huddersfield

Odsal Stadium, Bradford Referee/s: D.T.H. Davies (Pendlebury)

6 April 1968

Leeds	25 – 4	Wigan
Try: Atkinson, Hynes, Ramsey, Seabourne, Watson Goal: Risman (5)	Report	Goal: Tyrer (2)

Station Road, Swinton Referee/s: Fred Lindop (Wakefield)

Replay

3 April 1968

Wakefield Trinity	15 – 10	Huddersfield
Try: Coetzer (2), Batty Goal: Fox (3)		Try: Valentine, Rhodes Goal: Rhodes (2)

Headingley, Leeds Referee/s: D.T.H. Davies (Pendlebury)

Final

Main article: 1968 Challenge Cup Final

11 May 1968

Leeds	11 – 10	Wakefield Trinity
Try: Atkinson Goal: Risman (4)	Report	Try: Hirst (2) Goal: Fox (2)

Wembley, London Attendance: 87,100 Referee/s: John Hebblethwaite (York) Man of the Match: Don Fox

External links

• Challenge Cup official website