1962–63 Challenge Cup
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Duration | 5 rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
Highest attendance | 84,492 |
Broadcast partners | BBC TV |
Winners | Wakefield Trinity |
Runners-up | Wigan |
Lance Todd Trophy | Harold Poynton |
The 1962–63 Challenge Cup was the 62nd staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup . [1]
The final was contested by Wakefield Trinity and Wigan at Wembley Stadium in London .
The final was played on Saturday 11 May 1963, where Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 25–10 in front of a crowd of 84,492. [2]
The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wakefield stand-off Harold Poynton .
First round
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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9 Feb | Castleford | Leeds | 8-10 |
9 Feb | Liverpool City | Roose (Barrow) | 11-0 |
Mar 2 | Barrow | Workington Town | 7-16 |
Mar 2 | Blackpool Borough | Dewsbury | 12-0 |
Mar 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Keighley | 6-5 |
Mar 2 | Leigh | Oldham | 10-18 |
Mar 2 | Rochdale Hornets | Hunslet | 3-16 |
Mar 2 | Salford | York | 11-29 |
Mar 2 | Warrington | Doncaster | 15-2 |
Mar 6 | Featherstone Rovers | Batley | 32-2 |
Mar 6 | Swinton | Widnes | 6-6 |
Mar 7 | Hull | Wigan | 0-7 |
Mar 11 | Halifax | St Helens | 9-2 |
Mar 11 | Huddersfield | Whitehaven | 10-11 |
Mar 11 | Wakefield Trinity | Bradford Northern | 15-3 |
Mar 11 - replay | Widnes | Swinton | 3-3 |
Mar 11 | Imperial Athletic (York) | Bramley | 4-15 |
Mar 13 - 2nd replay | Swinton | Widnes | 4-6 |
Second round
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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Mar 16 | Blackpool Borough | York | 12-16 |
Mar 16 | Bramley | Warrington | 9-17 |
Mar 16 | Halifax | Hunslet | 3-16 |
Mar 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 12-2 |
Mar 16 | Widnes | Whitehaven | 5-0 |
Mar 16 | Wakefield Trinity | Liverpool City | 14-12 |
Mar 16 | Wigan | Leeds | 20-11 |
Mar 16 | Workington Town | Oldham | 0-13 |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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Apr 6 | Widnes | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7-10 |
Apr 6 | York | Wakefield Trinity | 9-9 |
Apr 6 | Warrington | Hunslet | 7-5 |
Apr 6 | Oldham | Wigan | 0-18 |
Apr 10 - replay | Wakefield Trinity | York | 25-11 |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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Apr 20 | Wakefield Trinity | Warrington | 5-2 |
Apr 20 | Wigan | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18-4 |
Final
11 May 1963
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Wakefield Trinity | 25 – 10 | Wigan |
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Try:
Coetzer (2), Brooke, Poynton, Sampson
Goal: Fox (5) |
Report
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Try:
Pitchford, Carlton
Goal: Ashton (2) |
Wembley Stadium
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London
Attendance: 84,492 Referee: D. T. H. Davies ( Manchester ) [3] Player of the Match: Harold Poynton |
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References
- ↑ "Challenge Cup 1962/63" . Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour" . Archived from the original on 3 April 2009 . Retrieved 27 January 2017 .
- ↑ "11th May 1963: Wakefield 25 Wigan 10 (Challenge Cup Final)" . www.cherryandwhite.co.uk . RLFANS.COM . Retrieved 22 August 2017 .
External links
- "Heritage Numbers A-Z of players names" (PDF) . Wakefield Trinity Heritage . Retrieved 22 August 2017 .
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1962/63 results at Rugby League Project
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see also…
1962–63 season
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