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Details from the Rugby Football League - Challenge Cup section

The Challenge Cup has produced some of Rugby League’s most memorable moments with its superb blend of traditional sporting pageantry and breathtaking excitement.

It is one of British sport’s most prestigious tournaments, embracing the full spectrum of the sport from amateur teams through to European including sides from Russia, France, England, Wales and Ireland and, of course, the full-time Super League professionals.

The tournament has had a very special and historic relationship with Wembley Stadium dating back to 1929 when the Challenge Cup Final between Dewsbury and Wigan was first staged at the famous Twin Towers.
Wigan’s love affair with Wembley was fashioned that day as they beat the Yorkshiremen 13-12, thanks to a superb try from Roy Kinnear, father of the late comedy actor of the same name.

The Man of the Match at the Challenge Cup Final is presented with the Lance Todd Trophy.

While the new English National stadium is being built, the Powergen Challenge Cup Final has been staged at several other major UK sporting venues: Murrayfield (Edinburgh), Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium (Cardiff).

Season Winners Result Runners-Up Venue Crowd
2007 St. Helens 30-8 Catalan Dragons Wembley

84,241
2006 St. Helens 42-12 Huddersfield Giants Twickenham
65,187
2005 Hull FC 25-24 Leeds Rhinos Millennium Stadium
74,213
2003-04 St. Helens 32-16 Wigan Warriors Millennium Stadium
73,734
2002-03 Bradford Bulls 22-20 Leeds Rhinos Millennium Stadium
71,212
2001-02 Wigan Warriors 21-12 St. Helens Murrayfield
62,140
2000-01 St. Helens 13-6 Bradford Bulls Twickenham
68,250
1999-2000 Bradford Bulls 24-18 Leeds Rhinos Murrayfield
67,247
1998-99 Leeds Rhinos 52-16 London Broncos Wembley
73,242
1997-98 Sheffield Eagles 17-8 Wigan Warriors Wembley
60,669
1996-97 St. Helens 32-22 Bradford Bulls Wembley
78,022
1995-96 St. Helens 40-32 Bradford Bulls Wembley
75,994
1994-95 Wigan 30-10 Leeds Wembley
78,550
1993-94 Wigan 26-16 Leeds Wembley
78,348
1992-93 Wigan 20-14 Widnes Wembley
77,684
1991-92 Wigan 28-12 Castleford Wembley
77,286
1990-91 Wigan 13-8 St. Helens Wembley
75,532
1989-90 Wigan 36-14 Warrington Wembley
77,729
1988-89 Wigan 27-0 St. Helens Wembley
78,000
1987-88 Wigan 32-12 Halifax Wembley
94,273
1986-87 Halifax 19-18 St. Helens Wembley
91,267
1985-86 Castleford 15-14 Hull KR Wembley
82,134
1984-85 Wigan 28-24 Hull Wembley
99,801
1983-84 Widnes 19-6 Wigan Wembley
80,116
1982-83 Featherstone Rovers 14-12 Hull Wembley
84,969
1981-82 Hull 18-9 Widnes Elland Rd
41,171
  Hull 14-14 Widnes Wembley
92,147
1980-81 Widnes 19-9 Hull KR Wembley
92,496
1979-80 Hull KR 10-5 Hull Wembley
95,000
1978-79 Widnes 12-3 Wakefield Trinity Wembley
94,218
1977-78 Leeds 14-12 St. Helens Wembley
96,000
1976-77 Leeds 16-7 Widnes Wembley
80,871
1975-76 St. Helens 20-5 Widnes Wembley
89,982
1974-75 Widnes 14-7 Warrington Wembley
85,098
1973-74 Warrington 24-9 Featherstone Rovers Wembley
77,400
1972-73 Featherstone Rovers 33-14 Bradford Northern Wembley
72,395
1971-72 St. Helens 16-13 Leeds Wembley
89,495
1970-71 Leigh 24-7 Leeds Wembley
85,514
1969-70 Castleford 7-2 Wigan Wembley
95,255
1968-69 Castleford 11-6 Salford Wembley
97,939
1967-68 Leeds 11-10 Wakefield Trinity Wembley
87,100
1966-67 Featherstone Rovers 17-12 Barrow Wembley
76,290
1965-66 St. Helens 21-2 Wigan Wembley
98,536
1964-65 Wigan 20-16 Hunslet Wembley
89,016
1963-64 Widnes 13-5 Hull KR Wembley
84,488
1962-63 Wakefield Trinity 25-10 Wigan Wembley
84,492
1961-62 Wakefield Trinity 12-6 Huddersfield Wembley
81,263
1960-61 St. Helens 12-6 Wigan Wembley
94,672
1959-60 Wakefield Trinity 38-5 Hull Wembley
79,773
1958-59 Wigan 30-13 Hull Wembley
79,811
1957-58 Wigan 13-9 Workington Town Wembley
66,109
1956-57 Leeds 9-7 Barrow Wembley
76,318
1955-56 St. Helens 13-2 Halifax Wembley
79,341
1954-55 Barrow 21-12 Workington Town Wembley
66,513
1953-54 Warrington 8-4 Halifax Bradford
102,569
  Warrington 4-4 Halifax Wembley
81,841
1952-53 Huddersfield 15-10 St. Helens Wembley
89,588
1951-52 Workington Town 18-10 Featherstone Rovers Wembley
72,093
1950-51 Wigan 10-0 Barrow Wembley
94,262
1949-50 Warrington 19-0 Widnes Wembley
94,249
1948-49 Bradford Northern 12-0 Halifax Wembley
95,050
1947-48 Wigan 8-3 Bradford Northern Wembley
91,465
1946-47 Bradford Northern 8-4 Leeds Wembley
77,605
1945-46 Wakefield Trinity 13-12 Wigan Wembley
54,730
1944-45 Huddersfield 13-9 Bradford Northern    
  Huddersfield (7-4) Bradford Northern Huddersfield
9,041
  Huddersfield (6-5) Bradford Northern Bradford
17,500
1943-44 Bradford Northern 8-3 Wigan    
  Bradford Northern (8-0) Wigan Bradford
30,000
  Bradford Northern (0-3) Wigan Wigan
22,000
1942-43 Dewsbury 16-15 Leeds    
  Dewsbury (16-9) Leeds Dewsbury
10,470
  Dewsbury (0-6) Leeds Leeds
16,000
1941-42 Leeds 15-10 Halifax Bradford
15,250
1940-41 Leeds 19-2 Halifax Bradford
28,500
COMPETITION SUSPENDED AT THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II
1938-39 Halifax 20-3 Salford Wembley
55,453
1937-38 Salford 7-4 Barrow Wembley
51,243
1936-37 Widnes 18-5 Keighley Wembley
47,699
1935-36 Leeds 18-2 Warrington Wembley
51,250
1934-35 Castleford 11-8 Huddersfield Wembley
39,000
1933-34 Hunslet 11-5 Widnes Wembley
41,280
1932-33 Huddersfield 21-17 Warrington Wembley
41,874
1931-32 Leeds 11-8 Swinton Wigan
29,000
1930-31 Halifax 22-8 York Wembley
40,368
1929-30 Widnes 10-3 St Helens Wembley
36,544
1928-29 Wigan 13-2 Dewsbury Wembley
41,500
1927-28 Swinton 5-3 Warrington Wigan
33,909
1926-27 Oldham 26-7 Swinton Wigan
33,448
1925-26 Swinton 9-3 Oldham Rochdale
27,000
1924-25 Oldham 16-3 Hull KR Leeds
28,335
1923-24 Wigan 21-4 Oldham Rochdale
41,831
1922-23 Leeds 28-3 Hull Wakefield
29,335
1921-22 Rochdale Hornets 10-9 Hull Leeds
32,596
1920-21 Leigh 13-0 Halifax Broughton
25,000
1919-20 Huddersfield 21-10 Wigan Leeds
14,000
COMPETITION SUSPENDED FOR THE DURATION OF THE GREAT WAR
1914-15 Huddersfield 37-3 St Helens Oldham
8,000
1913-14 Hull 6-0 Wakefield Trinity Halifax
19,000
1912-13 Huddersfield 9-5 Warrington Leeds
22,754
1911-12 Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham Leeds
15,271
1910-11 Broughton 4-0 Wigan Salford
8,000
1909-10 Leeds 26-12 Hull Huddersfield
11,608
  Leeds 7-7 Hull Huddersfield
19,413
1908-09 Wakefield Trinity 17-0 Hull Leeds
23,587
1907-08 Hunslet 14-0 Hull Huddersfield
18,000
1906-07 Warrington 17-3 Oldham Broughton
18,500
1905-06 Bradford 5-0 Salford Leeds
15,834
1904-05 Warrington 6-0 Hull KR Leeds
19,638
1903-04 Halifax 8-3 Warrington Salford
17,041
1902-03 Halifax 7-0 Salford Leeds
32,507
1901-02 Broughton Rangers 25-0 Salford Rochdale
15,006
1900-01 Batley 6-0 Warrington Leeds
29,563
1899-1900 Swinton 16-8 Salford Manchester
17,864
1898-99 Oldham 19-9 Hunslet Manchester
15,763
1897-98 Batley 7-0 Bradford Leeds
27,941
1896-97 Batley 10-3 St. Helens Leeds
13,492
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