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1960–61 Challenge Cup

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1960–61 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Number of teams32
Highest attendance94,672
Broadcast partnersBBC TV
Winners St Helens
Runners-up Wigan
Lance Todd Trophy Dick Huddart

The 1960–61 Challenge Cup was the 60th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

The final was contested by St Helens and Wigan at Wembley Stadium was played on Saturday 13 May 1961, where St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 in front of a crowd of 94,672.[2]

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to St Helens second-row Dick Huddart.[citation needed]

First round

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
28 Jan Hull Kingston Rovers 56 Pilkington Recs 8
11 Feb Batley 9 Bradford Northern 0
11 Feb Bramley 5 Rochdale Hornets 6
11 Feb Dewsbury Celtic 0 Castleford 32
11 Feb Doncaster 0 Warrington 39
11 Feb Huddersfield 8 Liverpool 2
11 Feb Hull FC 4 Oldham 2
11 Feb Hunslet 0 Halifax 8
11 Feb Keighley 5 Featherstone Rovers 11
11 Feb Leeds 5 Wigan 5
11 Feb Leigh 6 Swinton 8
11 Feb St Helens 5 Widnes 5
11 Feb Salford 22 Dewsbury 8
11 Feb Wakefield Trinity 11 York 3
11 Feb Whitehaven 8 Blackpool 3
11 Feb Workington Town 9 Barrow 5
15 Feb Wigan 32 Leeds 7
16 Feb Widnes 10 St Helens 29

Second round

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
25 Feb Castleford 10 St Helens 18
25 Feb Hull FC 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 3
25 Feb Rochdale Hornets 9 Whitehaven 2
25 Feb Salford 13 Huddersfield 5
25 Feb Swinton 11 Batley 2
25 Feb Wakefield Trinity 0 Wigan 2
25 Feb Warrington 10 Featherstone Rovers 13
25 Feb Workington Town 0 Halifax 4

Quarterfinals

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
11 Mar Halifax 18 Rochdale Hornets 5
11 Mar Hull FC 10 Featherstone Rovers 9
11 Mar St Helens 17 Swinton 9
11 Mar Wigan 22 Salford 5

Semifinals

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Date Team one Score one Team two Score two
15 Apr St Helens 26 Hull 9
15 Apr Wigan 19 Halifax 10

Final

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13 May 1961
St Helens 12 – 6 Wigan
Try: Murphy, van Vollenhoven
Goal: Rhodes (3)
Report
Goal: Griffiths (3)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 94,672
Referee: T. W. Watkinson (Manchester)[3]
Player of the Match: Dick Huddart
FB 1 Austin Rhodes
RW 2 Tom van Vollenhoven
RC 3 Ken Large
LC 4 Brian McGinn
LW 5 Mick Sullivan
SO 6 Alex Murphy
SH 7 Wilf Smith
PR 8 Abe Terry
HK 9 Bob Dagnall
PR 10 Cliff Watson
SR 11 Don Vines
SR 12 Dick Huddart
LF 13 Vince Karalius (c)
Coach:
Alan Prescott
FB 1 Fred Griffiths
RW 2 Billy Boston
RC 3 Eric Ashton (c)
LC 4 Geoff Bootle
LW 5 Frank Carlton
SO 6 Dave Bolton
SH 7 Terry Entwistle
PR 8 John Barton
HK 9 Bill Sayer
PR 10 Brian McTigue
SR 11 Frank Collier
SR 12 Geoff Lyon
LF 13 Roy Evans
Coach:
Joe Egan

References

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  1. ^ "Challenge Cup 1960/61". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "13th May 1961: St Helens 12 Wigan 6 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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