1928–29 Challenge Cup

The 1928–29 Challenge Cup was the 29th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

1928–29 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	41,500
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Dewsbury
← 1927–28 1929–30 →

The final was contested by Wigan and Dewsbury at Wembley Stadium in London. This was the first Challenge Cup final to be held at Wembley.^[1]

The final was played on Saturday 4 May 1929, where Wigan beat Dewsbury 13–2 in front of a crowd of 41,500.^[2]

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
9 Feb	Bradford Northern	2	Halifax	5
9 Feb	Bramley	0	Oldham	16
9 Feb	Broughton Rangers	2	St Helens Recs	13
9 Feb	Castleford	31	Whitehaven Recs	7
9 Feb	Dewsbury	37	Cottingham	0
9 Feb	Huddersfield	21	Widnes	11
9 Feb	Hull FC	11	Wakefield Trinity	5
9 Feb	Hunslet	16	Hull Kingston Rovers	7
9 Feb	Lindley	2	St Helens	32
9 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	2	Barrow	6
9 Feb	Salford	5	Keighley	9
9 Feb	Swinton	5	Leigh	2
9 Feb	Warrington	8	Leeds	0
9 Feb	Wigan Highfield	45	Uno's Dabs	0
9 Feb	Wigan	25	Batley	0
9 Feb	York	0	Featherstone Rovers	10

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
23 Feb	Castleford	8	Huddersfield	0
23 Feb	Dewsbury	14	Swinton	7
23 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	0	St Helens Recs	13
23 Feb	Halifax	16	Barrow	0
23 Feb	St Helens	26	Keighley	5
23 Feb	Warrington	7	Oldham	0
23 Feb	Wigan	16	Hunslet	0
4 Mar	Wigan Highfield	17	Hull FC	5

Quarterfinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
9 Mar	Castleford	8	Wigan Highfield	0
9 Mar	Halifax	0	St Helens Recs	21
9 Mar	St Helens	2	Wigan	2
9 Mar	Warrington	4	Dewsbury	10
13 Mar	Wigan	25	St Helens	5

Semifinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
6 Apr	Dewsbury	9	Castleford	3
6 Apr	Wigan	7	St Helens Recs	7
10 Apr	St Helens Recs	13	Wigan	12

Final

4 May 1929

Wigan	13 – 2	Dewsbury
Try: Abram, Brown, Kinnear Goal: Sullivan (2)	Report	Goal: Davies

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Bob Robinson (Bradford)^[3]

FB 1 Jim Sullivan RW 2 Johnny Ring RC 3 Tommy Parker LC 4 Roy Kinnear LW 5 Lou Brown SO 6 Arthur Binks SH 7 Syd Abram PR 8 Wilf Hodder HK 9 Jack Bennett PR 10 Tom Beetham SR 11 Frank Stephens SR 12 Len Mason LF 13 John Sherrington

FB 1 Jack Davies RW 2 Tommy Bailey RC 3 Clifford Smith LC 4 Herbert Hirst LW 5 Henry Coates SO 6 John Woolmore SH 7 Jim Rudd PR 8 James Hobson HK 9 Percy Brown PR 10 William Rhodes SR 11 Harry Bland SR 12 Joe Malkin LF 13 Joe Lyman

References

1. "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
2. . Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
3. "4th May 1929: Wigan 13 Dewsbury 2 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

External links

• Challenge Cup official website 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1928/29 results at Rugby League Project