This was Leeds’ eighth Challenge Cup final win in ten Final appearances.[3][4]Jeff Stevenson, their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.
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1956, challenge, 56th, staging, rugby, league, oldest, knockout, competition, challenge, duration5, roundswinnersleedsrunners, upbarrowlance, todd, trophyjeff, stevenson, 1955, 1957, contents, first, round, second, round, quarterfinals, semifinals, final, refe. The 1956 57 Challenge Cup was the 56th staging of rugby league s oldest knockout competition the Challenge Cup 1 1956 57 Challenge CupDuration5 roundsWinnersLeedsRunners upBarrowLance Todd TrophyJeff Stevenson 1955 56 1957 58 Contents 1 First round 2 Second round 3 Quarterfinals 4 Semifinals 5 Final 6 ReferencesFirst round EditDate Team one Score one Team two Score two09 Feb Barrow 53 Wakefield Loco 1209 Feb Bradford Northern 20 Dewsbury 709 Feb Doncaster 5 Castleford 1509 Feb Halifax 48 Widnes St Maries 009 Feb Hull FC 15 Keighley 1209 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Salford 1009 Feb Hunslet 14 Batley 709 Feb Leeds 13 Wigan 1109 Feb Leigh 17 Featherstone Rovers 1109 Feb Liverpool 2 Widnes 1109 Feb Rochdale Hornets 10 Blackpool 1809 Feb Swinton 5 Huddersfield 509 Feb Wakefield Trinity 37 York 1509 Feb Warrington 14 Bramley 209 Feb Whitehaven 9 St Helens 809 Feb Workington Town 5 Oldham 1413 Feb Huddersfield 5 Swinton 0Second round EditDate Team one Score one Team two Score two23 Feb Castleford 2 Barrow 923 Feb Hull FC 3 Halifax 923 Feb Leeds 28 Warrington 623 Feb Leigh 5 Oldham 023 Feb Salford 2 Huddersfield 623 Feb Whitehaven 7 Hunslet 027 Feb Bradford Northern 8 Widnes 1027 Feb Wakefield Trinity 9 Blackpool 11Quarterfinals EditDate Team one Score one Team two Score two09 Mar Barrow 10 Huddersfield 009 Mar Blackpool 13 Leigh 2409 Mar Halifax 10 Leeds 1609 Mar Whitehaven 2 Widnes 0Semifinals EditDate Team one Score one Team two Score two30 Mar Barrow 2 Leigh 230 Mar Leeds 10 Whitehaven 928 Apr Leigh 10 Barrow 15Final Edit11 May 1957Leeds 9 7 BarrowTry Quinn Hodgkinson Robinson 2 Try Jackson Goals Horne 2 Wembley LondonAttendance 76 318 HT 3 0 Player of the Match Jeff Stevenson Leeds beat Barrow 9 7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76 318 This was Leeds eighth Challenge Cup final win in ten Final appearances 3 4 Jeff Stevenson their scrum half back was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man of the match performance References Edit Challenge Cup 1956 57 Rugby League Project A STAFF REPORTER Rugby League Cup For Leeds Times London England 13 May 1957 The Times Digital Archive RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour Archived from the original on 2009 04 03 Retrieved 2009 08 07 Leeds Cup Winning Line up Archived from the original on 2009 09 25 Retrieved 2009 08 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 57 Challenge Cup amp oldid 1129887362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
