1957–58 Challenge Cup

The 1957–58 Challenge Cup was the 57th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

1957–58 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	66,109
Broadcast partners	BBC TV
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Workington Town
Lance Todd Trophy	Rees Thomas
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The final was contested by Wigan and Workington Town at Wembley Stadium in London.

The final was played on Saturday 10 May 1958, where Wigan beat Workington 13–9 in front of a crowd of 66,109.^[2]

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wigan scrum-half Rees Thomas.

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
08 Feb	Huddersfield	0	Halifax	15
08 Feb	Hull FC	13	Rochdale Hornets	16
08 Feb	Leeds	31	Castleford	6
08 Feb	Oldham	23	Hull Kingston Rovers	6
08 Feb	Swinton	6	Featherstone Rovers	9
08 Feb	Widnes	51	Orford Tannery	2
08 Feb	Wigan	39	Whitehaven	10
08 Feb	Workington Town	3	Leigh	0
11 Feb	Dewsbury	2	Blackpool	4
11 Feb	Keighley	12	Salford	6
12 Feb	Batley	6	Warrington	27
12 Feb	Bramley	9	Bradford Northern	15
12 Feb	Hunslet	0	St Helens	15
12 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	29	Doncaster	0
12 Feb	York	50	Lock Lane	5
13 Feb	Barrow	36	Liverpool	2

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
22 Feb	Blackpool	5	Oldham	12
22 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	9	Barrow	5
22 Feb	Halifax	12	Warrington	17
22 Feb	Keighley	4	St Helens	19
22 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	11	Bradford Northern	8
22 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	5	Wigan	11
22 Feb	Widnes	5	Workington Town	8
22 Feb	York	7	Leeds	2

Quarterfinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
08 Mar	Featherstone Rovers	5	St Helens	0
08 Mar	Oldham	0	Wigan	8
08 Mar	Rochdale Hornets	8	York	5
08 Mar	Workington Town	11	Warrington	0

Semifinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
29 Mar	Workington Town	8	Featherstone Rovers	2
29 Mar	Wigan	5	Rochdale Hornets	3

Final

10 May 1958

Wigan	13 – 9	Workington Town
Try: Sullivan, Barton, McTigue Goal: Cunliffe (2)	Report	Try: Southward Goal: Southward (3)

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 66,109 Referee: Ron Gelder (Wakefield)^[3]

FB 1 Jack Cunliffe RW 2 Terry O'Grady RC 3 Eric Ashton LC 4 Billy Boston LW 5 Mick Sullivan SO 6 Dave Bolton SH 7 Rees Thomas PR 8 John Barton HK 9 Bill Sayer PR 10 Brian McTigue SR 11 Norman Cherrington SR 12 Frank Collier LF 13 Bernard McGurrin Coach: Joe Egan

FB 1 John McAvoy RW 2 Ike Southward RC 3 John O'Neil LC 4 Danny Leatherbarrow LW 5 Bill Wookey SO 6 Harry Archer SH 7 Sol Roper PR 8 Norman Herbert HK 9 Bert Eden PR 10 Andy Key SR 11 Brian Edgar SR 12 Cec Thompson LF 13 Benny Eve Coach: Jim Brough

References

1. "Challenge Cup 1957/58". Rugby League Project.
2. . Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
3. "10th May 1958: Wigan 13 Workington 9 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

External links

• Challenge Cup official website 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1957/58 results at Rugby League Project