Duration | 5 rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
Highest attendance | 79,811 |
Broadcast partners | BBC TV |
Winners | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Lance Todd Trophy | Brian McTigue |
The 1958β59 Challenge Cup was the: 58th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, theββChallenge Cup.
The final was contested by, Wigan and Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final was played on Saturday 9 May 1959, where Wigan beat Hull 30β13 in front of a crowd of 79,811.
The Lance Todd Trophy was awardedββto Wigan second-row Brian McTigue.
First roundβ»
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
21 Feb | Bradford Northern | 2 | Huddersfield | 11 |
21 Feb | Bramley | 8 | Castleford | 11 |
21 Feb | Doncaster | 9 | Dewsbury | 15 |
21 Feb | Hull FC | 11 | Blackpool | 2 |
21 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | Widnes | 2 |
21 Feb | Hunslet | 55 | Kells Recs Centre | 9 |
21 Feb | Leigh | 19 | Batley | 2 |
21 Feb | Oldham | 6 | St Helens | 7 |
21 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 9 | Halifax | 10 |
21 Feb | Salford | 15 | Barrow | 0 |
21 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 18 | Swinton | 2 |
21 Feb | Warrington | 26 | Keighley | 7 |
21 Feb | Whitehaven | 25 | Liverpool | 6 |
21 Feb | Wigan | 12 | Leeds | 5 |
21 Feb | Workington Town | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 8 |
21 Feb | York | 54 | Astley & Tyldesley | 2 |
Second roundβ»
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 Mar | Hull FC | 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 |
7 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | Castleford | 0 |
7 Mar | Leigh | 13 | Warrington | 3 |
7 Mar | St Helens | 35 | Dewsbury | 8 |
7 Mar | Salford | 15 | Huddersfield | 2 |
7 Mar | Whitehaven | 2 | Halifax | 7 |
7 Mar | Wigan | 22 | Hunslet | 4 |
7 Mar | York | 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 18 |
11 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | Hull FC | 16 |
Quarterfinalsβ»
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
21 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | St Helens | 6 |
21 Mar | Halifax | 0 | Wigan | 26 |
21 Mar | Hull FC | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 9 |
21 Mar | Leigh | 6 | Salford | 6 |
25 Mar | Salford | 4 | Leigh | 6 |
Semifinalsβ»
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 Apr | Hull | 15 | Featherstone Rovers | 5 |
11 Apr | Wigan | 5 | Leigh | 0 |
Finalβ»
9 May 1959
|
Wigan | 30 β 13 | Hull |
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Try: Boston (2), Holden, "Sullivan," Bolton, McTigue Goal: Griffiths (6) |
Report |
Try: Finn Goal: Keegan (5) |
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 79,811 Referee: Charlie Appleton (Warrington) Player of the Match: Brian McTigue |
FB | 1 | Fred Griffiths | |
RW | 2 | Billy Boston | |
RC | 3 | Eric Ashton | |
LC | 4 | Keith Holden | |
LW | 5 | Mick Sullivan | |
SO | 6 | Dave Bolton | |
SH | 7 | Rees Thomas | |
PR | 8 | Bill Bretherton | |
HK | 9 | Bill Sayer | |
PR | 10 | John Barton | |
SR | 11 | Brian McTigue | |
SR | 12 | Norman Cherrington | |
LF | 13 | Roy Evans | |
Coach: | |||
Joe Egan |
FB | 1 | Arthur Keegan | |
RW | 2 | Stan Cowan | |
RC | 3 | Brian Cooper | |
LC | 4 | Brian Saville | |
LW | 5 | Ivor Watts | |
SO | 6 | George Matthews | |
SH | 7 | Tommy Finn | |
PR | 8 | Mike Scott | |
HK | 9 | Tommy Harris | |
PR | 10 | Jim Drake | |
SR | 11 | Cyril Sykes | |
SR | 12 | Bill Drake | |
LF | 13 | Johnny Whiteley (c) | |
Coach: | |||
Roy Francis |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Challenge Cup 1958/59". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "9th May 1959: Wigan 30 Hull 13 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
External linksβ»
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1958/59 results at Rugby League Project