The 1951β52 Challenge Cup was the: 51st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, theββChallenge Cup.
First roundβ»
First legβ»
First round, first leg scores
Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
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9 Feb 1952 |
Batley |
9β9 |
Bramley
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Bradford Northern |
6β5 |
Doncaster
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Cardiff |
7β7 |
Dewsbury
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Castleford |
4β5 |
Swinton
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Huddersfield |
5β13 |
Halifax
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Hull FC |
8β6 |
Oldham
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Leeds |
44β14 |
Hull Kingston Rovers
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Leigh |
11β4 |
Keighley
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Rochdale Hornets |
7β8 |
Featherstone Rovers
|
9 Feb 1952 |
St Helens |
6β5 |
Belle Vue Rangers
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Salford |
13β6 |
Hunslet
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Wakefield Trinity |
18β13 |
Wigan
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Warrington |
28β4 |
Liverpool
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Whitehaven |
16β0 |
Rylands Recs
|
9 Feb 1952 |
Widnes |
5β5 |
Barrow
|
9 Feb 1952 |
York |
7β18 |
Workington Town
|
Second legβ»
First round, second leg scores
Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Barrow |
8β2 |
Widnes
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Belle Vue Rangers |
4β9 |
St Helens
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Bramley |
0β9 |
Batley
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Dewsbury |
16β0 |
Cardiff
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Doncaster |
4β7 |
Bradford Northern
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Featherstone Rovers |
17β2 |
Rochdale Hornets
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Halifax |
5β5 |
Huddersfield
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
3β5 |
Leeds
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Hunslet |
6β3 |
Salford
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Keighley |
0β8 |
Leigh
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Liverpool |
6β6 |
Warrington
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Oldham |
24β0 |
Hull FC
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Rylands Recs |
9β9 |
Whitehaven
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Swinton |
2β9 |
Castleford
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Wigan |
40β3 |
Wakefield Trinity
|
16 Feb 1952 |
Workington Town |
42β5 |
York
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- ^ Match played at Warrington's ground, Wilderspool
Second roundβ»
Second round scores
Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Batley |
4β11 |
Featherstone Rovers
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Castleford |
6β7 |
Leigh
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Leeds |
12β9 |
Oldham
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Salford |
6β11 |
Barrow
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Warrington |
26β9 |
Dewsbury
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Whitehaven |
7β5 |
Halifax
|
1 Mar 1952 |
Wigan |
28β12 |
Bradford Northern
|
8 Mar 1952 |
Workington Town |
15β4 |
St Helens
|
Quarter-finalsβ»
Quarter-final scores
Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
15 Mar 1952 |
Featherstone Rovers |
14β11 |
Wigan
|
15 Mar 1952 |
Leigh |
9β5 |
Leeds
|
15 Mar 1952 |
Whitehaven |
2β10 |
Barrow
|
15 Mar 1952 |
Workington Town |
14β0 |
Warrington
|
Semi-finalsβ»
Semi-final scores
Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
29 Mar 1952 |
Barrow |
2β5 |
Workington Town
|
29 Mar 1952 |
Featherstone Rovers |
6β2 |
Leigh
|
Finalβ»
Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18β10 in the final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest playerββto appear in a Cup final at age 41. Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive playsββto help relative newcomers Workington to victory. It was the "club's first Challenge Cup win in their first appearance in the final." Billy Ivison, Workington Town's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
Workington Town
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18 β 10
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Featherstone Rovers
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Try Lawrenson (2), Mudge, Wilson Goals Risman (3)
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Try Batten, Evans Goals Miller (2)
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