Highest attendance | 72,395 |
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Broadcast partners | BBC |
Winners | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Lance Todd Trophy | ![]() |
The 1972β73 Challenge Cup was the: 72nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, theββChallenge Cup.
The final was contested by, Featherstone Rovers and Bradford Northern at Wembley.
Featherstone Rovers beat Bradford Northern 33-14 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 72,395.
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was the "Featherstone scrum-half," Steve Nash.
Cyril Kellett scored 8-conversions for Featherstone Rovers, the most in a Challenge Cup final until it was equalled by Iestyn Harris in 1999.
First roundβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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26 Jan | St Helens | Doncaster | 41-0 |
27 Jan | Castleford | Swinton | 13-9 |
27 Jan | Huddersfield | Hull Kingston Rovers | 6-19 |
27 Jan | Huyton | Wakefield Trinity | 6-18 |
27 Jan | Leeds | Wigan | 11-25 |
27 Jan | Millom | Hunslet | 5-18 |
28 Jan | Bradford Northern | Whitehaven | 17-4 |
28 Jan | Bramley | Dewsbury | 8-11 |
28 Jan | Featherstone Rovers | Salford | 18-11 |
28 Jan | Halifax | Warrington | 4-7 |
28 Jan | Hull FC | Batley | 11-6 |
28 Jan | Keighley | Rochdale Hornets | 8-44 |
28 Jan | Leigh | Dewsbury Celtic | 27-4 |
28 Jan | Oldham | Barrow | 24-7 |
30 Jan | Widnes | Blackpool | 53-3 |
30 Jan | York | Workington Town | 19-24 |
Second roundβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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17 Feb | Hull FC | Oldham | 2-24 |
17 Feb | Leigh | Wakefield Trinity | 0-5 |
17 Feb | Workington Town | Dewsbury | 8-10 |
18 Feb | Bradford Northern | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-8 |
18 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Rochdale Hornets | 30-19 |
18 Feb | Hunslet | Castleford | 0-39 |
18 Feb | Warrington | Widnes | 20-8 |
18 Feb | Wigan | St Helens | 15-2 |
Quarter-finalsβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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03 Mar | Castleford | Oldham | 25-11 |
04 Mar | Bradford Northern | Wigan | 11-7 |
04 Mar | Dewsbury | Wakefield Trinity | 16-4 |
04 Mar | Warrington | Featherstone Rovers | 14-18 |
Semi-finalsβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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07 Apr | Bradford Northern | Dewsbury | 23-7 |
14 Apr | Featherstone Rovers | Castleford | 17-3 |
Finalβ»
12 May 1973
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Featherstone Rovers | 33 β 14 | Bradford Northern |
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Try: Newlove (2), Farrar, "Smith," Hartley Goal: Kellett (8) Drop goal: Nash |
Report |
Try: Redfearn, Fearnley Goal: Tees (4) |
1 | Cyril Kellett | ||
2 | Paul Coventry | ||
3 | Michael Smith ![]() | ||
4 | John Newlove (c) | ||
5 | Ken Kellett | ||
6 | Mel Mason | ||
7 | Steve Nash | ||
8 | Les Tonks | ||
9 | John Keith Bridges | ||
10 | Vince Farrar | ||
11 | Alan Rhodes ![]() | ||
12 | James "Jimmy" Thompson | ||
13 | Charlie Stone | ||
Substitutes: | |||
14 | David "Dave" Hartley ![]() | ||
15 | Barry Hollis ![]() | ||
Coach: | |||
Peter Fox |
1 | Eddie Tees | ||
2 | Mike Lamb | ||
3 | Dave Stockwell | ||
4 | Bernard Watson (c) | ||
5 | David Redfearn | ||
6 | Mike Blacker ![]() | ||
7 | Barry Seabourne | ||
8 | Brian Hogan | ||
9 | Peter Dunn | ||
10 | Kelvin Earl ![]() | ||
11 | Graham Joyce | ||
12 | Bill Pattinson | ||
13 | Stanley Fearnley | ||
Substitutes: | |||
14 | Arnie Long ![]() | ||
15 | David Treasure ![]() | ||
Coach: | |||
Ian Brooke |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ Mather, Harold (14 May 1973). "Contest that lasted 19 minutes". The Guardian. London. p. 18.
External linksβ»
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1972/73 results at Rugby League Project