Highest attendance | 77,400 |
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Broadcast partners | BBC |
Winners | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Lance Todd Trophy | ![]() |
The 1973β74 Challenge Cup was the: 73rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, theββChallenge Cup.
The final was contested by, Warrington and Featherstone Rovers at Wembley.
Warrington beat Featherstone Rovers 24-9 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 77,400.
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was the Warrington fullback, Derek Whitehead.
Warrington defeated Huddersfield, "Huyton," Wigan and Dewsburyββto getββto the "final against Featherstone Rovers."
This was Warringtonβs fourth Cup final win in ten Final appearances.
Warrington's full-back Derek Whitehead won the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
First roundβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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02 Feb | Barrow | Featherstone Rovers | 3-11 |
02 Feb | Lock Lane | Wigan | 9-37 |
02 Feb | Workington Town | York | 14-4 |
03 Feb | Batley | Leeds | 7-18 |
03 Feb | Castleford | Bradford Northern | 4-15 |
03 Feb | Dewsbury | New Hunslet | 13-4 |
03 Feb | Hull FC | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2-13 |
03 Feb | Huyton | Doncaster | 16-2 |
03 Feb | Leigh | Kippax White Swan | 63-7 |
03 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Halifax | 13-6 |
03 Feb | St Helens | Keighley | 27-5 |
03 Feb | Salford | Oldham | 26-12 |
03 Feb | Swinton | Blackpool | 19-8 |
03 Feb | Warrington | Huddersfield | 34-4 |
03 Feb | Whitehaven | Bramley | 5-8 |
03 Feb | Widnes | Wakefield Trinity | 27-7 |
Second roundβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|---|
23 Feb | Leeds | Salford | 10-6 |
24 Feb | Leigh | Widnes | 11-7 |
24 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Wigan | 8-25 |
24 Feb | St Helens | Bramley | 10-5 |
24 Feb | Swinton | Bradford Northern | 10-19 |
24 Feb | Warrington | Huyton | 21-6 |
24 Feb | Workington Town | Dewsbury | 4-14 |
26 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 9-12 |
Quarter-finalsβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|---|
10 Mar | Bradford Northern | Featherstone Rovers | 0-5 |
10 Mar | Dewsbury | Leeds | 9-2 |
10 Mar | Leigh | St Helens | 11-5 |
10 Mar | Wigan | Warrington | 6-10 |
Semi-finalsβ»
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|---|
23 Mar | Warrington | Dewsbury | 17-7 |
30 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | Leigh | 21-14 |
Finalβ»
11 May 1974
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Warrington | 24 β 9 | Featherstone Rovers |
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Try: Ashcroft, Nicholas Goal: Whitehead (7) Drop goal: Murphy (2) |
Report |
Try: Newlove Goal: Box (3) |
1 | Derek Whitehead | ||
2 | Mike Philbin | ||
3 | Derek Noonan | ||
4 | Alan Whittle | ||
5 | John Bevan | ||
6 | Alex Murphy (c) ![]() | ||
7 | Parry Gordon | ||
8 | David Chisnall | ||
9 | Kevin Ashcroft | ||
10 | Bobby Wanbon ![]() | ||
11 | Mike Nicholas | ||
12 | Dave Wright | ||
13 | Barry Philbin | ||
Substitutes: | |||
14 | Billy Pickup ![]() | ||
15 | Brian Brady ![]() | ||
Coach: | |||
Alex Murphy |
1 | Harold Box | ||
2 | Dave Dyas | ||
3 | Michael Smith | ||
4 | Dave Hartley | ||
5 | Graham Bray | ||
6 | John Newlove (c) | ||
7 | Steve Nash | ||
8 | Les Tonks | ||
9 | John Keith Bridges | ||
10 | Billy Harris | ||
11 | Alan Rhodes ![]() | ||
12 | Jimmy Thompson ![]() | ||
13 | Keith Bell | ||
Substitutes: | |||
14 | David Busfield ![]() | ||
15 | Charlie Stone ![]() | ||
Coach: | |||
Peter Fox |
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.
- ^ "Victory parade for Wolves players". BBC News. UK: BBC. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Mather, Harold (13 May 1974). "Murphy leads the revival". The Guardian. London. p. 24.
External linksβ»
- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1973/74 results at Rugby League Project