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The Challenge Cup of rugby league was instituted in the: 1896β97 and theββfinal was contested between Batley and St. Helens at Headingley, Leeds. In the seasons during the Second World War the final was played over two legs, with the "aggregate score being used." The final was played at many neutral venues up to and including 1928 after which it was mostly played at Wembley Stadium until 1939 just prior to the Second World War apart from 1932 when it was switched to Central Park, "Wigan." In the war years, apart from 1940, it was played at various venues between 1941β45 after which it returned to Wembley in 1946 when the final permanently became a Wembley final.
In 1909β10 Leeds and Hull F.C. drew 7β7 for the first time in a final at Huddersfield and "a replay resulted in a Leeds win." There have been 3 replays, the latest being 1981β82 at Elland Road between Hull F.C. and Widnes.
List of Finalsβ»
(R) | Replay |
* | Match went to Golden point |
β‘ | Winning team won the Double (League title and Challenge Cup) |
Β§ | Winning team won the Treble (League title, Challenge Cup and League Leaders Shield) |
# | Winning team won All Four Cups (League title, Challenge Cup, League Leaders Shield and World Club Challenge) |
Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896β97 | Batley | 10β3 | St Helens | Headingley | |
1897β98 | Batley (2) | 7β0 | Bradford F.C. | 27,941 | |
1898β99 | Oldham | 19β9 | Hunslet | Fallowfield | 15,763 |
1899β1900 | Swinton | 16β8 | Salford | 17,864 | |
1900β01 | Batley (3) | 6β0 | Warrington | Headingley | 29,563 |
1901β02 | Broughton Rangersβ‘ | 25β0 | Salford | Athletic Ground | 15,006 |
1902β03 | Halifaxβ‘ | 7β0 | Salford | Headingley | 32,507 |
1903β04 | Halifax (2) | 8β3 | Warrington | The Willows | 17,041 |
1904β05 | Warrington | 6β0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley | 19,638 |
1905β06 | Bradford F.C. | 5β0 | Salford | 15,834 | |
1906β07 | Warrington (2) | 17β3 | Oldham | Wheater's Field | 18,500 |
1907β08 | Hunslet# | 14β0 | Hull F.C. | Fartown | 18,000 |
1908β09 | Wakefield Trinity | 17β0 | Hull F.C. | Headingley | 23,587 |
1909β10 | Leeds | 7β7 | Hull F.C. | Fartown | 19,413 |
Leeds | 26β12 (R) | Hull F.C. | 11,608 | ||
1910β11 | Broughton Rangers (2) | 4β0 | Wigan | The Willows | 8,000 |
1911β12 | Dewsbury | 8 β 5 | Oldham | Headingley | 15,271 |
1912β13 | HuddersfieldΒ§ | 9β5 | Warrington | 22,754 | |
1913β14 | Hull FC | 6 β 0 | Wakefield Trinity | Thrum Hall | 19,000 |
1914β15 | Huddersfield# (2) | 37β3 | St Helens | Watersheddings | 8,000 |
1919β20 | Huddersfield (3) | 21 β 10 | Wigan | Headingley | 14,000 |
1920β21 | Leigh | 13 β 0 | Halifax | Wheater's Field | 25,000 |
1921β22 | Rochdale Hornets | 10 β 9 | Hull FC | Headingley | 32,596 |
1922β23 | Leeds (2) | 28 β 3 | Hull FC | Belle Vue | 29,335 |
1923β24 | Wigan | 21 β 4 | Oldham | Athletic Ground | 41,831 |
1924β25 | Oldham (2) | 16 β 3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley | 28,335 |
1925β26 | Swinton (2) | 9 β 3 | Oldham | Athletic Ground | 27,000 |
1926β27 | Oldham (3) | 26 β 7 | Swinton | Central Park | 33,448 |
1927β28 | Swinton# (3) | 5β3 | Warrington | 33,909 | |
1928β29 | Wigan (2) | 13 β 2 | Dewsbury | Wembley Stadium | 41,500 |
1929β30 | Widnes | 10 β 3 | St Helens | 36,544 | |
1930β31 | Halifax (3) | 22 β 8 | York | 40,365 | |
1931β32 | Leeds (3) | 11 β 8 | Swinton | Central Park | 29,000 |
1932β33 | Huddersfield (4) | 21 β 17 | Warrington | Wembley Stadium | 41,874 |
1933β34 | Hunslet (2) | 11 β 5 | Widnes | 41,280 | |
1934β35 | Castleford | 11 β 8 | Huddersfield | 39,000 | |
1935β36 | Leeds (4) | 18 β 2 | Warrington | 51,250 | |
1936β37 | Widnes (2) | 18 β 5 | Keighley | 47,699 | |
1937β38 | Salford | 7 β 4 | Barrow | 51,243 | |
1938β39 | Halifax (4) | 20 β 3 | Salford | 55,453 | |
1940β41 | Leeds (5) | 19 β 2 | Halifax | Odsal | 28,500 |
1941β42 | Leeds (6) | 15 β 10 | Halifax | 15,250 | |
1942β43 | Dewsbury | 16β9 | Leeds | Crown Flatt | 10,470 |
0β6 | Headingley | 16,000 | |||
1943β44 | Bradford Northern | 3β0 | Wigan | Central Park | 22,000 |
8β0 | Odsal | 30,000 | |||
1944β45 | Huddersfield (5) | 7β4 | Bradford Northern | Fartown | 9,041 |
6β5 | Odsal | 17,500 | |||
1945β46 | Wakefield Trinity (2) | 13 β 12 | Wigan | Wembley Stadium | 54,730 |
1946β47 | Bradford Northern (2) | 8 β 4 | Leeds | 77,605 | |
1947β48 | Wigan (3) | 8 β 3 | Bradford Northern | 91,465 | |
1948β49 | Bradford Northern (3) | 12 β 0 | Halifax | 95,050 | |
1949β50 | Warrington (3) | 19 β 0 | Widnes | 94,249 | |
1950β51 | Wigan (4) | 10 β 0 | Barrow | 94,262 | |
1951β52 | Workington Town | 18 β 10 | Featherstone Rovers | 72,093 | |
1952β53 | Huddersfield (6) | 15 β 10 | St Helens | 89,588 | |
1953β54 | Warrington | 4 β 4 | Halifax | 81,841 | |
Warringtonβ‘ (4) | 8β4 (R) | Halifax | Odsal | 102,569 | |
1954β55 | Barrow | 21 β 12 | Workington Town | Wembley Stadium | 66,513 |
1955β56 | St Helens | 13 β 2 | Halifax | 79,341 | |
1956β57 | Leeds (7) | 9 β 7 | Barrow | 76,318 | |
1957β58 | Wigan (5) | 13 β 9 | Workington Town | 66,109 | |
1958β59 | Wigan (6) | 30 β 13 | Hull FC | 79,811 | |
1959β60 | Wakefield Trinity (3) | 38 β 5 | Hull FC | 79,773 | |
1960β61 | St Helens (2) | 12 β 6 | Wigan | 94,672 | |
1961β62 | Wakefield Trinity (4) | 12 β 6 | Huddersfield | 81,263 | |
1962β63 | Wakefield Trinity (5) | 25 β 10 | Wigan | 84,492 | |
1963β64 | Widnes (3) | 13 β 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 84,488 | |
1964β65 | Wigan (7) | 20 β 16 | Hunslet | 89,016 | |
1965β66 | St HelensΒ§ (3) | 21β2 | Wigan | 98,536 | |
1966β67 | Featherstone Rovers | 17 β 12 | Barrow | 76,290 | |
1967β68 | Leeds (8) | 11 β 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 87,100 | |
1968β69 | Castleford (2) | 11 β 6 | Salford | 97,939 | |
1969β70 | Castleford (3) | 7 β 2 | Wigan | 95,255 | |
1970β71 | Leigh (2) | 24 β 7 | Leeds | 85,514 | |
1971β72 | St Helens (4) | 16 β 13 | Leeds | 89,495 | |
1972β73 | Featherstone Rovers (2) | 33 β 14 | Bradford Northern | 72,395 | |
1973β74 | Warrington (5) | 24 β 9 | Featherstone Rovers | 77,400 | |
1974β75 | Widnes (4) | 14 β 7 | Warrington | 85,098 | |
1975β76 | St Helens (5) | 20 β 5 | Widnes | 89,982 | |
1976β77 | Leeds (9) | 16 β 7 | Widnes | 80,871 | |
1977β78 | Leeds (10) | 14 β 12 | St Helens | 96,000 | |
1978β79 | Widnes (5) | 12 β 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 94,218 | |
1979β80 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 10 β 5 | Hull FC | 95,000 | |
1980β81 | Widnes (6) | 18 β 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 92,496 | |
1981β82 | Hull FC | 14 β 14 | Widnes | 92,147 | |
Hull FC (2) | 18β9 (R) | Widnes | Elland Road | 41,171 | |
1982β83 | Featherstone Rovers (3) | 14 β 12 | Hull FC | Wembley Stadium | 84,969 |
1983β84 | Widnes (7) | 19 β 6 | Wigan | 80,116 | |
1984β85 | Wigan (8) | 28 β 24 | Hull FC | 97,801 | |
1985β86 | Castleford (4) | 15 β 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 82,134 | |
1986β87 | Halifax (5) | 19 β 18 | St Helens | 91,267 | |
1987β88 | Wigan (9) | 32 β 12 | Halifax | 94,273 | |
1988β89 | Wigan (10) | 27 β 0 | St Helens | 78,000 | |
1989β90 | Wiganβ‘ (11) | 36 β 14 | Warrington | 77,729 | |
1990β91 | Wiganβ‘ (12) | 13β8 | St Helens | 75,532 | |
1991β92 | WiganΒ§ (13) | 28 β 12 | Castleford | 77,386 | |
1992β93 | Wiganβ‘ (14) | 20β14 | Widnes | 77,684 | |
1993β94 | Wigan# (15) | 26β16 | Leeds | 78,348 | |
1994β95 | WiganΒ§ (16) | 30β10 | Leeds | 78,550 | |
1996 | St Helensβ‘ (6) | 40β32 | Bradford | 75,994 | |
1997 | St Helens (7) | 32β22 | Bradford | 78,022 | |
1998 | Sheffield | 17β8 | Wigan | 60,669 | |
1999 | Leeds (11) | 52β16 | London | 73,242 | |
2000 | Bradford (4) | 24β18 | Leeds | Murrayfield | 67,247 |
2001 | St Helens (8) | 13β6 | Bradford | Twickenham | 68,250 |
2002 | Wigan (17) | 21β12 | St Helens | Murrayfield | 62,140 |
2003 | Bradford# (5) | 22β20 | Leeds | Millennium Stadium | 71,212 |
2004 | St Helens (9) | 32β16 | Wigan | 73,734 | |
2005 | Hull F.C. (3) | 25β24 | Leeds | 74,213 | |
2006 | St Helens# (10) | 42β12 | Huddersfield | Twickenham | 65,187 |
2007 | St Helens (11) | 30β8 | Catalans | Wembley Stadium | 84,241 |
2008 | St Helens (12) | 28β16 | Hull F.C. | 82,821 | |
2009 | Warrington (6) | 25β16 | Huddersfield | 76,560 | |
2010 | Warrington (7) | 30β6 | Leeds | 85,217 | |
2011 | Wigan (18) | 28 β 18 | Leeds | 78,482 | |
2012 | Warrington (8) | 35β18 | Leeds | 79,180 | |
2013 | Wiganβ‘ (19) | 16β0 | Hull F.C. | 78,137 | |
2014 | Leeds (12) | 23β10 | Castleford | 77,914 | |
2015 | LeedsΒ§ (13) | 50β0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 80,140 | |
2016 | Hull F.C. (4) | 12β10 | Warrington | 76,235 | |
2017 | Hull F.C. (5) | 18β14 | Wigan | 68,525 | |
2018 | Catalans | 20β14 | Warrington | 50,672 | |
2019 | Warrington (9) | 18β4 | St Helens | 62,717 | |
2020 | Leeds (14) | 17β16 | Salford | 0 | |
2021 | St Helensβ‘ (13) | 26β12 | Castleford | 40,000 | |
2022 | Wigan (20) | 16β14 | Huddersfield | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 51,628 |
2023 | Leigh (3) | 17β16* | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wembley Stadium | 58,213 |
2024 | Wigan (21) | 18-8 | Warrington | Wembley Stadium | 64,845 |
- Notes
- ^ The 2020 final was played behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
- ^ The 2021 final was played in front of a restricted crowd of 40,000 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Results by clubβ»
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won |
---|---|---|---|
Wigan Warriors | 21 | 13 | 1924, 1929, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1985, 1988, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2024 |
Leeds Rhinos | 14 | 12 | 1910, 1923, 1932, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1957, 1968, 1977, 1978,
1999, 2014, 2015, 2020 |
St Helens | 13 | 10 | 1956, 1961, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2021 |
Warrington Wolves | 9 | 1905, 1907, 1950, 1954, 1974, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019 | |
Widnes Vikings | 7 | 6 | 1930, 1937, 1964, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1984 |
Huddersfield Giants | 6 | 5 | 1913, 1915, 1920, 1933, 1945, 1953 |
Hull FC | 5 | 12 | 1914, 1982, 2005, 2016, 2017 |
Halifax | 7 | 1903, 1904, 1931, 1939, 1987 | |
Bradford Bulls | 6 | 1944, 1947, 1949, 2000, 2003 | |
Wakefield Trinity | 3 | 1909, 1946, 1960, 1962, 1963 | |
Castleford Tigers | 4 | 3 | 1935, 1969, 1970, 1986 |
Oldham | 3 | 4 | 1899, 1925, 1927 |
Swinton Lions | 2 | 1900, 1926, 1928 | |
Featherstone Rovers | 1967, 1973, 1983 | ||
Batley Bulldogs | 0 | 1897, 1898, 1901 | |
Leigh Leopards | 1921, 1971, 2023 | ||
Hunslet | 2 | 2 | 1908, 1934 |
Dewsbury Rams | 1 | 1912, 1943 | |
Broughton Rangers Β§ | 0 | 1902, 1911 | |
Salford Red Devils | 1 | 7 | 1938 |
Hull Kingston Rovers | 1980 | ||
Barrow Raiders | 4 | 1955 | |
Workington Town | 2 | 1952 | |
Bradford FC Β§ | 1 | 1906 | |
Catalans DragonsΒ± | 2018 | ||
Rochdale Hornets | 0 | 1922 | |
Sheffield Eagles | 1998 | ||
York | 0 | 1 | β |
Keighley Cougars | |||
London Broncos |
- Β§ Denotes club now defunct
- Β± Denotes a non-English club.
Venuesβ»
Current venueβ»
Date | Venue | Location | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
2007β2021; 2023β | Wembley Stadium | Wembley, London | 90,000 |
Former venuesβ»
The Challenge Cup final has been held at 12 neutral venues.
Venue | Location | Capacity | Last Use |
---|---|---|---|
Wembley Stadium (Original) | Wembley, London | 82,000 | 2000 |
Twickenham Stadium | Twickenham, London | 82,000 | 2006 |
Millennium Stadium | Cardiff, South Glamorgan | 74,500 | 2005 |
Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh, Midlothian | 67,144 | 2002 |
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Tottenham, London | 62,850 | 2022 |
Athletic Grounds | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | 41,831 | 1926 |
Fartown | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | 35,000 | 1945 |
Thrum Hall | Halifax, West Yorkshire | 29,000 | 1914 |
Watersheddings | Oldham, Greater Manchester | 28,000 | 1942 |
Odsal | Bradford, West Yorkshire | 27,500 | 1915 |
Headingley | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 21,500 | 1925 |
Wheater's Field | Broughton, Greater Manchester | 20,000 | 1921 |
Central Park | Wigan, Greater Manchester | 18,000 | 1944 |
Fallowfield | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 15,000 | 1900 |
Belle Vue | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 12,600 | 1923 |
The Willows | Weaste, Greater Manchester | 11,363 | 1911 |
Crown Flatt (Old Ground) | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire | 10,000 | 1943 |
Replay venuesβ»
In the event of a draw a replay will be played at a neutral venue. There have been three replays.
Year | Venue | Location | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
1909-10 | Fartown | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | 35,000 |
1953-54 | Odsal | Bradford, West Yorkshire | 27,500 |
1981-82 | Elland Road | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 39,000 |