1946–47 Challenge Cup
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The 1946–47 Challenge Cup was the 46th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
First round
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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15 Feb | Warrington | 46 | Brookland | 3 |
22 Feb | Castleford | 19 | Swinton | 2 |
22 Feb | Leigh | 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 3 |
22 Feb | Liverpool | 27 | Pemberton Rovers | 6 |
22 Feb | Oldham | 3 | Belle Vue Rangers | 10 |
22 Feb | Salford | 5 | Bradford Northern | 2 |
22 Feb | Widnes | 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 2 |
22 Feb | Wigan | 24 | Featherstone Rovers | 11 |
22 Feb | Workington Town | 48 | Widnes Dragons | 0 |
01 Mar | Brookland | 3 | Warrington | 32 |
01 Mar | Hunslet | 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 |
01 Mar | Pemberton Rovers | 5 | Liverpool | 20 |
01 Mar | Swinton | 8 | Castleford | 7 |
01 Mar | Wheldale | 0 | Halifax | 25 |
01 Mar | Widnes Dragons | 5 | Workington Town | 21 |
08 Mar | Belle Vue Rangers | 0 | Oldham | 0 |
08 Mar | Dewsbury | 0 | Huddersfield | 3 |
08 Mar | Hull FC | 11 | Bramley | 3 |
08 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | Hunslet | 6 |
08 Mar | Leeds | 12 | Barrow | 0 |
08 Mar | St Helens | 17 | Keighley | 7 |
10 Mar | Huddersfield | 3 | Dewsbury | 0 |
11 Mar | Keighley | 8 | St Helens | 5 |
12 Mar | Bradford Northern | 10 | Salford | 0 |
12 Mar | Bramley | 2 | Hull FC | 28 |
12 Mar | Halifax | 20 | Wheldale | 10 |
12 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | Widnes | 11 |
12 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 5 | Leigh | 0 |
12 Mar | York | 3 | Batley | 6 |
13 Mar | Batley | 11 | York | 0 |
13 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 7 | Wigan | 13 |
13 Mar | Barrow | 0 | Leeds | 6 |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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22 Mar | Batley | 2 | Castleford | 13 |
22 Mar | Halifax | 3 | Workington Town | 10 |
22 Mar | Huddersfield | 0 | Bradford Northern | 8 |
22 Mar | Leeds | 5 | Hunslet | 0 |
22 Mar | Liverpool | 10 | Hull FC | 5 |
22 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | Widnes | 5 |
22 Mar | Warrington | 24 | St Helens | 2 |
22 Mar | Wigan | 12 | Belle Vue Rangers | 5 |
Quarterfinals
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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29 Mar | Bradford Northern | 10 | Workington Town | 3 |
29 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 15 | Liverpool | 0 |
29 Mar | Warrington | 5 | Castleford | 0 |
29 Mar | Wigan | 0 | Leeds | 5 |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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19 Apr | Leeds | 21 | Wakefield Trinity | 0 |
19 Apr | Warrington | 7 | Bradford Northern | 11 |
Final
3 May 1947 |
Bradford Northern | 8 – 4 | Leeds |
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Try Walters, Foster DG E Ward | [2] | Goals Cook (2) |
Wembley, London Attendance: 77,605 Referee: P Cowell (Warrington) Player of the Match: Willie Davies |
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Leeds reached the Wembley final for the second time, doing so without conceding a single point in the final five rounds of the tournament.[3] However Bradford Northern beat Leeds 8-4 in the final in front of a crowd of 77,605. Trevor Foster and Emlyn Walters scored Bradford's tries and were converted by Ernest Ward. Willie Davies, Bradford Northern's stand-off half back, won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match.[4]
This was Bradford's third Cup final win in five Final appearances including one win and one loss during World War II.[5]
References
- ^ "Challenge Cup 1946/47". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Our Rugby Football Correspondent, and Our Special Correspondent. "Rugby Football." Times [London, England] 5 May 1947". The Times.
- ^ Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "Bradford Bulls History". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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Bradford Northern squad – 1946–47 Challenge Cup Final winners
- 1 George Carmichael
- 2 Eric Batten
- 3 Jack Kitching
- 4 Ernest Ward
- 5 Emlyn Walters
- 6 Willie Davies
- 7 Donald Ward
- 8 Frank Whitcombe
- 9 Vic Darlison
- 10 Herbert Smith
- 11 Barry Tyler
- 12 Trevor Foster
- 13 Hagan Evans
- Coach: Dai Rees