1969–70 Challenge Cup

1969–70 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 Rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	95,255
Broadcast partners	BBC
Winners	Castleford
Runners-up	Wigan
Lance Todd Trophy	Bill Kirkbride

The 1970 Challenge Cup was the 69th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Castleford and Wigan at Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255. Castleford won the match 7–2.

The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford second-row, Bill Kirkbride.

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
07 Feb	Castleford	Hull FC	15-0
07 Feb	Dewsbury	Wigan	6-11
07 Feb	Doncaster	Glasson	22-4
07 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	Salford	2-7
07 Feb	Keighley	Bramley	0-7
07 Feb	Leeds	Batley	17-5
07 Feb	Oldham	Blackpool	5-0
07 Feb	St Helens	Bradford Northern	16-3
07 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	Hull Kingston Rovers	9-16
07 Feb	Whitehaven	Warrington	4-20
07 Feb	Widnes	Barrow	4-11
07 Feb	Workington Town	Leigh	6-17
08 Feb	Huyton	Hunslet	10-8
10 Feb	Halifax	Swinton	9-16
11 Feb	Huddersfield	Lock Lane	15-10
19 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	York	2-0

Second round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
21 Feb	Barrow	Castleford	4-12
21 Feb	Doncaster	Rochdale Hornets	5-5
21 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	Swinton	7-2
21 Feb	Huyton	Leigh	8-8
21 Feb	Oldham	Wigan	4-17
21 Feb	St Helens	Bramley	17-2
21 Feb	Warrington	Leeds	5-11
22 Feb	Huddersfield	Salford	0-0
23 Feb - replay	Leigh	Huyton	2-0
25 Feb - replay	Rochdale Hornets	Doncaster	3-4
26 Feb - replay	Salford	Huddersfield	11-5

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
07 Mar	Castleford	Salford	15-0
07 Mar	Hull Kingston Rovers	Leeds	7-2
07 Mar	Leigh	Wigan	4-6
11 Mar	Doncaster	St Helens	4-4
16 Mar -replay	St Helens	Doncaster	36-0

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
21 Mar	Wigan	Hull Kingston Rovers	19-8
04 Apr	St Helens	Castleford	3-6

Final

9 May 1970

Castleford	7 – 2	Wigan
Try: Lowndes Goal: Redfearn (2)	Report	Goal: Tyrer

Wembley, London Attendance: 95,255 Referee: Fred Lindop (Wakefield) Player of the Match: Bill Kirkbride

FB 1 Derek Edwards RW 2 Trevor Briggs RC 3 Tony Thomas LC 4 Ian Stenton LW 5 Alan Lowndes SO 6 Alan Hardisty (c)  61' SH 7 Keith Hepworth PR 8 Dennis Hartley HK 9 Clive Dickinson PR 10 Mick Redfearn SR 11 Bill Kirkbride SR 12 Brian Lockwood LF 13 Mal Reilly Substitutes: IC 14 Danny Hargrave  61' IC 15 Steve Norton Coach: Thomas Smales

FB 1 Colin Tyrer  18' RW 2 Keri Jones RC 3 Bill Francis LC 4 Peter Rowe LW 5 Kevin O'Loughlin SO 6 David Hill SH 7 Frank Parr PR 8 Keith Ashcroft HK 9 Bob Burdell PR 10 Brian Hogan SR 11 Bill Ashurst SR 12 Dave Robinson LF 13 Doug Laughton (c) Substitutes: IC 14 Cliff Hill  18' IC 15 Colin Clarke Coach: Eric Ashton

External links

• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1969/70 results at Rugby League Project