Challenge Cup 649761 226071707 2008-07-16T18:26:13Z Voyager 113981 +de {{otheruses}} {{Infobox rugby league cup | title = | current_season =[[2008 Challenge Cup]] | logo =Carnegie Challenge Cup.gif | pixels =94px | sport =[[Rugby league]] | founded =1896 | teams =94 | country ={{ENG}}<br> {{FRA}}<br> {{RUS}}<br> {{SCO}}<br> {{WAL}}<br> | champions =[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] | season =[[2007 Challenge Cup|2007]] | most_champs = | folded = | website = | related_comps = }} The '''Challenge Cup''' (as of 2008 known as the '''Carnegie Challenge Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for [[rugby league]] clubs across [[Europe]]. Originally it was contested only by [[United Kingdom|British]] teams, but in recent years the entry has been expanded to allow teams from across Europe to take part. It has been held annually since [[1896]], with the exception of the duration of the [[First World War]] and it involves amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs that compete in it, though lower ranked teams rarely reach the final stages of the competition. For the [[2007]] competition ninety-four teams entered the tournament. In previous years the competition has been called the [[Powergen]] Challenge Cup but for the beginning of 2007 the cup was named after the competition's primary partner [[Leeds Metropolitan University|Leeds Metropolitan University's]] Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education. The final of the Challenge Cup is one of the most prestigious matches in world rugby league, and is traditionally held at [[Wembley Stadium]], [[London]]. Despite London not being an area traditionally associated with rugby league, the final receives a lot of mainstream media coverage and is broadcast to many different countries around the world. Traditionally, [[Abide With Me]] is sung before the game, and has become somewhat of a rugby league anthem in the eyes of many. The current holders of the Challenge Cup are [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] who defeated the [[Catalans Dragons]] 30-8, on [[25 August]], [[2007]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]. == History == The clubs that formed the [[Northern Union]] had long been playing in local knock-out cup competitions under the auspices of the [[Rugby Football Union]]. However, the rugby union authorities refused to sanction a nationwide tournament, fearing that this would inevitably lead to professionalism. After the [[History of rugby league#The Schism|schism of 1895]], the northern clubs were free to go-ahead, and they instigated the '''Northern Rugby Football Union Challenge Cup'''. In 1896 [[Messers Fattorini and Sons|Fattorini's of Bradford]] were commissioned to manufacture the Challenge Cup at a cost of just £60. Fattorini's also supplied three-guineas winners' medals then valued at thirty shillings. The first competition was held during the [[1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1896-97 season]] (the second season of the new game), and 56 clubs entered to compete for the trophy. The first final was held at [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]] in [[Leeds]], on the 24th April 1897. [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]] defeated [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 10-3 in front of a crowd of 13,492 (''see picture''). It is interesting to note that the St Helens side did not play in a standardised team jersey. The competition was later interrupted by World War one, though it was held in 1915, when the season that had begun before the war was completed. It was then suspended until the end of hostilities. Initially, the final tie was held at one of the larger club grounds in the north, however, noting the excitement in Huddersfield that the town’s soccer team were playing at Wembley in the FA Cup Final and the increasingly difficulty for any of the rugby league grounds to satisfy spectator demand to see the final tie, the rugby league authorities voted 13-10 to relocate to the recently built [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in London. The first final held at Wembley was in 1929 when Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2 in front of a crowd of 41,500. At the start of World War two, rugby league suspended its season immediately, but the Challenge Cup took a single year’s break before restarting, on a limited basis and with the support of the authorities, as part of keeping up morale. The Challenge Cup finals, which took place in the game’s Northern heartland, got big crowds as the game raised money for Prisoners of War and for Lord Beaverbrook’s armaments programme. [[Image:Challenge cup 1897.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The first ever Challenge Cup Final, 1897: Batley(l) vs St Helens(r)]] In 1946, the [[Lance Todd Trophy]] was introduced and awarded to the man of the match. In itself, it is a prestigious trophy presented only at the Challenge Cup Final. The winner is selected by the members of the [[Rugby League Writers' Association]] present at the game and the trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at The Willows, home of the [[Salford City Reds]]. On Saturday 26 August 2006 St Helens scrum-half Sean Long became the first player in the history of the Challenge Cup to collect a third Lance Todd trophy following his man-of-the-match performance in the final against Huddersfield Giants. His other Lance Todd trophy wins came in the 2001 and 2004 Challenge Cup Finals. 1954 saw the Challenge Cup final drawn and the replay set the record for a rugby league match attendance. The match was on May 5th and 102,569 was the official attendance at Odsal Stadium, although it's believed that up to 120,000 spectators were present to see Warrington defeat Halifax 8 - 4. Until the [[1993-94 Rugby Football League season|1993-94 season]] there were very few amateur clubs included in the cup, typically two. For part of the 1980s and the 1992-93 season the cup was solely for professional clubs. The competition was then opened up to large numbers of amateur clubs. In 1997, a Challenge Cup Plate took place for teams knocked out in the early rounds of the competition. The final took place at Wembley and was won by [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] who beat [[Hunslet Hawks]] 60-14. In recent years the redevelopment of Wembley has led to the Cup Final utilising a variety of venues. The final is one of the biggest rugby league events of the year in Britain, along with the [[Super League Grand Final]]. The Challenge Cup final traditionally formed the end to the season, being played in late April or early May. The move to a summer season for rugby league in 1996 did not see the Challenge Cup moved, and it became instead essentially a pre-season tournament, with the final taking place early in the season. Many people felt that this led to a decline in the prestige of the cup. The timing of the competition was altered in 2005, with the first Summer Cup Final held on Saturday [[27th August|August 27]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]. ==2008 Structure== The modern Challenge Cup has 7 rounds prior to the final. Teams are seeded, entering at different stages. The precise format has altered slightly from year to year, however the basic format is as follows: * '''First round:''' Amateur teams from [[England]], [[Scotland]], and [[Wales]]. Most of the teams are English and affiliated to [[British Amateur Rugby League Association|BARLA]]. In 2008 the 54 teams entering at this stage are as follows: **all 38 teams from the [[National Conference League]] **the winners of the five major regional BARLA leagues **the [[British Army]] **the [[Royal Navy]] **the [[Royal Air Force]] **the university champions - [[Leeds Metropolitan University]] **the [[Student Rugby League]] champions **six representatives of the [[Rugby League Conference]] (including one each from Scotland and Wales) * '''Second round:''' The twenty seven first round winners are joined by a Russian team. * '''Third round:''' A further Russian team, three French sides, and the twenty two semi-professional British clubs from the [[Rugby League National Leagues]] enter the draw with the fourteen winners from the second round. * '''Fourth round:''' The twelve [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] teams join the competition with the twenty third round winners. * '''Fifth round:''' Last 16 * '''Quarter Finals:''' Last eight * '''Semi Finals:''' (played at neutral venues) * '''Final''' == List of finals == ''Note that in the years immediately following the Second World War the final was played over two legs, with the aggregate score being used.'' <table border="1" cellspacing="1" Cellpadding="3"> <tr><td>'''Year'''</td><td>'''Winners'''</td><td>'''Score'''</td><td>'''Runner-up'''</td><td>'''Venue'''</td><td>'''Attendance'''</td></tr> <tr><td>[[1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1896-97]]</td><td>[[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]</td><td>10 - 3</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>13,492</td></tr> <tr><td>1897-98</td><td>[[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]</td><td>7 - 0</td><td>[[Bradford Rugby Club|Bradford]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>27,941</td></tr> <tr><td>1898-99</td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>19 - 9</td><td>[[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]]</td><td>[[Manchester]]</td><td>15,763</td></tr> <tr><td>1899-00</td><td>[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</td><td>16 - 8</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td>[[Manchester]]</td><td>17,864</td></tr> <tr><td>1900-01</td><td>[[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]</td><td>6 - 0</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>29,563</td></tr> <tr><td>1901-02</td><td>[[Broughton Rangers]]</td><td>25 - 0</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td>[[Rochdale]]</td><td>15,006</td></tr> <tr><td>1902-03</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>7 - 0</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>32,507</td></tr> <tr><td>1903-04 </td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>8 - 3</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Salford]]</td><td>17,041</td></tr> <tr><td>1904-05</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>6 - 0</td><td>[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>19,638</td></tr> <tr><td>1905-06</td><td>[[Bradford Rugby Club|Bradford]]</td><td>5 - 0</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>15,834</td></tr> <tr><td>1906-07</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>17 - 3</td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>[[Broughton]]</td><td>18,500</td></tr> <tr><td>1907-08</td><td>[[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]]</td><td>14 - 0</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Huddersfield]]</td><td>18,000 </td></tr> <tr><td>1908-09 </td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>17 - 0</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>23,587</td></tr> <tr><td>1909-10 </td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>7 - 7</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Huddersfield]]</td><td>11,608</td></tr> <tr><td>(replay)</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>26 - 12</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Huddersfield]]</td><td>19,413</td></tr> <tr><td>1910-11</td><td>[[Broughton Rangers]]</td><td>4 - 0</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Salford]]</td><td>8,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1911-12</td><td>[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</td><td>8 - 5</td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>15,271</td></tr> <tr><td>1912-13</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>9 - 5</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>22,754</td></tr> <tr><td>1913-14 </td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>6 - 0</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>19,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1914-15</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>37 - 3</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>[[Oldham]]</td><td>8,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1919-20</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>21 - 10 </td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>14,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1920-21</td><td>[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]</td><td>13 - 0</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Broughton]]</td><td>25,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1921-22</td><td>[[Rochdale Hornets]]</td><td>10 - 9</td><td>[[Hull F.C.|Hull]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>32,596</td></tr> <tr><td>1922-23</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>28 - 3</td><td>[[Hull F.C.|Hull]]</td><td>[[Wakefield]]</td><td>29,335</td></tr> <tr><td>1923-24</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>21 - 4 </td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>[[Rochdale]]</td><td>41,831 </td></tr> <tr><td>1924-25 </td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>16 - 3</td><td>[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>28,335</td></tr> <tr><td>1925-26 </td><td>[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</td><td>9 - 3</td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>[[Rochdale]]</td><td>27,000 </td></tr> <tr><td>1926-27</td><td>[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</td><td>26 - 7</td><td>[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</td><td>[[Wigan]]</td><td>33,448</td></tr> <tr><td>1927-28</td><td>[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</td><td>5 - 3</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Wigan]]</td><td>33,909</td></tr> <tr><td>1928-29</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>13 - 2</td><td>[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>41,500</td></tr> <tr><td>1929-30</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>10 - 3</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>36,544</td></tr> <tr><td>1930-31</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>22 - 8</td><td>[[York City Knights|York]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>40,368</td></tr> <tr><td>1931-32</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>11 - 8</td><td>[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</td><td>[[Wigan]]</td><td>29,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1932-33</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>21 - 17</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>41,874</td></tr> <tr><td>1933-34 </td><td>[[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]]</td><td>11 - 5</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>41,280</td></tr> <tr><td>1934-35</td><td>[[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]</td><td>11 - 8 </td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>39,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1935-36 </td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>18 - 2</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>51,250</td></tr> <tr><td>1936-37</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>18 - 5</td><td>[[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>47,699</td></tr> <tr><td>1937-38</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td>7 - 4</td><td>[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>51,243</td></tr> <tr><td>1938-39</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>20 - 3</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>55,453</td></tr> <tr><td>1940-41</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>19 - 2</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Bradford]]</td><td>28,500</td></tr> <tr><td>1941-42</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>15 - 10</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Bradford]]</td><td>15,250</td></tr> <tr><td>1942-43</td><td>[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</td><td>16 - 9</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>[[Dewsbury]]</td><td>10,470 </td></tr> <tr><td>1942-43</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td> 6 - 0</td><td>[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</td><td>[[Leeds]]</td><td>16,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1942-43</td><td>[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</td><td>16 - 15</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>''(aggegate score)''</td><td>''n/a''</td></tr> <tr><td>1943-44 </td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>0 - 3</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wigan]]</td><td>22,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1943-44 </td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>8 - 0 </td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Bradford]]</td><td>30,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1943-44</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>8 - 3</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>''(aggegate score)''</td><td>''n/a''</td></tr> <tr><td>1944-45 </td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>7 - 4</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>[[Huddersfield]]</td><td>9,041</td></tr> <tr><td>1944-45</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>6 - 5</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>[[Bradford]]</td><td>17,500</td></tr> <tr><td>1944-45</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>13 - 9</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>''(aggegate score)''</td><td>''n/a''</td></tr> <tr><td>1945-46</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>13 - 12</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>54,730</td></tr> <tr><td>1946-47</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>8 - 4</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>77,605</td></tr> <tr><td>1947-48</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>8 - 3</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>71,465</td></tr> <tr><td>1948-49</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>12 - 0</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>95,050</td></tr> <tr><td>1949-50</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>19 - 0</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>94,249</td></tr> <tr><td>1950-51 </td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>10 - 0</td><td>[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td> 94,262 </td></tr> <tr><td>1951-52</td><td>[[Workington Town]]</td><td>18 - 10</td><td>[[Featherstone Rovers]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>72,093</td></tr> <tr><td>1952-53</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>15 - 10</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>89,588</td></tr> <tr><td>1953-54</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>4 - 4</td><td> [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>81,841</td></tr> <tr><td>(replay)</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>18 - 4</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Grattan Stadium|Bradford]]</td><td>102,569</td></tr> <tr><td>1954-55</td><td>[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]</td><td>21 - 12</td><td>[[Workington Town]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>66,513</td></tr> <tr><td>1955-56</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>13 - 2</td><td>[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>79,341</td></tr> <tr><td>1956-57</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>9 - 7</td><td>[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>76,318 </td></tr> <tr><td>1957-58</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>13-9</td><td>[[Workington Town]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>66,109</td></tr> <tr><td>1958-59</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>30 - 13</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>79,811</td></tr> <tr><td>1959-60</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>38 - 5</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>79,773</td></tr> <tr><td>1960-61</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>12 - 6</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>94,672</td></tr> <tr><td>1961-62</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>12 - 6</td><td>[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>81,263</td></tr> <tr><td>1962-63</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>25 - 10</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>84,492</td></tr> <tr><td>1963-64</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>13 - 5</td><td>[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>84,488</td></tr> <tr><td>1964-65</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>20 - 16</td><td>[[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>89,016</td></tr> <tr><td>1965-66</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>21 - 2</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>98,536</td></tr> <tr><td>1966-67</td><td>[[Featherstone Rovers]]</td><td>17 - 12</td><td>[[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>76,290</td></tr> <tr><td>1967-68</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>11 - 10</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>87,100</td></tr> <tr><td>1968-69</td><td>[[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]</td><td>11 - 6</td><td>[[Salford City Reds|Salford]]</td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>97,939</td></tr> <tr><td>1969-70</td><td>[[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]</td><td>7 - 2</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>95,255</td></tr> <tr><td>1970-71</td><td>[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]</td><td>24 - 7</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>85,514</td></tr> <tr><td>1971-72</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>16 - 13</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>89,495</td></tr> <tr><td>[[1972-73 Northern Rugby Football League season|1972-73]]</td><td>[[Featherstone Rovers]]</td><td>33 - 14</td><td>[[Bradford Northern]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>72,395</td></tr> <tr><td>1973-74</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>24 -9</td><td> [[Featherstone Rovers]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>77,400</td></tr> <tr><td>1974-75</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>14 - 7</td><td>[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>85,098 </td></tr> <tr><td>1975-76</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>20 - 5</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>89,982</td></tr> <tr><td>1976-77</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>16 - 7</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>80,871</td></tr> <tr><td>1977-78</td><td>[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]</td><td>14 - 12</td><td>[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>96,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1978-79 </td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>12 - 3</td><td>[[Wakefield Trinity]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>94,218</td></tr> <tr><td>1979-80</td><td>[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]</td><td>10 - 5</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>95,000</td></tr> <tr><td>1980-81</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>18 - 9</td><td> [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>92,496</td></tr> <tr><td>1981-82</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>14 - 14</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>92,147</td></tr> <tr><td>(replay)</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>18 - 9</td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>[[Elland Road]]</td><td>41,171</td></tr> <tr><td>1982-83</td><td>[[Featherstone Rovers]] </td><td>14 - 12</td><td>[[Hull FC|Hull]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]</td><td>84,969 </td></tr> <tr><td>1983-84 </td><td>[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]</td><td>19 - 6</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td>[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td>80,116</td></tr> <tr><td>[[1984-85 Challenge Cup|1984-85]]</td><td>[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]</td><td> 28 - 24 </td><td> [[Hull FC|Hull]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 99,801 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1985-86 </td><td> [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] </td><td> 15 - 14 </td><td> [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 82,134 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1986-87 </td><td> [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]] </td><td> 19 - 18 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 91,267 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1987-88 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 32 - 12 </td><td> [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 94,273 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1988-89 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 27 - 0 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 78,000 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1989-90 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 36 - 14 </td><td> [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 77,729 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1990-91 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 13 - 8 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 75,532 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1991-92 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 28 - 12 </td><td> [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 77,286 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1992-93 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 20 - 14 </td><td> [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 77,684 </td></tr> <tr><td> [[1993-94_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup|1993-94]] </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 26 - 16 </td><td> [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 78,348 </td></tr> <tr><td> [[1994-95_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup|1994-95]] </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] </td><td> 30 - 10 </td><td> [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 78,550 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1996 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> 40 - 32 </td><td> [[Bradford Bulls]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 75,994 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1997 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> 32 - 22 </td><td> [[Bradford Bulls]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 78,022 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1998 </td><td> [[Sheffield Eagles]] </td><td> 17 - 8 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 60,669 </td></tr> <tr><td> 1999 </td><td> [[Leeds Rhinos]] </td><td> 52- 16 </td><td> [[London Broncos]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] </td><td> 73,242 </td></tr> <tr><td> 2000 </td><td> [[Bradford Bulls]] </td><td> 24 - 18 </td><td> [[Leeds Rhinos]] </td><td> [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] </td><td> 67,247 </td></tr> <tr><td> 2001 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> 13 - 6 </td><td> [[Bradford Bulls]] </td><td> [[Twickenham Stadium]] </td><td> 68,250 </td></tr> <tr><td> 2002 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors]] </td><td> 21 - 12 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] </td><td> 62,140 </td></tr> <tr><td> 2003 </td><td> [[Bradford Bulls]] </td><td> 22 - 20 </td><td> [[Leeds Rhinos]] </td><td> [[Millennium Stadium]] </td><td> 71,212 </td></tr> <tr><td> 2004 </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> 32 - 16 </td><td> [[Wigan Warriors]] </td><td> [[Millennium Stadium]] </td><td> 73,734 </td></tr> <tr><td> [[Challenge Cup 2005|2005]] </td><td> [[Hull FC]] </td><td> 25 - 24 </td><td> [[Leeds Rhinos]] </td><td> [[Millennium Stadium]] </td><td> 74,213 </td></tr> <tr><td> [[Challenge Cup 2006|2006]] </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] </td><td> 42 - 12 </td><td> [[Huddersfield Giants]] </td><td> [[Twickenham Stadium]] </td><td> 65,187 </td></tr> <tr><td> [[Challenge Cup 2007|2007]] </td><td> [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]</td><td> 30 - 8 </td><td> [[Catalans Dragons]] </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium]] </td><td> 84,241 </td></tr> <tr><td> [[Challenge Cup 2008|2008]] </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> [[Wembley Stadium]] </td><td> 0,000 </td></tr> </table> ==Lance Todd Trophy== The [[Lance Todd Trophy]] is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Challenge Cup Final. ==External links== * [http://www.therfl.co.uk/CHALLENGE/ RFL Challenge Cup coverage] * [http://home.skysports.com/livescores/rugbyleague/ Scores from Sky Sports] {{British Rugby League links}} {{Rugby League in France}} {{Rugby League in Europe}} [[Category:British rugby league competitions]] [[Category:European rugby league competitions]] [[Category:Rugby league international tournaments]] [[ca:Copa Challenge de rugbi a 13]] [[de:Challenge Cup (Rugby League)]] [[fr:Coupe d'Angleterre de rugby à XIII]]