1933–34 Challenge Cup

The 1933–34 Challenge Cup was the 34th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup during the 1933–34 season.[1]

1933–34 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Hunslet
Runners-up Widnes

First Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
10 FebBatley11Halifax12
10 FebBradford Northern6St Helens34
10 FebBramley20Dearham11
10 FebBroughton Rangers3Castleford9
10 FebFeatherstone Rovers4Huddersfield19
10 FebHull FC6Rochdale Hornets5
10 FebHull Kingston Rovers18Wigan Rangers2
10 FebHull St Mary's2London32
10 FebKeighley4Warrington4
10 FebLeigh6Hunslet8
10 FebOldham19Dewsbury2
10 FebPendlebury Jnrs3St Helens Recs32
10 FebSalford15Barrow2
10 FebWakefield Trinity7Wigan14
10 FebWidnes12Leeds3
10 FebYork0Swinton0
14 FebSwinton5York15
14 FebWarrington15Keighley9

Second Round
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
24 FebBramley17St Helens12
24 FebCastleford4Hunslet4
24 FebHuddersfield11Hull FC7
24 FebHull Kingston Rovers0Widnes10
24 FebLondon19Warrington5
24 FebSt Helens Recs7Oldham7
24 FebSalford5Halifax9
24 FebWigan7York13
28 FebHunslet23Castleford0
28 FebOldham18St Helens Recs5

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
10 MarHuddersfield21London2
10 MarHunslet2York0
10 MarOldham8Bramley6
15 MarHalifax3Widnes5

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
24 MarWidnes7Oldham4
24 MarHunslet12Huddersfield7

Final

Hunslet defeated Widnes 11-5 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,280.

This was Hunslet’s second Cup Final win, the first being in 1907–08, in their third Cup Final appearance.[2]

05 May 1934
Hunslet 11 - 5 Widnes
Tries: Morrell, Beverley, Smith
Goals: Tolson		 Report Tries: McDowell
Goals Ratcliffe
Wembley, London
Attendance: 41,280 (HT 5-3)
Referee: A Holbrook (Warrington)
1Jack Walkington (c)
2George Dennis
3Cyril Morrell
4Ernest Winter
5George Broughton
6George Todd
7William S. Thornton
8Len Smith
9Leslie White
10Mark Tolson
11Hector Crowther
12Harry Beverley
13Frank 'Dolly' Dawson
1Walter Bradley[3]
2Harry Owen
3Peter Topping[4]
4Percy Jacks[5]
5Alf Gallimore[6]
6Thomas Shannon
7Tommy McCue
8Nat Silcock (c)
9Jimmy Jones
10Alec Higgins
11Hugh McDowell
12Harry Millington
13Albert Ratcliffe[7]

References
  1. "Challenge Cup 1933/34". Rugby League Project.
  2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. "Walter Bradley Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Peter Topping Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Percy Jacks Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "Alf Gallimore Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. "Albert Ratcliffe Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv". rugby.widnes.tv. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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