1966–67 Challenge Cup

The 1966–67 Challenge Cup was the 66th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

1966–67 Challenge Cup
Duration5 rounds
Winners Featherstone Rovers
Runners-up Barrow
Lance Todd Trophy Carl Dooler

First Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
03 FebSalford5St Helens5
04 FebB.O.C.M (Hull)9Liverpool City20
04 FebBatley10Keighley6
04 FebBlackbrook12York23
04 FebBradford Northern8Featherstone Rovers15
04 FebDewsbury9Workington Town5
04 FebDoncaster14Bramley11
04 FebHuddersfield7Oldham12
04 FebHull FC24Halifax11
04 FebHull Kingston Rovers18Rochdale Hornets2
04 FebHunslet2Wakefield Trinity28
04 FebLeeds15Blackpool3
04 FebLeigh8Castleford10
04 FebSwinton16Widnes7
04 FebWarrington19Wigan19
04 FebWhitehaven2Barrow8
07 FebSt Helens3Salford8
08 FebWigan20Warrington3

Second Round

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
25 FebBarrow8Liverpool City4
25 FebBatley0Swinton22
25 FebFeatherstone Rovers11Wakefield Trinity7
25 FebHull Kingston Rovers9Castleford9
25 FebOldham4Leeds13
25 FebWigan6Salford18
25 FebYork10Hull FC15
28 FebDoncaster4Dewsbury10
01 MarCastleford13Hull Kingston Rovers6

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
18 MarDewsbury9Salford7
18 MarFeatherstone Rovers8Castleford7
18 MarHull FC5Barrow6

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score One Team Two Score Two
01 AprFeatherstone Rovers16Leeds8
08 AprBarrow14Dewsbury9

Final

In the Challenge Cup Final Featherstone Rovers faced Barrow, who were captain-coached by Jim Challinor at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967 in front of a crowd of 76,290.

Featherstone Rovers won 17-12 and it was their first Cup Final win in two Final appearances.[2]

13 May 1967
Featherstone Rovers 17 – 12 Barrow
Try Morgan, Thomas, Smales
Goals Smales (2)
Pen Smales (1)
DG Dooler (1)
Report Try Brophy, Watson
Goals Tees, Delooze
Pen Delooze (1)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,290
Referee: Eric Clay (Leeds)
Man of the Match: Carl Dooler
1Brian Wrigglesworth
2Vaughan Thomas
3Keith Cotton
4Gary Jordan
5Ken Greatorex
6Michael Smith
7Carl Dooler
8Les Tonks
9Graham Harris
10Malcolm Dixon (c)
11Arnie Morgan
12James "Jimmy" Thompson
13Tommy Smales
Coach:
Laurie Gant
1Eddie Tees
2Bill Burgess
3Jim Challinor (c)
4Harry Hughes
5Michael Murray
6Tom Brophy
7Gerald "Ged" Smith
8Ivor Kelland
9Maurice Redhead
10Ray Hopwood
11Mike Sanderson
12Henry Delooze
13Mike Watson
Coach:
Jim Challinor

References

  1. "Challenge Cup 1966/67". Rugby League Project.
  2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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