1960–61 Challenge Cup

The 1960–61 Challenge Cup was the 60th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

1960–61 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	94,672
Broadcast partners	BBC TV
Winners	St Helens
Runners-up	Wigan
Lance Todd Trophy	Dick Huddart

The final was contested by St Helens and Wigan at Wembley Stadium was played on Saturday 13 May 1961, where St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 in front of a crowd of 94,672.

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to St Helens second-row Dick Huddart.

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
28 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	56	Pilkington Recs	8
11 Feb	Batley	9	Bradford Northern	0
11 Feb	Bramley	5	Rochdale Hornets	6
11 Feb	Dewsbury Celtic	0	Castleford	32
11 Feb	Doncaster	0	Warrington	39
11 Feb	Huddersfield	8	Liverpool	2
11 Feb	Hull FC	4	Oldham	2
11 Feb	Hunslet	0	Halifax	8
11 Feb	Keighley	5	Featherstone Rovers	11
11 Feb	Leeds	5	Wigan	5
11 Feb	Leigh	6	Swinton	8
11 Feb	St Helens	5	Widnes	5
11 Feb	Salford	22	Dewsbury	8
11 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	11	York	3
11 Feb	Whitehaven	8	Blackpool	3
11 Feb	Workington Town	9	Barrow	5
15 Feb	Wigan	32	Leeds	7
16 Feb	Widnes	10	St Helens	29

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
25 Feb	Castleford	10	St Helens	18
25 Feb	Hull FC	16	Hull Kingston Rovers	3
25 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	9	Whitehaven	2
25 Feb	Salford	13	Huddersfield	5
25 Feb	Swinton	11	Batley	2
25 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	0	Wigan	2
25 Feb	Warrington	10	Featherstone Rovers	13
25 Feb	Workington Town	0	Halifax	4

Quarterfinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
11 Mar	Halifax	18	Rochdale Hornets	5
11 Mar	Hull FC	10	Featherstone Rovers	9
11 Mar	St Helens	17	Swinton	9
11 Mar	Wigan	22	Salford	5

Semifinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
15 Apr	St Helens	26	Hull	9
15 Apr	Wigan	19	Halifax	10

Final

13 May 1961

St Helens	12 – 6	Wigan
Try: Murphy, van Vollenhoven Goal: Rhodes (3)	Report	Goal: Griffiths (3)

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 94,672 Referee: T. W. Watkinson (Manchester) Player of the Match: Dick Huddart

FB 1 Austin Rhodes RW 2 Tom van Vollenhoven RC 3 Ken Large LC 4 Brian McGinn LW 5 Mick Sullivan SO 6 Alex Murphy SH 7 Wilf Smith PR 8 Abe Terry HK 9 Bob Dagnall PR 10 Cliff Watson SR 11 Don Vines SR 12 Dick Huddart LF 13 Vince Karalius (c) Coach: Alan Prescott

FB 1 Fred Griffiths RW 2 Billy Boston RC 3 Eric Ashton (c) LC 4 Geoff Bootle LW 5 Frank Carlton SO 6 Dave Bolton SH 7 Terry Entwistle PR 8 John Barton HK 9 Bill Sayer PR 10 Brian McTigue SR 11 Frank Collier SR 12 Geoff Lyon LF 13 Roy Evans Coach: Joe Egan

External links

• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1960/61 results at Rugby League Project