| Duration | 5 rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners |  St Helens |
| Runners-up |  Halifax |
| Lance Todd Trophy | Alan Prescott |
The 1955–56 Challenge Cup was the 55th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Castleford | 12 | Blackpool | 9 |
| 11 Feb | Huddersfield | 8 | Whitehaven | 4 |
| 11 Feb | Hull FC | 4 | Leeds | 9 |
| 11 Feb | Hunslet | 9 | Bradford Northern | 10 |
| 11 Feb | Keighley | 33 | Triangle Valve | 8 |
| 11 Feb | Leigh | 19 | Doncaster | 10 |
| 11 Feb | Oldham | 31 | Dewsbury | 2 |
| 11 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 55 | Stanningley | 0 |
| 11 Feb | St Helens | 15 | Warrington | 6 |
| 11 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | Bramley | 10 |
| 11 Feb | Widnes | 10 | Halifax | 22 |
| 11 Feb | Wigan | 24 | Featherstone Rovers | 11 |
| 11 Feb | Workington Town | 16 | Salford | 0 |
| 11 Feb | York | 2 | Barrow | 26 |
| 15 Feb | Liverpool | 13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 |
| 15 Feb | Swinton | 18 | Batley | 0 |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Barrow | 47 | Liverpool | 5 |
| 3 Mar | Halifax | 10 | Workington Town | 3 |
| 3 Mar | Keighley | 3 | Wigan | 12 |
| 3 Mar | Leeds | 12 | Oldham | 7 |
| 3 Mar | Leigh | 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 11 |
| 3 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | Bradford Northern | 5 |
| 3 Mar | St Helens | 48 | Castleford | 5 |
| 3 Mar | Swinton | 6 | Huddersfield | 8 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar | Leeds | 9 | Halifax | 14 |
| 24 Mar | St Helens | 53 | Bradford Northern | 6 |
| 24 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | Barrow | 14 |
| 24 Mar | Wigan | 24 | Huddersfield | 2 |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Halifax | 11 | Wigan | 10 |
| 7 Apr | St Helens | 5 | Barrow | 5 |
| 11 Apr | St Helens | 10 | Barrow | 5 |
Final
A marching band provides entertainment at Wembley Stadium before the 1956 Challenge Cup final.
In the Challenge Cup tournament's final St. Helens faced Halifax. Played on 28 April 1956 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 79,341, St Helens won 13-2.[2] This was Saints' first Challenge Cup final win in five Final appearances.[3] Alan Prescott, their prop forward was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
The St Helens team was greeted enthusiastically upon their return to the North. After detraining at Liverpool the team's open-top coach ride to St Helens attracted an estimated 100,000 people despite pouring rain.[4]
28 April 1956 |
| St Helens | 13 – 2 | Halifax |
|---|---|---|
| Try Carlton, Llewellyn, Prescott Goals Rhodes (2) |
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References
- ↑ "Challenge Cup 1955/56". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "1956 Challenge Cup final". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ↑ Jeff Hill, Jack Williams (1996). Sport and Identity in the North of England. UK: Keele University Press. p. 98 & 99. ISBN 9781853310829.
- ↑ "Our Rugby Football Correspondent. "London Welsh Win Middlesex Seven-A-Sides." Times [London, England] 30 Apr. 1956". The Times Digital Archive.
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