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The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of
rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the
Challenge Cup .
[1]
First round
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
12 Feb
Batley
2
St Helens
15
12 Feb
Bradford Northern
9
Warrington
4
12 Feb
Bramley
4
Halifax
9
12 Feb
Dewsbury
8
Barrow
11
12 Feb
Featherstone Rovers
39
Belle Vue Rangers
6
12 Feb
Hull Kingston Rovers
7
York
6
12 Feb
Hunslet
43
Whitehaven
10
12 Feb
Keighley
17
Blackpool
8
12 Feb
Leeds
8
Huddersfield
3
12 Feb
Leigh
19
Doncaster
8
12 Feb
Liverpool
6
Widnes
3
12 Feb
Oldham
5
Wigan
2
12 Feb
Rochdale Hornets
11
Wakefield Trinity
9
12 Feb
Salford
13
Castleford
5
12 Feb
Swinton
8
Hull FC
16
12 Feb
Workington Town
43
Dewsbury Celtic
0
Second round
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
05 Mar
Bradford Northern
2
Featherstone Rovers
7
05 Mar
Hull FC
4
Halifax
0
05 Mar
Hull Kingston Rovers
2
Hunslet
33
05 Mar
Keighley
2
St Helens
3
05 Mar
Leigh
5
Oldham
3
05 Mar
Rochdale Hornets
13
Liverpool
5
05 Mar
Salford
0
Barrow
13
05 Mar
Workington Town
13
Leeds
7
Quarterfinals
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
19 Mar
Hull FC
5
Hunslet
7
19 Mar
Leigh
9
Featherstone Rovers
13
19 Mar
Rochdale Hornets
2
Barrow
15
19 Mar
Workington Town
14
St Helens
4
Semifinals
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
02 Apr
Barrow
9
Hunslet
6
02 Apr
Featherstone Rovers
2
Workington Town
13
Final
Barrow
21 – 12
Workington Town
Try McKeating, Goodwin, Castle Goals Horne (5) DG Horne (1)
[2]
Try Faulder, Gibson Goals Paskins (3)
This was also the first time that there was an all-
Cumbrian Final.
[3]
Barrow beat
Workington Town 21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former
Great Britain skipper
Willie Horne , this was
Barrow ’s first Challenge Cup final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions.
Jack Grundy , Barrow's
Second-row was awarded the
Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
Barrow:
Clive Best ,
Jimmy Lewthwaite ,
Phil Jackson ,
Dennis Goodwin ,
Frank Castle ,
Willie Horne ,
Edward Toohey ,
Les Belshaw ,
Vince McKeating ,
Frank Barton ,
Jack Grundy ,
Reg Parker , and
Bill Healey .
References
Years
2021 –22
2022 –23
2023 –24
2024 –25
2025–26 · 2026–27 · 2027–28 · 2028–29 · 2029–30 · 2030–31
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