1956–57_Challenge_Cup

1956–57 Challenge Cup

1956–57 Challenge Cup

Rugby Competition Season

The 1956–57 Challenge Cup was the 56th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]

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First round

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Second round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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11 May 1957
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,318 (HT 3-0)
Player of the Match: Jeff Stevenson

Leeds beat Barrow 9-7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76,318.

This was Leeds' seventh Challenge Cup final win in nine Final appearances.[3][4] Jeff Stevenson, their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

References

  1. [1]
    "Challenge Cup 1956/57". Rugby League Project.
  2. [2]
    "A STAFF REPORTER. "Rugby League Cup For Leeds." Times [London, England] 13 May 1957". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. [3]
    "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. [4]
    "Leeds Cup Winning Line-up". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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