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The 1958–59 Challenge Cup was the 58th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
Duration | 5 rounds |
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Number of teams | 32 |
Highest attendance | 79,811 |
Broadcast partners | BBC TV |
Winners | Wigan |
Runners-up | Hull |
Lance Todd Trophy | Brian McTigue |
The final was contested by Wigan and Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final was played on Saturday 9 May 1959, where Wigan beat Hull 30–13 in front of a crowd of 79,811.[2]
The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wigan second-row Brian McTigue.
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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21 Feb | Bradford Northern | 2 | Huddersfield | 11 |
21 Feb | Bramley | 8 | Castleford | 11 |
21 Feb | Doncaster | 9 | Dewsbury | 15 |
21 Feb | Hull FC | 11 | Blackpool | 2 |
21 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | Widnes | 2 |
21 Feb | Hunslet | 55 | Kells Recs Centre | 9 |
21 Feb | Leigh | 19 | Batley | 2 |
21 Feb | Oldham | 6 | St Helens | 7 |
21 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 9 | Halifax | 10 |
21 Feb | Salford | 15 | Barrow | 0 |
21 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 18 | Swinton | 2 |
21 Feb | Warrington | 26 | Keighley | 7 |
21 Feb | Whitehaven | 25 | Liverpool | 6 |
21 Feb | Wigan | 12 | Leeds | 5 |
21 Feb | Workington Town | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 8 |
21 Feb | York | 54 | Astley & Tyldesley | 2 |
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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7 Mar | Hull FC | 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 |
7 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | Castleford | 0 |
7 Mar | Leigh | 13 | Warrington | 3 |
7 Mar | St Helens | 35 | Dewsbury | 8 |
7 Mar | Salford | 15 | Huddersfield | 2 |
7 Mar | Whitehaven | 2 | Halifax | 7 |
7 Mar | Wigan | 22 | Hunslet | 4 |
7 Mar | York | 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 18 |
11 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | Hull FC | 16 |
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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21 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | St Helens | 6 |
21 Mar | Halifax | 0 | Wigan | 26 |
21 Mar | Hull FC | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 9 |
21 Mar | Leigh | 6 | Salford | 6 |
25 Mar | Salford | 4 | Leigh | 6 |
Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
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11 Apr | Hull | 15 | Featherstone Rovers | 5 |
11 Apr | Wigan | 5 | Leigh | 0 |
9 May 1959 |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 79,811 Referee: Charlie Appleton (Warrington)[3] Player of the Match: Brian McTigue[citation needed] |
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