1962–63 Challenge Cup

The 1962–63 Challenge Cup was the 62nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

1962–63 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	84,492
Broadcast partners	BBC TV
Winners	Wakefield Trinity
Runners-up	Wigan
Lance Todd Trophy	Harold Poynton
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The final was contested by Wakefield Trinity and Wigan at Wembley Stadium in London.

The final was played on Saturday 11 May 1963, where Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 25–10 in front of a crowd of 84,492.^[2]

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wakefield stand-off Harold Poynton, taker of a magnificent interception try.

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
9 Feb	Castleford	Leeds	8-10
9 Feb	Liverpool City	Roose (Barrow)	11-0
Mar 2	Barrow	Workington Town	7-16
Mar 2	Blackpool Borough	Dewsbury	12-0
Mar 2	Hull Kingston Rovers	Keighley	6-5
Mar 2	Leigh	Oldham	10-18
Mar 2	Rochdale Hornets	Hunslet	3-16
Mar 2	Salford	York	11-29
Mar 2	Warrington	Doncaster	15-2
Mar 6	Featherstone Rovers	Batley	32-2
Mar 6	Swinton	Widnes	6-6
Mar 7	Hull	Wigan	0-7
Mar 11	Halifax	St Helens	9-2
Mar 11	Huddersfield	Whitehaven	10-11
Mar 11	Wakefield Trinity	Bradford Northern	15-3
Mar 11 - replay	Widnes	Swinton	3-3
Mar 11	Imperial Athletic (York)	Bramley	4-15
Mar 13 - 2nd replay	Swinton	Widnes	4-6

Second round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
Mar 16	Blackpool Borough	York	12-16
Mar 16	Bramley	Warrington	9-17
Mar 16	Halifax	Hunslet	3-16
Mar 16	Hull Kingston Rovers	Featherstone Rovers	12-2
Mar 16	Widnes	Whitehaven	5-0
Mar 16	Wakefield Trinity	Liverpool City	14-12
Mar 16	Wigan	Leeds	20-11
Mar 16	Workington Town	Oldham	0-13

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
Apr 6	Widnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	7-10
Apr 6	York	Wakefield Trinity	9-9
Apr 6	Warrington	Hunslet	7-5
Apr 6	Oldham	Wigan	0-18
Apr 10 - replay	Wakefield Trinity	York	25-11

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
Apr 20	Wakefield Trinity	Warrington	5-2
Apr 20	Wigan	Hull Kingston Rovers	18-4

Final

Wakefield Trinity	25 – 10	Wigan
Try: Coetzer (2), Brooke, Poynton, Sampson Goal: Fox (5)	Report	Try: Pitchford, Carlton Goal: Ashton (2)

11 May 1963

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 84,492 Referee: D. T. H. Davies (Manchester)[3] Player of the Match: Harold Poynton

FB 1 Gerry Round RW 2 Colin Greenwood RC 3 Ian Brooke LC 4 Neil Fox LW 5 Gert Coetzer SO 6 Harold Poynton SH 7 Keith Holliday PR 8 Jack Wilkinson HK 9 Milan Kosanović PR 10 Malcolm Sampson SR 11 Don Vines SR 12 Derek Turner (c) LF 13 Roger Pearman Coach: Ken Traill

FB 1 Dave Bolton RW 2 Billy Boston RC 3 Eric Ashton (c) LC 4 Alan Davies LW 5 Frank Carlton SO 6 Stan McLeod SH 7 Frank Pitchford 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: Griff Jenkins

References

1. "Challenge Cup 1962/63". Rugby League Project.
2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
3. "11th May 1963: Wakefield 25 Wigan 10 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

External links

• "Heritage Numbers A-Z of players names" (PDF). Wakefield Trinity Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1962/63 results at Rugby League Project