1964–65 Challenge Cup

The 1964–65 Challenge Cup was the 64th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

1964–65 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 Rounds
Number of teams	32
Highest attendance	89,016
Broadcast partners	BBC 1
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	Hunslet
Lance Todd Trophy	Ray Ashby Brian Gabbitas (shared)
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The final was contested by Wigan and Hunslet at Wembley Stadium. Wigan won the match 20–16, with Wigan's Ray Ashby and Hunslet's Brian Gabbitas jointly receiving the Lance Todd Trophy.

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
06 Feb	Crosfields	Blackpool	4-27
06 Feb	Dewsbury	Wakefield Trinity	2-11
06 Feb	Doncaster	Whitehaven	4-5
06 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	York	24-7
06 Feb	Halifax	Rochdale Hornets	17-12
06 Feb	Huddersfield	Bramley	5-20
06 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	Batley	5-7
06 Feb	Hunslet	Oldham	12-4
06 Feb	Keighley	Salford	8-11
06 Feb	Leeds	Liverpool	19-6
06 Feb	Leigh	Bradford Northern	6-7
06 Feb	St Helens	Castleford	22-9
06 Feb	Swinton	Dewsbury Celtic	48-5
06 Feb	Warrington	Hull FC	7-4
06 Feb	Widnes	Workington Town	2-2
06 Feb	Wigan	Barrow	16-0
10 Feb - replay	Workington Town	Widnes	2-0

Second round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
27 Feb	Blackpool	Whitehaven	5-2
27 Feb	Bradford Northern	Wakefield Trinity	7-10
27 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	Swinton	2-9
27 Feb	Hunslet	Batley	24-4
27 Feb	Leeds	Bramley	13-9
27 Feb	Warrington	Salford	16-2
27 Feb	Wigan	St Helens	7-2
27 Feb	Workington Town	Halifax	18-5

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
13 Mar	Hunslet	Leeds	7-5
13 Mar	Wakefield Trinity	Blackpool	4-0
13 Mar	Warrington	Swinton	10-11
13 Mar	Workington Town	Wigan	4-10

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
03 Apr	Wigan	Swinton	25-10
10 Apr	Hunslet	Wakefield Trinity	8-0

Final

Wigan	20 – 16	Hunslet
Try: Holden, Lake (2), Gilfedder Goal: Gilfedder (3), Ashton	Report	Try: Shelton, Griffiths Goal: Langton (5)

8 May 1965

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 89,016 Referee: Joe Manley (Warrington)[2] Player of the Match: Ray Ashby & Brian Gabbitas[3]

FB 1 Ray Ashby RW 2 Billy Boston RC 3 Eric Ashton (c) LC 4 Keith Holden LW 5 Trevor Lake SO 6 Cliff Hill SH 7 Frank Parr PR 8 Danny Gardiner HK 9 Colin Clarke PR 10 Brian McTigue SR 11 Tony Stephens SR 12 Roy Evans LF 13 Laurie Gilfedder Substitutes (not used): IC 14 Kevin O'Loughlin IC 15 Geoff Lyon Player-coach: Eric Ashton

FB 1 Bill Langton RW 2 John Griffiths RC 3 Geoff Shelton LC 4 Alan Preece LW 5 Barry Lee SO 6 Brian Gabbitas SH 7 Alan Marchant PR 8 Dennis Hartley HK 9 Bernard Prior PR 10 Ken Eyre SR 11 Bill Ramsey SR 12 Geoff Gunney LF 13 Fred Ward (c) Substitutes (not used): IC 14 Arthur Render IC 15 Billy Baldwinson Player-coach: Fred Ward

References

1. "Challenge Cup 1964/65". Rugby League Project.
2. "8th May 1965: Wigan 20 Hunslet 16 (Challenge Cup Final)". cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. Mather, Harold (10 May 1965). "Hunslet's defiance a revelation: Wigan win a memorable final". The Guardian. p. 13.

External links

• Challenge Cup official website
• Challenge Cup 1964/65 results at Rugby League Project