1937–38 Challenge Cup

The 1937â38 Challenge Cup was the 38th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

Duration5 Rounds

Number of teams32

Highest attendance51,243

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The final was contested by Salford and Barrow at Wembley in front of a crowd of 51,243.^[2] Salford won the match 7â4.

The trophy was presented by Australian Test cricketer Don Bradman.^[3]

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
19 Feb	Barrow	83	Maryport	3
19 Feb	Bradford Northern	7	Featherstone Rovers	2
19 Feb	Bramley	23	Leigh	5
19 Feb	Castleford	18	Newcastle (UK)	9
19 Feb	Glass Houghton	2	Rochdale Hornets	50
19 Feb	Halifax	4	Warrington	4
19 Feb	Huddersfield	2	Broughton Rangers	0
19 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	0	Keighley	2
19 Feb	Leeds	27	Wigan	4
19 Feb	Liverpool	6	Hunslet	5
19 Feb	Oldham	7	Batley	8
19 Feb	St Helens Recs	11	Dewsbury	10
19 Feb	St Helens	39	Pendlebury Jnrs	0
19 Feb	Salford	38	Hull FC	2
19 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	7	Widnes	3
19 Feb	York	2	Swinton	12
23 Feb	Warrington	9	Halifax	16

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
12 Mar	Barrow	26	Bramley	4
12 Mar	Batley	8	Keighley	6
12 Mar	Castleford	18	St Helens	2
12 Mar	Halifax	5	Bradford Northern	5
12 Mar	Leeds	11	Huddersfield	7
12 Mar	Liverpool	3	Salford	11
12 Mar	St Helens Recs	18	Rochdale Hornets	10
12 Mar	Swinton	10	Wakefield Trinity	5
16 Mar	Bradford Northern	2	Halifax	10

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
26 Mar	Barrow	7	Leeds	5
26 Mar	Batley	3	Swinton	9
26 Mar	Castleford	7	Halifax	7
26 Mar	Salford	19	St Helens Recs	0
30 Mar	Halifax	11	Castleford	7

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
09 Apr	Barrow	4	Halifax	2
09 Apr	Salford	6	Swinton	0

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