1955–56 Challenge Cup
Rugby league competition
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The 1955–56 Challenge Cup was the 55th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
| Duration | 5 rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners |  St Helens |
| Runners-up |  Halifax |
| Lance Todd Trophy | Alan Prescott |
First round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Castleford | 12 | Blackpool | 9 |
| 11 Feb | Huddersfield | 8 | Whitehaven | 4 |
| 11 Feb | Hull FC | 4 | Leeds | 9 |
| 11 Feb | Hunslet | 9 | Bradford Northern | 10 |
| 11 Feb | Keighley | 33 | Triangle Valve | 8 |
| 11 Feb | Leigh | 19 | Doncaster | 10 |
| 11 Feb | Oldham | 31 | Dewsbury | 2 |
| 11 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 55 | Stanningley | 0 |
| 11 Feb | St Helens | 15 | Warrington | 6 |
| 11 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | Bramley | 10 |
| 11 Feb | Widnes | 10 | Halifax | 22 |
| 11 Feb | Wigan | 24 | Featherstone Rovers | 11 |
| 11 Feb | Workington Town | 16 | Salford | 0 |
| 11 Feb | York | 2 | Barrow | 26 |
| 15 Feb | Liverpool | 13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 |
| 15 Feb | Swinton | 18 | Batley | 0 |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Barrow | 47 | Liverpool | 5 |
| 3 Mar | Halifax | 10 | Workington Town | 3 |
| 3 Mar | Keighley | 3 | Wigan | 12 |
| 3 Mar | Leeds | 12 | Oldham | 7 |
| 3 Mar | Leigh | 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 11 |
| 3 Mar | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | Bradford Northern | 5 |
| 3 Mar | St Helens | 48 | Castleford | 5 |
| 3 Mar | Swinton | 6 | Huddersfield | 8 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar | Leeds | 9 | Halifax | 14 |
| 24 Mar | St Helens | 53 | Bradford Northern | 6 |
| 24 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 10 | Barrow | 14 |
| 24 Mar | Wigan | 24 | Huddersfield | 2 |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Halifax | 11 | Wigan | 10 |
| 7 Apr | St Helens | 5 | Barrow | 5 |
| 11 Apr | St Helens | 10 | Barrow | 5 |
Final
In the Challenge Cup tournament's final St. Helens faced Halifax. Played on 28 April 1956 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 79,341, St Helens won 13-2.[2] This was Saints' first Challenge Cup final win in five Final appearances.[3] Alan Prescott, their prop forward was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
The St Helens team was greeted enthusiastically upon their return to the North. After detraining at Liverpool the team's open-top coach ride to St Helens attracted an estimated 100,000 people despite pouring rain.[4]
28 April 1956 |
| St Helens | 13 – 2 | Halifax |
|---|---|---|
| Try Carlton, Llewellyn, Prescott Goals Rhodes (2) |
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