1972–73 Challenge Cup

The 1972–73 Challenge Cup was the 72nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

Highest attendance72,395

Broadcast partnersBBC

Winners

Runners-up

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Featherstone Rovers beat Bradford Northern 33-14 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 72,395.^[1]

The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was the Featherstone scrum-half, Steve Nash.^[2]

Cyril Kellett scored 8-conversions for Featherstone Rovers, the most in a Challenge Cup final until it was equalled by Iestyn Harris in 1999.

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
26 Jan	St Helens	Doncaster	41-0
27 Jan	Castleford	Swinton	13-9
27 Jan	Huddersfield	Hull Kingston Rovers	6-19
27 Jan	Huyton	Wakefield Trinity	6-18
27 Jan	Leeds	Wigan	11-25
27 Jan	Millom	Hunslet	5-18
28 Jan	Bradford Northern	Whitehaven	17-4
28 Jan	Bramley	Dewsbury	8-11
28 Jan	Featherstone Rovers	Salford	18-11
28 Jan	Halifax	Warrington	4-7
28 Jan	Hull FC	Batley	11-6
28 Jan	Keighley	Rochdale Hornets	8-44
28 Jan	Leigh	Dewsbury Celtic	27-4
28 Jan	Oldham	Barrow	24-7
30 Jan	Widnes	Blackpool	53-3
30 Jan	York	Workington Town	19-24

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
17 Feb	Hull FC	Oldham	2-24
17 Feb	Leigh	Wakefield Trinity	0-5
17 Feb	Workington Town	Dewsbury	8-10
18 Feb	Bradford Northern	Hull Kingston Rovers	13-8
18 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	Rochdale Hornets	30-19
18 Feb	Hunslet	Castleford	0-39
18 Feb	Warrington	Widnes	20-8
18 Feb	Wigan	St Helens	15-2

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
03 Mar	Castleford	Oldham	25-11
04 Mar	Bradford Northern	Wigan	11-7
04 Mar	Dewsbury	Wakefield Trinity	16-4
04 Mar	Warrington	Featherstone Rovers	14-18

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
07 Apr	Bradford Northern	Dewsbury	23-7
14 Apr	Featherstone Rovers	Castleford	17-3

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