1928–29 Challenge Cup
{{short description|Rugby league competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Rugby football league challenge cup
|title = 1928–29 Challenge Cup
|league =
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|duration = 5 rounds
|no_of_teams = 32
|highest_attendance = 41,500
|lowest_attendance =
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|season = 1928–29
|season_champs = Wigan
|season_champ_name = Winners
|second_place = Dewsbury
|MVP =
|MVP_link =
|top_scorer =
|prevseason_link = 1927–28 Challenge Cup
|prevseason_year = 1927–28
|nextseason_link = 1929–30 Challenge Cup
|nextseason_year = 1929–30
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The 1928–29 Challenge Cup was the 29th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Wigan and Dewsbury at Wembley Stadium in London. This was the first Challenge Cup final to be held at Wembley.{{cite web|title=Rugby League's home from home|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/wembley/944481.stm|website=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2017|date=1 October 2000}}
The final was played on Saturday 4 May 1929, where Wigan beat Dewsbury 13–2 in front of a crowd of 41,500.{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archive-date=3 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}
First round
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | Bradford Northern | 2 | Halifax | 5 |
| 9 Feb | Bramley | 0 | Oldham | 16 |
| 9 Feb | Broughton Rangers | 2 | St Helens Recs | 13 |
| 9 Feb | Castleford | 31 | Whitehaven Recs | 7 |
| 9 Feb | Dewsbury | 37 | Cottingham | 0 |
| 9 Feb | Huddersfield | 21 | Widnes | 11 |
| 9 Feb | Hull FC | 11 | Wakefield Trinity | 5 |
| 9 Feb | Hunslet | 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 |
| 9 Feb | Lindley | 2 | St Helens | 32 |
| 9 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 2 | Barrow | 6 |
| 9 Feb | Salford | 5 | Keighley | 9 |
| 9 Feb | Swinton | 5 | Leigh | 2 |
| 9 Feb | Warrington | 8 | Leeds | 0 |
| 9 Feb | Wigan Highfield | 45 | Uno's Dabs | 0 |
| 9 Feb | Wigan | 25 | Batley | 0 |
| 9 Feb | York | 0 | Featherstone Rovers | |10 |
Second round
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | Castleford | 8 | Huddersfield | 0 |
| 23 Feb | Dewsbury | 14 | Swinton | 7 |
| 23 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 0 | St Helens Recs | 13 |
| 23 Feb | Halifax | 16 | Barrow | 0 |
| 23 Feb | St Helens | 26 | Keighley | 5 |
| 23 Feb | Warrington | 7 | Oldham | 0 |
| 23 Feb | Wigan | 16 | Hunslet | 0 |
| 4 Mar | Wigan Highfield | 17 | Hull FC | 5 |
Quarterfinals
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Castleford | 8 | Wigan Highfield | 0 |
| 9 Mar | Halifax | 0 | St Helens Recs | 21 |
| 9 Mar | St Helens | 2 | Wigan | 2 |
| 9 Mar | Warrington | 4 | Dewsbury | 10 |
| 13 Mar | Wigan | 25 | St Helens | 5 |
Semifinals
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr | Dewsbury | 9 | Castleford | 3 |
| 6 Apr | Wigan | 7 | St Helens Recs | 7 |
| 10 Apr | St Helens Recs | 12 | |Wigan | 13 |
Final
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| date = 4 May 1929
| time =
| team1 = Wigan
| score = 13 – 2
| report = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1928/final/wigan-vs-dewsbury/summary.html Report]
| team2 = Dewsbury
| points1 = Try: Abram, Brown, Kinnear
Goal: Sullivan (2)
| points2 = Goal: Davies
| stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
| attendance = 41,500
| referee = Bob Robinson (Bradford){{cite web|title=4th May 1929: Wigan 13 Dewsbury 2 (Challenge Cup Final)|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3801|website=www.cherryandwhite.co.uk|publisher=RLFANS.COM|access-date=18 August 2017}}
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Jim Sullivan |
| RW | 2 | Johnny Ring |
| RC | 3 | Tommy Parker |
| LC | 4 | Roy Kinnear |
| LW | 5 | Lou Brown |
| SO | 6 | Arthur Binks |
| SH | 7 | Syd Abram |
| PR | 8 | Wilf Hodder |
| HK | 9 | Jack Bennett |
| PR | 10 | Tom Beetham |
| SR | 11 | Frank Stephens |
| SR | 12 | Len Mason |
| LF | 13 | John Sherrington |
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|---|---|---|
| FB | 1 | Jack Davies |
| RW | 2 | Tommy Bailey |
| RC | 3 | Clifford Smith |
| LC | 4 | Herbert Hirst |
| LW | 5 | Henry Coates |
| SO | 6 | John Woolmore |
| SH | 7 | Jim Rudd |
| PR | 8 | James Hobson |
| HK | 9 | Percy Brown |
| PR | 10 | William Rhodes |
| SR | 11 | Harry Bland |
| SR | 12 | Joe Malkin |
| LF | 13 | Joe Lyman |
|}
References
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External links
- [http://www.thechallengecup.com/ Challenge Cup official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ |date=2014-01-22 }}
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1928-29/summary.html Challenge Cup 1928/29 results] at Rugby League Project
{{Wigan - 1928–29 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Challenge Cup}}
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