1943–44 Challenge Cup
{{short description|Rugby league competition}}
{{Infobox Rugby football league challenge cup
|title = 1943–44 Challenge Cup
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|duration = 4 rounds
|no_of_teams = 16
|highest_attendance = 30,000
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|season = 1943–44
|season_champs = {{leagueicon|Bradford|16px}} Bradford Northern
|season_champ_name = Winners
|second_place = {{leagueicon|Wigan|16px}} Wigan
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|prevseason_link = 1942–43 Challenge Cup
|prevseason_year = 1942–43
|nextseason_link = 1944–45 Challenge Cup
|nextseason_year = 1944–45
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The 1943–44 Challenge Cup was the 43rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1943-44/results.html|title=Challenge Cup 1943/44|publisher=Rugby League Project}}
The final was contested by Bradford Northern and Wigan, and was played over two legs. The final was won by Bradford Northern 8–3 on aggregate.{{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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | Bradford Northern | 15 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 |
| 11 Mar | Dewsbury | 43 | St Helens | 7 |
| 11 Mar | Halifax | 13 | Hunslet | 2 |
| 11 Mar | Huddersfield | 13 | Hull FC | 0 |
| 11 Mar | Keighley | 13 | Barrow | 7 |
| 11 Mar | Leeds | 12 | Featherstone Rovers | 9 |
| 11 Mar | Oldham | 5 | Wigan | 8 |
| 11 Mar | York | 11 | Batley | 10 |
| 18 Mar | Barrow | 6 | Keighley | 10 |
| 18 Mar | Batley | 3 | York | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | Leeds | 7 |
| 18 Mar | Hull FC | 5 | Huddersfield | 0 |
| 18 Mar | Hunslet | 13 | Halifax | 12 |
| 18 Mar | St Helens | 15 | Dewsbury | 33 |
| 18 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 7 | Bradford Northern | 5 |
| 18 Mar | Wigan | 25 | Oldham | 3 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar | Halifax | 13 | Batley | 4 |
| 25 Mar | Huddersfield | 8 | Leeds | 14 |
| 25 Mar | Keighley | 9 | Bradford Northern | 18 |
| 25 Mar | Wigan | 14 | Dewsbury | 3 |
| 01 Apr | Batley | 8 | Halifax | 8 |
| 01 Apr | Bradford Northern | 17 | Keighley | 5 |
| 01 Apr | Dewsbury | 2 | Wigan | 11 |
| 01 Apr | Leeds | 2 | Huddersfield | 7 |
Semifinals
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| width=100| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=50| Score one !width=250| Team two !width=50| Score two | ||||
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| 08 Apr | Halifax | 5 | Bradford Northern | 2 |
| 08 Apr | Leeds | 10 | Wigan | 5 |
| 10 Apr | Bradford Northern | 7 | Halifax | 0 |
| 10 Apr | Wigan | 11 | Leeds | 4 |
Final
=First leg=
{{rugbyleaguebox
| date = 15 April 1944
| time =
| team1 = Wigan
| score = 3 – 0
| report = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1943/final--first-leg-/wigan-vs-bradford-northern/summary.html Report]
| team2 = Bradford Northern
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| stadium = Central Park, Wigan
| attendance = 22,000
| referee =
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}}
=Second leg=
{{rugbyleaguebox
| date = 22 April 1944
| time =
| team1 = Bradford Northern
| score = 8 – 0
| report = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1943/final--second-leg-/bradford-northern-vs-wigan/summary.html Report]
| team2 = Wigan
| points1 =
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| stadium = Odsal Stadium, Bradford
| attendance = 30,000
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Bradford Northern win 8–3 on aggregate.
References
{{Reflist}}
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-1943-44/summary.html Challenge Cup 1943/44 results] at Rugby League Project
{{Bradford Northern - 1943–44 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Challenge Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1943-44 Challenge Cup}}