The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup .[ 1]
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
12 Feb
Batley
2
St Helens
15
12 Feb
Bradford Northern
9
Warrington
4
12 Feb
Bramley
4
Halifax
9
12 Feb
Dewsbury
8
Barrow
11
12 Feb
Featherstone Rovers
39
Belle Vue Rangers
6
12 Feb
Hull Kingston Rovers
7
York
6
12 Feb
Hunslet
43
Whitehaven
10
12 Feb
Keighley
17
Blackpool
8
12 Feb
Leeds
8
Huddersfield
3
12 Feb
Leigh
19
Doncaster
8
12 Feb
Liverpool
6
Widnes
3
12 Feb
Oldham
5
Wigan
2
12 Feb
Rochdale Hornets
11
Wakefield Trinity
9
12 Feb
Salford
13
Castleford
5
12 Feb
Swinton
8
Hull FC
16
12 Feb
Workington Town
43
Dewsbury Celtic
0
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
05 Mar
Bradford Northern
2
Featherstone Rovers
7
05 Mar
Hull FC
4
Halifax
0
05 Mar
Hull Kingston Rovers
2
Hunslet
33
05 Mar
Keighley
2
St Helens
3
05 Mar
Leigh
5
Oldham
3
05 Mar
Rochdale Hornets
13
Liverpool
5
05 Mar
Salford
0
Barrow
13
05 Mar
Workington Town
13
Leeds
7
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
19 Mar
Hull FC
5
Hunslet
7
19 Mar
Leigh
9
Featherstone Rovers
13
19 Mar
Rochdale Hornets
2
Barrow
15
19 Mar
Workington Town
14
St Helens
4
Date
Team one
Score one
Team two
Score two
02 Apr
Barrow
9
Hunslet
6
02 Apr
Featherstone Rovers
2
Workington Town
13
Barrow
21 – 12
Workington Town
Try McKeating, Goodwin, Castle Goals Horne (5) DG Horne (1)
[ 2]
Try Faulder, Gibson Goals Paskins (3)
This was also the first time that there was an all-Cumbrian Final.[ 3] Barrow beat Workington Town 21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former Great Britain skipper Willie Horne , this was Barrow ’s first Challenge Cup final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy , Barrow's Second-row was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
Barrow: Clive Best , Jimmy Lewthwaite , Phil Jackson , Dennis Goodwin , Frank Castle , Willie Horne , Edward Toohey , Les Belshaw , Vince McKeating , Frank Barton , Jack Grundy , Reg Parker , and Bill Healey .