Highest attendance | 95,000 |
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Broadcast partners | BBC |
Winners | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Lance Todd Trophy | ![]() |
The 1979–80 Challenge Cup, for sponsorship reasons known as the 1979–80 State Express Challenge Cup was the 79th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was the first Hull Cup final derby, with a heavy entourage of supporters from the East and West of the city making the trip to London.[1] Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Hull 10-5 at Wembley before a crowd of 95,000.[2]
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Rovers' prop, Brian Lockwood, despite Rovers' Steve Hubbard's scoring 9 out of his side's 10 points.[3]
This was Hull Kingston Rovers’ first, and to date, only Cup final Win in six Final appearances.[4]
First round
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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09 Feb | Wigan | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-18 |
10 Feb | Ace Amateurs | Widnes | 5-22 |
10 Feb | Barrow | Batley | 31-11 |
10 Feb | Blackpool | Bradford Northern | 7-26 |
10 Feb | Dewsbury | Oldham | 2-24 |
10 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Halifax | 13-17 |
10 Feb | Huddersfield | Whitehaven | 11-4 |
10 Feb | Hull FC | Millom | 33-10 |
10 Feb | Huyton | Salford | 0-25 |
10 Feb | Keighley | Castleford | 5-21 |
10 Feb | Leigh | Leeds | 5-12 |
10 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Doncaster | 11-3 |
10 Feb | St Helens | Workington Town | 16-0 |
10 Feb | Swinton | Warrington | 2-25 |
10 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | Hunslet | 24-17 |
10 Feb | York | Bramley | 17-16 |
Second round
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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23 Feb | St Helens | Bradford Northern | 10-11 |
24 Feb | Barrow | Halifax | 4-10 |
24 Feb | Huddersfield | Widnes | 3-48 |
24 Feb | Hull FC | York | 18-8 |
24 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Castleford | 28-3 |
24 Feb | Oldham | Wakefield Trinity | 5-10 |
24 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | Salford | 5-20 |
24 Feb | Warrington | Leeds | 8-2 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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08 Mar | Salford | Widnes | 8-9 |
09 Mar | Bradford Northern | Hull FC | 0-3 |
09 Mar | Halifax | Wakefield Trinity | 7-3 |
09 Mar | Hull Kingston Rovers | Warrington | 23-11 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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22 Mar | Halifax | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7-20 |
29 Mar | Widnes | Hull FC | 5-10 |
Final
[edit]3 May 1980
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Hull Kingston Rovers | 10 – 5 | Hull |
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Try: Hubbard Goal: Hubbard (3) Drop goal: Millward |
Report |
Try: Wilby Goal: Lloyd |
Wembley, London
Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Fred Lindop (Wakefield)[5] Player of the Match: Brian Lockwood |
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References
[edit]- ^ Demsteader, Christine (1 October 2000). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (5 May 1980). "Hubbard points Rovers' way home". The Guardian. p. 13. ProQuest 476685224.
External links
[edit]- Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Challenge Cup 1979/80 results at Rugby League Project