The 1974–75 Challenge Cup was the 74th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Widnes and Warrington at Wembley.
Widnes beat Warrington 14–7 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 85,098.
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Widnes , Ray Dutton.
This was Widnes’ fourth Cup final win in sixth Final appearances.
First round Date Team one Team two Score08 Feb Castleford Bradford Northern 13-1308 Feb Dewsbury Celtic Hull Kingston Rovers 15-3108 Feb New Hunslet Mayfield 9-508 Feb Whitehaven Leeds 7-1608 Feb Wigan Dewsbury 33-209 Feb Barrow Workington Town 5-509 Feb - replay Bradford Northern Castleford 10-709 Feb Bramley St Helens 5-3009 Feb Featherstone Rovers Salford 7-1709 Feb Huddersfield Rochdale Hornets 18-2109 Feb Hull FC Batley 20-009 Feb Leigh Doncaster 36-309 Feb Oldham Blackpool 12-309 FebSwinton Widnes 4-1309 FebWakefield Trinity Huyton 33-509 FebWarrington Halifax 32-609 FebYork Keighley 26-912 Feb -replayWorkington Town Barrow 14-3
Second round Date Team one Team two Score22 Feb Wakefield Trinity St Helens 13-923 Feb Hull FC Widnes 12-1323 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Workington Town 19-723 Feb Leigh Bradford Northern 5-2323 Feb New Hunslet York 16-923 FebRochdale Hornets Oldham 10-1023 Feb Salford Leeds 12-1723 Feb Wigan Warrington 17-2426 Feb - replayOldham Rochdale Hornets 15-3
Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score08 Mar Leeds Bradford Northern 22-609 Mar New Hunslet Warrington 3-2309 Mar Oldham Widnes 4-1009 Mar Wakefield Trinity Hull Kingston Rovers 27-10
Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score22 Mar Warrington Leeds 11-405 Apr Wakefield Trinity Widnes 7-13
Final
FB 1 Ray DuttonRW 2 Alan PrescottRC 3 Mick GeorgeLC 4 Mal AspeyLW 5 Chris AndersonSO 6 Eric HughesSH 7 Reg BowdenPR 8 Jim MillsHK 9 Keith ElwellPR 10 Barry SheridanSR 11 John ForanSR 12 Mick AdamsLF 13 Doug Laughton (c)Substitutes (not used):IC 14 Terry KaraliusIC 15 Nick NelsonCoach: Vince Karalius FB 1 Derek WhiteheadRW 2 Mike PhilbinRC 3 Derek NoonanLC 4 Frank Reynolds LW 5 John BevanSO 6 Alan WhittleSH 7 Parry GordonPR 8 Dave Chisnall (c)HK 9 Kevin AshcroftPR 10 Bobby WanbonSR 11 Tommy ConroySR 12 Tommy Martyn LF 13 Barry PhilbinSubstitutes:IC 14 Wilf Briggs IC 15 Mike Nicholas Coach: Alex Murphy
References
External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1974/75 results at Rugby League Project