The 1976–77 Challenge Cup was the 76th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Leeds and Widnes at Wembley.

Leeds beat Widnes 16-7 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 80,871.

The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was the Leeds prop, Steve Pitchford.

This was Leeds’ tenth Cup final win in fourteen Final appearances.

First round Date Team one Team two Score11 Feb Beecroft Swinton 2-1011 Feb Salford Huddersfield 25-212 Feb Leeds Batley 40-612 Feb Warrington St Helens 12-1313 Feb Blackpool Bradford Northern 8-3813 Feb Bramley Widnes 6-1113 Feb Castleford New Hunslet 27-613 Feb Hull FC Doncaster 34-1113 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Keighley 20-1013 Feb Huyton Workington Town 3-1013 Feb Oldham Dewsbury 8-1513 Feb Pilkington Recs Wigan 4-1013 Feb Rochdale Hornets Leigh 23-813 FebWakefield Trinity Halifax 12-313 FebWhitehaven Featherstone Rovers 5-626 FebYork Barrow 9-15

Second round Date Team one Team two Score26 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Hull FC 12-926 Feb Leeds Barrow 21-1127 Feb Bradford Northern Featherstone Rovers 12-727 Feb Dewsbury Wakefield Trinity 3-027 Feb Rochdale Hornets Castleford 2-1027 FebWidnes Swinton 36-527 Feb Wigan St Helens 4-927 Feb Workington Town Salford 13-4

Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score12 Mar Castleford Hull Kingston Rovers 15-2513 Mar Dewsbury St Helens 8-1113 Mar Widnes Bradford Northern 19-513 Mar Workington Town Leeds 2-8

Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score26 Mar St Helens Leeds 2-702 Apr Hull Kingston Rovers Widnes 5-14

Final

FB 1 Bryan MurrellRW 2 Alan Smith RC 3 Neil HagueLC 4 Les DylLW 5 John AtkinsonSO 6 John HolmesSH 7 Kevin DickPR 8 Mick HarrisonHK 9 David Ward (c)PR 10 Steve PitchfordSR 11 Graham Eccles SR 12 Phil CooksonLF 13 Stan Fearnley Substitutions:IC 14 David Smith IC 15 Roy Dickinson Coach: Syd Hynes FB 1 Ray DuttonRW 2 Stuart WrightRC 3 Mal AspeyLC 4 David EckersleyLW 5 Dennis O'NeillSO 6 Eric HughesSH 7 Reg Bowden (c)PR 8 Bill RamseyHK 9 Keith ElwellPR 10 Jim MillsSR 11 Alan Dearden SR 12 Mick AdamsLF 13 Doug LaughtonSubstitutions:IC 14 Mick GeorgeIC 15 John Foran Coach: Frank Myler

References

External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1976/77 results at Rugby League Project