The 1970 Challenge Cup was the 69th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Castleford and Wigan at Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255. Castleford won the match 7–2.
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford , Bill Kirkbride.
First round Date Team one Team two Score07 Feb Castleford Hull FC 15-007 Feb Dewsbury Wigan 6-1107 Feb Doncaster Glasson 22-407 Feb Featherstone Rovers Salford 2-707 Feb Keighley Bramley 0-707 Feb Leeds Batley 17-507 Feb Oldham Blackpool 5-007 Feb St Helens Bradford Northern 16-307 Feb Wakefield Trinity Hull Kingston Rovers 9-1607 Feb Whitehaven Warrington 4-2007 Feb Widnes Barrow 4-1107 Feb Workington Town Leigh 6-1708 Feb Huyton Hunslet 10-810 FebHalifax Swinton 9-1611 FebHuddersfield Lock Lane 15-1019 FebRochdale Hornets York 2-0
Second round Date Team one Team two Score21 Feb Barrow Castleford 4-1221 Feb Doncaster Rochdale Hornets 5-521 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Swinton 7-221 Feb Huyton Leigh 8-821 Feb Oldham Wigan 4-1721 FebSt Helens Bramley 17-221 Feb Warrington Leeds 5-1122 Feb Huddersfield Salford 0-023 Feb - replayLeigh Huyton 2-025 Feb - replayRochdale Hornets Doncaster 3-426 Feb - replaySalford Huddersfield 11-5
Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two Score07 Mar Castleford Salford 15-007 Mar Hull Kingston Rovers Leeds 7-207 Mar Leigh Wigan 4-611 Mar Doncaster St Helens 4-416 Mar -replay St Helens Doncaster 36-0
Semi-finals Date Team one Team two Score21 Mar Wigan Hull Kingston Rovers 19-804 Apr St Helens Castleford 3-6
Final
FB 1 Derek EdwardsRW 2 Trevor BriggsRC 3 Tony ThomasLC 4 Ian StentonLW 5 Alan LowndesSO 6 Alan Hardisty (c) SH 7 Keith HepworthPR 8 Dennis HartleyHK 9 Clive DickinsonPR 10 Mick RedfearnSR 11 Bill KirkbrideSR 12 Brian LockwoodLF 13 Mal ReillySubstitutes:IC 14 Danny Hargrave IC 15 Steve NortonCoach: Thomas Smales FB 1 Colin Tyrer RW 2 Keri JonesRC 3 Bill FrancisLC 4 Peter RoweLW 5 Kevin O'LoughlinSO 6 David HillSH 7 Frank ParrPR 8 Keith AshcroftHK 9 Bob Burdell PR 10 Brian HoganSR 11 Bill AshurstSR 12 Dave RobinsonLF 13 Doug Laughton (c)Substitutes:IC 14 Cliff Hill IC 15 Colin ClarkeCoach: Eric Ashton
References
External links Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1969/70 results at Rugby League Project