The 1962–63 Challenge Cup was the 62nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Wakefield Trinity and Wigan at Wembley Stadium in London.

The final was played on Saturday 11 May 1963, where Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 25–10 in front of a crowd of 84,492.

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wakefield Harold Poynton, taker of a magnificent interception try.

First round Date Team one Team two Score9 Feb Castleford Leeds 8-109 Feb Liverpool City Roose (Barrow) 11-0Mar 2 Barrow Workington Town 7-16Mar 2Blackpool Borough Dewsbury 12-0Mar 2Hull Kingston Rovers Keighley 6-5Mar 2Leigh Oldham 10-18Mar 2Rochdale Hornets Hunslet 3-16Mar 2Salford York 11-29Mar 2Warrington Doncaster 15-2Mar 6 Featherstone Rovers Batley 32-2Mar 6 Swinton Widnes 6-6Mar 7Hull Wigan 0-7Mar 11Halifax St Helens 9-2 Mar 11Huddersfield Whitehaven 10-11 Mar 11Wakefield Trinity Bradford Northern 15-3Mar 11 - replayWidnes Swinton 3-3 Mar 11 Imperial Athletic (York) Bramley 4-15 Mar 13 - 2nd replay Swinton Widnes 4-6

Second round Date Team one Team two Score Mar 16Blackpool Borough York 12-16 Mar 16Bramley Warrington 9-17 Mar 16Halifax Hunslet 3-16 Mar 16Hull Kingston Rovers Featherstone Rovers 12-2 Mar 16Widnes Whitehaven 5-0 Mar 16Wakefield Trinity Liverpool City 14-12 Mar 16Wigan Leeds 20-11 Mar 16Workington Town Oldham 0-13

Quarter-finals Date Team one Team two ScoreApr 6Widnes Hull Kingston Rovers7-10Apr 6York Wakefield Trinity9-9Apr 6Warrington Hunslet 7-5Apr 6Oldham Wigan 0-18Apr 10 - replayWakefield TrinityYork 25-11

Semi-finals Date Team one Team two ScoreApr 20Wakefield Trinity Warrington 5-2Apr 20Wigan Hull Kingston Rovers 18-4

Final

FB 1 Gerry RoundRW 2 Colin GreenwoodRC 3 Ian BrookeLC 4 Neil FoxLW 5 Gert CoetzerSO 6 Harold Poynton SH 7 Keith Holliday PR 8 Jack WilkinsonHK 9 Milan KosanovićPR 10 Malcolm SampsonSR 11 Don VinesSR 12 Derek Turner (c)LF 13 Roger PearmanCoach: Ken Traill FB 1 Dave BoltonRW 2 Billy BostonRC 3 Eric Ashton (c)LC 4 Alan DaviesLW 5 Frank CarltonSO 6 Stan McLeodSH 7 Frank Pitchford PR 8 John BartonHK 9 Bill SayerPR 10 Brian McTigueSR 11 Frank CollierSR 12 Geoff LyonLF 13 Roy EvansCoach: Griff Jenkins

References

External links

Challenge Cup official website Challenge Cup 1962/63 results at Rugby League Project