1929–30 Challenge Cup

The 1929–30 Challenge Cup was the 30th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two08 FebBarrow 15 York 408 FebBatley 5 Hull Kingston Rovers 308 FebCastleford 11 Bramley 408 FebCottingham 0 Leigh 4808 FebDewsbury 24 Rochdale Hornets 1008 FebFeatherstone Jrs 9 Halifax 7408 FebHuddersfield 2 Warrington 508 FebHull FC 44 Bickershaw 1008 FebHunslet 8 Oldham 308 FebKeighley 6 Great Clifton 508 FebLeeds 27 Featherstone Rovers 508 FebSt Helens 9 St Helens Recs 708 FebSalford 0 Wigan Highfield 508 FebSwinton 5 Wakefield Trinity 508 FebWidnes 20 Bradford Northern 008 FebWigan 19 Broughton Rangers 712 FebWakefield Trinity 2 Swinton 7

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two22 FebBarrow 7 Keighley 522 FebCastleford 3 Hull FC 622 FebHunslet 15 Batley 022 FebLeeds 5 St Helens 1822 FebSwinton 7 Widnes 7226 FebWarrington 12 Leigh 322 FebWigan Highfield 0 Dewsbury 022 FebWigan 14 Halifax 525 FebDewsbury 7 Wigan Highfield 527 FebWidnes 6 Swinton 5

Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two08 MarBarrow 13 Dewsbury 708 MarSt Helens 22 Hunslet 708 MarWidnes 19 Hull FC 508 MarWigan 16 Warrington 5

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two29 MarWidnes 10Barrow 329 MarSt Helens 5 Wigan 502 AprWigan 10 St Helens22

Final Widnes beat St Helens 10–3 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley played before a crowd of 36,544.

This was Widnes' first Cup final appearance and thus their first Cup final win.

1 Bob Fraser2 Jack Dennett3 Albert Ratcliffe4 Peter Topping5 Harry Owen6 Paddy Douglas (c)7 Jerry Laughton8 Nat Silcock9 George Stevens10 Fred Kelsall11 Harry Millington12 George van Rooyen13 Jimmy Hoey 1 Charlie Crooks2 Roy Hardgrave3 George Lewis (c)4 Billy Mercer5 Alf Ellaby6 Les Fairclough7 Walter 'Plodder' Groves8 Lou Hutt9 William "Bill" Clarey10 Louis Houghton11 Trevor Hall12 Ben Halfpenny13 Robert "Bob" 'Slosher' Harrison

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