The 1934–35 Challenge Cup was the 35th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two09 FebAstley & Tyldesley 4 Castleford 3309 FebBarrow Marsh 18 Rochdale Hornets 2809 FebBarrow 28 Sharlston Rovers 309 FebFeatherstone Rovers 2 Broughton Rangers 809 FebHunslet 11 Hull Kingston Rovers 009 FebKeighley 24 Bramley 409 FebLeeds 3 Huddersfield 409 FebLeigh 0 Wigan 4409 FebManchester SC 9 Dewsbury 2809 FebOldham 3 St Helens 009 FebSalford 16 Halifax 1109 FebSwinton 2 Liverpool 1009 FebWakefield Trinity 23 St Helens Recs 809 FebWarrington 11 Hull FC 1109 FebWidnes 34 Batley 009 FebYork 12 Bradford Northern 1213 FebBradford Northern 0 York 214 FebHull FC 16 Warrington 2
Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two23 FebBarrow 17 York 5 23 FebHuddersfield 6 Oldham 023 FebHull FC 21 Broughton Rangers 023 FebHunslet 22 Salford 223 FebLiverpool 2 Castleford 823 FebWakefield Trinity 18 Keighley 623 FebWidnes 13 Rochdale Hornets 423 FebWigan 25 Dewsbury 5
Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two09 MarBarrow 13 Wigan 409 MarCastleford 10 Hunslet 309 MarHuddersfield 4 Widnes 009 MarWakefield Trinity 0 Hull FC 7
Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two30 MarCastleford 11 Barrow 530 MarHuddersfield 21 Hull 5
Final Castleford beat Huddersfield 11–8 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This was Castleford’s first Challenge Cup final win in their first final appearance, and Huddersfield’s first defeat in six final appearances.
1 George Lewis 2 Bernard Cunniffe3 Arthur Atkinson (c)4 James "Jim" A. Croston5 Tom Askin6 William H. Davies7 Leslie "Les" Adams8 Patrick B. McManus9 Harold Haley10Thomas "Tommy" L. Taylor11 James Crossley12 Frank Smith13 Edward SadlerCoach:William "Billy" Rhodes 1 Tommy Scourfield2 Stanley "Stan" J. Mountain3 Idriss A. Towill4 Alexander Erskine Fiddes (c)5 Ray T. Markham6 Gwyn Richards7 David Morgan "Dai" Davies8 Reginald S. Roberts9 William "Billy" Watson10 Herbert Sherwood11 Henry Tiffany12 John Fuller13 Frederick TalbotCoach:Chris Brockbank
Cup Winners' Match
By agreement between the RFL and the French Rugby League, Castleford advanced to an international unification game against inaugural French Cup winners US Lyon-Villeurbanne, which was played near Paris and won by the English side on a score of 24–21.
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