The 1942–43 Challenge Cup was the 42nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. All four rounds, including the final, were played as two-legged ties. The tournament took place over consecutive weeks in March and April 1943. All the ties were drawn at the beginning of March 1943 to enable the clubs to make travel arrangements in advance.
First round Date Team Score Team Source13 MarchBatley3–7Keighley13 MarchFeatherstone Rovers11–12Wakefield Trinity13 MarchHalifax2–0Huddersfield13 MarchHull FC0–21Dewsbury13 MarchLeeds18–0York13 MarchSt Helens13–2Barrow13 MarchWigan6–5Bradford Northern20 MarchBarrow4–0(6)–(13)St Helens20 MarchBradford Northern18–3(23)–(9)Wigan20 MarchDewsbury21–12(42)–(12)Hull FC20 MarchHuddersfield7–2(7)–(4)Halifax20 MarchKeighley15–0(22)–(3)Batley20 MarchWakefield Trinity10–0(22)–(11)Featherstone Rovers20 MarchYork7–14(7)–(32)Leeds Aggregate scores shown in brackets
Second round Date Team Score Team Source27 MarchHuddersfield8–10Dewsbury27 MarchKeighley2–0Bradford Northern27 MarchOldham17–12St Helens27 MarchWakefield Trinity5–8Leeds3 AprilBradford Northern6–7(6)–(9)Keighley3 AprilDewsbury15–10(25)–(18)Huddersfield3 AprilLeeds10–8(18)–(13)Wakefield Trinity3 AprilSt Helens5–20(17)–(37)Oldham Aggregate scores shown in brackets
Semi-finals Date Team Score Team Source10 AprilKeighley5–3Leeds 10 AprilOldham3–25Dewsbury17 AprilDewsbury43–5(68)–(8)Oldham 17 AprilLeeds27–0(30)–(5)Keighley Aggregate scores shown in brackets
Final The final was played over the Easter weekend of 1943 with the first leg played on the Saturday and the second leg the following Monday. 10,740 attended the first leg at Crown Flatt while 16,000 watched the second leg at Headingley two days later. Receipts for the two games totalled £2,340. Date Team Score Team Source24 AprilDewsbury16–9Leeds26 AprilLeeds6–0Dewsbury Dewsbury won 16–15 on aggregate.
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