1944–45 Challenge Cup

The 1944–45 Challenge Cup was the 44th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

Qualifier Date Team one Score one Team two Score two03 MarCastleford 5 Halifax 810 MarHalifax 8 Castleford 3

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two17 MarBatley 7 Wakefield Trinity 1017 MarFeatherstone Rovers 4 Oldham 1817 MarHalifax 10 Wigan 1117 MarHull FC 13 Dewsbury 1817 MarKeighley 11 Hunslet 817 MarLeeds 5 Huddersfield 2117 MarSt Helens 8 Bradford Northern 1517 MarYork 12 Barrow 2124 MarBarrow 19 York 524 MarBradford Northern 34 St Helens 1324 MarDewsbury 23 Hull FC 924 MarHuddersfield 17 Leeds 324 MarHunslet 4 Keighley 224 MarOldham 8 Featherstone Rovers 724 MarWakefield Trinity 24 Batley 1224 MarWigan 6 Halifax 21

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two31 MarBradford Northern 18 Wakefield Trinity 831 MarDewsbury 5 Halifax 1131 MarHuddersfield 13 Barrow 331 MarKeighley 11 Oldham 002 AprBarrow 6 Huddersfield 902 AprHalifax 19 Dewsbury 502 AprOldham 8 Keighley 902 AprWakefield Trinity 10 Bradford Northern 3

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two14 AprHalifax 6 Huddersfield 014 AprKeighley 5 Bradford Northern 021 AprBradford Northern 35 Keighley 321 AprHuddersfield 10 Halifax 3

Final In the final of the Rugby league Challenge Cup, Huddersfield beat Bradford Northern 13-9 on aggregate over two legs in front of an aggregate crowd of 26,541. Date Team one Score one Team two Score two28 AprHuddersfield 7 Bradford Northern 405 MayBradford Northern 5 Huddersfield 6

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