The 1946–47 Challenge Cup was the 46th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two15 FebWarrington 46 Brookland 322 FebCastleford 19 Swinton 222 FebLeigh 3 Wakefield Trinity 322 FebLiverpool 27 Pemberton Rovers 622 FebOldham 3 Belle Vue Rangers 1022 FebSalford 5 Bradford Northern 222 FebWidnes 13 Rochdale Hornets 222 FebWigan 24 Featherstone Rovers 1122 FebWorkington Town 48 Widnes Dragons 001 MarBrookland 3 Warrington 3201 MarHunslet 2 Hull Kingston Rovers 301 MarPemberton Rovers 5 Liverpool 2001 MarSwinton 8 Castleford 701 MarWheldale 0 Halifax 2501 MarWidnes Dragons 5 Workington Town 2108 MarBelle Vue Rangers 0 Oldham 008 MarDewsbury 0 Huddersfield 308 MarHull FC 11 Bramley 308 MarHull Kingston Rovers 0 Hunslet 608 MarLeeds 12 Barrow 008 MarSt Helens 17 Keighley710 MarHuddersfield 3 Dewsbury 011 MarKeighley 8 St Helens 512 MarBradford Northern 10 Salford 012 MarBramley 2 Hull FC 2812 MarHalifax 20 Wheldale 1012 MarRochdale Hornets 0 Widnes 1112 MarWakefield Trinity 5 Leigh 012 MarYork 3 Batley 6 13 MarBatley 11 York 013 MarFeatherstone Rovers 7 Wigan 1313 MarBarrow 0 Leeds 6

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two22 MarBatley 2 Castleford 1322 MarHalifax 3 Workington Town 1022 MarHuddersfield 0 Bradford Northern 822 MarLeeds 5 Hunslet 022 MarLiverpool 10 Hull FC 522 MarWakefield Trinity 8 Widnes 522 MarWarrington 24 St Helens 222 MarWigan 12 Belle Vue Rangers 5

Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two29 MarBradford Northern 10 Workington Town 329 MarWakefield Trinity 15 Liverpool 029 MarWarrington 5 Castleford 029 MarWigan 0 Leeds 5

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two19 AprLeeds 21 Wakefield Trinity 019 AprWarrington 7 Bradford Northern 11

Final

1 George Carmichael2 Eric Batten3 Jack Kitching4 Ernest Ward5 Emlyn Walters6 Willie Davies7 Donald Ward8 Frank Whitcombe9 Vic Darlison10 Herbert Smith11 Barry Tyler12 Trevor Foster13 Hagan EvansCoach: Dai Rees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Coach:

Leeds reached the Wembley final for the second time, doing so without conceding a single point in the final five rounds of the tournament. However Bradford Northern beat Leeds 8-4 in the final in front of a crowd of 77,605. Trevor Foster and Emlyn Walters scored Bradford's tries and were converted by Ernest Ward. Willie Davies, Bradford Northern's stand-off half back, won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match.

This was Bradford's third Cup final win in five Final appearances including one win and one loss during World War II.

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