The 1959–60 Challenge Cup was the 59th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two13 FebBarrow 2 Whitehaven 813 FebBatley 2 Keighley 513 FebBlackpool 2 Leigh 1013 FebCastleford 4 Bradford Northern 813 FebDewsbury 4 Swinton 2313 FebDoncaster 0 Rochdale Hornets 1513 FebHunslet 5 Wigan 913 FebLeeds 8 Hull Kingston Rovers 513 FebLiverpool 3 Bramley 313 FebOldham 13 Huddersfield 1113 FebSt Helens 10 Wakefield Trinity 1513 FebSalford 0 Halifax 513 FebWalney 10 Lock Lane 513 FebWidnes 14 Warrington 013 FebWorkington Town 0 Featherstone Rovers 1513 FebYork 0 Hull FC 217 FebBramley 39 Liverpool 0

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two27 FebHalifax 10 Featherstone Rovers 1627 FebKeighley 2 Hull FC 3227 FebLeigh 8 Whitehaven 1127 FebOldham 55 Walney 427 FebRochdale Hornets 0 Bramley 427 FebSwinton 13 Bradford Northern 927 FebWidnes 2 Wakefield Trinity 527 FebWigan 14 Leeds 11

Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two19 MarHull FC 12 Wigan 819 MarOldham 8 Bramley 219 MarSwinton 7 Featherstone Rovers 1119 MarWhitehaven 10 Wakefield Trinity 21

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two09 AprOldham 9 Hull FC 1209 AprWakefield Trinity 11 Featherstone Rovers 2

Final The 1959–60 Challenge Cup tournament ended in a final between Wakefield Trinity and Hull F.C. The match was played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 79,773, with Wakefield Trinity winning 38 – 5. Despite being on the losing team, Hull's hooker, Tommy Harris was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

Neil Fox of Wakefield Trinity scored a Cup final record 20 points (two tries and seven goals) in the final for Wakefield, a feat that would not be repeated for another 39 years 1999.

1 Gerry Round2 Fred Smith3 Alan Skene4 Neil Fox5 John Etty6 Ken Rollin7 Keith Holliday8 Jack Wilkinson9 Geoff Oakes10 Don Vines11 Les Chamberlain12 Albert Firth13 Derek Turner (c)Coach: Ken Traill 1 Jack Kershaw2 Gordon Harrison3 Stan Cowan4 Nan Halafihi 5 Dave Johnson6 Frank Broadhurst7 Tommy Finn8 Michael Scott9 Tommy Harris10 Sam Evans11Tom Sutton12 Mike Smith13 Johnny Whiteley (c)Coach: Roy Francis

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