1960–61 Challenge Cup

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The 1960–61 Challenge Cup was the 60th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

The final was contested by St Helens and Wigan at Wembley Stadium was played on Saturday 13 May 1961, where St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 in front of a crowd of 94,672.^[2]

The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to St Helens second-row Dick Huddart.^{[citation needed]}

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
28 Jan	Hull Kingston Rovers	56	Pilkington Recs	8
11 Feb	Batley	9	Bradford Northern	0
11 Feb	Bramley	5	Rochdale Hornets	6
11 Feb	Dewsbury Celtic	0	Castleford	32
11 Feb	Doncaster	0	Warrington	39
11 Feb	Huddersfield	8	Liverpool	2
11 Feb	Hull FC	4	Oldham	2
11 Feb	Hunslet	0	Halifax	8
11 Feb	Keighley	5	Featherstone Rovers	11
11 Feb	Leeds	5	Wigan	5
11 Feb	Leigh	6	Swinton	8
11 Feb	St Helens	5	Widnes	5
11 Feb	Salford	22	Dewsbury	8
11 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	11	York	3
11 Feb	Whitehaven	8	Blackpool	3
11 Feb	Workington Town	9	Barrow	5
15 Feb	Wigan	32	Leeds	7
16 Feb	Widnes	10	St Helens	29

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
25 Feb	Castleford	10	St Helens	18
25 Feb	Hull FC	16	Hull Kingston Rovers	3
25 Feb	Rochdale Hornets	9	Whitehaven	2
25 Feb	Salford	13	Huddersfield	5
25 Feb	Swinton	11	Batley	2
25 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	0	Wigan	2
25 Feb	Warrington	10	Featherstone Rovers	13
25 Feb	Workington Town	0	Halifax	4

Quarterfinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
11 Mar	Halifax	18	Rochdale Hornets	5
11 Mar	Hull FC	10	Featherstone Rovers	9
11 Mar	St Helens	17	Swinton	9
11 Mar	Wigan	22	Salford	5

Semifinals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
15 Apr	St Helens	26	Hull	9
15 Apr	Wigan	19	Halifax	10

Final

13 May 1961

St Helens	12 – 6	Wigan
Try: Murphy, van Vollenhoven Goal: Rhodes (3)	Report	Goal: Griffiths (3)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 94,672
Referee: T. W. Watkinson (Manchester)^[3]
Player of the Match: Dick Huddart


FB	1	Austin Rhodes
RW	2	Tom van Vollenhoven
RC	3	Ken Large
LC	4	Brian McGinn
LW	5	Mick Sullivan
SO	6	Alex Murphy
SH	7	Wilf Smith
PR	8	Abe Terry
HK	9	Bob Dagnall
PR	10	Cliff Watson
SR	11	Don Vines
SR	12	Dick Huddart
LF	13	Vince Karalius (c)
Coach:
Alan Prescott


FB	1	Fred Griffiths
RW	2	Billy Boston
RC	3	Eric Ashton (c)
LC	4	Geoff Bootle
LW	5	Frank Carlton
SO	6	Dave Bolton
SH	7	Terry Entwistle
PR	8	John Barton
HK	9	Bill Sayer
PR	10	Brian McTigue
SR	11	Frank Collier
SR	12	Geoff Lyon
LF	13	Roy Evans
Coach:
Joe Egan

References

^ "Challenge Cup 1960/61". Rugby League Project.
^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ "13th May 1961: St Helens 12 Wigan 6 (Challenge Cup Final)". www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 21 August 2017.