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|nextseason_link = 1976–77 Challenge Cup
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The '''1975–76 Challenge Cup''' was the 75th staging of [[rugby league]]'s oldest knockout competition, the [[Challenge Cup]].
The '''1975–76 Challenge Cup''' was the 75th staging of [[rugby league]]'s oldest knockout competition, the [[Challenge Cup]].
The final was contested by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]] and [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].
The final was contested by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]] and [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].


[[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]] beat [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] 20–5 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |accessdate=2009-08-07 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5k43HMme9?url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archivedate=2009-09-26 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
[[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]] beat [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] 20–5 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |access-date=2009-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archive-date=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The winner of the [[Lance Todd Trophy]] was St Helens [[Full back (rugby league)|full back]], [[Geoff Pimblett]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996|first1=Raymond|last1=Fletcher|first2=David|last2=Howes|year=1995|publisher=Headline Book Publishing |location=London |isbn=0-7472-7817-2|page=199 }}</ref>
The winner of the [[Lance Todd Trophy]] was St Helens {{rlp|fb}}, [[Geoff Pimblett]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996|first1=Raymond|last1=Fletcher|first2=David|last2=Howes|year=1995|publisher=Headline Book Publishing |location=London |isbn=0-7472-7817-2|page=199 }}</ref>


This was St Helens’ fifth Cup Final win in eight Final appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |accessdate=2009-08-07 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5jpntIcPV?url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archivedate=2009-09-16 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
This was St Helens’ fifth Cup final win in eight Final appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour |access-date=2009-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 |archive-date=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==First round==
{{-}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=150| Date
!width=250| Team one
!width=250| Team two
!width=100| Score
|-
|14 Feb ||Castleford || Salford ||3-25
|-
|14 Feb ||Huddersfield || Leeds ||10-34
|-
|15 Feb ||Bramley || Wigan ||5-10
|-
|15 Feb ||Doncaster || Barrow ||13-9
|-
|15 Feb ||Featherstone Rovers || Wakefield Trinity ||23-9
|-
|15 Feb ||Halifax || Keighley ||9-13
|-
|15 Feb ||Hull FC || St Helens ||3-5
|-
|15 Feb ||Hull Kingston Rovers || Whitehaven ||21-12
|-
|15 Feb ||Huyton || Oldham ||4-16
|-
|15 Feb ||Leigh || Pointer Panthers ||37-8
|-
|15 Feb ||New Hunslet || Blackpool ||17-12
|-
|15 Feb ||Rochdale Hornets || Bradford Northern ||2-15
|-
|15 Feb ||Warrington || Leigh Miners W. ||16-12
|-
|15 Feb||Widnes || Batley ||26-4
|-
|15 Feb||Workington Town || Swinton ||10-7
|-
|15 Feb||York || Dewsbury ||25-15
|}

==Second round==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=150| Date
!width=250| Team one
!width=250| Team two
!width=100| Score
|-
|28 Feb ||Leeds || Bradford Northern ||30-12
|-
|29 Feb ||Featherstone Rovers || Hull Kingston Rovers ||25-10
|-
|29 Feb ||Keighley || Workington Town ||17-12
|-
|29 Feb ||Leigh || Doncaster ||29-6
|-
|29 Feb ||New Hunslet || Warrington ||4-17
|-
|29 Feb||Oldham || York ||6-5
|-
|29 Feb ||Salford || St Helens ||11-17
|-
|29 Feb ||Widnes || Wigan ||7-5
|}

==Quarter-finals==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=150| Date
!width=250| Team one
!width=250| Team two
!width=100| Score
|-
|13 Mar ||Warrington || Widnes ||0-6
|-
|14 Mar ||Featherstone Rovers || Leeds ||33-7
|-
|14 Mar ||Keighley || Leigh ||13-7
|-
|14 Mar ||St Helens || Oldham ||17-9
|}

==Semi-finals==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=150| Date
!width=250| Team one
!width=250| Team two
!width=100| Score
|-
|27 Mar ||Widnes || Featherstone Rovers ||15-9
|-
|03 Apr ||Keighley || St Helens ||4-5
|}


==Final==
==Final==
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|RW ||'''2'''|| [[Alan Prescott (rugby league)|Alan Prescott]] || {{suboff|64}}
|RW ||'''2'''|| [[Alan Prescott (rugby league)|Alan Prescott]] || {{suboff|64}}
|-
|-
|RC ||'''3'''|| [[Eric Hughes]]
|RC ||'''3'''|| [[Eric Hughes (rugby, born 1950)|Eric Hughes]]
|-
|-
|LC ||'''4'''|| [[Mick George]]
|LC ||'''4'''|| [[Mick George]]
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|SH ||'''7'''|| [[Reg Bowden]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
|SH ||'''7'''|| [[Reg Bowden]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
|-
|-
|PR ||'''8'''|| [[Nick Nelson]]
|PR ||'''8'''|| [[Nick Nelson (rugby league)|Nick Nelson]]
|-
|-
|HK ||'''9'''|| [[Keith Elwell]]
|HK ||'''9'''|| [[Keith Elwell]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.thechallengecup.com/ Challenge Cup official website]
*[http://www.thechallengecup.com/ Challenge Cup official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122043124/http://www.thechallengecup.com/ |date=2014-01-22 }}
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1975-76/results.html Challenge Cup 1975/76 results] at Rugby League Project
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/challenge-cup-1975-76/results.html Challenge Cup 1975/76 results] at Rugby League Project
*[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=7&seq=3626 1976 Challenge Cup Final at saints.org.uk]
*[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=7&seq=3626 1976 Challenge Cup final at saints.org.uk]


{{St. Helens RLFC - 1976 Challenge Cup Final Winners}}
{{St. Helens RLFC - 1976 Challenge Cup Final Winners}}
{{Widnes - 1976 Challenge Cup Final runners-up}}
{{Challenge Cup}}
{{Challenge Cup}}


Latest revision as of 16:05, 27 December 2022

1975–76 Challenge Cup
Duration5 Rounds
Number of teams32
Highest attendance89,982
Broadcast partnersBBC
Winners St Helens
Runners-up Widnes
Lance Todd Trophy Geoff Pimblett

The 1975–76 Challenge Cup was the 75th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by St Helens and Widnes at Wembley.

St Helens beat Widnes 20–5 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,982.[1]

The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was St Helens fullback, Geoff Pimblett.[2]

This was St Helens’ fifth Cup final win in eight Final appearances.[3]

First round

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Date Team one Team two Score
14 Feb Castleford Salford 3-25
14 Feb Huddersfield Leeds 10-34
15 Feb Bramley Wigan 5-10
15 Feb Doncaster Barrow 13-9
15 Feb Featherstone Rovers Wakefield Trinity 23-9
15 Feb Halifax Keighley 9-13
15 Feb Hull FC St Helens 3-5
15 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Whitehaven 21-12
15 Feb Huyton Oldham 4-16
15 Feb Leigh Pointer Panthers 37-8
15 Feb New Hunslet Blackpool 17-12
15 Feb Rochdale Hornets Bradford Northern 2-15
15 Feb Warrington Leigh Miners W. 16-12
15 Feb Widnes Batley 26-4
15 Feb Workington Town Swinton 10-7
15 Feb York Dewsbury 25-15

Second round

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Date Team one Team two Score
28 Feb Leeds Bradford Northern 30-12
29 Feb Featherstone Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers 25-10
29 Feb Keighley Workington Town 17-12
29 Feb Leigh Doncaster 29-6
29 Feb New Hunslet Warrington 4-17
29 Feb Oldham York 6-5
29 Feb Salford St Helens 11-17
29 Feb Widnes Wigan 7-5

Quarter-finals

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Date Team one Team two Score
13 Mar Warrington Widnes 0-6
14 Mar Featherstone Rovers Leeds 33-7
14 Mar Keighley Leigh 13-7
14 Mar St Helens Oldham 17-9

Semi-finals

[edit]
Date Team one Team two Score
27 Mar Widnes Featherstone Rovers 15-9
03 Apr Keighley St Helens 4-5

Final

[edit]
8 May 1976
St Helens 20 – 5 Widnes
Try: Glynn (2), Cunningham, Heaton
Goal: Pimblett (3)
Drop goal: Pimblett (2) 		Report
 Goal: Dutton (2)
Drop goal: Elwell
Wembley, London
Attendance: 89,982
Referee: R. Moore (Wakefield)[4]
Player of the Match: Geoff Pimblett
FB 1 Geoff Pimblett
RW 2 Les Jones
RC 3 Eddie Cunningham
LC 4 Derek Noonan
LW 5 Roy Mathias
SO 6 Billy Benyon downward-facing red arrow 44'
SH 7 Jeff Heaton
PR 8 John Mantle downward-facing red arrow 78'
HK 9 Tony Karalius
PR 10 Kel Coslett (c)
SR 11 Eric Chisnall
SR 12 George Nicholls
LF 13 David Hull
Substitutions:
IC 14 Peter Glynn upward-facing green arrow 44'
IC 15 Mel James upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Eric Ashton
FB 1 Ray Dutton
RW 2 Alan Prescott downward-facing red arrow 64'
RC 3 Eric Hughes
LC 4 Mick George
LW 5 Dave Jenkins
SO 6 David Eckersley
SH 7 Reg Bowden (c)
PR 8 Nick Nelson
HK 9 Keith Elwell
PR 10 John Wood
SR 11 John Foran downward-facing red arrow 55'
SR 12 Mick Adams
LF 13 Doug Laughton
Substitutions:
IC 14 Dennis O'Neill upward-facing green arrow 64'
IC 15 Barry Sheridan upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Frank Myler

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  3. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. ^ Mather, Harold (10 May 1976). "Saints' 'old men' prove their staying power". The Guardian. London. p. 22.
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