# 1962–63 Challenge Cup

The 1962–63 Challenge Cup was the 62nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Wakefield Trinity and Wigan at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final was played on Saturday 11 May 1963, where Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 25–10 in front of a crowd of 84,492.
The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wakefield stand-off Harold Poynton, taker of a magnificent interception try.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| 9 Feb | Castleford | Leeds | 8-10 |
| 9 Feb | Liverpool City | Roose (Barrow) | 11-0 |
| Mar 2 | Barrow | Workington Town | 7-16 |
| Mar 2 | Blackpool Borough | Dewsbury | 12-0 |
| Mar 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Keighley | 6-5 |
| Mar 2 | Leigh | Oldham | 10-18 |
| Mar 2 | Rochdale Hornets | Hunslet | 3-16 |
| Mar 2 | Salford | York | 11-29 |
| Mar 2 | Warrington | Doncaster | 15-2 |
| Mar 6 | Featherstone Rovers | Batley | 32-2 |
| Mar 6 | Swinton | Widnes | 6-6 |
| Mar 7 | Hull | Wigan | 0-7 |
| Mar 11 | Halifax | St Helens | 9-2 |
| Mar 11 | Huddersfield | Whitehaven | 10-11 |
| Mar 11 | Wakefield Trinity | Bradford Northern | 15-3 |
| Mar 11 - replay | Widnes | Swinton | 3-3 |
| Mar 11 | Imperial Athletic (York) | Bramley | 4-15 |
| Mar 13 - 2nd replay | Swinton | Widnes | 4-6 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| Mar 16 | Blackpool Borough | York | 12-16 |
| Mar 16 | Bramley | Warrington | 9-17 |
| Mar 16 | Halifax | Hunslet | 3-16 |
| Mar 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Featherstone Rovers | 12-2 |
| Mar 16 | Widnes | Whitehaven | 5-0 |
| Mar 16 | Wakefield Trinity | Liverpool City | 14-12 |
| Mar 16 | Wigan | Leeds | 20-11 |
| Mar 16 | Workington Town | Oldham | 0-13 |

## Quarter-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| Apr 6 | Widnes | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7-10 |
| Apr 6 | York | Wakefield Trinity | 9-9 |
| Apr 6 | Warrington | Hunslet | 7-5 |
| Apr 6 | Oldham | Wigan | 0-18 |
| Apr 10 - replay | Wakefield Trinity | York | 25-11 |

## Semi-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| Apr 20 | Wakefield Trinity | Warrington | 5-2 |
| Apr 20 | Wigan | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18-4 |

## Final

* 11 May 1963
| Wakefield Trinity | 25 – 10 | Wigan |
| Try: Coetzer (2), Brooke, Poynton, Sampson Goal: Fox (5) | Report | Try: Pitchford, Carlton Goal: Ashton (2) |
* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 84,492 Referee: D. T. H. Davies (Manchester) Player of the Match: Harold Poynton
| FB | 1 | Gerry Round |
| RW | 2 | Colin Greenwood |
| RC | 3 | Ian Brooke |
| LC | 4 | Neil Fox |
| LW | 5 | Gert Coetzer |
| SO | 6 | Harold Poynton |
| SH | 7 | Keith Holliday |
| PR | 8 | Jack Wilkinson |
| HK | 9 | Milan Kosanović |
| PR | 10 | Malcolm Sampson |
| SR | 11 | Don Vines |
| SR | 12 | Derek Turner (c) |
| LF | 13 | Roger Pearman |
| Coach: ||
| Ken Traill ||
| FB | 1 | Dave Bolton |
| RW | 2 | Billy Boston |
| RC | 3 | Eric Ashton (c) |
| LC | 4 | Alan Davies |
| LW | 5 | Frank Carlton |
| SO | 6 | Stan McLeod |
| SH | 7 | Frank Pitchford |
| 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: ||
| Griff Jenkins ||