# 1950–51 Challenge Cup

The 1950–51 Challenge Cup was the 50th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was contested by Wigan and Barrow at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final was played on Saturday 5 May 1951, where Wigan beat Barrow 10–0 in front of a crowd of 94,262.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| 10 Feb | Batley | 41 | Broughton Moor | 3 |
| 10 Feb | Belle Vue Rangers | 8 | Castleford | 5 |
| 10 Feb | Bradford Northern | 11 | St Helens | 6 |
| 10 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 9 | York | 5 |
| 10 Feb | Halifax | 17 | Hunslet | 4 |
| 10 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | Dewsbury | 13 |
| 10 Feb | Leeds | 23 | Oldham | 5 |
| 10 Feb | Leigh | 43 | Latchford Albion | 0 |
| 10 Feb | Liverpool | 5 | Workington Town | 25 |
| 10 Feb | Llanelli | 9 | Barrow | 23 |
| 10 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | Wigan | 32 |
| 10 Feb | Salford | 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 10 |
| 10 Feb | Swinton | 25 | Bramley | 4 |
| 10 Feb | Warrington | 25 | Hull FC | 9 |
| 10 Feb | Whitehaven | 2 | Huddersfield | 7 |
| 10 Feb | Widnes | 8 | Keighley | 3 |
| 17 Feb | Barrow | 39 | Llanelli | 5 |
| 17 Feb | Bramley | 7 | Swinton | 14 |
| 17 Feb | Broughton Moor | 0 | Batley | 36 |
| 17 Feb | Castleford | 2 | Belle Vue Rangers | 5 |
| 17 Feb | Dewsbury | 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 |
| 17 Feb | Huddersfield | 21 | Whitehaven | 9 |
| 17 Feb | Hull FC | 3 | Warrington | 5 |
| 17 Feb | Hunslet | 2 | Halifax | 0 |
| 17 Feb | Keighley | 6 | Widnes | 0 |
| 17 Feb | Latchford Albion | 0 | Leigh | 19 |
| 17 Feb | Oldham | 13 | Leeds | 10 |
| 17 Feb | St Helens | 4 | Bradford Northern | 0 |
| 17 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | Salford | 6 |
| 17 Feb | Wigan | 18 | Rochdale Hornets | 5 |
| 17 Feb | Workington Town | 28 | Liverpool | 8 |
| 17 Feb | York | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 4 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| 03 Mar | Barrow | 12 | Workington Town | 5 |
| 03 Mar | Belle Vue Rangers | 12 | Huddersfield | 14 |
| 03 Mar | Bradford Northern | 14 | Swinton | 4 |
| 03 Mar | Keighley | 6 | Halifax | 7 |
| 03 Mar | Leeds | 20 | Leigh | 3 |
| 03 Mar | Salford | 6 | Dewsbury | 0 |
| 03 Mar | Warrington | 18 | Featherstone Rovers | 6 |
| 03 Mar | Wigan | 16 | Batley | 8 |

## Quarterfinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| 17 Mar | Barrow | 5 | Bradford Northern | 4 |
| 17 Mar | Leeds | 15 | Halifax | 7 |
| 17 Mar | Salford | 4 | Warrington | 8 |
| 17 Mar | Wigan | 2 | Huddersfield | 0 |

## Semifinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| 07 Apr | Leeds | 14 | Barrow | 14 |
| 07 Apr | Wigan | 3 | Warrington | 2 |
| 11 Apr | Leeds | 13 | Barrow | 28 |

## Final

* 5 May 1951
| Wigan | 10 – 0 | Barrow |
| Try: Hilton, Gee Goal: Gee, Mountford | Report | |
* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 94,262 Referee: M. Coates (Pudsey) Player of the Match: Cec Mountford
| FB | 1 | Jack Cunliffe |
| RW | 2 | Jack Hilton |
| RC | 3 | Jack Broome |
| LC | 4 | George Roughley |
| LW | 5 | Brian Nordgren |
| SO | 6 | Cec Mountford |
| SH | 7 | Tommy Bradshaw |
| PR | 8 | Ken Gee |
| HK | 9 | George Curran |
| PR | 10 | Frank Barton |
| SR | 11 | Nat Silcock |
| SR | 12 | Ted Slevin |
| LF | 13 | Billy Blan |
| Coach: ||
| Jim Sullivan ||
| FB | 1 | Harry Stretch |
| RW | 2 | Jimmy Lewthwaite |
| RC | 3 | Phil Jackson |
| LC | 4 | Dennis Goodwin |
| LW | 5 | Frank Castle |
| SO | 6 | Willie Horne |
| SH | 7 | Ted Toohey |
| PR | 8 | Frank Longman |
| HK | 9 | Jack McKinnell |
| PR | 10 | Ralph Hartley |
| SR | 11 | Jack Grundy |
| SR | 12 | Harry Atkinson |
| LF | 13 | Hughie McGregor |
| Coach: ||