1930–31 Challenge Cup
# 1930–31 Challenge Cup

The 1930–31 Challenge Cup was the 31st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 07 Feb | Bradford Northern | 0 | York | 11 |
| 07 Feb | Broughton Rangers | 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 |
| 07 Feb | Castleford | 0 | Hull FC | 0 |
| 07 Feb | Dewsbury | 2 | Halifax | 3 |
| 07 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | Swinton | 7 |
| 07 Feb | Golden Lions | 3 | Bramley | 7 |
| 07 Feb | Huddersfield | 60 | Brookland | 2 |
| 07 Feb | Hunslet | 11 | Wakefield Trinity | 0 |
| 07 Feb | Leigh | 7 | Leeds | 24 |
| 07 Feb | Lindley | 2 | Rochdale Hornets | 13 |
| 07 Feb | Oldham | 20 | Widnes | 5 |
| 07 Feb | St Helens Recs | 19 | Barrow | 11 |
| 07 Feb | St Helens | 46 | Keighley | 4 |
| 07 Feb | Salford | 16 | Batley | 3 |
| 07 Feb | Warrington | 16 | Wigan | 12 |
| 07 Feb | Wigan Highfield | 41 | Featherstone Jrs | 3 |
| 12 Feb | Hull FC | 4 | Castleford | 5 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 Feb | Bramley | 0 | Oldham | 11 |
| 21 Feb | Castleford | 2 | St Helens | 8 |
| 21 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 7 | Broughton Rangers | 15 |
| 21 Feb | Salford | 9 | Leeds | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Swinton | 0 | Halifax | 2 |
| 21 Feb | Warrington | 9 | St Helens Recs | 0 |
| 21 Feb | Wigan Highfield | 13 | Hunslet | 12 |
| 21 Feb | York | 13 | Huddersfield | 2 |

## Quarterfinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 07 Mar | Broughton Rangers | 7 | St Helens | 8 |
| 07 Mar | Halifax | 2 | Oldham | 2 |
| 07 Mar | Wigan Highfield | 3 | Warrington | 17 |
| 07 Mar | York | 12 | Salford | 2 |
| 09 Mar | Oldham | 2 | Halifax | 2 |
| 16 Mar | Halifax | 5 | Oldham | 2 |

## Semifinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 Mar | York | 15 | Warrington | 5 |
| 28 Mar | Halifax | 11 | St Helens | 2 |

### Final

Halifax beat York 22-8 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 40,368.

This was Halifax’s third Challenge Cup final win in four Cup final appearances.

To date this was the only Challenge Cup final appearance by York.

* 2 May 1931

| Halifax | 22 - 8 | York |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Bland, Ivor Davies, Higgins (2) Goals: Adams (4) DG Dick Davies | Report | Tries: Harold Thomas (2) Goals Pascoe |

* Wembley, London Attendance: 40,368
