1964–65 Challenge Cup
# 1964–65 Challenge Cup

The 1964–65 Challenge Cup was the 64th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

The final was contested by Wigan and Hunslet at Wembley Stadium. Wigan won the match 20–16, with Wigan's Ray Ashby and Hunslet's Brian Gabbitas jointly receiving the Lance Todd Trophy.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 06 Feb | Crosfields | Blackpool | 4-27 |
| 06 Feb | Dewsbury | Wakefield Trinity | 2-11 |
| 06 Feb | Doncaster | Whitehaven | 4-5 |
| 06 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | York | 24-7 |
| 06 Feb | Halifax | Rochdale Hornets | 17-12 |
| 06 Feb | Huddersfield | Bramley | 5-20 |
| 06 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | Batley | 5-7 |
| 06 Feb | Hunslet | Oldham | 12-4 |
| 06 Feb | Keighley | Salford | 8-11 |
| 06 Feb | Leeds | Liverpool | 19-6 |
| 06 Feb | Leigh | Bradford Northern | 6-7 |
| 06 Feb | St Helens | Castleford | 22-9 |
| 06 Feb | Swinton | Dewsbury Celtic | 48-5 |
| 06 Feb | Warrington | Hull FC | 7-4 |
| 06 Feb | Widnes | Workington Town | 2-2 |
| 06 Feb | Wigan | Barrow | 16-0 |
| 10 Feb - replay | Workington Town | Widnes | 2-0 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 27 Feb | Blackpool | Whitehaven | 5-2 |
| 27 Feb | Bradford Northern | Wakefield Trinity | 7-10 |
| 27 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | Swinton | 2-9 |
| 27 Feb | Hunslet | Batley | 24-4 |
| 27 Feb | Leeds | Bramley | 13-9 |
| 27 Feb | Warrington | Salford | 16-2 |
| 27 Feb | Wigan | St Helens | 7-2 |
| 27 Feb | Workington Town | Halifax | 18-5 |

## Quarter-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 Mar | Hunslet | Leeds | 7-5 |
| 13 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | Blackpool | 4-0 |
| 13 Mar | Warrington | Swinton | 10-11 |
| 13 Mar | Workington Town | Wigan | 4-10 |

## Semi-finals

| Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 03 Apr | Wigan | Swinton | 25-10 |
| 10 Apr | Hunslet | Wakefield Trinity | 8-0 |

## Final

* 8 May 1965

| Wigan | 20 – 16 | Hunslet |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Holden, Lake (2), Gilfedder Goal: Gilfedder (3), Ashton | Report | Try: Shelton, Griffiths Goal: Langton (5) |

* Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 89,016 Referee: Joe Manley (Warrington) Player of the Match: Ray Ashby & Brian Gabbitas

| FB | 1 | Ray Ashby |
| - | - | - |
| RW | 2 | Billy Boston |
| RC | 3 | Eric Ashton (c) |
| LC | 4 | Keith Holden |
| LW | 5 | Trevor Lake |
| SO | 6 | Cliff Hill |
| SH | 7 | Frank Parr |
| PR | 8 | Danny Gardiner |
| HK | 9 | Colin Clarke |
| PR | 10 | Brian McTigue |
| SR | 11 | Tony Stephens |
| SR | 12 | Roy Evans |
| LF | 13 | Laurie Gilfedder |
| Substitutes (not used): ||
| IC | 14 | Kevin O'Loughlin |
| IC | 15 | Geoff Lyon |
| Player-coach: ||
| Eric Ashton ||
| FB | 1 | Bill Langton |
| RW | 2 | John Griffiths |
| RC | 3 | Geoff Shelton |
| LC | 4 | Alan Preece |
| LW | 5 | Barry Lee |
| SO | 6 | Brian Gabbitas |
| SH | 7 | Alan Marchant |
| PR | 8 | Dennis Hartley |
| HK | 9 | Bernard Prior |
| PR | 10 | Ken Eyre |
| SR | 11 | Bill Ramsey |
| SR | 12 | Geoff Gunney |
| LF | 13 | Fred Ward (c) |
| Substitutes (not used): ||
| IC | 14 | Arthur Render |
| IC | 15 | Billy Baldwinson |
| Player-coach: ||
| Fred Ward ||
