1959–60 Challenge Cup
# 1959–60 Challenge Cup

The 1959–60 Challenge Cup was the 59th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

## First round

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 Feb | Barrow | 2 | Whitehaven | 8 |
| 13 Feb | Batley | 2 | Keighley | 5 |
| 13 Feb | Blackpool | 2 | Leigh | 10 |
| 13 Feb | Castleford | 4 | Bradford Northern | 8 |
| 13 Feb | Dewsbury | 4 | Swinton | 23 |
| 13 Feb | Doncaster | 0 | Rochdale Hornets | 15 |
| 13 Feb | Hunslet | 5 | Wigan | 9 |
| 13 Feb | Leeds | 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 |
| 13 Feb | Liverpool | 3 | Bramley | 3 |
| 13 Feb | Oldham | 13 | Huddersfield | 11 |
| 13 Feb | St Helens | 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 15 |
| 13 Feb | Salford | 0 | Halifax | 5 |
| 13 Feb | Walney | 10 | Lock Lane | 5 |
| 13 Feb | Widnes | 14 | Warrington | 0 |
| 13 Feb | Workington Town | 0 | Featherstone Rovers | 15 |
| 13 Feb | York | 0 | Hull FC | 2 |
| 17 Feb | Bramley | 39 | Liverpool | 0 |

## Second round

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 Feb | Halifax | 10 | Featherstone Rovers | 16 |
| 27 Feb | Keighley | 2 | Hull FC | 32 |
| 27 Feb | Leigh | 8 | Whitehaven | 11 |
| 27 Feb | Oldham | 55 | Walney | 4 |
| 27 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 0 | Bramley | 4 |
| 27 Feb | Swinton | 13 | Bradford Northern | 9 |
| 27 Feb | Widnes | 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 5 |
| 27 Feb | Wigan | 14 | Leeds | 11 |

## Quarterfinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 Mar | Hull FC | 12 | Wigan | 8 |
| 19 Mar | Oldham | 8 | Bramley | 2 |
| 19 Mar | Swinton | 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 11 |
| 19 Mar | Whitehaven | 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 21 |

## Semifinals

| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 09 Apr | Oldham | 9 | Hull FC | 12 |
| 09 Apr | Wakefield Trinity | 11 | Featherstone Rovers | 2 |

## Final

The 1959–60 Challenge Cup tournament ended in a final between Wakefield Trinity and Hull F.C. The match was played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 79,773, with Wakefield Trinity winning 38 – 5. Despite being on the losing team, Hull's hooker, Tommy Harris was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

Neil Fox of Wakefield Trinity scored a Cup final record 20 points (two tries and seven goals) in the final for Wakefield, a feat that would not be repeated for another 39 years 1999.

* 14 May 1960

| Wakefield Trinity | 38 – 5 | Hull |
| - | - | - |
| Tries: Smith, Skene 2, Fox 2, Rollin, Holliday 2 Goals: Fox 7 | | Tries: Cowan Goals: Evans |

* Wembley, London Attendance: 79,773 Referee: Half time 7-5 Player of the Match: Harris

| 1 | Gerry Round |
| - | - |
| 2 | Fred Smith |
| 3 | Alan Skene |
| 4 | Neil Fox |
| 5 | John Etty |
| 6 | Kenneth Rollin |
| 7 | Keith Holliday |
| 8 | Jack Wilkinson |
| 9 | Geoffrey Oakes |
| 10 | Don Vines |
| 11 | Leslie Chamberlain |
| 12 | Albert Firth |
| 13 | Derek Turner (c) |
| Coach: |
| Ken Traill |
| 1 | Jack Kershaw |
| 2 | Gordon Harrison |
| 3 | Stan Cowan |
| 4 | Nan Halafihi |
| 5 | Dave Johnson |
| 6 | Frank Broadhurst |
| 7 | Tommy Finn |
| 8 | Michael Scott |
| 9 | Tommy Harris |
| 10 | Sam Evans |
| 11 | Tom Sutton |
| 12 | Mike Smith |
| 13 | Johnny Whiteley (c) |
| Coach: |
| Roy Francis |
