Coordinates | 54°0′14″N19°18′16″N |
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Name | Challenge Cup |
Current season | 2011 Challenge Cup |
Logo | Carnegie Challenge Cup.png |
Pixels | 94px | alt = Challenge Cup logo |
Founded | 1896 |
Teams | 94 |
Country | | country2 =| country3 =| |
Gov body | RFL |
Champion | Wigan Warriors |
Season | 2011 |
Website | thechallengecup.com |
Tv | BBC Sport |
It has been held annually since 1896, with the exception of the duration of World War I and the 1939-1940 season, and involves amateur, semi-professional and professional clubs. For the 2007 competition ninety-four teams entered the tournament.
In previous years the competition has been known as the "State Express" Challenge Cup,Silk Cut Challenge Cup, Kellogg's Nutrigrain Challenge Cup and the Powergen Challenge Cup, but for the beginning of 2007 the cup was named after the competition's primary partner Leeds Metropolitan University's Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education.
The final of the Challenge Cup is one of the most prestigious matches in world rugby league, and is traditionally held at Wembley Stadium, London. Despite London not being an area traditionally associated with rugby league, the final receives a lot of mainstream media coverage and is broadcast to many different countries around the world. Traditionally, Abide With Me is sung before the game, and has become something of a rugby league anthem.
The current holders of the Challenge Cup are Wigan Warriors who defeated Leeds Rhinos 28-18 on 27 August 2011 at Wembley Stadium.
The first competition was held during the 1896-97 season (the second season of the new game), and 56 clubs entered to compete for the trophy. The first final was held at Headingley in Leeds, on 24 April 1897. Batley defeated St Helens 10-3 in front of a crowd of 13,492 (see picture). It is interesting to note that the St Helens side did not play in a standardised team jersey.
The competition was later interrupted by World War one, though it was held in 1915, when the season that had begun before the war was completed. It was then suspended until the end of hostilities. Initially, the final tie was held at one of the larger club grounds in the north, however, noting the excitement in Huddersfield that the town’s soccer team were playing at Wembley in the FA Cup Final and the increasing difficulty for any of the rugby league grounds to satisfy spectator demand to see the final tie, the rugby league authorities voted 13-10 to relocate to the recently built Wembley Stadium in London, aiming to emulate the FA Cup's success and to put the game on the national stage.
The first final held at Wembley was in 1929 when Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2 in front of a crowd of 41,500. At the start of World War two, rugby league suspended its season immediately, but the Challenge Cup took a single year’s break before restarting, on a limited basis and with the support of the authorities, as part of keeping up morale. The Challenge Cup finals, which took place in the game’s Northern heartland, got big crowds as the game raised money for Prisoners of War and for Lord Beaverbrook’s armaments programme. , 1897: Batley(l) vs St Helens(r)]]
In 1946, the Lance Todd Trophy was introduced and awarded to the man of the match. In itself, it is a prestigious trophy presented only at the Challenge Cup Final. The winner is selected by the members of the Rugby League Writers' Association present at the game and the trophy is presented at a celebratory dinner at The Willows, home of the Salford City Reds.
1954 saw the Challenge Cup final drawn and the replay set the record for a rugby league match attendance. The match was on May 5 and 102,569 was the official attendance at Odsal Stadium, although it's believed that up to 120,000 spectators were present to see Warrington defeat Halifax 8 - 4.
Wigan are well known for their successes in the Challenge Cup competition, having won more Challenge Cups than any other club with seventeen Challenge Cup final wins.
Until the 1993-94 season there were very few amateur clubs included in the cup, typically two. For part of the 1980s and the 1992-93 season the cup was solely for professional clubs. The competition was then opened up to large numbers of amateur clubs as part of a deal between the Rugby Football League and British Amateur Rugby League Association over bridging the gap between the professional and amateur leagues.
The move to a summer season for rugby league in 1996 did not see the Challenge Cup moved, and it became instead essentially a pre-season tournament, with the first Summer Cup Final held earlier in the season, on Saturday 27 August at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
In 1997, a Challenge Cup Plate took place for teams knocked out in the early rounds of the competition. The final took place at Wembley and was won by Hull Kingston Rovers who beat Hunslet Hawks 60-14.
The last cup final before Wembley's redevelopment saw the first appearance of a team from south of the Watford Gap, when the London Broncos were beaten by a record margin, 52-16 by the Leeds Rhinos.
The redevelopment of Wembley Stadium led to the Cup Final utilising a variety of venues. The final is one of the biggest rugby league events of the year in Britain, along with the Super League Grand Final. The Challenge Cup final traditionally formed the end to the season, being played in late April or early May.
There was a belief that the Challenge Cup final taking place early in the season had led to a decline in the prestige of the cup, so the timing of the competition was altered in 2005
On Saturday 26 August 2006 St Helens scrum-half Sean Long became the first player in the history of the Challenge Cup to collect a third Lance Todd trophy following his man-of-the-match performance in the final against Huddersfield Giants. His other Lance Todd trophy wins came in the 2001 and 2004 Challenge Cup Finals.
From 2009, the television rights to the Challenge Cup were sold to Australia's leading rugby league broadcaster, Channel Nine, as part of a new 3 year contract.
Year !! Winners !! Score !! Runner–up !! Venue !! Attendance | ||||||
1896–97 Northern_Rugby_Football_Union_season#Challenge_Cup | 1896–97 | Batley Bulldogs>Batley | 10–3| | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Headingley StadiumHeadingley, Leeds || 13,492 | |
1897–98 | Batley BulldogsBatley || | 7–0 | Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.>Bradford FC | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 27,941 | |
1898–99 | Oldham RoughyedsOldham || | 19–9 | Hunslet Hawks>Hunslet | Fallowfield Stadium>Fallowfield, Manchester | 15,763 | |
1899–00 | Swinton LionsSwinton || | 16–8 | Salford City Reds>Salford | Fallowfield Stadium>Fallowfield, Manchester | 17,864 | |
1900–01 | Batley BulldogsBatley || | 6–0 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 29,563 | |
1901–02 | Broughton Rangers| | 25–0 | Salford City Reds>Salford | Athletic Grounds, Rochdale | 15,006 | |
1902–03 | Halifax RLFCHalifax || | 7–0 | Salford City Reds>Salford | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 32,507 | |
1903–04 | Halifax RLFCHalifax || | 8–3 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | The Willows, SalfordThe Willows, Salford || 17,041 | ||
1904–05 | Warrington WolvesWarrington || | 6–0 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 19,638 | |
1905–06 | Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.Bradford FC || | 5–0 | Salford City Reds>Salford | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 15,834 | |
1906–07 | Warrington WolvesWarrington || | 17–3 | Oldham Roughyeds>Oldham | Wheater’s Field, Broughton, Greater Manchester>Broughton, Salford | 18,500 | |
1907–08 | Hunslet HawksHunslet || | 14–0 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield>Fartown, Huddersfield | 18,000 | |
1908–09 | Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity || | 17–0 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 23,587 | |
1909–10 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 7–7 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield>Fartown, Huddersfield | 11,608 | |
Replay | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 26–12 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield>Fartown, Huddersfield | 19,413 | |
1910–11 | Broughton Rangers| | 4–0 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | The Willows, SalfordThe Willows, Salford || 8,000 | ||
1911–12 | Dewsbury RamsDewsbury || | 8–5 | Oldham Roughyeds>Oldham | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 15,271 | |
1912–13 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 9–5 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 22,754 | |
1913–14 | Hull F.C.Hull || | 6–0 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats>Wakefield Trinity | Thrum Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire>Halifax | 19,000 | |
1914–15 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 37–3 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Watersheddings, Oldham | 8,000 | |
1919–20 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 21–10 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 14,000 | |
1920–21 | Leigh CenturionsLeigh || | 13–0 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Wheater’s Field, Broughton, Greater Manchester>Broughton, Salford | 25,000 | |
1921–22 | Rochdale Hornets| | 10–9 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 32,596 | |
1922–23 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 28–3 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Belle Vue (Wakefield)>Belle Vue, Wakefield | 29,335 | |
1923–24 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 21–4 | Oldham Roughyeds>Oldham | Athletic Grounds, Rochdale | 41,831 | |
1924–25 | Oldham RoughyedsOldham || | 16–3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 28,335 | |
1925–26 | Swinton LionsSwinton || | 9–3 | Oldham Roughyeds>Oldham | Athletic Grounds, Rochdale | 27,000 | |
1926–27 | Oldham RoughyedsOldham || | 26–7 | Swinton Lions>Swinton | Central Park (Wigan)>Central Park, Wigan | 33,448 | |
1927–28 | Swinton LionsSwinton || | 5–3 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Central Park (Wigan)>Central Park, Wigan | 33,909 | |
1928–29 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 13–2 | Dewsbury Rams>Dewsbury | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 41,500 | |
1929–30 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 10–3 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 36,544 | |
1930–31 | Halifax RLFCHalifax || | 22–8 | York City Knights>York | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 40,368 | |
1931–32 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 11–8 | Swinton Lions>Swinton | Central Park (Wigan)>Central Park, Wigan | 29,000 | |
1932–33 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 21–17 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 41,874 | |
1933–34 | Hunslet HawksHunslet || | 11–5 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 41,280 | |
1934–35 | Castleford TigersCastleford || | 11–8 | Huddersfield Giants>Huddersfield | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 39,000 | |
1935–36 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 18–2 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 51,250 | |
1936–37 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 18–5 | Keighley Cougars>Keighley | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 47,699 | |
1937–38 | Salford City RedsSalford || | 7–4 | Barrow Raiders>Barrow | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 51,243 | |
1938–39 | Halifax RLFCHalifax || | 20–3 | Salford City Reds>Salford | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 55,453 | |
1940–41 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 19–2 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 28,500 | |
1941–42 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 15–10 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 15,250 | |
1942–43 | Dewsbury RamsDewsbury || | 16–9 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | Crown Flatt, Dewsbury | 10,470 | |
1942–43 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 6–0 | Dewsbury Rams>Dewsbury | Headingley Stadium>Headingley, Leeds | 16,000 | |
1942–43 | Dewsbury RamsDewsbury || | 16–15 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | (aggregate score) | n/a | |
1943–44 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 3-0 | Bradford Bulls>Bradford Northern | Central Park (Wigan)>Central Park, Wigan | 22,000 | |
1943–44 | Bradford BullsBradford Northern || | 8–0 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 30,000 | |
1943–44 | Bradford BullsBradford Northern || | 8–3 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | (aggregate score) | n/a | |
1944–45 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 7–4 | Bradford Bulls>Bradford Northern | Fartown Ground, Huddersfield>Fartown, Huddersfield | 9,041 | |
1944–45 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 6–5 | Bradford Bulls>Bradford Northern | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 17,500 | |
1944–45 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 13–9 | Bradford Bulls>Bradford Northern | (aggregate score) | n/a | |
1945–46 | Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity || | 13–12 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 54,730 | |
1946–47 | Bradford BullsBradford Northern || | 8–4 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 77,605 | |
1947–48 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 8–3 | Bradford Bulls>Bradford Northern | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 71,465 | |
1948–49 | Bradford BullsBradford Northern || | 12–0 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 95,050 | |
1949–50 | Warrington WolvesWarrington || | 19–0 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 94,249 | |
1950–51 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 10–0 | Barrow Raiders>Barrow | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 94,262 | |
1951–52 | Workington Town| | 18–10 | Featherstone Rovers | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 72,093 | |
1952–53 | Huddersfield GiantsHuddersfield || | 15–10 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 89,588 | |
1953–54 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup | 1953–54 | Warrington WolvesWarrington || | 4–4 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 81,841 |
Replay | Warrington WolvesWarrington || | 18–4 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | 102,569 | |
1954–55 | Barrow RaidersBarrow || | 21–12 | Workington Town | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 66,513 | |
1955–56 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 13–2 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 79,341 | |
1956–57 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 9–7 | Barrow Raiders>Barrow | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 76,318 | |
1957–58 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 13–9 | Workington Town | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 66,109 | |
1958–59 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 30–13 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 79,811 | |
1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season | 1959–60 | Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity || | 38–5 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 79,773 |
1960–61 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 12–6 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 94,672 | |
1961–62 | Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity || | 12–6 | Huddersfield Giants>Huddersfield | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 81,263 | |
1962–63 | Wakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity || | 25–10 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 84,492 | |
1963–64 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 13–5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 84,488 | |
1964–65 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 20–16 | Hunslet Hawks>Hunslet | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 89,016 | |
1965–66 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 21–2 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 98,536 | |
1966–67 | Featherstone Rovers| | 17–12 | Barrow Raiders>Barrow | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 76,290 | |
1967–68 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 11–10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats>Wakefield Trinity | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 87,100 | |
1968–69 | Castleford TigersCastleford || | 11–6 | Salford City Reds>Salford | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 97,939 | |
1969–70 | Castleford TigersCastleford || | 7–2 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 95,255 | |
1970–71 | Leigh CenturionsLeigh || | 24–7 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 85,514 | |
1971–72 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 16–13 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 89,495 | |
1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season | 1972–73 | Featherstone Rovers| | 33–14 | Bradford Bulls>Bradford Northern | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 72,395 |
1973–74 | Warrington WolvesWarrington || | 24 –9 | Featherstone Rovers | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 77,400 | |
1974–75 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 14–7 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 85,098 | |
1975–76 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 20–5 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 89,982 | |
1976–77 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 16–7 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 80,871 | |
1977–78 | Leeds RhinosLeeds || | 14–12 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 96,000 | |
1978–79 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 12–3 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats>Wakefield Trinity | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 94,218 | |
1979–80 | Hull Kingston Rovers| | 10–5 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 95,000 | |
1980–81 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 18–9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 92,496 | |
1981–82 | Hull F.C.Hull || | 14–14 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 92,147 | |
Replay | Hull F.C.Hull || | 18–9 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Elland Road, Leeds | 41,171 | |
1982–83 | Featherstone Rovers| | 14–12 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 84,969 | |
1983–84 | Widnes VikingsWidnes || | 19–6 | Wigan Warriors>Wigan | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 80,116 | |
1984–85 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 28–24 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 99,801 | |
1985–86 | Castleford TigersCastleford || | 15–14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 82,134 | |
1986–87 | Halifax RLFCHalifax || | 19–18 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 91,267 | |
1987–88 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 32–12 | Halifax RLFC>Halifax | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 94,273 | |
1988–89 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 27–0 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 78,000 | |
1989–90 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 36–14 | Warrington Wolves>Warrington | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 77,729 | |
1990–91 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 13–8 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 75,532 | |
1991–92 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 28–12 | Castleford Tigers>Castleford | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 77,286 | |
1992–93_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup | 1992–93 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 20–14 | Widnes Vikings>Widnes | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 77,684 |
1993–94_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup | 1993–94 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 26–16 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 78,348 |
1994–95_Rugby_Football_League_season#Challenge_Cup | 1994–95 | Wigan WarriorsWigan || | 30–10 | Leeds Rhinos>Leeds | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 78,550 |
1996 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 40–32 | Bradford Bulls | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 75,994 | |
1997 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 32–22 | Bradford Bulls | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 78,022 | |
1998 | Sheffield Eagles| | 17–8 | Wigan Warriors | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 60,669 | |
1999 | Leeds Rhinos| | 52– 16 | Harlequins Rugby League>London Broncos | Wembley Stadium (1923)>Wembley Stadium, London | 73,242 | |
2000 | Bradford Bulls| | 24–18 | Leeds Rhinos | Murrayfield Stadium>Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 67,247 | |
2001 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 13–6 | Bradford Bulls | Twickenham Stadium>Twickenham, London | 68,250 | |
2002 | Wigan Warriors| | 21–12 | St Helens RLFC>St Helens | Murrayfield Stadium>Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 62,140 | |
2003 Challenge Cup | 2003 | Bradford Bulls| | 22–20 | Leeds Rhinos | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 71,212 |
2004 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 32–16 | Wigan Warriors | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 73,734 | |
2005 Challenge Cup | 2005 | Hull F.C.Hull || | 25–24 | Leeds Rhinos | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 74,213 |
2006 Challenge Cup | 2006 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 42–12 | Huddersfield Giants | Twickenham Stadium>Twickenham, London | 65,187 |
2007 Challenge Cup | 2007 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 30–8 | Catalans Dragons | Wembley Stadium, London | 84,241 |
2008 Challenge Cup | 2008 | St Helens RLFCSt Helens || | 28–16 | Hull F.C.>Hull | Wembley Stadium, London | 82,821 |
2009 Challenge Cup | 2009 | Warrington Wolves| | 25–16 | Huddersfield Giants | Wembley Stadium, London | 76,560 |
2010 Challenge Cup | 2010 | Warrington Wolves| | 30-6 | Leeds Rhinos | Wembley Stadium, London | 85,217 |
2011 Challenge Cup | 2011 | Wigan Warriors| | 28 -18 | Leeds Rhinos | Wembley Stadium, London | 78,482 |
! | !Club | !Wins | !Last win | !Runners-up | !Last final lost |
1 | align=leftWigan Warriors §|| | 18 | 2011 | 11 | 2004 |
2 | align=leftSt Helens|| | 12 | 2008 | 9 | 2002 |
3 | align=leftLeeds Rhinos|| | 11 | 1999 | 11 | 2011 |
4 | align=leftWarrington Wolves|| | 7 | 2010 | 8 | 1990 |
5 | align=leftWidnes Vikings|| | 7 | 1984 | 6 | 1993 |
6 | align=leftHuddersfield Giants|| | 6 | 1953 | 4 | 2009 |
7 | align=leftHalifax|| | 5 | 1987 | 7 | 1988 |
8 | align=leftBradford Bulls|| | 5 | 2003 | 6 | 2001 |
9 | align=leftWakefield Trinity Wildcats|| | 5 | 1963 | 3 | 1979 |
10 | align=leftCastleford Tigers|| | 4 | 1986 | 1 | 1992 |
11 | align=leftHull|| | 3 | 2005 | 11 | 2008 |
12 | align=leftOldham Roughyeds|| | 3 | 1927 | 4 | 1926 |
13 | align=leftFeatherstone Rovers|| | 3 | 1983 | 2 | 1974 |
14 | align=leftSwinton Lions|| | 3 | 1928 | 2 | 1931 |
15 | align=leftBatley Bulldogs|| | 3 | 1901 | 0||
16 | align=leftDewsbury Rams|| | 2 | 1943 | 1 | 1929 |
17 | align=leftHunslet Hawks|| | 2 | 1934 | 2 | 1965 |
18 | align=leftBroughton Rangers §§|| | 2 | 1911 | 0||
19 | align=leftLeigh Centurions|| | 2 | 1971 | 0||
20 | align=leftSalford City Reds|| | 1 | 1938 | 6 | 1969 |
21 | align=leftHull Kingston Rovers|| | 1 | 1980 | 5 | 1986 |
22 | align=leftBarrow Raiders|| | 1 | 1955 | 4 | 1967 |
23 | align=leftWorkington Town|| | 1 | 1952 | 2 | 1958 |
24 | align=leftBradford FC §§|| | 1 | 1905 | 1 | 1898 |
25 | align=leftRochdale Hornets|| | 1 | 1922 | 0||
26 | align=leftSheffield Eagles|| | 1 | 1998 | 0||
27 | align=leftCatalans Dragons||0| | ||||
28 | align=leftHarlequins RL||0| | ||||
29 | align=leftKeighley Cougars||0| | ||||
30 | align=leftYork City Knights||0| | ||||
Tony Collins, the Rugby Football League's archivist, stated in 2007 that, "Fattorini's weren't given any particular commission, just told to come up with something prestigious". The trophy cost £60. The average wage in 1897 was around £2 per week which suggests an equivalent 2007 price of £16,000, although Collins says, "if you wanted something made of silver and with that level of craftsmanship these days, it would be far more expensive. In terms of its subsequent value, the RFL got a bargain."
The trophy currently presented to the winners after the final is not the original which had to be withdrawn due to its delicate condition. As well as the silver wearing thin, it had lost its fluted top and the players on each of the handles had been damaged. The original Fattorini trophy was last presented at the 2001 Challenge Cup Final to St Helens captain Chris Joynt after his team had beaten Bradford Bulls. The original trophy is now stored at the RFL's headquarters at Red Hall and only used for promotional appearances.
The trophy used today was created by John Spencer Goldsmiths of Sheffield in 800 man-hours and is an almost exact replica of the Fattorini piece. One improvement made with the new version is that the small shields displaying each winning team and captain are now the same size, whereas they had been getting smaller as space ran out on the original. The new trophy's neck has been strengthened. The second trophy was first presented to Wigan, winners of the 2002 Challenge Cup Final.
The winners of the Cup in looking after the trophy must "follow a certain code of practice," says Collins. When not in a secure cabinet, the trophy must always be in the presence of someone. When the trophy is taken out overnight, somebody must sleep in the same room and if taken in a car there must be two people in attendance. Collins reveals that, "When it went down to France for some Catalans publicity photos, it even had its own seat on the plane."
The Trophy was first presented in 1946 to William "Billy" Stott of Wakefield Trinity.
! | !Club | !Wins | !Winning Years |
1 | align=leftWigan|| | 6 | 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95 |
2 | align=leftSt Helens|| | 3 | 1965/66, 1996, 2006 |
3 | align=leftHuddersfield|| | 2 | 1912/13, 1914/15 |
4 | align=leftBroughton Rangers|| | 1 | 1901/02 |
5 | align=leftHalifax|| | 1 | 1902/03 |
6 | align=leftHunslet|| | 1 | 1907/08 |
7 | align=leftSwinton|| | 1 | 1927/28 |
8 | align=leftWarrington|| | 1 | 1953/54 |
9 | align=leftBradford|| | 1 | 2003 |
Note. In the event of a tie, the team that won x amount of 'Doubles' first is given preference.
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