1938 CHALLENGE CUP

The 1937–38 Challenge Cup was the 38th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

The final was contested by Salford and Barrow at Wembley in front of a crowd of 51,243.^[2] Salford won the match 7–4.

The trophy was presented by Australian Test cricketer Don Bradman.^[3]

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
19 Feb	Barrow	83	Maryport	3
19 Feb	Bradford Northern	7	Featherstone Rovers	2
19 Feb	Bramley	23	Leigh	5
19 Feb	Castleford	18	Newcastle (UK)	9
19 Feb	Glass Houghton	2	Rochdale Hornets	50
19 Feb	Halifax	4	Warrington	4
19 Feb	Huddersfield	2	Broughton Rangers	0
19 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	0	Keighley	2
19 Feb	Leeds	27	Wigan	4
19 Feb	Liverpool	6	Hunslet	5
19 Feb	Oldham	7	Batley	8
19 Feb	St Helens Recs	11	Dewsbury	10
19 Feb	St Helens	39	Pendlebury Jnrs	0
19 Feb	Salford	38	Hull FC	2
19 Feb	Wakefield Trinity	7	Widnes	3
19 Feb	York	2	Swinton	12
23 Feb	Warrington	9	Halifax	16

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
12 Mar	Barrow	26	Bramley	4
12 Mar	Batley	8	Keighley	6
12 Mar	Castleford	18	St Helens	2
12 Mar	Halifax	5	Bradford Northern	5
12 Mar	Leeds	11	Huddersfield	7
12 Mar	Liverpool	3	Salford	11
12 Mar	St Helens Recs	18	Rochdale Hornets	10
12 Mar	Swinton	10	Wakefield Trinity	5
16 Mar	Bradford Northern	2	Halifax	10

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
26 Mar	Barrow	7	Leeds	5
26 Mar	Batley	3	Swinton	9
26 Mar	Castleford	7	Halifax	7
26 Mar	Salford	19	St Helens Recs	0
30 Mar	Halifax	11	Castleford	7

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
09 Apr	Barrow	4	Halifax	2
09 Apr	Salford	6	Swinton	0

7 May 1938

Salford	7 – 4	Barrow
Try: Gear Goal: Risman (2)	Report	Goal: French, Little

Wembley, London
Attendance: 51,243
Referee: Frank Peel ( Bradford)^[4]

^ "Challenge Cup 1937/38". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
^ Platt 1991, p. 60.
^ "Challenge Cup Final: Last Minute Win For Salford; Missed Opportunities". The Observer. London. 8 May 1938. p. 30.

Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.

"No title". North West Evening Mail. CN Media. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
Challenge Cup 1937/38 results at Rugby League Project

v t e Salford squad – 1937–38 Challenge Cup Final winners
1 Harold Osbaldestin 2 Barney Hudson 3 Bob Brown 4 Albert Gear 5 Alan Edwards 6 Gus Risman 7 Billy Watkins 8 Billy Williams 9 Bert Day 10 David Davies 11 Harold Thomas 12 Paddy Dalton 13 Jack Feetham Coach: Lance Todd ( (c) unknown)
see also… 1937–38 season