1930–31 Challenge Cup

1930–31 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Winners	Halifax
Runners-up	York

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