1940–41 Challenge Cup

1940–41 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Winners	Leeds
Runners-up	Halifax

The 1940–41 Challenge Cup was the 40th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The competition was re-introduced after a season’s absence.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
12 Apr	Featherstone Rovers	5	Castleford	8
12 Apr	Halifax	24	Broughton Rangers	12
12 Apr	Hunslet	18	Leigh	8
12 Apr	Oldham	9	Dewsbury	13
12 Apr	Wakefield Trinity	25	Keighley	0

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
19 Apr	Batley	9	Hull FC	8
19 Apr	Bradford Northern	25	Swinton	8
19 Apr	Castleford	21	St Helens	13
19 Apr	Dewsbury	5	Leeds	6
19 Apr	Huddersfield	60	Bramley	7
19 Apr	Hunslet	64	Liverpool	5
19 Apr	Wakefield Trinity	22	Wigan	0
19 Apr	York	6	Halifax	13

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
26 Apr	Batley	0	Wakefield Trinity	22
26 Apr	Bradford Northern	18	Castleford	4
26 Apr	Halifax	10	Huddersfield	5
26 Apr	Hunslet	10	Leeds	17

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score One	Team Two	Score Two
03 May	Halifax	11	Wakefield Trinity	2
03 May	Leeds	10	Bradford Northern	10
10 May	Bradford Northern	2	Leeds	12
10 May	Wakefield Trinity	10	Halifax	5

Final

In the Final of the Challenge Cup on 17 May 1941, Leeds beat Halifax at Odsal by 19–2 before a crowd of 28,500.