1968–69 Challenge Cup

The 1968–69 Challenge Cup was the 68th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.^[1]

The final was contested by Castleford and Salford at Wembley in front of a crowd of 97,939.^[2] Castleford won the match 11–6.

The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Castleford loose forward Mal Reilly.^[3]

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Notes

1. "Challenge Cup 1968/69". Rugby League Project.
2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
3. "Lance Todd Trophy Winners". The Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
4. Mather, Harold (19 May 1969). "Salford are knocked off their game". The Guardian. London. p. 16.

References

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

External links

• "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". CasTigers.net. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
• Challenge Cup official website Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Challenge Cup 1968/69 results at Rugby League Project