| Duration | 5 rounds |
|---|---|
| Winners |  Castleford |
| Runners-up |  Huddersfield |
The 1934–35 Challenge Cup was the 35th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[1]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Feb | Astley & Tyldesley | 4 | Castleford | 33 |
| 09 Feb | Barrow Marsh | 18 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 |
| 09 Feb | Barrow | 28 | Sharlston Rovers | 3 |
| 09 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | Broughton Rangers | 8 |
| 09 Feb | Hunslet | 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 |
| 09 Feb | Keighley | 24 | Bramley | 4 |
| 09 Feb | Leeds | 3 | Huddersfield | 4 |
| 09 Feb | Leigh | 0 | Wigan | 44 |
| 09 Feb | Manchester SC | 9 | Dewsbury | 28 |
| 09 Feb | Oldham | 3 | St Helens | 0 |
| 09 Feb | Salford | 16 | Halifax | 11 |
| 09 Feb | Swinton | 2 | Liverpool | 10 |
| 09 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | St Helens Recs | 8 |
| 09 Feb | Warrington | 11 | Hull FC | 11 |
| 09 Feb | Widnes | 34 | Batley | 0 |
| 09 Feb | York | 12 | Bradford Northern | 12 |
| 13 Feb | Bradford Northern | 0 | York | 2 |
| 14 Feb | Hull FC | 16 | Warrington | 2 |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | Barrow | 17 | York | 5 |
| 23 Feb | Huddersfield | 6 | Oldham | 0 |
| 23 Feb | Hull FC | 21 | Broughton Rangers | 0 |
| 23 Feb | Hunslet | 22 | Salford | 2 |
| 23 Feb | Liverpool | 2 | Castleford | 8 |
| 23 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 18 | Keighley | 6 |
| 23 Feb | Widnes | 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 4 |
| 23 Feb | Wigan | 25 | Dewsbury | 5 |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | Barrow | 13 | Wigan | 4 |
| 09 Mar | Castleford | 10 | Hunslet | 3 |
| 09 Mar | Huddersfield | 4 | Widnes | 0 |
| 09 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 0 | Hull FC | 7 |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score one | Team two | Score two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar | Castleford | 11 | Barrow | 5 |
| 30 Mar | Huddersfield | 21 | Hull | 5 |
Final
Castleford beat Huddersfield 11–8 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This was Castleford’s first Challenge Cup final win in their first final appearance, and Huddersfield’s first defeat in six final appearances.[2]
4 May 1935 |
| Castleford | 11 - 8 | Huddersfield |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Askin, Adams, Cunliffe Goals: Atkinson |
Report |
Tries: Towill, Fiddes Goals Sherwood |
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Cup Winners' Match
By agreement between the RFL and the French Rugby League, Castleford advanced to an international unification game against inaugural French Cup winners US Lyon-Villeurbanne, which was played near Paris and won by the English side on a score of 24–21.[3]
References
- ↑ "Challenge Cup 1934/35". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ Bardet, O. (13 May 1935). "Castleford a éprouvé une peine infinie à vaincre l'US Lyon-Villeurbanne". L'Auto (in French). Paris. p. 4.
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