1984–85 Challenge Cup

1984–85 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration6 Rounds
Number of teams36
Broadcast partnersBBC
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Hull
Lance Todd Trophy Brett Kenny

The 1984–85 Challenge Cup was the 84th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The 1984–85 Rugby Football League season's tournament was known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It culminated in a final contested by Wigan and Hull F.C. at Wembley, London before a crowd of 99,801. Wigan won the match 28–24 with their Australian stand-off half, Brett Kenny winning the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match.

Preliminary round

Tie no Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 27 Jan Leeds 68–6 Bridgend 3,692
2 29 Jan Barrow 12–26 Halifax 2,925
3 29 Jan Salford 14–6 Featherstone Rovers 1,652
4 3 Feb Doncaster 6–25 Wakefield Trinity 852

First round

Tie no Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 9 Feb Leeds 4–14 Widnes 6,778
2 10 Feb Fulham 4–17 Halifax 1,095
3 10 Feb Keighley 5–12 Runcorn Highfield 837
4 14 Feb Hull 52–6 Carlisle 4,588
5 17 Feb Bramley 16–15 Blackpool Borough 614
6 17 Feb Oldham 8–14 Castleford 6,056
7 17 Feb Sheffield Eagles 19–54 Warrington 1,479
8 17 Feb Wigan 46–8 Batley 9,606
9 17 Feb Workington Town 28–6 Dewsbury 858
10 20 Feb Rochdale Hornets 11–5 York F.C. 463
11 20 Feb Salford 31–6 Swinton 4,267
12 21 Feb St. Helens 3–8 Hull Kingston Rovers 9,292
13 24 Feb Leigh 14–6 Huddersfield 4,297
14 24 Feb Mansfield Marksman 10–34 Hunslet 1,346
15 24 Feb Southend Invicta 18–50 Bradford Northern 3,297
16 24 Feb Whitehaven 8–10 Wakefield Trinity 1,907

Second round

Tie no Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 23 Feb Warrington 14–24 Wigan 8,614
2 24 Feb Bramley 24–10 Salford 3,012
3 24 Feb Castleford 64–4 Workington Town 3,498
4 24 Feb Halifax 6–22 Hull 9,362
5 24 Feb Rochdale Hornets 4–38 Hull Kingston Rovers 3,449
6 24 Feb Widnes 36–11 Runcorn Highfield 5,528
7 27 Feb Bradford Northern 13–2 Wakefield Trinity 3,413
8 27 Feb Leigh 27–28 Hunslet 3,780

Third round

Tie no Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 9 Mar Hull 6–6 Widnes 11,411
Replay 13 Mar Widnes 12–19 Hull 11,447
2 10 Mar Bradford Northern 6–7 Wigan 15,212
3 10 Mar Castleford 58–18 Bramley 4,357
4 10 Mar Hunslet 7–27 Hull Kingston Rovers 6,945

Semi final

23 March 1985
Wigan 18 – 11 Hull Kingston Rovers
Try: Juliff, Stephenson, Gill
Goal: Stephenson (2), Gill 		Report
 Try: Miller, Clark
Goal: Fairbairn
Drop goal: Harkin
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 19,275
6 April 1985
Castleford 10 – 10 Hull
Try: Hyde, Joyner
Goal: Hyde 		Report
 Try: O'Hara, Sterling
Goal: Crooks
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 20,982

Replay

10 April 1985
Castleford 16 – 22 Hull
Try: Hyde, Roockley, Chapman
Goal: Hyde (2) 		Try: O'Hara, Sterling, James, Leuluai
Goal: Crooks (3)
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 20,968[1]

Final

This was the first meeting of Wigan and Hull F.C. in the Challenge Cup Final since 1959 when Wigan won 30–13. The attendance of 99,801 was the highest ever recorded for the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.

Saturday 4 May 1985
3:00PM (BST)
Wigan 28 – 24 Hull
Tries:
John Ferguson (2)
Brett Kenny
Henderson Gill
Shaun Edwards
Goals:
Henderson Gill (3/3)
David Stephenson (1/3) 		Report
 Tries:
Kevin James
Steve Evans
James Leuluai (2)
Gary Divorty
Goals:
Lee Crooks (2/5)
Garry Schofield (0/2)
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 99,801
Referee: Ron Campbell
Player of the Match: Brett Kenny [2]
FB 1 Shaun Edwards
RW 2 John Ferguson
RC 3 David Stephenson
LC 4 Steve Donlan
LW 5 Henderson Gill
SO 6 Brett Kenny
SH 7 Mike Ford
PR 8 Neil Courtney
HK 9 Nicky Kiss
PR 10 Brian Case
SR 11 Graeme West (c)
SR 12 Brian Dunn
LF 13 Ian Potter
Substitutions:
IC 14 Nick Du Toit
IC 15 Danny Campbell
Coach:
Colin Clarke
Alan McInnes
FB 1 Gary Kemble
RW 2 Kevin James
RC 3 Steve Evans
LC 4 James Leuluai
LW 5 Dane O'Hara
SO 6 Fred Ah Kuoi
SH 7 Peter Sterling
PR 8 Lee Crooks (c)
HK 9 Shaun Patrick
PR 10 Neil Puckering
SR 11 John Muggleton
SR 12 Paul Rose
LF 13 Steve Norton
Substitutions:
IC 14 Gary Divorty
IC 15 Garry Schofield
Coach:
Arthur Bunting

References

  1. ^ "10/04/1985 - Hull FC v Castleford Tigers". Hull FC. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Challenge Cup: Brett Kenny recalls Wigan v Hull FC final of 1985". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.