A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Duration | 5 Rounds |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Winners | Widnes |
| Runners-up | Keighley |
The 1936–37 Challenge Cup was the 37th tournament of rugby league's oldest trophy, the Challenge Cup. 32 clubs entered the competition which was won by Widnes who beat Keighley 18–5 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 8 May 1937. This was Widnes' second win in the competition and, to date, Keighley's only appearance in the final.
First round
The first round draw was made on 13 January 1937. 16 ties were drawn that were played on 13 February 1937.[1]
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Bramley | 0–6 | Dewsbury | L Greenwood | 3,400 | £167 |
| Goole | 2–14 | Broughton Rangers | J Orford | 2,500 | £100 |
| Hunslet | 2–5 | Keighley | A E Harding | 10,300 | £553 |
| Leigh | 0–28 | Liverpool Stanley | A Brown | 3,000 | £144 |
| Oldham | 4–15 | Wigan | A S Dobson | 18,000 | £1075 |
| Rochdale Hornets | 0–10 | Hull F.C. | A Hill | 7,200 | £396 |
| St. Helens | 4–11 | Huddersfield | F Peel | 7,000 | £285 |
| Salford | 4–10 | Warrington | J E Taylor | 26,700 | £1,647 |
| Halifax | 8–2 | Barrow | J Edden | 9,000 | £650 |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 13–5 | St Helens Recreation | J W Webb | 7,000 | £288 |
| Bradford Northern | 39–0 | Streatham and Mitcham | B Timility | 10,000 | not given |
| Swinton | 9–5 | Newcastle | L Thorpe | 4,238 | £190 |
| Wakefield Trinity | 2–0 | Leeds | F Fairhurst | 18,600 | £1,109 |
| Widnes | 39–2 | Higginshaw | B Laughlin | 4,000 | £241 |
| York | 18–4 | Featherstone Rovers | A Holbrook | 3,797 | £188 |
| Batley | 2–2 | Castleford | P Cowell | 10,400 | £550 |
| Source:[2][3][4] | |||||
First round replay
The replay between Castleford and Batley was played on the Wednesday 17 February 1937.
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Castleford | 8–4 | Batley | P Cowell | 10,875 | £522/10/- |
| Source:[5][6] | |||||
Second round
The draw for the second round was made on 15 February 1937 with the eight ties schedules 27 February.[7] Only six ties were played that day as heavy snow forced the postponement of the game at Bradford and the match between Widnes and Dewsbury was abandoned at half-time with the score 8–0 to Widnes.[8]
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Keighley | 11–5 | Broughton Rangers | A Holbrook | 9,000 | £454 |
| Castleford | 5–5 | Wigan Warriors | A E Harding | 21,000 | £1,192 |
| Halifax | 4–5 | Wakefield Trinity | P Cowell | 20,000 | £1,189 |
| Bradford Northern | 2–12[a] | Huddersfield | F Fairhurst | 19,387 | £1,340 |
| Widnes | 8–0[b] | Dewsbury | A Hill | 7,000 | £320 |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 2–7 | Liverpool Stanley | J Orford | 15,000 | 539 |
| Swinton | 10–8 | Hull F.C. | A S Dobson | 10,348 | £542 |
| York | 4–5 | Warrington | J W Webb | 12,124 | £718 |
| Source:[7][8][9][10] | |||||
Second round replays
The replay between Castleford and Wigan was played on the Wednesday 3 March 1937 and the rescheduled Widnes v Dewsbury game was played on Thursday 4 March.[11]
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Castleford | 6–13 | Wigan | F Peel | 26,000 | £1,200 |
| Widnes | 12–7 | Dewsbury | A Hill | 8,000 | £383 |
| Source:[11][12] | |||||
Third round
The third round draw was made on 1 March, ties were due to be played on 13 March,[13] but the weather played a part again and the match between Huddersfield and Wigan was postponed and played on 17 March.
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Liverpool Stanley | 2–7 | Keighley | F Peel | 9,000 | £499 |
| Huddersfield | 7–8 | Wigan Warriors | A Holbrook | 17,000 | £1,100 |
| Wakefield Trinity | 5–0 | Warrington | A E Harding | 22,075 | £1,237 |
| Widnes | 7–2 | Swinton | J E Taylor | 11,220 | £612 |
| Source:[13][14][15] | |||||
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was delayed until the third round tie between Huddersfield and Wigan had been played and was made on 18 March. The semi-finals were played at neutral venues on Saturday 3 April.
| First team drawn | Score | Second team drawn | Match information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Widnes | 12–9 | Wigan | Wilderspool, Warrington | F Peel | 29,260 | £1,973 |
| Wakefield Trinity | 0–0 | Keighley | Headingley, Leeds | A E Harding | 39,998 | £2,793 |
| Source:[16][17] | ||||||
Semi-final replay
Wakefield and Keighley met to replay their tie at Fartown Huddersfield on 7 April.
| First team drawn | Score | Second team drawn | Match information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Referee | Attendance | Receipts | |||
| Wakefield Trinity | 3–5 | Keighley | Fartown, Huddersfield | A E Harding | 14,400 | £1,072 |
| Source:[18] | ||||||
Final
8 May 1937
3:00 pm BST |
| Widnes | 18 – 5 | Keighley |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Shannon McCue Barber Silcock Goals: Topping (3) |
Tries: Lloyd Goals: Sherburn |