title: 1938–39 Challenge Cup
text: # 1938–39 Challenge Cup
  
  The 1938–39 Challenge Cup was the 39th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
  
  ## First round
  
  | Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 04 Feb | Featherstone Rovers | 3 | Batley | 0 |
  | 04 Feb | Halifax | 8 | Barrow | 3 |
  | 04 Feb | Higginshaw | 3 | Swinton | 46 |
  | 04 Feb | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | Hull FC | 5 |
  | 04 Feb | Hunslet | 48 | United Glass Bottle | 5 |
  | 04 Feb | Keighley | 11 | York | 9 |
  | 04 Feb | Leeds | 9 | Huddersfield | 2 |
  | 04 Feb | Oldham | 10 | Castleford | 3 |
  | 04 Feb | Rochdale Hornets | 3 | Warrington | 29 |
  | 04 Feb | Salford | 11 | St Helens | 0 |
  | 04 Feb | Sharlston Rovers | 5 | Bramley | 23 |
  | 04 Feb | Widnes | 10 | Dewsbury | 5 |
  | 04 Feb | Wigan | 33 | Leigh | 0 |
  | 08 Feb | Bradford Northern | 37 | Seaton Rangers | 7 |
  | 08 Feb | Broughton Rangers | 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 5 |
  | 08 Feb | Liverpool | 2 | St Helens Recs | 2 |
  | 13 Feb | St Helens Recs | 12 | Liverpool | 3 |
  | 13 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | Broughton Rangers | 5 |
  
  ## Second round
  
  | Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 Feb | Bradford Northern | 2 | Oldham | 0 |
  | 18 Feb | Halifax | 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 |
  | 18 Feb | Keighley | 10 | Featherstone Rovers | 0 |
  | 18 Feb | Leeds | 6 | Widnes | 2 |
  | 18 Feb | St Helens Recs | 3 | Wigan | 8 |
  | 18 Feb | Salford | 18 | Hunslet | 2 |
  | 18 Feb | Swinton | 0 | Bramley | 5 |
  | 18 Feb | Wakefield Trinity | 7 | Warrington | 2 |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  | Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 Mar | Keighley | 0 | Leeds | 2 |
  | 11 Mar | Salford | 20 | Bramley | 0 |
  | 11 Mar | Wakefield Trinity | 5 | Halifax | 5 |
  | 11 Mar | Wigan | 7 | Bradford Northern | 0 |
  | 15 Mar | Halifax | 15 | Wakefield Trinity | 12 |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  | Date | Team One | Score One | Team Two | Score Two |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 01 Apr | Halifax | 10 | Leeds | 4 |
  | 01 Apr | Salford | 11 | Wigan | 2 |
  
  ## Final
  
  Halifax beat Salford 20-3 in the final played at Wembley on Saturday 6 May 1939 in front of a crowd of 55,453. There would be no Challenge Cup competition in 1939–40.
  
  This was Halifax’s fourth Cup Final win in five Final appearances.
  
  This was Salford’s fifth Final appearance and second in consecutive years, having won the Cup the previous season
  
  * 6 May 1939
  
  | Halifax | 20 – 3 | Salford |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try Smith, Treen, Todd, Bevan Goals Lockwood (4) | | Try Risman |
  
  * Wembley, London Attendance: 55,453 Referee: G S Phillips (Widnes)
  
  | 1 | Lockwood |
  | - | - |
  | 2 | Bevan |
  | 3 | Smith |
  | 4 | Treen |
  | 5 | Bassett |
  | 6 | Todd |
  | 7 | Goodall |
  | 8 | Baynham |
  | 9 | Field |
  | 10 | Irving |
  | 11 | Cox |
  | 12 | Chadwick |
  | 13 | Beverley (c) |
  | Coach: |
  | 1 | Osbaldestin |
  | 2 | Hudson |
  | 3 | Miller |
  | 4 | Risman (c) |
  | 5 | Edwards |
  | 6 | Kenny |
  | 7 | Watkins |
  | 8 | Bradbury |
  | 9 | Day |
  | 10 | Davies |
  | 11 | Dalton |
  | 12 | Thomas |
  | 13 | Feetham |
  | Coach: |
  