1983 Challenge Cup
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| Duration | 6 Rounds | |||
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| Number of teams | 33 | |||
| Winners |  Featherstone Rovers |
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| Runners-up |  Hull |
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| Lance Todd Trophy | David Hobbs |
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The 1983 Challenge Cup was the 82nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the State Express Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Featherstone Rovers and Hull at Wembley. Featherstone won the match 14–12, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in Challenge Cup final history.[1][2]
Contents
Preliminary Round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Wigan | 14–4 | Cardiff City | 5,816 |
First Round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Widnes | 6–12 | Leeds | 5,861 |
| 2 | Barrow | 18–6 | Whitehaven | 4,898 |
| 3 | Blackpool Borough | 11–19 | Hull | 3,388 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 5–13 | Halifax | 2,656 |
| 5 | Hunslet | 12–11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4,441 |
| 6 | Salford | 12–5 | Leigh | 6,519 |
| 7 | Swinton | 21–13 | Doncaster | 1,027 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 27–5 | Keighley | 3,446 |
| 9 | Warrington | 41–3 | Bramley | 3,241 |
| 10 | St Helens | 52–0 | Carlisle | 2,875 |
| 11 | Bradford Northern | 23–5 | York | 2,685 |
| 12 | Featherstone Rovers | 21–5 | Batley | 1,374 |
| 13 | Oldham | 5–8 | Workington Town | 2,987 |
| 14 | Rochdale Hornets | 4–24 | Fulham | 701 |
| 15 | Wigan | 7–17 | Castleford | 10,737 |
| 16 | Dewsbury | 7–13 | Huyton | 563 |
Second Round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Hull | 32–15 | Wakefield Trinity | 11,197 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9–14 | Castleford | 6,779 |
| 3 | Fulham | 4–11 | Bradford Northern | 4,976 |
| 4 | Hunslet | 17–8 | Halifax | 4,130 |
| 5 | Leeds | 13–23 | St Helens | 12,483 |
| 6 | Salford | 11–17 | Featherstone Rovers | 4,169 |
| 7 | Warrington | 34–2 | Huyton | 2,825 |
| 8 | Workington Town | 14–9 | Swinton | 1,751 |
Third Round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | St Helens | 10–11 | Featherstone Rovers | 6,125 |
| 2 | Hunslet | 8–13 | Castleford | 14,004 |
| 3 | Warrington | 4–10 | Hull | 10,280 |
| 4 | Workington Town | 0–17 | Bradford Northern | 3,894 |
Semi final
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26 March 1983
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| Bradford Northern | 6 – 11 | Featherstone Rovers |
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| Try: Hanley, Van Bellen | Report | Try: Gilbert, Hudson, Marsden Goal: Quinn |
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2 April 1983
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| Castleford | 7 – 14 | Hull |
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| Try: England Goal: Hyde |
Report | Try: Day, Evans, O'Hara, Leuluai Goal: Crooks |
Final
Hull returned to Wembley as defending champions, having won the Challenge Cup for the second time in their history in the previous year. Hull went into the match as strong favourites, but were surprisingly defeated by their opponents Featherstone Rovers.
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7 May 1983
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| Featherstone Rovers | 14 – 12 | Hull |
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| Try: Hobbs (2) Goal: Quinn (4) |
Report | Try: Crooks, Leuluai Goal: Crooks (3) |
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Wembley, London
Attendance: 84,969 Referee/s: Robin Whitfield (Widnes)[5] Man of the Match: David Hobbs |
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References
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- Challenge Cup official website
- Challenge Cup 1982/83 results at Rugby League Project
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