Rugby competition
The 1979–80 Challenge Cup , for sponsorship reasons known as the 1979–80 State Express Challenge Cup was the 79th staging of rugby league 's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup .
The final was the first Hull Cup final derby, with a heavy entourage of supporters from the East and West of the city making the trip to London.[1] Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Hull 10-5 at Wembley before a crowd of 95,000.[2]
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Rovers' prop, Brian Lockwood , despite Rovers' Steve Hubbard's scoring 9 out of his side's 10 points.[3]
This was Hull Kingston Rovers’ first, and to date, only Cup final Win in six Final appearances.[4]
First round
Date
Team one
Team two
Score
09 Feb
Wigan
Hull Kingston Rovers
13-18
10 Feb
Ace Amateurs
Widnes
5-22
10 Feb
Barrow
Batley
31-11
10 Feb
Blackpool
Bradford Northern
7-26
10 Feb
Dewsbury
Oldham
2-24
10 Feb
Featherstone Rovers
Halifax
13-17
10 Feb
Huddersfield
Whitehaven
11-4
10 Feb
Hull FC
Millom
33-10
10 Feb
Huyton
Salford
0-25
10 Feb
Keighley
Castleford
5-21
10 Feb
Leigh
Leeds
5-12
10 Feb
Rochdale Hornets
Doncaster
11-3
10 Feb
St Helens
Workington Town
16-0
10 Feb
Swinton
Warrington
2-25
10 Feb
Wakefield Trinity
Hunslet
24-17
10 Feb
York
Bramley
17-16
Second round
Date
Team one
Team two
Score
23 Feb
St Helens
Bradford Northern
10-11
24 Feb
Barrow
Halifax
4-10
24 Feb
Huddersfield
Widnes
3-48
24 Feb
Hull FC
York
18-8
24 Feb
Hull Kingston Rovers
Castleford
28-3
24 Feb
Oldham
Wakefield Trinity
5-10
24 Feb
Rochdale Hornets
Salford
5-20
24 Feb
Warrington
Leeds
8-2
Quarter-finals
Date
Team one
Team two
Score
08 Mar
Salford
Widnes
8-9
09 Mar
Bradford Northern
Hull FC
0-3
09 Mar
Halifax
Wakefield Trinity
7-3
09 Mar
Hull Kingston Rovers
Warrington
23-11
Semi-finals
Date
Team one
Team two
Score
22 Mar
Halifax
Hull Kingston Rovers
7-20
29 Mar
Widnes
Hull FC
5-10
Final
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