[2] The game, played at Maine Road, Manchester, attracted a crowd of 75,194 and receipts of £11,073 setting new records for both attendances and receipts for a rugby league game played anywhere other than Wembley.

[3] The Challenge Cup winners were Bradford who beat Halifax 12–0 in the final.

The Challenge Cup tournament's final was to be played by Bradford and Halifax at Wembley Stadium.

[1] Bradford won the game 12–0 in the final played in front of a world record[5] rugby league crowd of 95,050.

Trevor Foster and Eric Batten scored the tries for Bradford and Ernest Ward kicked three goals as well as winning the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.