The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire).
Sport in general was now at its height of popularity, brought about by the ending of the Second World War, the new peace, the new affluence and more free time.
As last season, all the first round matches of the competition will be played on the basis of two legged, home and away, ties – and the remainder of the rounds remaining on straight forward knock-out basis.
The first club named in each of the first round ties played the first leg at home.
The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3–2