Wigan won the trophy by beating Widnes by the score of 15-8 in the final.
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, (historically in the county of Lancashire).
The attendance was 6,970 and receipts were £2,204.00 (the first final after the UK went decimal) The total number of teams entering the competition decreased by two down to a total of 14, due to no junior/amateur clubs taking part.
[1] Involved 7 matches (with one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs [2][5][6] Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points 1 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010.
The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695 set on December 26, 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan