1966–67 Challenge Cup

1966–67 Challenge Cup

Duration	5 rounds
Winners	Featherstone Rovers
Runners-up	Barrow
Lance Todd Trophy	Carl Dooler

The 1966–67 Challenge Cup was the 66th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
03 Feb	Salford	5	St Helens	5
04 Feb	B.O.C.M (Hull)	9	Liverpool City	20
04 Feb	Batley	10	Keighley	6
04 Feb	Blackbrook	12	York	23
04 Feb	Bradford Northern	8	Featherstone Rovers	15
04 Feb	Dewsbury	9	Workington Town	5
04 Feb	Doncaster	14	Bramley	11
04 Feb	Huddersfield	7	Oldham	12
04 Feb	Hull FC	24	Halifax	11
04 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	18	Rochdale Hornets	2
04 Feb	Hunslet	2	Wakefield Trinity	28
04 Feb	Leeds	15	Blackpool	3
04 Feb	Leigh	8	Castleford	10
04 Feb	Swinton	16	Widnes	7
04 Feb	Warrington	19	Wigan	19
04 Feb	Whitehaven	2	Barrow	8
07 Feb	St Helens	3	Salford	8
08 Feb	Wigan	20	Warrington	3

Second round

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
25 Feb	Barrow	8	Liverpool City	4
25 Feb	Batley	0	Swinton	22
25 Feb	Featherstone Rovers	11	Wakefield Trinity	7
25 Feb	Hull Kingston Rovers	9	Castleford	9
25 Feb	Oldham	4	Leeds	13
25 Feb	Wigan	6	Salford	18
25 Feb	York	10	Hull FC	15
28 Feb	Doncaster	4	Dewsbury	10
01 Mar	Castleford	13	Hull Kingston Rovers	6

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
18 Mar	Dewsbury	9	Salford	7
18 Mar	Featherstone Rovers	8	Castleford	7
18 Mar	Hull FC	5	Barrow	6
18 Mar	Leeds	17	Swinton	15

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score one	Team two	Score two
01 Apr	Featherstone Rovers	16	Leeds	8
08 Apr	Barrow	14	Dewsbury	9

Final

In the Challenge Cup final Featherstone Rovers faced Barrow, who were captain-coached by Jim Challinor at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967 in front of a crowd of 76,290.

Featherstone Rovers won 17-12 and it was their first Cup final win in two final appearances.

13 May 1967

Featherstone Rovers	17 – 12	Barrow
Try Morgan, Thomas, Smales Goals Smales (2) Pen Smales (1) DG Dooler (1)	Report	Try Brophy, Watson Goals Tees, Delooze Pen Delooze (1)

Wembley, London Attendance: 76,290 Referee: Eric Clay (Leeds) Player of the Match: Carl Dooler

1 Brian Wrigglesworth 2 Vaughan Thomas 3 Keith Cotton 4 Gary Jordan 5 Ken Greatorex 6 Michael Smith 7 Carl Dooler 8 Les Tonks 9 Graham Harris 10 Malcolm Dixon (c) 11 Arnie Morgan 12 Jimmy Thompson 13 Tommy Smales Coach: Laurie Gant

1 Eddie Tees 2 Bill Burgess 3 Jim Challinor (c) 4 Harry Hughes 5 Michael Murray 6 Tom Brophy 7 Ged Smith 8 Ivor Kelland 9 Maurice Redhead 10 Ray Hopwood 11 Mike Sanderson 12 Henry Delooze 13 Mike Watson Coach: Jim Challinor