The 1935–36 Challenge Cup was the 36th staging of

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

's oldest knockout competition, the

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

First Round

Second Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

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beat

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18-2 in the

Final played at

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on Saturday 18 April 1936 before a crowd of 51,250.

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' three goals gave Leeds the victory. This was Leeds’ fourth Challenge Cup Final win in as many Final appearances.

References

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