The 1966–67 Challenge Cup was the 66th 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 11 ...
's oldest knockout competition, the
Challenge Cup.
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
In the Challenge Cup final
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "smal ...
faced
Barrow, who were captain-coached by
Jim Challinor at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The 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.
References
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Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup