The 1954–55 Challenge Cup was the 54th staging of

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's oldest knockout competition, the

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First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

This was also the first time that there was an all-

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n Final. Barrow beat

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21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former

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skipper

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, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's was awarded the

Lance Todd Trophy The Lance Todd Trophy is a trophy in rugby league, awarded to the annual Challenge Cup Final's man of the match. Introduced in 1945–46, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in ...

for man-of-the-match. Barrow: Clive Best, Jimmy Lewthwaite,

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, Edward Toohey, Les Belshaw,

Vince McKeating Vivian "Vince" McKeating (birth registered fourth ¼ 1919 – 2011) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, British Empire and Cumberla ...

, Frank Barton, Jack Grundy, Reg Parker, and

Bill Healey Bill Healey is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Barrow, as a . Playing career Challenge Cup Final appearances Bill Healey played in Barrow's 21–12 victory over Workington T ...

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