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Final records

Team

* Most wins: 19 by Wigan * Most finals: 30 by Wigan * Highest winning score: Leeds Rhinos 52 v London Broncos 16 in 1999. * Lowest winning score: Broughton Rangers 4 v Wigan 0 in 1911 * Widest margin: Leeds Rhinos 50 v Hull Kingston Rovers 0 in 2015 * Most points aggregate: 72 by St. Helens 40 v Bradford Bulls 32 in 1996 * Least points aggregate: 4 by Broughton Rangers 4 v Wigan 0 in 1911 * Most tries by one team: 9, by Huddersfield v St. Helens in 1915, Leeds Rhinos v London Broncos in 1999, and Leeds Rhinos v Hull Kingston Rovers in 2015 * Consecutive wins and finals: 8 by Wigan from 1988 to 1995 * Consecutive final defeats: 3 by Hull (1908–10) and Leeds (2010-2012) * Most tries aggregate: 13 by St. Helens (8) v Bradford Bulls (5) in 1996 * Biggest attendance: 102,569 Warrington v. Halifax (replay) at Odsal Stadium, Bradford in 1954

Individual

* Most appearances: 11 by

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(Wigan – 1984, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95; London Broncos – 1999) * Most wins: 9 by

– (Wigan – 1985, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95) * Most goals: 8, by

Cyril Kellett Cyril Kellett (27 April 1937 – 21 March 1993) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s. He played at representative level for Hull XIII (a team composed of players ...

(Featherstone Rovers v

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...

in 1973), and Iestyn Harris (Leeds Rhinos v London Broncos in 1999) * Most tries: 5 by

Tom Briscoe Tom Briscoe (born 19 March 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Leigh Centurions, Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League and has played for England national rugby league team, England at interna ...

(Leeds Rhinos v Hull KR in 2015) * Most points: 20, (2 tries, 7 goals) by Neil Fox (Wakefield Trinity v Hull in 1960), 20, (1 try, 8 goals) by Iestyn Harris (Leeds Rhinos v London Broncos in 1999) and 20, (5 tries) by

(Leeds Rhinos v Hull KR in 2015) * Most goals in all finals: 23 by

Kevin Sinfield Kevin Sinfield (born 12 September 1980) is the defence coach for the England national rugby union team. He is a former professional rugby league footballer, captain and director of rugby for the Leeds Rhinos. Sinfield also represented England ...

, (Leeds, 2003 - 4, 2005 - 4, 2010 - 1, 2011 - 1, 2012 - 3, 2014 - 3, 2015 - 7) * Most tries in all finals: 8 by

(Leeds, 2014 - 1, 2015 - 5, 2020 - 1, Leigh, 2023 - 1) * Most points in all finals: 46 by

Frano Botica Frano Michael Botica (born 3 August 1963) is a New Zealand-Croatian rugby union and rugby league coach and former player in both codes, who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the head coach of the Philippines sevens team. He represented New ...

(Wigan, 1991 – 8pts, 1992 – 10pts, 1993 – 8pts, 1994 – 10pts, 1995 – 10 pts) and

, (Leeds, 2003 - 8pts, 2005 - 8pts, 2010 - 2pts, 2011 - 2pts, 2012 - 6pts, 2014 - 6pts, 2015 - 14pts)

Round records

Team

* Highest score:

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132 v Northumbria University 0 2011 * Longest unbeaten run: 43 by Wigan (42 victories and 1 draw)

Individual

* Most goals in a match: 22 by Jim Sullivan (Wigan v. Flimby and Fothergill) in 1925 * Most tries in a match: 11 by George West (Hull Kingston Rovers v. Brookland Rovers in 1905) * Most points in a match: 56 (4 tries, 20 goals) by

Chris Thorman Christopher Thorman (born 26 September 1980) is an English rugby league coach is head coach of Newcastle Thunder and a former player. An England international goal-kicking , he previously played in the Engage Super League for Hull F.C. ( Heri ...

(York City Knights v. Northumbria University in 2011)

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