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

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's oldest knockout competition, the

Challenge Cup The Rugby Football League Challenge Cup, commonly known just as the Challenge Cup is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, it is the world's old ...

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

This is the only all-

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n Final to date, although its occurrence predates the creation of Cumbria by 20 years. 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

Willie Horne Willie Horne (23 January 1922 – 23 March 2001) was an English rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s. He played for Great Britain, England, Lancashire and Barrow between 1943 and 1959 and captained all four sides as a round the corne ...

, 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 man of the match in the annual Challenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1945–46, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the New Zealand-born player and administrator, who was kill ...

for man-of-the-match. Barrow:

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, 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 ...

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