Duration 5 Rounds Broadcast partners BBC TV Runners-up Bradford Northern | Number of teams 32 Winners Wigan Lance Todd Trophy Frank Whitcombe | |
The 1948 Challenge Cup was the 47th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Wigan and Bradford Northern at Wembley Stadium, and was the first ever rugby league match to be televised. Wigan won the match 8–3, with Bradford's Frank Whitcombe receiving the Lance Todd Trophy – the first time the trophy had been awarded to a player on the losing team.
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1948 Challenge Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA