A club record 69,429 people watch the Challenge Cup 3rd Round tie at Odsal between Bradford Northern and Huddersfield. Larger crowds had watched matches at Odsal, but this was the largest involving the home side. In the Final,
Huddersfield beat
St. Helens 15–10 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,588. This produced a record gate taking for a Challenge Cup final of £31,000. This was
Huddersfield’s sixth Cup Final win in seven Final appearances, including one win during the Second World War.
Peter Ramsden, their stand-off half, became the youngest player to win the
Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match at 19. the Huddersfield team also featured Australian
Pat Devery and New Zealand's
Peter Henderson. ==County cups==