This is the only all-
Cumbrian Final to date, although its occurrence predates the creation of Cumbria by 20 years.
Barrow beat
Workington Town 21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former
Great Britain skipper
Willie Horne, 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 for man-of-the-match. ==References==