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. Barrow:
Clive Best,
Jimmy Lewthwaite,
Phil Jackson,
Dennis Goodwin,
Frank Castle,
Willie Horne,
Edward Toohey,
Les Belshaw,
Vince McKeating,
Frank Barton,
Jack Grundy,
Reg Parker, and
Bill Healey. ==References==