Wigan reached the final by beating Leeds 12–5 at home on 21 Feb in Round 1; Hunslet 22–4 at home on 7 Mar in Round 2; Halifax 26–0 away on 21 Mar in the quarter-finals and Swinton 5–0 on 11 Apr in the semi-final played at Leigh. Captained by
Eric Ashton, they then beat Hull 30–13 in the
Challenge Cup Final played at
Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 79,811 with tries from Boston (2), Bolton, Holden, McTigue and Sullivan and six goals from Griffiths. This was
Wigan's sixth Challenge Cup Final win in ten Final appearances and their second in successive years.
Brian McTigue, their second-row forward, was awarded the
Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. ==County cups==