1955–56 Challenge Cup

[1] In the Challenge Cup tournament's final St. Helens faced Halifax.Played on 28 April 1956 at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 79,341, St Helens won 13-2.[3] Alan Prescott, their prop forward was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.The St Helens team was greeted enthusiastically upon their return to the North.After detraining at Liverpool the team's open-top coach ride to St Helens attracted an estimated 100,000 people despite pouring rain.
A marching band provides entertainment at Wembley Stadium before the 1956 Challenge Cup final.
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